Officially, this is the second compilation album culled from cassette recordings by the band. The first one being Analogue Whores, also a double album released in 2010. That said, this one I consider as more eclectic (which is our middle name), more esoteric in parts, more loosey goosey, and definitely more fucked up! It serves as a weird glimpse into our creative process. Do expect some bum notes, bad timing, and out-of-tune vocals. It's warts, and all! Most were eventually polished, and re-recorded. While some ended up here in its purest form. Apparently, the 90’s was a prolific time for us. I supposed the lack of internet, smart phones, social media, real jobs, and all the digital distractions we have now left us with nothing but to pursue our shit relentlessly, and without expecting any financial rewards. It was all in the name of FUN! Coming up with a deluge of ideas, that the only thing that hindered us was perhaps the primitive technology we have back then. C’mon, the decade gave us grunge, alt-rock, Britpop, gangsta rap, Madchester, all kinds of metal, boy-fucking-bands, Spice-fucking-Girls, and electronica with all it’s countless sub-genres! Though I'm proud to say that we really never got into the local band scene then, mainly because it wasn't really our thing. Though we were able to get on MTV Asia's Out-of-the-Box segment in 1997, which was a pleasant experience. Needless to say, the decade was a cesspool of creativity bursting at the seams! I’m just glad we were in the middle of all that, and more! Personally, these songs no matter how primitive-sounding they are, gave me a new sense of rejuvenation which every 50 plus year old muthafucka needs at this point in time. Of course, the feeling of nostalgia is quite overwhelming, but so is the rush of inspiration for future projects. In fact, while writing this piece, my mind is already racing, lights blinking, alarms going off everywhere! Until the next compilation (yes, there are still a few more old tracks in the proverbial vault), may this one entertain, and inspire you as it did us.
Cheers to the future!
Tape 1: (1993 - 1995)
1. Goner (1993 Live Demo)
2. In Drag (1993 Live Demo)
3. Nuff Said (1993 Live Demo)
4. Conversations (1993 Alt. Live Rough Draft)
5. Okay (1993 Live Demo)
6. DoIHave2? (1993 Live Demo)
7. Cybersong (1994 Live Rehearsal)
8. Come Insider (1994 Live Demo)
9. The Enemy (1995 Live Demo)
10. The Admission (1995 Live Demo)
11. Confession Time Again (1995 Rough Draft)
12. Monkey Lives (What's This?) (1995 Buddha Christ Demo)
1. Scoundrels (1995 Rough Sketch)
2. Tokers Inc. (1995 Live Jam)
3. The Opening (1996 Instrumental Demo)
4. Lenten Grace (1996 Alt. Mix Demo)
5. Directions For Deception (1997 Demo)
6. Carnival In Limbo (1997 Demo)
7. Primates (1997 Live Demo)
8. Gutterlife (1997 Demo)
9. The Need (1997 Rough Draft)
10. Rollercoaster Dive (1998 Rough Draft)
11. Going Shopping (1998 Rough Draft)
12. Bonus X (1997, a leftover from our OtherPeoplesSongs Sessions)
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FoodShelterAndClothing:
Jem – bass, lead vocals on T1-10, T2-1, T2-4, 7, and 8
Chris – guitar, lead vocals on T1-12
(recorded as part of the Buddha Christ project)
Bong – vocals, drum programming,
tape loops/samples, keyboards on T2-12, liner notes
Hugene – drums on T1-1, 2, 3, 7
Joel Pen – keyboards on T1-5, 6, 7, and 9. T2-4, and 9
Ian – guitar on T2-2, 9, 10, and 11. cover photography
Ariel – guitar on T1-9
All words and music by
FoodShelterAndClothing,
except where indicated.
T1-2, 4 words by Jade Snow. T1-10 additional music by Ariel Simon. T2-8 words by Gadjo Sevilla. T2-12 music by Mark Snow.
Originally recorded on cassette by fsandc. Expect some tape dropouts, hissing, wobbles, warbles, and all that shit.
Yes kids, that’s how analogue works!
Painfully remastered from the godforsaken tapes
for StickySweetSounds.
P & C 2023 SSS Records
POST SCRIPT
And just in case you're wondering what happened after 1998...,
a year later, we were commissioned by comicbook author Jason Banico to produced a soundtrack for his ouvre, Baylans. This was released through Alamat (better known now as the company that gave us Trese). In the early 2000's, we released Excuse Us For Living, which we deemed to be our final album. Along with it was Cracked EP, our first, and only nationally distributed CD released through Triad Records. We also did a one off gig in 2005 for the now defunct Fiestamundo music site. After which we decided to release nothing but a series of Maxi singles, remixes, and EP's throughout the 00's. Notable too were our metal projects headed by Jem, namely Full Time Bigot, and FuckTheFuckingFuckers.
In the following decade, we did a full-length soundtrack to the student film adaptation of Trese, the comicbook. This was years before the Netflix animated series.
A slew of singles, and compilation albums also followed suit.
This also included what can be considered as the first (by a Pinoy act) digital box set of remixes by various local producers, and musicians dubbed as ReCreation.
Which now brings us to the early part of the 2020's.
We resurrected an old Bottles track (The Pick),
under the Breaking The Bottles Project moniker.
We had a nice streaming deal with Synthicide,
and released the Reprise EP, a compilation of old,
and new remixes for the selfie generation.
This year we released our most recent maxi single Junkified,
and currently planning to produce more tracks in the coming years.
And so the beat goes on..., and on.
Or at least until we decide to just give up trying.
