The Alice Rose
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The Alice Rose is an indie pop
/rock band
from Austin, Texas
, formed in 2001. The group's founding members are songwriter and vocalist JoDee Purkeypile, bassist Sean Crooks, and drummer Chris Sensat. Keyboardist Brendan Rogers joined the band in 2005. To date, they have released two albums, two single
s, and an EP
on Emerald Wood Records.
Junior High in 1995.
The two began playing songs by Nirvana
together in Sean's garage on equipment left behind and taken home by Sean's father, Danny Crooks, from his 6th Street nightclub, Steamboat. No sooner had they learned of each others love of The Beatles
that they began learning songs from a Beatles chord book. By 1996, the two were recording demos on a dual cassette deck, recording guitars and drums live, often using one microphone, then playing back the tape on the playback deck whilst recording vocals on another tape. JoDee received a 4-track Tascam
portastudio
cassette recorder that Christmas, and soon was recording a number of original songs and dubbing copies for friends. In early 1997, the duo began frequently performing at Rusty Wier
's open mic nights held at Gino's, a Blues
club in south Austin. They formed a band, calling themselves PigGie Hat, a name JoDee had conceived of years earlier which stood for "people getting high", and began playing short acoustic sets between acts at Steamboat. That summer, after a handful of shows with temporary rhythm section
s, consisting of older musicians from various Steamboat affiliated bands, JoDee and Sean met 13 year old drummer Chris Sensat at Gino's. In October JoDee's childhood friend, 19 year old Paul Murray, joined the band on bass. On New Year's Day 1998, PigGie Hat recorded their debut EP, Irish Rain, at Affordable Sound for $100. They debuted live at Steamboat on February 19, 1998, and went on to record a full length album, also titled Irish Rain, and contributed a Christmas song to KLBJ-FM
's Local Licks: Yule Rock!
before disbanding in May 2000.
native Rob Seale on guitarist and keyboardist Rachel Solomon in July. Solomon, whose father Andy was keyboardist of the 1960s rock band The Amboy Dukes
, played only briefly with the band before leaving to attend the Berklee College of Music
. Seale remained with the band until October 2002. The group experimented briefly with moving Sean onto guitar (who had only originally taken up bass due to the fact JoDee and Chris had refused to) in the Summer of 2003. Bassist Eamonn Comerford was recruited during these few uncertain months, but the idea was quickly dropped after a few shows. The band returned to performing as a trio throughout the rest of the year. In 2004, guitarist Brian Pearson was recruited and work began on the band's first album, recorded with producer Ron Flynt, of the 70's power pop
band 20/20
. Creative disagreements during the sessions led to Pearson's departure in late 2004, and the album was abandoned. Pearson went on to work with Andrew Sega
in the synth-pop band Iris.
-born keyboardist Brendan Rogers and lead guitarist Colin Slagle joined the band in the fall of 2005, and a fresh attempt at recording their first album began, working with producer Mark Hallman at Congress House Studio in Austin, Texas. Phonographic Memory
was released November 10, 2006, on Emerald Wood Records, and was an instant critical success. KUT
's David Brown
said of the record, "...It's easy to understand how special this Austin-based band is: Every song on its debut sounds both strangely familiar and utterly new." A track from the record, "West"
, was named as NPR
's "Song of the Day" on November 27, 2006, and was later featured in the soundtrack of the award-winning indie horror film "Splinter"
by director Toby Wilkins
, released in October 2008. Another track from the album, "Stop", was featured on Latchkey Record's Indy Route: Austin compilation, representing the state of Texas. After touring the United States in support of the album for most of 2007 and releasing a single, "Body Offering
", guitarist Colin Slagle left the band. In March 2008, Austin Monthly named The Alice Rose one of "8 Artists to Watch in 2008". The quartet began work on their second album that same month, working with producer and engineer Andy Sharp at Music Lane Studio in Austin. During the middle of the sessions, lead guitarist Gregg White joined the group in July. White's first appearance with band was on the Halloween single "Bloody Mary", engineered by JoDee at Emerald Wood Studio, and released October 31, 2008. White also contributed lead guitar on two songs on the album, "Waste Away", and "There's No One In There", both of which were recorded towards the end of the sessions that October in order to include his presence on the album. All Haunt's Sound
was released on February 21, 2009 to mixed reviews. Some criticized the production as too radio friendly, while others, like the Austin Chronicle
's Austin Powell, said of the record, "Not since Robert Harrison's Cotton Mather
has an Austin band so successfully churned out power pop nuggets like the Alice Rose." The band followed up the album with a four track 7" vinyl EP
, In a Daze
, also recorded by JoDee, and released as a rare limited edition pressing of 100 copies on July 16, 2009, although digital downloads were made available to the group's fanclub. The band's next plan was to release a live album. An acoustic performance at Flipnotics and an electric set at Antone's were both recorded but were scrapped due to technical problems.
