Black Snakes

Black Snakes
Studio album by The Red Krayola with Art & Language
Released	1983
Recorded	Sunrise Studio, Switzerland
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	47:22
Label	RecRec (original release) Drag City (reissue)
The Red Krayola with Art & Language chronology
Kangaroo? (1981) Black Snakes (1983) Sighs Trapped by Liars (2007)
The Red Krayola chronology
Kangaroo? (1981) Black Snakes (1983) Three Songs on a Trip to the United States (1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Robert Christgau	B[1]

Black Snakes is the third collaboration between experimental rock band Red Krayola and conceptual art group Art & Language, released in 1983 through RecRec Music. The album was adopted by Drag City a re-issued on CD in 1997.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Michael Baldwin, Mel Ramsden, and Mayo Thompson. 

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Black Snakes"	4:41
2.	"Ratman, The Weightwatcher"	2:52
3.	"The Sloths"	6:42
4.	"The Jam"	4:29
5.	"Hedges"	3:48

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Portrait of V. I. Lenin in the Style of Jackson Pollock, Part I"	3:05
2.	"Future Pilots"	4:17
3.	"A Portrait of You"	4:49
4.	"Words of Love"	4:49
5.	"Café Twenty-One"	3:53
6.	"Gynaecology in Ancient Greece"	3:55

Personnel

Musicians Ben Annesley – bass guitar Chris Taylor – drums Allen Ravenstine – synthesizer, saxophone Mayo Thompson – guitar, vocals

Production Etienne Conod – recording Eric Radcliffe – mixing Robert Vogel – recording

External links

• Black Snakes at Discogs (list of releases)

References

1. Christgau, Robert. "Red Crayola with Art & Language: Black Snakes". Robert Christgau.com. Retrieved August 11, 201. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. "The Red Krayola: Black Snakes". Drag City. 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.