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 …
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 …
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 …
Album #: 39 Recording Dates: 10/14/2001 Release Date: 2001 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: Lyrically a strong album for this era, People Are Nice is brought down by some very loud (and often contrasting) flute playing. In today’s world of multitrack that would be pushed way down in the mix, but in 2001 you got what you …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 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 …
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Album #: 32 Recording Dates: 1999 – 2000 Release Date: 2001 Catalog: SMR18 ScratchNotes: Recording with the Sheep Fiends increasingly made up the bulk of my musical output as my free time turned to other endeavours. A sick fascination with the stock market ensued, and an emotional obsession was fostered by way of the rise …
Album #: 30 Recording Dates: 2000 Release Date: 2000 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: Summarizing the last three jams of the first year of the next millennium, Cast tackles critical issues affecting us all like baseball, contentious presidential elections, and irresponsible parenting. Respect to Dave L. for showing up to the jams with a broken arm. Two …