's Pete Townshend
, JoDee has recorded demos for all his compositions going back to 1997, often performing each instrument himself. The band uses these demos and contributes their own styles and parts to the subsequent studio recordings and live performances. A number of these demos are available on the internet. JoDee and Chris each own an assortment of recording equipment and intend to combine professional studio recorded tracks with home studio additions for the band's third album.
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
/rock band
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
from Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, formed in 2001. The group's founding members are songwriter and vocalist JoDee Purkeypile, bassist Sean Crooks, and drummer Chris Sensat. Keyboardist Brendan Rogers joined the band in 2005. To date, they have released two albums, two single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
s, and an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
on Emerald Wood Records.
1995–2000
13 year old JoDee Purkeypile met 14 year old Sean Crooks at Roy BedichekRoy Bedichek
Roy Bedichek was a Texan writer, naturalist and educator.-Early life and education:Roy Bedichek was born on June 27, 1878 in Cass County, Illinois to parents James Madison Bedichek and Lucretia Ellen Craven. The family relocated to Falls County, Texas in 1884...
Junior High in 1995.
The two began playing songs by Nirvana
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
together in Sean's garage on equipment left behind and taken home by Sean's father, Danny Crooks, from his 6th Street nightclub, Steamboat. No sooner had they learned of each others love of The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
that they began learning songs from a Beatles chord book. By 1996, the two were recording demos on a dual cassette deck, recording guitars and drums live, often using one microphone, then playing back the tape on the playback deck whilst recording vocals on another tape. JoDee received a 4-track Tascam
TASCAM
TASCAM is the professional audio division of TEAC Corporation, headquartered in Montebello, California. Tascam is credited as the inventor of the Portastudio, the first cassette-based multi-track home studio recorders. Tascam also introduced the first low-cost mass produced multitrack recorders...
portastudio
Portastudio
The TASCAM Portastudio was the world's first four track recorder based on a standard compact audio cassette tape.When the original Portastudio 144 made its debut in 1979 it was a revolutionary creative tool...
cassette recorder that Christmas, and soon was recording a number of original songs and dubbing copies for friends. In early 1997, the duo began frequently performing at Rusty Wier
Rusty Wier
Russell Allen "Rusty" Wier was an American singer-songwriter from Austin, Texas.Wier's career dates back to the 1970s and covers multiple music genres...
's open mic nights held at Gino's, a Blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
club in south Austin. They formed a band, calling themselves PigGie Hat, a name JoDee had conceived of years earlier which stood for "people getting high", and began playing short acoustic sets between acts at Steamboat. That summer, after a handful of shows with temporary rhythm section
Rhythm section
A rhythm section is a collection of musicians who make up a section of instruments which provides the accompaniment section of the music, giving the music its rhythmic texture and pulse, also serving as a rhythmic reference for the rest of the band...
s, consisting of older musicians from various Steamboat affiliated bands, JoDee and Sean met 13 year old drummer Chris Sensat at Gino's. In October JoDee's childhood friend, 19 year old Paul Murray, joined the band on bass. On New Year's Day 1998, PigGie Hat recorded their debut EP, Irish Rain, at Affordable Sound for $100. They debuted live at Steamboat on February 19, 1998, and went on to record a full length album, also titled Irish Rain, and contributed a Christmas song to KLBJ-FM
KLBJ-FM
KLBJ-FM is a classic rock music radio station serving the Austin, Texas area, broadcasting at 93.7 MHz from its broadcast tower on Austin's Mount Larson.The station was owned by the Lyndon B...
