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Instrument Soundtrack
Rock · 1999 · 18 tracks

Instrument Soundtrack

Fugazi

A raw, mostly instrumental collection of studio sketches and demos. Sparse piano ballads meet deconstructed punk rhythms in an intimate, unpolished portrait.

March 23, 1999 · Dischord Records

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Instrument Soundtrack offers a rare glimpse behind the curtain of one of rock's most disciplined units. Unlike the explosive, high-tension delivery of their studio albums, this collection feels relaxed and exploratory. It is the sound of Fugazi thinking out loud, stripping away the political urgency to reveal the rhythmic and melodic skeletons that hold their music together. There is a profound sense of intimacy here, as if you are sitting in the corner of their practice space while they chase a specific groove or texture.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks
01
Pink Frosty (demo)
3:47
02
Lusty Scripps
3:42
03
Arpeggiator (demo)
2:54
04
Afterthought
1:29
05
Trio’s
2:16
06
Turkish Disco
2:35
07
Me and Thumbelina
0:46
08
Floating Boy (demo)
3:35
09
Link Track
1:27
10
Little Debbie
1:49
11
H.B.
1:19
12
I’m So Tired
1:59
13
Rend It (demo)
3:32
14
Closed Captioned (demo)
5:50
15
Guilford Fall (demo)
3:29
16
Swingset
1:38
17
Shaken All Over
0:58
18
Slo Crostic
2:41
Moments Worth Listening For
The fragile, uncharacteristic vulnerability of the piano on I'm So Tired
The heavy dub echo on the vocals during the Shaken All Over bassline
The rhythmic tension of Lusty Scripps that feels like a machine slowly starting up
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Instrument Soundtrack sound next to the rest of Fugazi's catalogue?

Absent+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into absent than the rest of the catalogue.

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