Album #: 97 Recording Dates: 2016 – 2018 Release Date: 2019 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: Keep Your Kool is another strong collection of improvisational songs from the Café Royd studio. Nerves are on tap as tales of circus tragedy, primate boxing, insomnia, landlords and so much more haunt this fun set of tracks. Three Track Sampler Track 01 – Circus Girl …
Album #: 96 Recording Dates: May, 2018 Release Date: 2019 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: In keeping with tradition, Farm Jam 8 took place in May 2018. Farm Jam VIII is Ba presents highlights from this event. I was not in attendance for this multi-day event but do appear on a studio track also included in the collection. No Track Sampler …
Album #: 95 Recording Dates: 2015 – 2018 Release Date: 2018 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: The new Café Royd studio got settled and our pace of jamming picked up. All this new Sheep Fiends raw material necessitated a lot of mixing work which Brian C. and I both took on with gusto. This increased activity led to a very strong …
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 …
Album #: 93 Recording Dates: 2016 Release Date: 2017 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: This Sheep Fiends release is mostly comprised of improv material from late 2016 and early 2017, right around the time I was trying to buy a house and move an hour closer to my job. I only appear on a few tracks here, upon which my performance …
Album #: 92 Recording Dates: May 2016 Release Date: 2017 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: You know the story by now. It’s Farm Jam! For a sixth consecutive year we braved the horrors of Ohio in quest of Pennsylvania solitude. Well, solitude with access to ice cream and Budweiser. Tracks are less about the drive and farm this time around, and …
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Album #: 91 Recording Dates: 2011 – 2015 Release Date: 2016 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: The first five farm jams events resulted in a huge collection of recordings. We realized each farm jam had a few tracks we were fond of that did not make it on the official album. So that’s the rabbit hole that led to this collection …
Album #: 90 Recording Dates: 2015 – 2016 Release Date: 2016 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: I was largely MIA from the Sheep Fiends in 2015 as Brian began getting the Cafe Royd sessions underway. I had a horrific commute to work and wasn’t up to a few more hours on the weekends. So I just play on a few tracks …
Album #: 89 Recording Dates: 2015 Release Date: 2016 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: Once we started going out to Pennsylvania every year for a weekend of farm rocking it just kept going. Here is a collection of the best recordings from the fifth annual edition of Farm Jam – Varm Jam! Three Track Sampler Track 06 – Shoshanna (Sheep Fiends) – So …
Album #: 88 Recording Dates: 2010 – 2011 Release Date: 2015 Catalog: SMR 33 ScratchNotes: I finally got back into doing music regularly, but it primarily took the form of mixing multi-track Sheep Fiend recordings. The Rumpus Room Studio was fully functional and capturing everything. Good fortune shone upon us as Brian M got to know the evocative and personable …
Album #: 86 Recording Dates: 2010 – 2014 Release Date: 2014 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: This is our final CD recorded at Brian’s amazing Rumpus Room studio. There is a certain sadness to the songs as we end a major era. While largely recorded in 2014 this also features some real bangers from recent years that hadn’t yet been revealed …
Album #: 85 Recording Dates: 2013 Release Date: 2014 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: This album captures a rather successful reunion with Sheep Fiends powerhouse Dave Ladd after several years of absence. One of our spookier releases for sure as paranoia and horror dominate the lyrical content while some creepy instrumentals tie it all together like rusty chains on a long …
Album #: 84 Recording Dates: Memorial Day Weekend 2013 Release Date: 2014 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: Ah yes, the COLD Farm Jam! The drummer was able to drum with gloves, and the big headphones protected our ears (from the cold at least). Fingers however were forced to fight back against the tyranny of a late Spring cold snap. No doubt …
Album #: 82 Recording Dates: 1999 Release Date: 2013 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: Brian Cameron lent me seven tapes recorded between 5/4/1999 and 8/15/1999. Brian moved to San Francisco right around this time, and these tapes never really got much attention. From these tapes I edited, produced and named ten brand new Sheep Fiends tracks, as well as recapturing alternate …
Album #: 81 Recording Dates: Memorial Day Weekend, 2012 Release Date: 2013 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: Back for a second, more steamy Farm Jam! This time Faiz doesn’t make the journey but both Mark and Aaron take their first trip. It’s hot and kind of miserable, but the garage is filled with riffs as it was destined to be. Aaron …
Album #: 80 Recording Dates: 2011-2012 Release Date: 2012 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: Recorded at two jams exactly six months apart on the 17ths, this CD overall has a heavier, darker sound. Perhaps it’s just more dense. You get five different vocalists across fourteen total tracks. Sample tracks from three singers are featured below, as well as an appearance …
Album #: 78 Recording Dates: Memorial Day Weekend, 2011 Release Date: 2012 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: This two CD set captures the original Farm Jam experiment which by all accounts was a resounding success. Hell you can even watch “Farm Jam -The Movie” if you are so inclined! Brian M. floated a crazy idea about a bunch of us driving …
Album #: 77 Recording Dates: 9/11/2010 Release Date: 2011 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: This CD captures what happened one Sunday on the ninth anniversary of 9/11 somewhere in Chicago. Faiz continues bringing compelling audio confusion to the party and we ended up playing with a fellow from Brazil who came by as well. It’s quite a varied collection of improvisation …