's Local Licks: Yule Rock!
Local Licks: Yule Rock!
Local Licks: Yule Rock! is a Holiday album released by KLBJ featuring local Austin musicians.-Track listing:#George Devore & The Roam: "Winter Wonderland" – 2:46#Cadillac Voodoo Choir: "Ho, Ho, Home for Christmas" – 3:20...
before disbanding in May 2000.
2001–2004
After PigGie Hat's breakup, JoDee, Sean, and Chris formed The Alice Rose and debuted as a trio in May 2001. Purkeypile named the band after his ex-girlfriend's best friend, 16 year old artist Sadie Warren, who died in a car accident in June 2000. JoDee told Amplifier Magazine in 2006, "I named us the Alice Rose in a sort of tribute to Sadie Warren, who was a very talented artist. Although I only knew her briefly, her influence has stuck with me to this day. So, I named the band after her niece, who I'm sure has no idea. The name sort of embodies the kind of songs I began to write at that time... and it has sort of a surreal quality to it..." After a few shows, they were joined by Yonkers, New YorkYonkers, New York
Yonkers is the fourth most populous city in the state of New York , and the most populous city in Westchester County, with a population of 195,976...
native Rob Seale on guitarist and keyboardist Rachel Solomon in July. Solomon, whose father Andy was keyboardist of the 1960s rock band The Amboy Dukes
The Amboy Dukes
The Amboy Dukes were an American rock music band of the late 1960s and early 1970s from Detroit, Michigan, best remembered for their hit single "Journey to the Center of the Mind", and for launching the career of Ted Nugent...
, played only briefly with the band before leaving to attend the Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
. Seale remained with the band until October 2002. The group experimented briefly with moving Sean onto guitar (who had only originally taken up bass due to the fact JoDee and Chris had refused to) in the Summer of 2003. Bassist Eamonn Comerford was recruited during these few uncertain months, but the idea was quickly dropped after a few shows. The band returned to performing as a trio throughout the rest of the year. In 2004, guitarist Brian Pearson was recruited and work began on the band's first album, recorded with producer Ron Flynt, of the 70's power pop
Power pop
Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are...
band 20/20
20/20 (band)
20/20 was an American power pop band based in Hollywood, California. They were active from 1977 to 1983 and reunited during the mid 1990s to the late 1990s. Steve Allen and Ron Flynt had played together in Tulsa in 1976, and Steve decided to move to Los Angeles in 1977 after fellow Tulsa natives...
. Creative disagreements during the sessions led to Pearson's departure in late 2004, and the album was abandoned. Pearson went on to work with Andrew Sega
Andrew Sega
Andrew Gregory Sega , also known by the moniker Necros, is an American musician best known for tracking modules in the 1990s demoscene as well as for composing music for several well-known video games...
in the synth-pop band Iris.
2005–2009
Nacogdoches, TexasNacogdoches, Texas
Nacogdoches is a city in Nacogdoches County, Texas, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the city's population to be 32,996. It is the county seat of Nacogdoches County and is situated in East Texas. Nacogdoches is a sister city of Natchitoches, Louisiana.Nacogdoches is the home of...
