The Red Krayola
Members: Mayo Thompson
After Math - Art, Mystery - Part II (Book)
A new novel from the mind of Mayo Thompson is upon all who travel with us! Best known for his work with the psychedelic band, The Red Krayola, After Math is the sequel to Thompson's 2018 novella Art, Mystery. After Math retails what becomes of the ca…
Concerto For Modern, Movie, And Pop Music For Ten Instruments And Voice
Artist's book / exhibition catalogue and audio CD published in conjunction with "Concerto for Modern, Movie, and Pop Music for Ten Instruments and Voice" a concert by Stephen Prina held at Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, March 18, 2010 and a scree…
God Bless The Red Krayola And All Who Sail With It
Charly's superlative International Artists reissue campaign continues with a deluxe edition of The Red Krayola's 1968 classic second album, 'God Bless The Red Krayola And All Who Sail With It'. Along with the Elevators, The Red Krayola were the mains…
Art, Mystery (Book)
* 2021 Stock * Art, Mystery’ is Mayo Thompson’s first published work of fiction since the 1960s. He is best known for his work with the psychedelic band The Red Krayola. "In ‘Art, Mystery’, a controversial former footballer, now export agent special…
Introduction
"The Red Krayola live to see another day. Having communed with their fans around the world in 2005 -- in Europe, Japan and the U.S. -- they were invigorated. Last summer they returned to one of their favorite haunts, the recording studio, for a sessi…
The Red Krayola
The triumphant return of the Red Krayola to record shops. Featuring members of Gastr del Sol, Slovenly, Tortoise. "Now working with such younger musicians as John McEntire (Tortoise), Jim O'Rourke, and David Grubbs, Mayo Thompson comfortably steers t…
Singles
The very notion of the Red Krayola putting out "singles" is a little surreal, since singles are by most definitions the most commercial face of the record industry. After all, if anything was consistent about the Red Krayola throughout their career, …
Red Gold (Ep)
Less an Introduction, more a get-together with old friends. This gold is soaked red with the blood of the Krayola...and maybe a few others. The Red Gold EP, which is really more of a mini-album than an extended-play single per se, is the second Red K…
Fingerpointing
Oh, the difference an "o" makes. While Fingerpainting spoke of creation, Fingerpointing jabs you in the eye. These are Jim O'Rourke's alternate mixes, made from the same "paint" as the original release, but the colors are a different shade. 2008 rele…
Five American Portraits
"I had been a fan of Mayo Thompson's prolific output for years, and had the opportunity to assist Mayo & Drag City on a previous project which I'm not at liberty to discuss due to a non-disclosure agreement. What I can say about it is that it involve…
Baby and Child Care
1984 unlreleaed befor album! When he wasn't busy with his many musical projects in the '70s and '80s, guitarist and songwriter Mayo Thompson was part of the celebrated British conceptual art collective Art & Language. Given Thompson's creative restle…
Corky's Debt To His Father
LP version with bonus 7"; one of the great Drag City releases (and one of the great American music solo albums) finally on vinyl again. "In 1970, Mayo Thompson (once-and-future leader of The Red Krayola) recorded an album entitled Corky's Debt To His…
Fingerpainting
Released 1999 from Mayo Thompson & crew, this recording feat. unreleased songs from the distant days of 1966. The 90s RED KRAYOLA group then shuffles these ancient pre-Parable Red Crayola songs w/ the sounds of neo-freakouts, live on the world's stag…