Smokebeams

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Smokebeams
The Tunes of Two Cities Side B label, 1982
Artist	The Residents
Album	The Tunes of Two Cities
Recorded	1981 - January 1982
Released	March 6th 1982
Studio	Grove Street studio, San Francisco, California
Length	38:27
Label	Ralph Records
Writer	The Residents
Producer	The Residents
Track chronology
Previous	"The Secret Seed"
Next	"Mourning the Undead"

"Smokebeams" is an instrumental by The Residents, first released as the eighth track on their album The Tunes of Two Cities (the second part of the group's epic Mole Trilogy). The album was released by Ralph Records on March 6th 1982.

Stylistically inspired by 1940s big band jazz, "Smokebeams" represents the culture of the fictional Chubs, the antagonists of the Mole Trilogy. It features a guest appearance from Snakefinger on guitar. To date, the song has not been performed live by The Residents.

List of releases

• The Tunes of Two Cities (1982)
• The Tunes of Two Cities / The Big Bubble (2005)
• Mole Box: The Complete Mole Trilogy pREServed (2019)

See also

• The Mole Trilogy
• Chubs
• Snakefinger

Buy Or Die!

Listen online

• "Smokebeams" on Apple Music
• "Smokebeams" on Spotify
• "Smokebeams" (pREServed remaster) on Spotify
• "Smokebeams" (pREServed remaster) on Spotify

External links and references

• The Tunes of Two Cities at The Residents Historical
• The Tunes of Two Cities at RZWeb (archived via archive.org)
• The Tunes of Two Cities at Discogs

The Mole Trilogy (1981-1985) Cast of Characters Mohelmot · Chubs (Innisfree · The Scientist) · The Observer Darkness · The Evil Disposer Cross (Zinkenites · Kula Bocca · The Big Bubble · Frankie DuVall) Part One: Mark of the Mole (1981) (video game · novel) Side A: Hole-Workers at the Mercy of Nature "Voices of the Air" · "The Ultimate Disaster" · "Migration" Side B: Hole-Workers vs. Man and Machine "Another Land" · "The New Machine" · "Final Confrontation" Part Two: The Tunes of Two Cities (1982) (The Comix of Two Cities) Side A: "Serenade For Missy" · "A Maze Of Jigsaws" · "Mousetrap" · "God Of Darkness" · "Smack Your Lips (Clap Your Teeth)" · "Praise For The Curse" Side B: "The Secret Seed" · "Smokebeams" · "Mourning The Undead" · "Song Of The Wild" · "The Evil Disposer" · "Happy Home (Excerpt From Act II of "Innisfree")" Intermission: Extraneous Music From The Residents' Mole Show (1982) Side A: "Lights Out (Prelude)" · "Shorty's Lament (Intermission)" Side B: "The Moles Are Coming (Intermission)" · "Would We Be Alive? (Intermission)" · "The New Hymn (Recessional)" The Mole Show (1982-1983) (Mole Dance 82 · Live At The Roxy · La Edad de Oro · Uncle Sam Mole Show · VHS · Live In Holland · DVD bag set) Part Three: ??? "Now It Is Too Late" · "Going Nowhere" · "Tired Old Man" · "Marching To The We" · Mole Suite Part Four: The Big Bubble (1985) (fictional band · Black Shroud Records) Side A: "Sorry" · "Hop A Little" · "Go Where Ya Wanna Go" · "Gotta Gotta Get" · "Cry For The Fire" Side B: "Die-Stay-Go" · "Vinegar" · "Firefly" · "The Big Bubble" · "Fear for the Future" · "Kula Bocca Says So" Part Five: ??? Part Six: ??? Related works "Open Up" · "Anvil Forest" · The 10th Anniversary Show (Assorted Secrets) · PAL TV LP · The 13th Anniversary Show · Mole Box: The Complete Mole Trilogy pREServed ("From MOM1" · "Untitled" · "Jingle Bell" · "Another Another Land") Related articles Ralph Records · The Cryptic Corporation · Grove St. studio · Minna St. studio · Porno Graphics · Penn Jillette · Nessie Lessons · Snakefinger · Matt Howarth · Greg Easter · T.D. Wade