-born keyboardist Brendan Rogers and lead guitarist Colin Slagle joined the band in the fall of 2005, and a fresh attempt at recording their first album began, working with producer Mark Hallman at Congress House Studio in Austin, Texas. Phonographic Memory
Phonographic Memory
Phonographic Memory is the first album by the indie pop group The Alice Rose, released November 10, 2006, on Emerald Wood Records. The album was recorded February to August, 2006, at Congress House Studio in Austin, Texas,...
was released November 10, 2006, on Emerald Wood Records, and was an instant critical success. KUT
Kut
Al-Kūt is a city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris River, about 160 kilometres south east of Baghdad. the estimated population is about 374,000 people...
's David Brown
David Brown (radio host)
David Brown is a lawyer, radio personality and journalist who hosted the nationally syndicated Marketplace radio program from American Public Media from September 2003 to August 2005...
said of the record, "...It's easy to understand how special this Austin-based band is: Every song on its debut sounds both strangely familiar and utterly new." A track from the record, "West"
West (song)
"West" is a rock song by the indie rock band The Alice Rose, composed by JoDee Purkeypile, and released on the 2006 album Phonographic Memory. It was named NPR's "Song of the Day" on November 27, 2006. David Brown, host of KUT FM's "Texas Music Matters", called the song "oddly warm and instantly...
, was named as NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
's "Song of the Day" on November 27, 2006, and was later featured in the soundtrack of the award-winning indie horror film "Splinter"
Splinter (2008 film)
Splinter is a 2008 horror film directed by Toby Wilkins. It had a limited theatrical release on October 31, 2008 and stars Shea Whigham, Paulo Costanzo, Jill Wagner, and Rachel Kerbs. It was filmed near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...
by director Toby Wilkins
Toby Wilkins
Toby Wilkins is the British-born director of two feature films, Splinter and The Grudge 3, and several award-winning short films.-Filmography:*The Grudge 3 *Splinter *Devil's Trade FEARnet web series...
, released in October 2008. Another track from the album, "Stop", was featured on Latchkey Record's Indy Route: Austin compilation, representing the state of Texas. After touring the United States in support of the album for most of 2007 and releasing a single, "Body Offering
Body Offering
"Body Offering" is a non-album single by the indie pop group, The Alice Rose,recorded February 25-26, 2007, at Arlyn Studios, in Austin, Texas, with engineer Aaron Horne, and...
", guitarist Colin Slagle left the band. In March 2008, Austin Monthly named The Alice Rose one of "8 Artists to Watch in 2008". The quartet began work on their second album that same month, working with producer and engineer Andy Sharp at Music Lane Studio in Austin. During the middle of the sessions, lead guitarist Gregg White joined the group in July. White's first appearance with band was on the Halloween single "Bloody Mary", engineered by JoDee at Emerald Wood Studio, and released October 31, 2008. White also contributed lead guitar on two songs on the album, "Waste Away", and "There's No One In There", both of which were recorded towards the end of the sessions that October in order to include his presence on the album. All Haunt's Sound
All Haunt's Sound
All Haunt's Sound is the second album by the indie pop group The Alice Rose, released February 21, 2009, on Emerald Wood Records.The album was recorded March to December 2008, with producer Andy Sharp at Music Lane Studio in Austin, Texas...
was released on February 21, 2009 to mixed reviews. Some criticized the production as too radio friendly, while others, like the Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle
The Austin Chronicle is an alternative weekly, tabloid-style newspaper published every Thursday in Austin, Texas, United States. The paper is distributed through free news-stands, often at local eateries or coffee houses frequented by its targeted demographic...
's Austin Powell, said of the record, "Not since Robert Harrison's Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather (band)
Legendary indie rock outfit Cotton Mather was founded by Robert Harrison of Austin, Texas in the early 1990s. What started as an experimental collaboration with cellist Nat Shelton had by 1993 evolved into a guitar driven pop quartet defined by accessible melodies, strong vocal harmonies and...
has an Austin band so successfully churned out power pop nuggets like the Alice Rose." The band followed up the album with a four track 7" vinyl EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, In a Daze
In a Daze
In a Daze is a 7" EP by The Alice Rose, released on July 16, 2009, on Emerald Wood Records.The record contains four songs written by lead vocalist JoDee Purkeypile, and was recorded at his home studio,...
