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	cassette harness - cassingle (cactus gum records) 1996 this was the day ocasek decided their former project, the soapbox racers, sucked. a lot. loosely written songs were brought in, the synthesizer brought out, and this 4-track single was born. the title was born from flipping thru the manual to brad's car and pointing at two random words. <>1. half my day <>2. same time zone <>3. oh, brazil <>4. 75th & college
	little missles - cassette (cactus gum records) 1996 delightful misspellings were key. the couple of people who heard this, quite enjoyed it. we basically took skeletal song arrangements and figured out the most bizarre ways we could record them. 4-tracks were pushed to their limits. and the 8-track was brought in. your mother? she approved. <>1. block out the sun // 2. kyiv to odessa // 3. starship // 4. oh, brazil // 5. alpha celluline // <>6. transcend on the starlets // 7. twee national anthem & gambling horsemen o' death // <>8. n-betwixt // 9. same time zone // 10. soviet syndrome // 11. rings of saturn // <>12. cinematic (take 1) // 13. miskolci szerelmi viszony // 14. from ukraine
	non sans droict - limited cassette (cactus gum records) 1996 the wonderful 96 improvised session featuring a lot of drum loops, a lot of synthesizers, and a lot of ambience. we floored it, motherfucker. to the fucking edge. everyone who heard this said, "locksmith?" or not. i can't be bothered. we lull you to sleep in the end. <>1. into the zemplén // 2. cordova <>3. flags over budapest // 4. faux-naif <>5. lithographic // 6. perennial radiance <>7. szürkület
	fuck jackson pt. 1 - cassette (cactus gum records) 1996 this was originally released under the rura'pente moniker, but was eventually brought back under the mighty ocasek for release on cactus gum. all improvised? fuck yes. this was john on drums, brad on guitar, and a garage full of raw fucking energy. <>1. rub your face in the lake // 2. arthur upfield's detective // 3. queens & trucks // <>4. beat the dead // 5. gringo's conclusion // 6. lap dance 709 // <>7. trip with gossamer wings // 8. the saint laughed at zarathustra // <>9. monsieur lex is in the knightengale palace
	fuck jackson pt. 2 - cassette (cactus gum records) 1996 album sequels generally blow ass, but this... yes, this does the opposite. it will kick you in the nuts and then throw vodka in your sister's face. well, it's not really punk rock. nevermind. <>1. the new organon // 2. black & blue carbunkle // 3. slackjob resevoir // <>4. the good lord's knees // 5. 8 steaks & 10 big cakes is rock power // 6. fuck jackson // <>7. have you stopped beating your wife? // 8. aborigine death march
	the gospel according to mary - cassette (us: cactus gum/uk: bacchanalian revel) 1997 the final straw in a hat made from afros. this came a bit late and was at the tail end of the might. melodramatic in execution, but the final cut shines thru. more weird methods of recording these tracks, i think the 4-track was pushed to the limit. high quality songs. it is good. it is international. <>1. photos from odessa // 2. sucked up the rising seas // 3. o' kingy king // <>4. all the way to prague // 5. tiny roses // 6. scandinavian dream come true* // <>7. north atlantic // 8. the czech flag hanging above my mirror // 9. cinematic (take 2) // <>10. cherchez la femme // 11. little missiles // 12. see you when you're back in town // <>13. nikolett // 14. best friend's girl *the alternate version, "ukrainian dream come true," appears on the UK version.
	in tulsa, there is no smoke, just fire - cd (warm cola: australia) 1997 an early, and uninspired, retrospective that was put out on an australian label. it contains songs, and some outtakes. the. <>1. as the starlets transcend // 2. the czech flag hanging above my mirror // 3. starship // <>4. aristocratic stature // 5. see you when you're back in town // 6. perennial radiance // <>7. soviet syndrome // 8. north atlantic // 9. tiny roses // 10. kyiv to odessa // <>11. transcend on the starlets // 12. n-betwixt // 13. ukrainian dream come true (live) // <>14. o' kingy king (live) // 15. from ukraine
compilation appearances	"hungarian dream come true" appeared on whiskey you're the devil CD (cactus gum) "north atlantic" appeared on left hip CD (left hip zine) "helsinki anthem" (aka "no instruments") appeared on music w/o instruments cassette (bees make honey) "aristocratic nature" appeared on europa vs north america cassette x2 (cactus gum) "diplomatic nature" appeared on switzerland is my beat cassette (granted passage)
all releases are pretty much out of print, although you may be able to track down some of the compilations. sorry, my friends.

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