Things That Play Themselves

Things That Play Themselves is the second studio album by noise rock band King Snake Roost, released in 1989 by Aberrant Records.

Things That Play Themselves
Studio album by King Snake Roost
Released	1989 (1989)
Recorded	1987 (1987) – 1988 (1988)
Studio	Sound Barrier Studios (Sydney, AU)
Genre	Noise rock
Length	40:37
Label	Aberrant (original release) Amphetamine Reptile (reissue)
Producer	Dave Boyne
King Snake Roost chronology
From Barbarism to Christian Manhood (1987) Things That Play Themselves (1989) Ground Into the Dirt (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Release and reception

Critic David Sprague of the Trouser Press called the record a "feverish disc" that warrants comparison to early Pere Ubu.[2]

In 1989, the album was adopted by Amphetamine Reptile Records and re-issued on vinyl.

Track listing

All music is composed by King Snake Roost, except "Talking Turkey" by Sharron Weatherill.

Side one

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Worm's Eye View"	Tolnay	3:16
2.	"D.T.'s"	Hill	3:41
3.	"The Ledge Does Vegas"	Hill	4:13
4.	"Everything Falls Apart"	Bostle	3:24
5.	"Hammerhead"	Bostle	2:15
6.	"Acid Heart"	Quinn	2:39

Side two

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Fried"	Tolnay	5:10
2.	"Trogman's Buried"	Quinn	2:41
3.	"Talking Turkey"	Bostle	4:46
4.	"Shunting Yard"	Trigger	2:11
5.	"That Again?"	Tolnay	3:59
6.	"Gutterbreath"	Quinn	2:18

Personnel

Adapted from the Things That Play Themselves liner notes.[3]

King Snake Roost Bill Bostle – drums Peter Hill – lead vocals, guitar, trombone, harp David Quinn – bass guitar, backing vocals, illustration Charles Tolnay – guitar, bass guitar

Additional musicians Adrian Hornblower III – saxophone (A2, B1) Lachlan McLeod – guitar (A2) Tom Sturm – trumpet (A2) Additional musicians and production Caroline Birkett – design, illustration Dave Boyne – production, engineering, piano (A4), guitar (B1)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Australia	1989	Aberrant	LP	1THING
Netherlands		Megadisc		MD 7906
United States		Amphetamine Reptile	CS, LP	ARR 89168

External links

• Things That Play Themselves at Discogs (list of releases)

References

1. "King Snake Roost: Things That Play > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
2. Sprague, David (2007). "King Snake Roost". Trouser Press. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
3. Things That Play Themselves (sleeve). King Snake Roost. Sydney, Australia: Aberrant Records. 1988.CS1 maint: others (link)