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Debris'
Debris'
Superior Viaduct - Cat No: SV137
- updated:2026-06-20
Released in April 1976—coincidentally the same month as the Ramones’ debut album—this is another seminal work of punk. Featured on the Nurse With Wound list, this is outsider rock ’n’ roll from Oklahoma! Debris’s sole album has been happily reissued on vinyl by Superior Viaduct.
Track List
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1. One Way Spit
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2. Female Tracks
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3. Witness
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4. Tricia
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5. Boy Friend
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6. Leisurely Waiting
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7. New Smooth Lunch
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8. Manhattan
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9. Flight Taken
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10. Tell Me
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11. Blue Girls

Debris’—a band that created psychedelic, chaotic oddities through a strange balance of avant-rock infused with the primal energy of garage punk and Dadaism—came to an end in their hometown of Oklahoma while remaining unknown. Colored by analog synthesizers and electronic effects—and even featuring the sound of a power saw—their music is imbued with an outsider sensibility reminiscent of Captain Beefheart. “When a local studio offered a package deal consisting of ‘10 hours of recording and mixing + a press run of 1,000 LPs + a two-color jacket,’ Debris’ entered the studio fully rehearsed and recorded all 11 tracks in a single take.” This album is a distillation of impulse and avant-garde experimental spirit. Released as a self-produced album, this self-titled work later became a collector’s item and a cult classic listed on the NWW. The nonsensical wordplay in the individual member credits—such as “consecutive screams and magnificent moans,” “viscera-direct vocals and gorgeous growls,” “a variable multi-string electronic irritation generator equipped with various electronic special operations devices,” and “varicose-vein-like verbalization and hideous moans”—is also entertaining. (Original Japanese text by Adachi)