Summary from 3 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Bablicon's catalog across 3 albums from 3 opinions, with an overall average of 8.0/10. The top-rated Bablicon album is In a Different City (1998) with a 8.2/10 average from 1 rating, followed by A Flat Inside a Fog, The Cat That Was a Dog and The Orange Tapered Moon. The discography on Wavelength spans 1998 to 2000.
In a Different City
“Nothing induces self-doubt quite like jazzy, experimental music. The abundance of musical proficiency, coupled with the lack of accessibility, tends to leave the listener saying: "This sounds like shit! Is it shit, or am I too stupid to understand it? Is my whole life just a lie?!" Enter Bablicon, Neutral Milk Hotel drummer Jeremy Barnes and his somewhat- demented posse, to prove to the world that”
A Flat Inside a Fog, The Cat That Was a Dog
“An air of mystery surrounds Bablicon, and it goes much deeper than band members naming themselves Blue Hawaii, the Dimisher and Marta Tennae. For one thing, it's just about impossible to figure out what the hell they're up to. They have one member of Neutral Milk Hotel (drummer Tennae, who is known as Jeremy Barnes outside of Bablicon); other members have a background in the Chicago improv scene. ”
The Orange Tapered Moon
“Though they have loose ties to the Elephant 6 scene (drummer and leader Jeremy Barnes is a member of Neutral Milk Hotel), nobody's going to compare Bablicon to the Olivia Tremor Control or the Apples in Stereo. They're primarily an instrumental outfit that thrives on energetic improvisation, so more apt '60s comparisons would be Frank Zappa or Captain Beefheart's Magic Band. Even the Beefheart res”
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