, also recorded by JoDee, and released as a rare limited edition pressing of 100 copies on July 16, 2009, although digital downloads were made available to the group's fanclub. The band's next plan was to release a live album. An acoustic performance at Flipnotics and an electric set at Antone's were both recorded but were scrapped due to technical problems.
2010–present
After the disappointment of All Haunt's Sound, The Alice Rose took a year off from working to pursue the side projects Planet Rye Co & The Battlemen, both of which feature only JoDee, Sean, Chris, and Brendan, each switching instruments and sharing lead vocals and songwriting duties. Gregg White chose not to take part in these projects, and has not worked with the band since. JoDee Purkeypile began recording his first solo album, October House, in September 2010. Purkeypile wrote, recorded, and performed all instruments on the record's 12 songs. Like The Alice Rose in 2008, he was selected as one of Austin Monthly's "11 Artists to Watch" in March 2011, and was honored with "JoDee Purkeypile Day" in Austin on July 28, 2011, the same day October House was released. On May 16, PigGie Hat reunited for first time in 11 years for the 3rd Annual Steamboat Reunion at Threadgill's in Austin. The Alice Rose have begun work on their third album, currently titled Flesh of Folk, working with engineer Jared Dodd at Premium Recording, as well as recording on home studio equipment, utilizing the "switching up" approach found on their side project recordings. After a two year hiatus, The Alice Rose debuted a set of new material at the first annual Austin Pop Overthrow Festival on September 30, 2011.Side projects
- Acid Tomb is a 13th Floor Elevators13th Floor ElevatorsThe 13th Floor Elevators were an American rock band from Austin, Texas formed by guitarist and vocalist Roky Erickson, electric jug player Tommy Hall, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland, which existed from 1965 to 1969...
tribute band, featuring lead guitarist Mike Molnar of the Jungle Rockers. Brendan Rogers plays electric jug by connecting a microphone into a Leslie speakerLeslie speakerThe Leslie speaker is a specially constructed amplifier/loudspeaker used to create special audio effects using the Doppler effect. Named after its inventor, Donald Leslie, it is particularly associated with the Hammond organ but is used with a variety of instruments as well as vocals. The...
, emulating the "gurgling" effect heard on the Elevators' records. The band donates all proceeds to the Roky EricksonRoky EricksonRoky Erickson is an American singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist from Texas. He was a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre.-Biography:...
Trust. - Planet Rye Co is a psychedelicPsychedelicThe term psychedelic is derived from the Greek words ψυχή and δηλοῦν , translating to "soul-manifesting". A psychedelic experience is characterized by the striking perception of aspects of one's mind previously unknown, or by the creative exuberance of the mind liberated from its ostensibly...
1960's inspired Garage rockGarage rockGarage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
project. JoDee, Sean, Chris, and Brendan all contribute to the songwriting and lead vocals. On stage the band frequently switch instruments, most often with Sean and Chris swapping bass and drum duties. They also utilize sound effects such as wind, footsteps, feedback, and spoken word pieces in their live performances, and occasionally incorporate a 1960's style Liquid light show. Planet Rye Co released Salem Songs October 1, 2010, on Emerald Wood Records. - The Battlemen have been described as "RenaissanceRenaissanceThe Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
Rock", and "Monty PythonMonty PythonMonty Python was a British surreal comedy group who created their influential Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series...
meets Spinal TapSpinal Tap (band)Spinal Tap is a parody heavy metal band that first appeared on a failed 1979 ABC TV sketch comedy pilot called "The T.V. Show", starring Rob Reiner...
". Like Planet Rye Co, JoDee, Sean, Chris, and Brendan share songwriting and lead vocal duties and frequently switch instruments. The band dresses in hand-sewn tunics and wigs while portraying English alter-egos. The Battlemen released a double album, Call to Arms / Castle of Mental Horrors, February 4, 2011, on Emerald Wood Records.
