Category: 2000s – Early

MX Skroch – Loophole

Album #: 65 Recording Dates: 1992-2000 Release Date: 2007 Catalog: SMR25 ScratchNotes: Here is the middle release from the “InSkroMental”, “Loophole”, and “Ugly Music for Pretty Girls” trilogy. This collection was created when I decided to digitally remaster & EQ some of my best original material to optimize fidelity. “Loophole” is primarily focused on experimentation. This is the only album of …

Sheep Fiends – Bring It On

Album #: 63 Recording Dates: 2002 Release Date: 2007 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: I only appear on one track here and the rest was recorded prior to my Sheep Fiends tenure. If I loved the track I’d share it below. But I don’t. But here’s a photo from this era instead of a cover image. _______________________________________________________________________________         …

MX Skroch – InSkroMental

Album #: 62 Recording Dates: 1990-2000 Release Date: 2007 Catalog: SMR24 ScratchNotes: My computer in 2005 was certainly laughable by today’s standards, but at the time it seemed so powerful that I decided to sort through all my recordings and digitally remaster & EQ some of my best original material. Remasters of the Raging Bellybuttons, IMF, and the Hidden …

Sheep Fiends – Leftovers, Vol. 3

Album #: 61 Recording Dates: 2000-2002 Release Date: 2006 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: You are a smart person. You can figure out what Leftovers, Vol. 3 is all about… _______________________________________________________________________________                 _______________________________________________________________________________ One Track Sampler Track 11 – Miracles (The Sheep Fiends) – Just an everyday proclamation.  [Scratch on Sampling Keyboard]  

Sheep Fiends – Leftovers, Vol. 2

Album #: 60 Recording Dates: 2001-2002 Release Date: 2006 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: As I see over at SheepFiends.com “Leftovers is a CD series of fun tracks that almost got looked over. Enjoy!”. This version covers 2001 & 2002. _______________________________________________________________________________                 _______________________________________________________________________________ Two Track Sampler Track 07 – Mannheim Sheeproller Pt. 1 (The Sheep Fiends) – …

Sheep Fiends – Join In Now

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. _______________________________________________________________________________                     _______________________________________________________________________________               …

Sheep Fiends – I’m So Confused

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. …

Scratchrock Volume XIV

Album #: 50 Recording Dates: 2001-2004 Release Date: 2005 Catalog: SMR22 ScratchNotes: By 2001 my musical activities had slowed to a pace that only the Sheep Fiends could fill. There are numerous reasons why this volume that covers four full years is comprised of only live performances. The economy fell apart and my career was in serious jeopardy. …

Sheep Fiends – Leftovers, Vol. I

Album #: 49 Recording Dates: 2000-2001 Release Date: 2002 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: Despite a steady stream of CD releases typically sourced from a single Sheep Fiend jam, oddities and side jam tracks began to pile up. Dave L. determined it was time for a compilation CD of various unreleased tracks from the previous few years. And …

Daniel A. Foss – Counter Aesthetic

Album #: 48 Recording Dates: 1994-1995 Release Date: 2002 Catalog: SMR21 ScratchNotes: Years before I became affiliated with the Sheep Fiends the band was joined for a period by Daniel A. Foss, Phd. Dr. Foss was much older than the 20-whatevers that largely populated the band at that time. Dan worked as a sociologist for most of …

Sheep Fiends – We Got the Buddhist

Album #: 45 Recording Dates: 06/30/2002 Release Date: 2002 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: The members of the Dentists are joined by the Theremin-tacular sounds of a visiting Russell M. This once in a lifetime Sheep Fiends lineup contains screaming lead guitar, drum machines, fuzz bass and vocal samples while Russell brings the UFO down into Section …

Sheep Fiends – A Cosmic Unity

Album #: 44 Recording Dates: 05/12/2002 Release Date: 2002 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: Scott J. returns to an expanded lineup to record this celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Sheep Fiends. Featuring five different vocalists this album is varied stylistically. Ballads, anthems, hard rock, hard funk, hardadelia…songs about birth, family, work and the end of …

Sheep Fiends – Magick Cabbage

Album #: 43 Recording Dates: 04/28/2002 Release Date: 2002 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: This very abstractionist Sheep Fiend jam was recorded on April 28th, 2002 by a snappy seven man combo in Chicago. Listen below for more!!! __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Two Track Sampler Track 01 – Magick Cabbage (Sheep Fiends) – Spine warping tones meet a dense …

Sheep Fiends – Take Me Down

Album #: 40 Recording Dates: 11/18/2001 Release Date: 2001 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: A dark undertone permeates this album. Several tracks offer up very raw lyrics about a disintegrating relationship, and even my interstellar dance epic ultimately results in suffocation and emptiness. The addition of Scott J. to the fairly steady lineup of this era adds …

Sheep Fiends – Rock Tonic

Album #: 38 Recording Dates: 09/09/2001 Release Date: 2001 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: An uneven affair in my estimation (read as: I don’t care for this one much); “Rock Tonic” continues the rapid pace of releases during a jam packed 2001. Guitar-fueled and slightly out of tune… __________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ One Track Sampler Track 07 – Exploding …

Sheep Fiends – Future Primitive

Album #: 37 Recording Dates: 06/10/2001 Release Date: 2001 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: A noisy guitar focused affair from the summer of ’01. Inspiration comes from 80’s supergroup Asia filtered through the peyote-glazed eyes of The Doors. Or so it would seem. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Two Track Sampler Track 07 – Sometimes (Sheep Fiends) – A bouncing …