The Gatekeepers

Tracklist

  1. Butterflies (Feat. Elaine Di Falco)
  2. I Like the Strange Things (Feat. Renaldo M)
  3. A Promising Direction (Feat. Molly Harvey)
  4. Who Are the Gatekeepers? (Feat. Cheer-Accident)
  5. The Professional (Feat. Shawn Phillips)
  6. Ignorance
  7. The Patron (Feat. the Residents)
  8. Anonymity
  9. The Pundit (Feat. Deborah Perry)
  10. I Think I Like the Strange Things? (Feat. Renaldo M & Elaine Di Falco)
  11. Obscurity
  12. The Algorithm (Feat. Amy Denio)
  13. A Compromising Direction (Feat. Bob Drake)
  14. All the Way to the Bank (Feat. R. Stevie Moore)
  15. I Like the Normal Things

CD Bonus Tracks

  1. All the Way to the Bank (Remix by Cult with No Name)
  2. The Professional (Seen It All Remix by Renaldo M.)
  3. Tight Armhole (The Algorithm Remix by The Darkening Scale)
  4. The Patron (Cattle Baron Remix)

Releases

“Alex Wroten, who directed our documentary, is also a talented composer and musician. Apparently inspired by his remix work on our Hardly Gurning album, he has created, what can only be described as, a ‘left of field’ musical called The Gatekeepers. Alex describes it as an ‘Avant Rock Opera About Rejection’. In my understated British way I think it is rather good…nay, very good!

“He invited me to perform vocals for one of the characters which I found a fascinating departure from my normal way of working….effectively being a directed performer rather than a composer. Other character vocalists notably include The Residents, Molly Harvey, R. Stevie Moore and Shawn Phillips. Alex also invited a number of very talented instrumentalists to work on the project with him.

“The album was released internationally on 11th November via the UK label Think Like A Key Music on vinyl and CD plus digital. The CD includes 4 remixes from The Darkening Scale, Renaldo M, Cult With No Name and Axon Welter (wonder who that is?) The digital version also offers a further two alternative demo tracks, one of which I sang on.”
– Renaldo M.