Members
- JoDee Purkeypile: Vocals, Guitar
- Sean Crooks: Bass, Vocals
- Chris Sensat: Drums, Vocals
- Brendan Rogers: Keyboards, Vocals
Former members
- Rachel Solomon: Keyboard (2001)
- Rob Seale: Guitar (2001–2002)
- Eamonn Comerford: Bass (2003)
- Brian Pearson: Guitar (2004)
- Colin Slagle: Guitar (2005–2007)
- Gregg White: Guitar (2008–2009)
Discography
- Phonographic MemoryPhonographic MemoryPhonographic Memory is the first album by the indie pop group The Alice Rose, released November 10, 2006, on Emerald Wood Records. The album was recorded February to August, 2006, at Congress House Studio in Austin, Texas,...
(2006, Emerald Wood Records, CD) - "Body OfferingBody Offering"Body Offering" is a non-album single by the indie pop group, The Alice Rose,recorded February 25-26, 2007, at Arlyn Studios, in Austin, Texas, with engineer Aaron Horne, and...
" (2008, Emerald Wood Records, CD single, 7" single) - "Bloody MaryBloody Mary (The Alice Rose song)"Bloody Mary" is a Halloween themed non-album single by the indie pop group, The Alice Rose, released October 31, 2008,on Emerald Wood Records. The single is the first release by the band to feature guitarist Gregg White. Both songs on...
" (2008, Emerald Wood Records, CD single, 7" single) - All Haunt's SoundAll Haunt's SoundAll Haunt's Sound is the second album by the indie pop group The Alice Rose, released February 21, 2009, on Emerald Wood Records.The album was recorded March to December 2008, with producer Andy Sharp at Music Lane Studio in Austin, Texas...
(2009, Emerald Wood Records, CD) - In a DazeIn a DazeIn a Daze is a 7" EP by The Alice Rose, released on July 16, 2009, on Emerald Wood Records.The record contains four songs written by lead vocalist JoDee Purkeypile, and was recorded at his home studio,...
(2009, Emerald Wood Records, 7" EP)
Discography (Side projects)
- Planet Rye Co - "Vegetable ManVegetable Man"Vegetable Man" is an unreleased song by the English psychedelic rock band Pink Floyd. The song was recorded from October 9–12, 1967, and was an attempt to record a follow-up single to "See Emily Play", as well as the beginning of sessions for the album which would eventually become A Saucerful of...
" (Syd BarrettSyd BarrettSyd Barrett , born Roger Keith Barrett, was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter, best remembered as a founding member of the band Pink Floyd. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter during the band's psychedelic years, providing major musical and stylistic...
), Vegetable Man Project Volume 6 (Italian self-release, December 2009, CD) - Planet Rye Co - Salem Songs (October 1, 2010, Emerald Wood Records)
- The Battlemen - Call to Arms / Castle of Mental Horrors (February 4, 2011, Emerald Wood Records)
- PigGie Hat - Irish Rain EP (January 1, 1998, self release)
- PigGie Hat - Irish Rain LP (December 1, 1998, self release)
- PigGie Hat - "Do You Remember December?", Local Licks: Yule Rock!Local Licks: Yule Rock!Local Licks: Yule Rock! is a Holiday album released by KLBJ featuring local Austin musicians.-Track listing:#George Devore & The Roam: "Winter Wonderland" – 2:46#Cadillac Voodoo Choir: "Ho, Ho, Home for Christmas" – 3:20...
(December 1999, KLBJ) - JoDee Purkeypile - October House (July 28, 2011, Emerald Wood Records)
Demo recordings
Similar to The WhoThe Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
's Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
, JoDee has recorded demos for all his compositions going back to 1997, often performing each instrument himself. The band uses these demos and contributes their own styles and parts to the subsequent studio recordings and live performances. A number of these demos are available on the internet. JoDee and Chris each own an assortment of recording equipment and intend to combine professional studio recorded tracks with home studio additions for the band's third album.