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The Hello Cruel Worldcompilation is the best way to get acquainted with Tall Dwarfs, but if you want just one of their other albums, this is probably a good start.
Recorded in 1992 and 1993, it has just as much variety as any other disc (compilation or otherwise) by the group, but doesn't wear out its welcome as much over the course of the merry-go-round. Some of their most spaced-out stuff is here: the fogged-over hurdy-gurdy waltz of "Bob's Yer Uncle," the stoner psychedelia of "Two Dozen Lousy Hours" (complete with warp-simulation sound effects), the white blues satire (how long has it been since you heard one of those?) "Postmodern Deconstructivist Blues." They can't resist succumbing to numbing repetitive lo-fi fuzz riffs from time to time (as on "Self-Deluded Dreamboy (In a Mess)"), but after a dozen years it seems unreasonable to expect that they'll grow up in this regard. - 4.5/5 - All Music Guide
ITEM DETAILS Artist: Tall Dwarfs Title: 3EPs Label: Flying Nun Records Year: 1994 Cat #: FN296 Formats: CD + Digital Recorded at Intellectually Handicapped Studios