Recorded spontaneously in a small studio in Thessaloniki ,northern Greece (save the live track from Nuremberg 2 weeks previous) in the fall of ‘88.
21 year old me on the drum kit.
“One of the most original bands to come out of Los Angeles during those fervent years was Savage Republic, led by guitarist Bruce Licher. Tragic Figures (1982) introduced a psychedelic and industrial music that was mostly instrumental and percussive, inducing trance and fear. The EP Trudge (1985) incorporated more explicitly elements of world-music. The atmospheric Ceremonial (1985) and Jamahiriya (1988), featuring new member Brad Laner, perfected their synthesis of psychedelic drones, middle-eastern cantillation and tribal rhythms. By the time of Customs (1989), their last album and their masterpiece, they had coined a musical language of extreme tension, instrumental subtlety and exotic appeal. “- Scaruffi
click the pic for joy
If you’re checking in here to find out about my new album “Natural Selections” which was announced as being released last week, I’m sorry to say that it wasn’t actually released and I have no idea at this point when it will be.
American Recordings finally put up the Medicine LPs on iTunes.
Random censorship note : One would be forgiven for thinking that we had a song entitled “Shit” on our 2nd LP.
Click on the cover (love that sticker) to enjoy
From the Electrical Audio site :
The main body of this group was Chris Pitman (who, back then, was a session guy, I think. Nowadays he’s the keyboard player for Guns and Roses) and Paul D’Amour (who’d recently left Tool). Special guest through most of the album was my hero, Brad Laner. It’s pretty much pop/psych/prog that’s very distinctly 90’s-Los Angeles-sounding as well. They made the album, put it out, didn’t tour, got nominated for a grammy (for packaging,) didn’t win, and that was that. I dearly love this record, and if anybody could tell me how exactly a sound like the solo in “Hotel Family Affair” is made, I’d greatly appreciate it.
(it was my trusty old Eventide H3000)
