Rob K/MDA – The Purgatory Home Companion, Ed. 1 (DOWNLOAD, US)

The record is “a sound collage “cut up” from over 100 contributions. It’s an epic poem, a sequel to Workdogs In Hell and an homage to The Divine Comedy. As in Purgatorio, the action takes place over three days and a morning and nominally is the story of climbing Mt. Purgatory.”

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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion album Mo’ Width features a track titled Rob K (Rob K is President on the re-release) on which he performs as a preacher. And finally Jon Spencer has recorded with Rob K on several Workdogs records.

02. The New Life
Bob Bert: drum
Samoa: guitar
Bruce Bennett: guitar
Mark Fairchild: lead guitar
Bond Bergland: slide guitar
Run Time: 02:59

03. Bardot Hotel
Mike McHugh: drums
John Wahl: organ
Terri Wahl: slide guitar
Jimmy Hole: guitar
Jim Fourniadis: Harmonica

Rob K: bass, words
MDA: tambourine
Run Time: 03:54

04. The Hit
DJ Mayhem: turntables

Rob K: words
MDA: drum programming, synthesizers, guitars, sound FX
Run Time: 03:55

05. Mt. Purgatory
Mark C & Bob Bert: full band track “Rain mood”
Shana Lindsay: voice
John Viet: guitar
Ron Seivers: guitar
Tetsuya Hawakawa: guitar
David Fair: full band samples
Jay Dee Daugherty: drums
Jad Fair and Rob Erickson: voices

Rob K: words
MDA: synthesizer, samples, percussion, guitars
Run Time: 06:09

06. First Night’s Dream
Jim Fourniadis: “Dude”
Kaikea Blakemore: voice
David Fair: drum tracks
Angela Babin: guitar
Stuart Argabright: vocal samples
Dave Brown: guitar
Ted Rosenthal: malfunctioning CD player
Fran Powers: Satan
DJ Mayhem: turntable samples
Bob Whites: ending
Malcom Rivera: organ
Ron Seivers: guitar

Rob K: words
MDA: bass, guitars, organ
Run Time: 05:20

07. Time to Pay
See: spoken words, piano samples
Xanthe Smith&Daran Campbell: backing vocals
Experimental Bunnies: band track “Build A House”
Tetsuya Hawakawa: guitar
Jim Glennon: guitar and voice
Chris Beneke: guitar and voice

Rob K: words, alarm clock
MDA: electric guitar, piano
Run Time: 06:16

08. Terra Cognito
Scott Jarvis: drums, tympani, triangle
Jim Glennon: guitar sample
Joe Ujj: band track
Adam Fayers: guitar
Ken Matsutani: lead guitar in outro, left side
Jerry Williams: lead guitar in outro, right side

Rob K: words
MDA: guitars, bass, drum and percussion loops, synthesizer, sound effects
Run Time: 05:11

09. Haunts of the Famous
Go go boy: One man band
Lisa Mednik Powell, Kip Powell, Sam Kastner: full band track “The Dishes”
Peter Serafin: voice
Jerry Williams: guitar
Mark & Ian Jickling: banjo and mandolin samples

Rob K: words
MDA: bebop drum programming, percussion, samples, loops, sound effects, lead guitar at end Run Time: 08:19

10. Second Night’s Dream
Ken Matsutani: guitar
Rudi Protrudi: radio interview
Mark Lindsay: radio interview
Unknown announcer: radio interview
Adam Fayers: angry guitar, angry guy voice sample
Mark Elliot: acoustic &slide guitar
Okand Titel: electricity rant
Scott Armstrong: Bush voice mash-up
David Fair: band track sample
Angela Babin: electric guitar
Joe Ujj: band track
Run Time: 05:41

11. Spirit Level 04:09
Bond Bergland: slide guitar

Rob K: words
MDA: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, drum loops, sound effects, samples, percussion
Run Time:

12. Skeletons in the Closet
Dave Rubens: guitar
Jim & Julia Waters: voices and ukulele
Juan Viet: guitars, drums
Marcio Tralha: band track
Fritz Fox: harmonica
Leila Haddad: voice
Ryan Skeleton Boy: bass

Rob K: words
MDA: rattlesnake FX
Run Time: 02:49

13. Waiting
David Fair: band track
Kaikea Blakemore & Darrell Houston: voices
Marcellus Hall & Chris Leo: guitar and harmonica

Rob K: words
MDA: bass, guitars, loops, samples, drum programming, sound effects
Run Time: 01:43

14. Opportunity Knocks
Jon Spencer: electric guitar
Marco Butcher: slide guitar
Dave Lebolt: organ, tambourine

Rob K: words
MDA: bass, rhythm guitar, drums
Run Time: 3:19

15. Third Night’s Dream
Scott Armstrong: vocal sample
Mike Osterhaut: guitar
Eve Dianiska: relax
DJ Mayhem: turntable samples
Kaikea Blakemore: voice
Mary Kelley: voice
Jerry Williams: guitar solo

Rob K: words
MDA: guitars, bass, drum programming, electronic sounds, harmonium, temple bell, gong, voice
Run Time:05:09

16. Look in the Mirror
Edmond Badoux: panpipes, acoustic guitar, voice
Francy Vidal: panpipes, voice
Brian Bilsky: twelve-string acoustic guitar
Mary Kelley: voice
Liz Miller: voice
Dan Harder: congas

Rob K: words
MDA: guitars, slide guitar, bass, electric piano, organ, drum programming, percussion, loops, voice, sound effects
Run Time: 07:41

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