Scratchrock Volume 08 - 1993-1994

Sales of "Stop. I'm bleeding." proved that the Hidden was truly an underground band. The band and their art guru, "Saint" Allen Oaks, moved into a house on Chicago's Northside that leaned excessively. They set up shop in their cracked foundation style basement - neither mixed crowd reaction, nor poor album sales could deter them.

In-between bouts of drunken perversity, the Hidden prepared 17 new tracks to be recorded with Chuck Uchida under the guise of the "Brave New Failure" sessions.

Personally, I purchased a more professional 4-track and stepped up my experimental projects considerably. After a successful weekend tour of the Midwest, the Hidden and staff began setting up a half-month trek across the United States.

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SR08 - 01 - Unconnected

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Track List

23 tracks

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Album #: 10 Recording Dates: 1993 - 1994 Release Date: 1999 Catalog: SMR08 Notable Tracks: Track 02 - Covered With Blood and Twitching (The Hidden) - Starting out as a solo experiment on my 4-track, the Hidden beefed up and spaced out this ode to disillusionment for the "Brave New Failure" sessions. Recorded by Chuck Uchida. [Scratch on Guitar] Track 06 - Bizarre Keyboard Rock (MX Skroch) - A few tracks on Scratchrock Vol. VIII have me playing around with tape speed and Bizarre Keyboard Rock is the most frenetic of the bunch. Prepare for takeoff... [Scratch on All Instruments] Track 08 - I Wish I Had a Home (but I'll Settle For a Quarter) (MX Skroch) - During this period I lived in the dirty city and like everyone else had the pleasure of being accosted by aggressive homeless persons on occasion. They were on my mind, so I named an instrumental after them. [Scratch on All Instruments and Samples] Track 12 - The Blanket (The Hidden) - Free-range sax blurts and bleeps all over the Hidden's angular rock stylings. A rare live performance featuring T.S. Henry Webb (formerly of The Flock) on tenor sax. [Scratch on Guitar] Track 23 - Crusade (Instrumental) (MX Skroch) - Prior to the release of this track in its somber, full-blown lyrical version; I recorded this much more whimsical take. Jangling guitars and mellotron inspired keyboards put this version squarely in the 'Pop' category. [Scratch on All Instruments]