Early and alternate versions from Jay Reatard and Alicja
Trout’s epic garage/electro-punk band Lost Sounds, with tracks off of their
albums Black Wave, Rats Brains & Microchips, and
the final Lost Sounds LP, as well as songs that never made it
to proper albums. Captivating kitchen recordings, acoustic demos, and
fully-realized studio tracks.
Covers of garage obscurities like “I Cannot Lie” and
originals like “No Count” betray the garage rock sensibilities that Jay was
still shedding during the earlier years of the band. Later recordings show the
effects of electro-punk and death metal influences creeping into their sound.
A great collection from a great band and a couple of great songwriters, masters of tension without release.
These songs will appeal to everyone from garage and punk fanatics to Numanoids and metal-heads.
A great collection from a great band and a couple of great songwriters, masters of tension without release.
These songs will appeal to everyone from garage and punk fanatics to Numanoids and metal-heads.
Highlights from Alicja’s notes:
- “Frankenstein Twist” (1999)– From our first group of kitchen recordings, everything saturated with the blue echo pedal that’s on all our pre-digital recordings. Brown and orange kitchen, bright highway-safety orange counter tops with persimmon and eggplant wallpaper. Slaughtering of a wonderful Crystals song.
"Genetic Engineer" (2004) – This song never came out right when we recorded it for our s/t album so it remained a demo. I think it really reflects the sentiments that led to the demise of the band.
- “Frankenstein Twist” (1999)– From our first group of kitchen recordings, everything saturated with the blue echo pedal that’s on all our pre-digital recordings. Brown and orange kitchen, bright highway-safety orange counter tops with persimmon and eggplant wallpaper. Slaughtering of a wonderful Crystals song.
"Genetic Engineer" (2004) – This song never came out right when we recorded it for our s/t album so it remained a demo. I think it really reflects the sentiments that led to the demise of the band.
Tracklist
1. A Foreign Play
2. Blackcoats Whitefear
3. I Cannot Lie
4. Frankenstein Twist
5. No Count
6. Throw Away
7. sound
8. Die Alone (Promise Me)
9. NoOne Killer
10. Wanna Be Used
11. sound
12. No Genetic Engineer
13. I Didn't Mean To Lose You
14. sound
15. Fighting The Flesh
16. sound
17. Read a Requiem Mass 4 Me
18. sound
19. Glued to the Screen
20. I Get Nervous pt. 1
21. Total Destruction
22. Look At Me
23. I Get Nervous pt. 2
LP + 7” package (includes digital download) / CD / Digital
www.goner-records.com
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