Month: August 2009

Scratchrock Volume VI

Album #: 06 Recording Dates: 1991 – 1992 Release Date: 1999 Catalog: SMR06 ScratchNotes: I bought crappy used 4-track and immediately began exploring sonic oddity.  The dissolution of Brain Plug had left me with a heap of creative energy, but no outlet.  I played with samples and acoustic guitars, and while the results are less …

Scratchrock Volume IV

Album #: 04 Recording Dates: 1990 Release Date: 1999 Catalog: SMR04 ScratchNotes: During the first Brain Plug rehearsal, the band was already tight.  The musical rapport between Joe G., Brian L. and myself had always existed. It was now being realized. In a few hours nearly all of the most progressive Raging Bellybuttons material was …

Scratchrock Volume III

Album #: 03 Recording Dates: 1989 Release Date: 1999 Catalog: SMR03 ScratchNotes: In-between intermittent spurts of the Raging Bellybuttons, Brian P. and I hooked up for a project featuring electronic drums and guitar.  Plans were made to segue James Taylor’s “Sunny Skies” into Slayer’s “Raining Blood”, but it never happened.  We considered calling ourselves Hugs …

Scratchrock Volume II

Album #: 02 Recording Dates: 1988 – 1989 Release Date: 1999 Catalog: SMR02 ScratchNotes: The Raging Bellybuttons find their voice (well, Scratch and Joe do while Kenny wears a T-shirt on his head).  Bad fashion and lousy but enthusiastic renditions of songs by the Doors, Blondie, and Slayer.  “Soundgarden Song” wasn’t a cover, just an …

Scratchrock Volume I

Album #: 01 Recording Dates: 1986 – 1987 Release Date: 1999 Catalog: SMR01 ScratchNotes: Libertyville High School has spawned a number of splendid guitar players. While Tom Morello and Adam Jones were off perfecting their tones, the No-Name Band was rocking the field house with one rehearsal (in a church) under their belt. Feedback and …

ScratchManRecordings (SMR)

In recent years I’ve tried to find a coherent way of categorizing my discography. This has led to the creation of a virtual record label called ScratchManRecordings (SMR). Each CD that Mrs. Scratch and I have self-released has been given a catalog number detailing the order in which these music collections were completed.