This January sees the concluding chapter of Ariel Archives, Mexican Summer’s reissue project revisiting the trove of music Ariel Pink recorded and released as Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti between 1999 and 2019. The third cycle consists of Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1 and Sit n’ Spin”, while the fourth and final cycle consists of Odditties Sodomies Vol 3 and Scared Famous/ FF”, all remastered from the original source tapes and mixed in true stereo, delivering in extraordinary range the full depth of Ariel’s compulsive musical enterprise.
Taken from the treasure trove of hidden Ariel gems that is Sit n’ Spin, Short Man’s Syndrome is a gloriously scuzzy rock hand grenade, a short, sharp burst of DIY brilliance which encapsulates in a 3 minute odd nutshell just what makes him so endlessly unique. And it comes accompanied by an equally bonkers video by Salvador Cresta, which brings the track to mad, vivid life, which you can view here:
Released in January, Sit n’ Spin is a special installment of Ariel Archives focusing on the singles, EPs, and unreleased sessions recorded by Ariel Pink in the late aughts after a five-year hiatus from making new music. Documenting his first recordings with a full band, Sit n’ Spin contains the best and rarest rumblings of the artist at the beginning of an explosive second chapter.
CYCLE 3 TRACKLISTING
· 01. Safeguards From Home (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 02. The Bottom (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 03. He's Dumb (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 04. Suicide Notation (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 05. Omen (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 06. Before Today / Dazed In Dreams (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 07. I Wanna Be Young (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 08. Make Room For Harry (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 09. L'estat (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 10. Fantasm (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 11. Diary (a la derrier) (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 12. MTV n' DnD (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 13. Shaven (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 14. Little Wig (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 15. Time Dandelion (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 16. Choose To Lose (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 17. Stevie Storm (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 18. Shedon'tknowwhattodowithherself (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 19. Moya (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 20. Express, Confess, Cover-Up (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 21. Witchhunt Suite For WWIII (Remastered) (Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1)
· 01. Evolution's A Lie (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
· 02. Sit n' Spin (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
· 03. Hang On To Life (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
· 04. Revenge Of The Iceman (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
· 05. Flashback (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
· 06. Can't Hear My Eyes (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
· 07. We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
· 08. Short Man's Syndrome (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
· 09. Riddle Me This (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
· 10. Robitussin (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
· 11. In The Force (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
· 12. Too Late For Goodbyes (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
· 13. See The Girl (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
· 14. She's Gone (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
· 15. Calm Me Down (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
· 16. Reminiscences (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
· 17. Phantasthma (Remastered) (Sit n' Spin)
CYCLE 4 TRACKLISTING
· 01. Burned Out Love (Remastered) (Oddities Sodomies Vol. 3)
· 02. Tryin' To Tell Ya About Kinkaid (Remastered) (Oddities Sodomies Vol. 3)
· 03. Hold Your Breath And Wait (Remastered) (Oddities Sodomies Vol. 3)
· 04. R. Stevie's Brain (Remastered) (Oddities Sodomies Vol. 3)
· 05. Shower Me In Lipstick (Remastered) (Oddities Sodomies Vol. 3)
· 06. Tears On Fire (Remastered) (Oddities Sodomies Vol. 3)
· 07. Mad About U (Remastered) (Oddities Sodomies Vol. 3)
· 08. The Facts Of Destiny (Remastered) (Oddities Sodomies Vol. 3)
· 09. Be Good To Your Parents (Remastered) (Oddities Sodomies Vol. 3)
· 10. Mundane Stories (Remastered) (Oddities Sodomies Vol. 3)
· 11. Steviepink (Remastered) (Oddities Sodomies Vol. 3)
· 12. Kind Of Kind (Remastered) (Oddities Sodomies Vol. 3)
· 01. Intro / Where Does The Mind Go? (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 02. Politely Declined (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 03. The Kitchen Club (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 04. Are You Gonna Look After My Boys? (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 05. Beverly Kills (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 06. Girl In A Tree (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 07. Why Can't I Be Me? (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 08. Talking All Of The Time (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 09. Passing The Petal To You (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 10. Beefbud (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 11. Privacy (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 12. 22 Eyes (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 13. Scared Famous (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 14. The Lament Of Edward Boggles (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 15. Baby Comes Around (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 16. Jesus Christ Came To Me In A Dream (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 17. Birds In My Tree (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 18. An Appeal From Heaven (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 19. Inmates Of Heartache (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 20. The List (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 21. May The Music Never Die (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 22. Howling At The Moon (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 23. In A Tomb All Your Own (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 24. Deathcrush 99 (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
· 25. Gopacapulco (Remastered) (Scared Famous/FF>>)
