The Four Track Club is a long time institution in Cincinnati’s spazzed out musical underground. On March 29, 2012 members of this illustrious body of musical adepts joined me on the air for alive meeting, broadcasted at 4,000 Watts to the surrounding environs.
“Our Father Who Art In Dayton …Â “Â -Woody Trinkle
Playlist:
1. I Hear A New World – Joe Meek
2. Dark Places of Wisdom – Sonic Elf
3. Vermillion Made – Vache Fov
4. Schlob on My Glob – DJJJJJ
1. I Hear A New World – Joe Meek
2. Dark Places of Wisdom – Sonic Elf
3. Vermillion Made – Vache Fov
4. Schlob on My Glob – DJJJJJ
5. Soundscape Composition #4 – Kenya Dubois
6. Flower Fighter – Woody Trinkle
7. Spore Counter – French Crips Trio
8. Killing of the King – Liminal People
9. Greetings from Washington Park – Viking Elf
7. Spore Counter – French Crips Trio
8. Killing of the King – Liminal People
9. Greetings from Washington Park – Viking Elf
10. The Dubbing Down of America – The Hela Cell
11. Fathoms, To Rest – Austin Brown
12. Unisex Edit – Lord Chum
13. Sputnik Blues – Gypsy Lips
14. untitled – Vibromajor
15. Into Grace – Harmony Gullette
16. Brain Cats Theme – Brain Cat and the Cosmic Feline
17. International District – Cuddly D and Lesniak
18. Let’s Go Rent A Canoe – M. Shelton
17. International District – Cuddly D and Lesniak
18. Let’s Go Rent A Canoe – M. Shelton
19. Who Dey – Snowfloss aka David Tarbell
20. Bear Dog – Vache Fov
21. Piano Mother – Liminal People
22. Domination Tricks – Mesmerists
23. The Burden of Jetsam – Nebula Girl
24. Open Diary of Sonic Elf – Viking Elf
25. I Can See My Breath – Lord Chum
26. The Devil You Say – Lord Chum
…A Message from Sonic Elf…
After 14 Years the actual event at the beginning has taken on a life of it’s own even in my own uh, addled brain. I picture Sonic elf coming down the stairs at the Paranormal Research Center in his underwear with a FOUR-TRACK in one hand and a pipe in the other, and his good friend and housemate Motorcycle (Mike) stopped him with a wistful comment like,
“I wish I was recording as much as you.”
“Well why the F~(k don’cha?”
Sonic might have replied.
“I challenge you to have a song for me, recorded by FOUR-TRACK in one weeks’ time, and I’ll match ya.”
Well, it ended up being two weeks later (if memory serves) but by then Magic-Jay-Bone (later Woody Trinkle) and Mello-Clark-Lemon (Clark) had also offered to join up on this mad adventure. Each Friday night we would meet and listen to each others’ efforts, and each week more HOT FREAKS joined us, and neglected FOUR TRACKS were dusted off and magnetic tape was informed. See, the thing no artist or musician wants to admit is WE NEED DEADLINES. And what’s more, a deadline shared with your friends can take on a real significance. Without a deadline it is far too easy to put things off until ‘tomorrow.’
Well guess what, dear listener, ‘tomorrow’ never comes. Plus, when your friends are doing cool and interesting things, it helps to light a fire under your ass, so to speak. The intent was to form a supportive forum for people doing home recording. Anything that was not current would be met with (friendly) harassment, yes the drink and smoke could make us rowdy, however, quiet considerate attentiveness has always been the rule for fellow Hot Freaks while recordings are being played.
Our diligent efforts soon fell under the cruel eyes of the Tape-Gods. Who was to blame when the best recordings were eaten, erased, recorded over, or lost to some other malfunction? Or once you get cooking the tape runs out. It was obvious that great forces capable of great cruelty were at work. Imagine a huge, dark, smoky nebulous being with great writhing tentacles and a large devastating beak somewhere below it’s cruel, merciless eyeballs. Thus KRINOS made itself known to us. Even as most all of us grew into digital recording technology, the suction cups of the Tape God held fast, indeed they continue to grip.
So today, even though we no longer meet on a weekly basis, for we are like a virus, always seeking a Host, we must not forget the words:
“KRINOS DEMANDS TRIBUTE!”
HOT FREAKS!
-Sonic
2008 (slightly revised (in 2012) from the liner notes for The Four-Track Club Compilation 2008)
