Desk Trickery

Desk Trickery
Studio album by Doldrums
Released	December 13, 1999
Recorded	1997 (1997) – 1999 (1999) in Texas and Virginia
Genre	Post-rock
Length	46:50
Label	Kranky
Doldrums chronology
Acupuncture (1997) Desk Trickery (1999) Feng Shui (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
NME	6/10
Pitchfork Media	8.7/10

Desk Trickery is a studio album by Doldrums, released in 1999 by Kranky.

Critical reception

The Chicago Tribune wrote that Doldrums "embrace playing for the fun of it, stretching out on extended improvisations that owe as much to the Grateful Dead and Balinese gamelan music as they do to Can and Popul Vuh."

Track listing

All music is composed by Doldrums

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Office Scene"	0:45
2.	"Sparkling Deadheadz"	5:36
3.	"Fritland"	3:40
4.	"Grill Out Time"	8:04
5.	"Free Festival of the Stonebridge"	13:17
6.	"Who Shot J.R.?"	9:51
7.	"Godspeed You Young Actress"	5:36

Personnel

Adapted from the Desk Trickery liner notes.

Doldrums

• Justin Chearno – guitar
• Bill Kellum – bass guitar
• Matt Kellum – drums

Production and additional personnel

• Sean Halleck – engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1999	Kranky	CD	krank 040

External links

• Desk Trickery at Discogs (list of releases)