ONE FELL SWOOP - Shake My Claw,Suzy Fink

The title has to do with a girl that had a claw hand.Ed,Joel,and Chipmonk were once again graced with Billy Drake's prescence ,as well as Shane Carwile ,Sean Sommers,Dave (antelope leaps?) ,and it sounds as if Katie Ball stops by ,and possibly Kristy and Zolan. Recorded in Joel's room at Cat Machine House 1/11/1992 ,straight to boombox! At some point near the end of this recording ,our recording device began going south. You can actually hear the tape slowing down and making sense of the closing number "I Have Lost All Of My Motor Skills". I think we recorded the band Quaalude(slowest band in history! found on this blog!) on the same recorder ,that day or the next ,after it was acting up.Also of note that day ,some workers were beating on Gramp's roof,and you can hear it on the tracks ,"Beat On The Roof" , "Arty Party" ,and "Crazy Ass White Boys" . The first half of this tape is 6 songs ,all college rock and indie-punk alt-rock stuff.I also must have had the mohawk up on this day as I act and sound like a barnyard bird on ,"Rooster" ,an act I would pull out from time to time ,when the fin was up! This is a really good and strange one. Dig it . And Suzy ,if you're out there ,I don't know you ,but sorry 'bout that album title!
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CAT MACHINE - Potsie Rimjob

Bet you thought the album title from the last Cat Machine album I posted was gross! This one is a very close second.Ed , Tony,and Joel (who joined in on side 2),with special guests,Billy Drake,Shane Carwile,Sean Sommers,and Dave "Antelope Leaps",which is a whole other story.The first appearance of,"Rainbow Shower" (a live staple),pieces about local scenesters,specifically Joe Willa,and Philbert Ze Chocolat Clown,and Sean doing an annoying Rollins impression,on a cover of,"We Have Come To Kill You".Pretty good show,here,I somehow fit it all in one zip this time!
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CAT MACHINE--litterbox

Some of the best of CAT MACHINE,but by no means a definitive collection.This cassette was most people's first introduction to the band,compiled after the band had broken up,and is the first tape listed in the original Sluggisha Tapes mailorder catalog..A good cross section ,not in chronological order,so as to get different eras sounds blended into one essence.These recordings were made between 1990 and 1991,and include some tracks in the transition period to becoming ONE FELL SWOOP!.Ed ,Joel,and Tony.were the core,then Chipmunk joined.Vance,Billy and Shane were on a lot of sessions,as were other local luminaries.Dave Roth guests on,"Tore My Hair Out Today",and Dave"antelope leaps",guest vocals on"Count The Hours" on this comp.We started out for fun making a tape,which soon turned into at least 2 - 90 minute tapes a week.Lots of improv,on the spot stuff,some 4-track,some live.We used to record mostly on a suburb blaster which accounts for the sound quality.It's all classic stuff that deserves many repeated listenings.Lots more in the vault.Enjoy this for now!Caution:will not fit on a cd ,make it a 2 parter .thanks G O D
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