Let Me Explain Something to You About Art

Let Me Explain Something to You About Art
Studio album by Kramer
Released	January 20, 1998 (1998-01-20)
Recorded	1997 (1997)
Studio	Noise New Jersey (Jersey City, NJ)
Genre	Experimental rock[1]
Length	53:27
Label	Tzadik[2]
Producer	Kramer
Kramer chronology
Huge (1997) Let Me Explain Something to You About Art (1998) Songs from the Pink Death (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]

Let Me Explain Something to You About Art is a studio album by composer and producer Kramer, released in 1998 by Tzadik Records.[5][6]

Production

Deni Bonet contributed the accordion and strings; Kramer played everything else.[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Kramer

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Umberto D."	16:06
2.	"Odds Against Tomorrow"	14:31
3.	"Jupiter and the Infinite"	22:50

Personnel

Adapted from Let Me Explain Something to You About Art liner notes.[8]

Musicians Deni Bonet – violin, viola, accordion Kramer – bass guitar, keyboard, sampler, tape, production, engineering, mastering Additional personnel Herbert Meyer – voice Margaret Zwoller – voice

Production Michael Macioce – photography Ikue Mori – design Allan Tucker – mastering John Zorn – executive producer

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1998	Tzadik	CD	TZ 7119

References

1. "Kramer: Trials And Errors". June 24, 2007.
2. "Welcome to Tzadik". www.tzadik.com.
3. Proefrock, Stacia. "Kramer: Let Me Explain Something to You About Art > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 22.
5. "Kramer | Biography & History". AllMusic.
6. Rompers, Terry (2007). "Kramer". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
7. Rogovoy, Seth (May 12, 2000). The Essential Klezmer. Algonquin Books. ISBN 9781565128637 – via Google Books.
8. Let Me Explain Something to You About Art (booklet). Kramer. New York City, New York: Shimmy Disc. 1998.

External links

• Let Me Explain Something to You About Art at Discogs (list of releases)