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Album #: 56 Recording Dates: 04/22/2006 Release Date: 2006 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: Another crazed Rumpus Room gathering from 2006. This is certainly more challenging than many CDs by the band (and that’s saying something) as the mixes for large group performances are pretty disappointing… but art never promised to be pretty… _______________________________________________________________________________ Two Track Sampler Track 01 – Going Backwards (The …
Album #: 55 Recording Dates: 2005 Release Date: 2005 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: For quite a while an acoustic sub-grouping of the Sheep Fiends had been playing Americana standards and the odd cover track. Mark A, Matt C, and Matty formed this nexus of this more traditional style band. I joined in for a few jams at Mark’s apartment that …
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Album #: 54 Recording Dates: 11/15/1998 & 10/16/2005 Release Date: 2005 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: The Rumpus Room became our new home base around this time. This was Brian M’s posh basement gathering spot with wood as far as the eye could see. While this space would see dramatic change a few years later; during this era we only had …
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Album #: 53 Recording Dates: 2005 Release Date: 2005 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: This CD gathers the best from several jams during 2005. Two Track Sampler Track 05 – You Are the Zebra (The Sheep Fiends) – Sometimes you have no ideas so you pick a list and run with it. Encephalitis. Insidious. Quartanium. Uvula. Zebra. [Scratch on Bass & Vocals] Track 06– Sinister Happenings (The Sheep …
Album #: 52 Recording Dates: 1995-2004 Release Date: 2004 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: This collection spans the years 1995 through 2004 and features 23 different musicians. Lost sessions from one-time lineups appear along with more common configurations exploring numerous avenues of sound. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ …
Album #: 51 Recording Dates: 11/20/2004 & 12/19/2004 Release Date: 2004 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: The Sheep Fiends found a new place to play and some new players right along with it. Brian C. moved into an artsy loft space near the lakefront and I continued my run of not showing up for much of the 2003-2004 era of the Sheep Fiends. …
