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. …
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 …
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 …
Album #: 46 Recording Dates: 08/10/1999 Release Date: 2002 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: Another compilation arising from Brian C’s deep dive into unreleased Sheep Fiends material. This album puts together some very different sounds from several eras but I’m only featured on a few tracks of dark melodrama and one about dinner. The best of these …
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 …
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 #: 42 Recording Dates: 1998-1999 Release Date: 2001 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: As should be obvious, this Sheep Fiend release from the “genre six pack” features more rock oriented tracks – including a freshly unearthed recording from my very first Sheep Fiend jam. __________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Two Track Sampler Track 02 – Fifth Birthday (Sheep …
Album #: 41 Recording Dates: 1999 Release Date: 2001 Catalog: SF ScratchNotes: In 2001 Brian C. put together a nice six disc compilation of the Sheep Fiends first eight years or so of recordings; delineated by breaking the songs into specific genres. In addition to utilizing songs from previous Sheep Fiend albums these CDs also …
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 …
