Osees – SORCS 80 LP

“Tom [Dolas] and I chose one sound each using synths and created a range of three octaves of that sample, then loaded them into Roland SPD-SX samplers and learned the transcribed songs using drum sticks. The idea was to change the way we wrote and to have four people along the front of the stage essentially playing percussion. So no guitar, no keys.

“As we were recording I kept thinking how the sounds, when paired up, sounded a bit like brass. So, we added a saxophone horn section to round out the horniness of the sound with a bit of reedy bell tones. Thanks to Cansfis Foote and Brad Caulkins on tenor and baritone saxophones.

“Sort of a Dexy’s Midnight Runners meets Von LMO meets The Flesh Eaters meets the Screamers kinda punk junk. Poppy and hooky, heavy at times. Sort of vacuous and maybe a bit sci-fi in sound. Boneheaded in riff and heady in lyrics. Recorded at Stu-Stu-Studio by me on eight track 1/4-inch tape. So pretty hot and raw. Lots to write about today. A lot of these lyrics were taken from things people said in passing about taking on life right now that stuck with me. Things that made me reflect. Things that made me laugh. Things that made me WTF. Some folks are kind, genuine and give you love and energy. Some are greedy manipulative ghouls who hang off your veins. You must be strong, composed and take care of yourself. Be self aware and check your mind for cracks. Learn to relax and be well. There are moments of beauty and redemption. It’s not all bad news and there’s always hope. People continue to surprise me one way or another. Anyhow, hope you enjoy and good luck out there.” —John Dwyer

Label: Castle Face Records – CFC151

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: US

Released: Aug 9, 2024

Genre: Rock

Style: Psychedelic Rock, Punk, Experimental

Tracklist

A1 Look At The Sky

A2 Pixelated Moon

A3 Drug City

A4 Also The Gorilla…

A5 Termination Officer

A6 Blimp

A7 Cochon D'argent

B1 Cassius, Brutus, and Judas

B2 The Zipper

B3 Lear’s Ears

B4 Earthling

B5 Plastic

B6 Neo-Clone

Notes:

Lyrics for Lear's Ears are incomplete on the inner sleeve. Inner sleeve track listing misprint lists Cochon D'Argent as being the first track on Side B, but it is actually at the end of Side A.