December 16th, 2012
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Album #: 36
Recording Dates: 03/25/2001
Release Date: 2001
Catalog: SF
ScratchNotes:
One of my top picks for early 2000’s era Sheep Fiends. Opening with the fantastic “Inside a Room Inside a Cave Inside the Moon” (music to be posted with Scratchrock XIV), this disc just features strong and inspired performances all around. I rage against the government and Burger King when not manning a bass or guitar on several soothing instrumentals.
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Three Track Sampler
Track 02 - Just One Orbit Away (Sheep Fiends) - I lead the charge on this smart and funky instrumental. [Scratch on Guitar]
Track 03 - Death of a Taxpayer (Sheep Fiends) - During this period of my life I was allowing right-wing talk radio to fill me with pointless rage. Well, maybe not so pointless as we have this audio diatribe as evidence of its effect upon me! Also this is possibly the fastest song ever captured on tape by the Fiends. [Scratch on Vocals]
Track 06 - Frivolous Return (Sheep Fiends) - So mellow - just the right mood to kick back after a long day of auditing the populace. [Scratch on Bass]
December 16th, 2012
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Album #: 35
Recording Dates: 2000-2001
Release Date: 2001
Catalog: SF
ScratchNotes:
While the Sheep Fiends were born of a desire to create the sounds of the moment, sometimes that creativity would lag and cover songs would be recorded. Rarely faithful to their originals, the Fiends always ended up with something quite unique…if often challenging to listen to. Generally one or two members may know how to play the song, and the rest hop aboard for the ride with no rehearsal or planning whatsoever. The resulting collection is very hit or miss for me - but the album cover from Dave L. is quite sweet!
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One Track Sampler
Track 16 - Pressure Drop (Sheep Fiends) - The Sheep Fiends tackle a reggae classic - you’ve been warned! [Scratch on Bass]
December 16th, 2012
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Album #: 34
Recording Dates: 01/21/2001
Release Date: 2001
Catalog: SF
ScratchNotes:
This album captures a rather noisy and chaotic jam from January 2001.
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One Track Sampler
Track 06 - Bananas Foster Avenue (Sheep Fiends) - Now with extra delay pedal on top - this week only! [Scratch on Guitar]
Album #: 33
Recording Dates: 2001
Release Date: 2001
Catalog: SMR19
ScratchNotes:
The Dentists (aka DDS) were a Sheep Fiends offshoot project that lasted just a few months. This is the first of two collections based on recordings of DDS rehearsals. The band apparently specialized in ridiculous cover songs but also managed to work out a few originals. File Under: Not Very Serious.
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Three Track Sampler
Track 03 - Diane (The Dentists) - Certainly the most straight forward cover song on the album, the Dentists tackle a Husker Du classic that I’d never even heard at the time we recorded this. [Scratch on Guitar]
Track 08 - Dougsong (The Dentists) - This is an original by DDS - still in development but that’s about as far as we got with anything… [Scratch on Bass and Keyboard]
Track 08 - Born to be Wild (The Dentists) - Just because I don’t know how to play “Born to be Wild” doesn’t mean I’m not going to play “Born to be Wild”! [Scratch on Vocals and Guitar]
