DEMO:: TIPPY TOES- BULLY SMACKDOWN THEME SONG (FOR MALVINA REYNOLDS)
9 selections from Foma— A band that at the time consisted of Matt Bua (gtrs), Toma Okano (voc) Brent McKoy (Drums) John Heneghan (Bass) Shimi- (Turntables) on MysteryWee, Paul Bentham (organ on Someone is Ok 8 sax on Dawn-tee eyed and Moog Pire)— Recorded around 1996 in Brooklyn by Mike Caiati at Coyote Studio. Clap Trap was written by Brent McKoy,. The Cheerleader Song is based on a cheer I heard at my junior high in Wilmington NC-“Roland Grice- The Black Knights" . . MysteryWee was recorded at Rubulad Studios in Brooklyn Late 90’s by James Kavoussi.—- Thank you Nap Lord for digitizing the 7inch (1st 5 tracks)
2 songs from Tantrums- another band from the 90’s. Members included: Lisa Ludwig- Vocals, Brent McKoy Drums, Michael Pavlak Bass, Matt Bus Guitars. Lisa wrote lyrics for. the “My Thumb” ditty.
Below are 2 songs that Jesse Bercowetz and I wrote and Song Poem master- David Fox put to music for our show at Jack the Pelican called “Braggin Rites”. We constructed the World’s Longest Jim Bowie Knife.. Not sure if it is still a world record?
Read a review by Thomas Micchelli in the Brooklyn Rail here: https://brooklynrail.org/2005/10/artseen/jesse/
Demo: Reason To Believe (charagma with a chagrin)
A flip of Olivia Rodrigo’s Vampire song because as Billy Yellow said “Our task is to chant the world- chant the beauty, The world is a reflection of our chanting”
A flip of Elton John’s “Rocket Man”. PawPies= Earthly Man
New York City Politics/ Undergrowth City Network (UCN)- an early 90’s duo consisting of Matt Bua and Ryan Adams / tascam porta 3 recording project - made at 1303 Greene st- Greenville NC -
Agonbite of Inwit- Adrian Woods -Vocals/ Andy Nye- Bass/ Brent McKoy- Drums/ Matt Bua- Guitar
Early 90’s rehearsal recording at 1303 Greene St, Greenville NC, where the police are trying to get our attention- but our timing is off- so we don’t hear them for a while…
3 tracks from: Afromafoma- a late 1990’s band- with Toma Okano and Lisa Ludwig sharing Vocals- Damian Leibold - Drums, Tim Noe- Keyboards- Matt Bua Gtr, and ? recorded at Rubulad Studios in Brooklyn by James Kavoussi.- Yo the Tar- Tar is from an old musical-
Above- Matt and Fritz in Participant’s basement- Photo- Tomm Mulligan?
Irritating Horse Eye Fritz Welch = Drums, David S. McClelland-Guitar, Matt Bua- Suitcase and prepared 2x4-
Recorded at Black Helicopter Studio by Willard and Uptown Willis-early 2000’s?