Crustacean Nation

Crustacean Nation is the third and final full-length album by West Auckland experimental trio Crab Chunk and The Persistent Wafer. The album was released on the 22nd of October 2016, the day after Chef's Best: Hot Mess, as a sort of double album. Both albums were recorded at The Molyneux's on the same night, the 25th of September 2016.undefined

Background & recording
The album conceptually tells the story of arriving in a plane over the hills of the Crustacean Nation, being welcomed into the country by its scenery in "Welcome"; patiently waiting in the airport and being captivated by the sights and sounds of the new Crab society in "International Arrivals & Departures"; listening to the nation's "National Anthem", the summation of the journey through the country as a whole; and lastly leaving the country after your trip, feeling wistful and earnest during "Farewell", the sounds of the country fading to white noise as your plane takes off.

It is the first of their albums to be entirely instrumental, with the only vocals being a short section of beat-boxing, and the band members talking to each other on occasion.

The album is the second to feature artwork by Cameron Mason McCurdy, a collage of stock images made using an out-of-service version Adobe Photoshop CS2.

Personnel

 * Leon Molyneux - guitar (track 4), keys (track 2), drums (track 1, 3)
 * Cameron Mason McCurdy - guitar (track 3), keys (track 1), drums (track 2, 4), trumpet (track 3)
 * Ruben Mita - guitar (tracks 1-2, 4), keys (track 3)

Links

 * Bandcamp