Eskimo 1979 Album

The Residents

Throughout the 70's, even though the Residents were pushing the boundaries of music, it always felt like they were either constrained by technological or format limitations. The end result was - there was an undeniable novelty streak - which undoubtedly helped keep them afloat. But Eskimo is the first true album that feels like a conceptualized whole, from start to finish. The very idea, of basing the music on chants and sound effects, seemed like an unsolvable puzzle to begin with, but the Residents create a separate world with a language and appeal all its very own.