Category: MX Skroch

MX Skroch – Scratchrock Volume XVII

Album #: 94 Recording Dates: 2012 – 2014 Release Date: 2018 Catalog: SMR 34 ScratchNotes: After the artistic and recreational success of Sheep Fiends’ “Farm Jam” the group was eager for an encore…every single year! Aaron and Mark joined in on year two and thereafter. Matt joined the caravan in 2013. For the fourth Farm Jam I fell ill …

MX Skroch – Ugly Music for Pretty Girls

Album #: 69 Recording Dates: 1994-1997 Release Date: 2008 Catalog: SMR29 ScratchNotes: Here is the final 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. “Ugly Music for Pretty Girls” is a collection of songs written, performed, …

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 …

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 …

Scratchrock Volume XIII

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 …

From the Vault: Field Recordings 1991-1994

Album #: 31 Recording Dates: 1991-1994 Release Date: 2000 Catalog: SMR17 ScratchNotes: Recording equipment and techniques change dramatically every few years. Sometimes you need to dig out the long forgotten gear and see just what you recorded. The “From the Vault” series gathers these leftover oddities into one place. Much of this collection was recorded …

MX Skroch – From the Vault: The Three-peat Tapes

Album #: 22 Recording Dates: 06/20/1993 Release Date: 2000 Catalog: SMR14 ScratchNotes: We watched the big game and were excited to be a part of history – the Chicago Bulls Three-peat! But our excitement was quite muted compared to that of the city. Sixty-four minutes of chaos and partying in the streets of Chicago were …

Scratchrock Volume XII

Album #: 17 Recording Dates: 1998-1999 Release Date: 1999 Catalog: SMR13 ScratchNotes: I graduated from school, got married, landed a decent job and moved back to the dirty city. Our landlord spent every night for two months in our apartment installing a furnace. I ran into Brian C. at former Hidden voiceman Brian M.’s wedding. …

Scratchrock Volume XI

Album #: 15 Recording Dates: 1996-1997 Release Date: 1999 Catalog: SMR11 ScratchNotes: I was getting straight A’s at my joke of a school, but my musical productivity was lacking.  A band formed with Joe G., his comrade Kirk K., and a singing lawyer named Tony.  We were off to a fairly good start, when some …

Scratchrock Volume X

Album #: 12 Recording Dates: 1995 – 1996 Release Date: 1999 Catalog: SMR10 ScratchNotes: I signed up at ITT Tech, but had eight months to kill.  Working by night, I slaved away at unconventional pop music while the sun glistened.  An experiment with the future Ms. Skroch was recorded.  “The Monstrosity” was born. Former Hidden …

Scratchrock Volume IX

Album #: 11 Recording Dates: 1994 – 1995 Release Date: 1999 Catalog: SMR09 ScratchNotes: Climbing aboard a shit-brown truck dubbed the “Urban Assault Vehicle Turdcutter”, the Hidden began a two week U.S. tour.  Colorado, Texas, New Mexico…the band played six shows in fourteen days for around $300 in payment.  A video tour documentary was created …