Deep Fried Grandeur

Deep Fried Grandeur
Live album by
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2021
RecordedNovember 2018
VenueLe Guess Who? (Utrecht)
Genre
Length36:36
LabelHusky Pants
ProducerCooper Crain
Ryley Walker chronology
Little Common Twist
(2019)
Deep Fried Grandeur
(2021)
Course in Fable
(2021)
Kikagaku Moyo chronology
Live at LEVITATION
(2021)
Deep Fried Grandeur
(2021)
Kumoyo Island
(2022)

Deep Fried Grandeur is a collaborative live album by American musician Ryley Walker and Japanese band Kikagaku Moyo. It was released on February 5, 2021, through Walker's Husky Pants Records. The album was recorded during their performance at the 2018 Le Guess Who? festival in Utrecht, Netherlands, and its title comes from the name the two acts played under for the festival.[1]

Containing just two tracks totaling over 36 minutes, Deep Fried Grandeur consists entirely of improvised jamming, with minor editing done by Cooper Crain, who is credited as producer.[1] Upon release, the album topped the Bandcamp best-selling list.[1] Reviews of the album were positive, praising the interplay between the two bands while many also noted elements of psychedelia and krautrock.

  1. ^ a b c d e Arroyo, Steven (10 February 2021). "Ryley Walker / Kikagaku Moyo – Deep Fried Grandeur". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 January 2024.