Fred Jones
Guppyboy
Performed By
Guppyboy
Album UPC
889211749737
CD Baby Track ID
TR0001525966
Label
Tup Keewah Recordings
Released
2015-07-17
BPM
138
Rated
0
ISRC
usdy41564842
Year
2015
Spotify Plays
271
Writers
Writer
Michael Lee Barrett
Pub Co
Michael Lee Barrett
Writer
Christopher Thomas Ziter
Songwriter ID
693787
Pub Co
Christopher Thomas Ziter
Writer
Jeffrey Rush Baron
Songwriter ID
693788
Pub Co
Jeffrey Rush Baron
Composer
Christopher Thomas Ziter, Jeffrey Rush Baron, Michael Lee Barrett
ClearanceFacebook Sync License,Traditional Sync,YouTube Sync ServiceEasy Clear
Rights Controlled
Master
Rights
Easy Clear: Master
Original/Cover/Public Domain
original
Country
United States - Vermont
Description
Smart, prolific and methodically sloppy, Guppyboy helped epitomize the Burlington, VT slacker-rock scene in the 1990s.
Notes
In January of 1993, Guppyboy moved from Burlington, VT to Chicago, IL. We were drawn by the (then) cheap rents to be had there, as well as the vibrant independent music scene that was exploding all over the city. Holed up at the house we had dubbed Fletcher Manor (in the neighborhood of Roscoe Village) we recorded on a Tascam 4-track cassette as well as a 1/2" 8 track. We were constantly experimenting with lo-fi sounds and thrift-store electronics recording techniques. It was creation for its own sake. Some of the recordings were demos, some were working song sketches and some were distorted, dark expressions and exorcisms. We occasionally played live shows in various holes around the Windy City with next-door neighbors, Loud Lucy.
When you woke at Fletcher Manor, somebody was already writing a song. When you got home from work (from your restaurant, temp or copy store job) there was a jam going on in the basement with whoever was home. Or maybe someone was in the middle of recording on the 4-track, halfway through a bottle of something. Every couple of months, we'd get together and have a mix-down party. With candles burning, couches and chairs were rearranged to collect everyone's latest songs onto one master cassette. We'd cut-and-paste artwork together for j-cards and make tape copies for each other. Guppyboy was only in Chicago for eighteen months, but by the time we moved back to the east coast we had recorded hundreds of songs; many, many hours worth of material. Some of the songs ended up more realized on 7” records or albums like "Haci Baba" and "Jeffersonville", but most of it was never released.
Twenty years later, we’ve pulled the original recordings back into the light, cleaned them up and remastered the songs for posterity. We're happy to share a few from the archives and we hope you enjoy them.
When you woke at Fletcher Manor, somebody was already writing a song. When you got home from work (from your restaurant, temp or copy store job) there was a jam going on in the basement with whoever was home. Or maybe someone was in the middle of recording on the 4-track, halfway through a bottle of something. Every couple of months, we'd get together and have a mix-down party. With candles burning, couches and chairs were rearranged to collect everyone's latest songs onto one master cassette. We'd cut-and-paste artwork together for j-cards and make tape copies for each other. Guppyboy was only in Chicago for eighteen months, but by the time we moved back to the east coast we had recorded hundreds of songs; many, many hours worth of material. Some of the songs ended up more realized on 7” records or albums like "Haci Baba" and "Jeffersonville", but most of it was never released.
Twenty years later, we’ve pulled the original recordings back into the light, cleaned them up and remastered the songs for posterity. We're happy to share a few from the archives and we hope you enjoy them.
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