POST # 500 !! GOIN' NOWHERE...WE'VE BEEN TO THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE-SLUGGISHA'S SPECIAL SAUCE #500

The 500th post on this blog,and I give you 20 bands,either remixed,lost songs,or newly uncovered bands,from the master tapes vault!The 2nd birthday of this blog is fast approaching,as well as the 20th anniversary of Sluggisha,and we are just beginning our dive into the 20th anniversary of Cat Machine!We're goin' nowhere,we've been to the middle of nowhere,and we're still nowhere!I'll give you the play-by-play,so you know what's coming on this disc.
1.MINDFUCKERS-Holy Ghost- I think this is the band leading up to Centrifuge,Tony Rizzo on vocals,probably Vance and a few others.Good drug-rock ,Kryst The Conqueror riff.
2.CRAPOLA- C'mon Girl,Put On Yr. Pretty Skirt - a remixed version of a song about taking your girl downtown to hang at the coffee shop,and doing all the things there are to do there.
3.SEXBOY- Ann -A Stooges cover,recorded solo,near the end of the run of Sexboy.
4.THE FUN SLUTS- I Wish I Had Drugs/Taco Bell -a recently discovered couple of tunes,that was never mixed down.Real drums, near the end of their illustrious career.
5.THE JACKIE EARLE HALEYS- Jocks Vs. Freaks- a remix about the endless highschool war between 2 cliques
6.ONE FELL SWOOP-Bad Seeds -Live at the Corkscrew Ranch,unreleased til' now,with Vance on bass,on this cover of a Beat Happening tune.
7.SATANIC SEAMEN- Satellite Surfing- A mutant surf band,recorded in my garage,back in the day.A semi-tribute to the great surf/Tom Jones cover band,the Seamen.
8-VANCE BURDGE-Look At My Eyes- There is a lot of Vance's solo stuff in the vault.This is but one song,he probably wants more!
9-FLOWERS OF DARKNESS-To Walk The Night-A Samhain cover,never mixed down before,tho' we performed it live,acoustically,once.Our token goth band,vampires welcome.
10-INDUSTRIAL BELT B-38 -Martian Soda - a previously unreleased number,from the space rock duo,this is way in the future,man.Still ahead of their time.
11-BLOOD RED OSCARS-Scenes From A Bum's Rich Life -descriptive lyrics,classical music,and a tour of a bum's life.Crazy chipmunk vocals,tardcore to the max
12-BUZZ WORKSHOP-She Loves The Martians- from a practice tape,great sound!
13-CAT MACHINE-The Things To Come- a new mix on this one,happy 20th boys!
14-AUGUST SPIES-September Riots-I don't have the masters,but i tried to clean this up,and it sounds better,from an early demo tape.
15-ASSEATER-Invisible World-a previously unreleased song,the last thing they recorded,in fact.
16-MYOPIA-Hourglass -the Ft. Myers psych contingent.No masters,but a better sounding recording
17-BLUE CIRCLE-Caught In My Eye-the Germs acoustic cover band,remixed for your pleasure
18-KILLERSVILLE-Labor Day-The instrumental trio is remixed on this one
19-MEDIA OVERLOAD RECORD-Son Of The Monster From The Bottomless Pit-- A band that was a precursor to bands like Noisekillr,and Uncut,this recording has like 10 different audios,going on at the same time.Disorienting
20-THE WORKING CLASS SLOBS-Do You Want Some Of Me - title swiped from Myopia,this street punk,working class skinhead band,rips on this!

And there you have it.A cross section celebration of some of the great bands on this blog!Enjoy! thanks , leave comments,please!!
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CAT MACHINE-live at the hair ball/3 dead mice e.p.

Today is the 20th anniversary of Cat Machine.The first tape,presented here in it's entirety,for the first time ever,was recorded on 9/25/1990,in the living room of what later became known as,"Cat Machine" house,it belonged to Gramps,Tony and Joel Rizzo's grandfather.The first eight songs comprise the "live" part of this tape,and consist mostly of instrumental jams,but there are some vocals on several songs.We were mainly just getting to know each others styles on this one,and it started as it remained for the complete tenure of the "Machine",a 1-2-3-go! style,where one guy would come up with a riff,and everyone else would follow.All the songs on the live segment,were spontaneous,and improvisational,with no overdubs or edits.There's a song on here,to try and cash in on the dance craze (of the early 60's),"Do The Scab".It never really caught on.The last track,"3 Dead Mice",is Tony,Joel,and I,all reading from different books,out loud,at the same time.

The e.p. titled,"3 Dead Mice",has 4-track recordings,done on the same day."Throw It To The Dogs",starts out with a mean dog growling,evilly,till the music and Tony's vocals kick in.One of our biggest hits,and a staple of our live sets,the second track,"Crazy Mary",is about this old cat lady that lived in one of the rooms in Cat Machine house.She had tons of cats,and was indeed,crazy.Kind of a weird,surrealistic view,of what she probably was thinking.Some of the lines,are things she actually said."86 Tony",is a take-off on one of the boy's earlier bands who did a tune called,"86 Whitey".And the final track is the one from whence we got our name."Cat Machine",is what the title says.We took a bunch of Crazy Mary's cats,put several in each of three pillow cases,and put the microphone by the sacks full of kitties.No harm was done,the cats sound angry,cuz they were all together in a pillowcase,like humans crammed into an elevator.Later,when we were thinking of a name for the band,I suggested it,because before we put the cats in the bags,I said,"Hey let's build a cat machine"!.Ifigured we could record it for the e.p.,didn't think it would end up being our name.The art above is the earliest logo and poster(dated 10-3-90) available,and was later used on a flyer for a live show.The tapes never really had art,so i will be adding some kind of picture to each release.This is the beginning of a year long series ,where i will post each tape on the date it was recorded,20 years ago.The second tape will be posted on ,October 2nd,2010.For more info,check out the lengthy post"Cat Machine-The Mystery,The History,and Shit",with a career-spanning 10 disc cross-section of their work.Also see our greatest hits compilation,wherein songs that were on our set list,are compiled,"Litterbox".Pleas leave comments,and wish Cat Machine ,a happy anniversary.!!!

Also for anyone out there in a band,or working solo,I am currently working on a tribute to Cat Machine,and would like you or your band's renditions of our songs.Contact me thru the comments box below!!Thanks, G O D

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THE BLOOD RED OSCARS COVER CAT MACHINE

In anticipation,and in honor,of the 20th anniversary of Cat Machine,here's the full,unedited version of the Blood Red Oscars,covering some songs from their forefathers.This really shows the brutalness,and unheard humor,found in the lyrics of Cat Machine.The lyrics are the focus here,as the music is not that of Cat Machine,but original music composed by Satan Peabody ,himself.They also cover a couple from The Magic Nose Goblins,and do 2 original songs,the oft hilarious,"Elephant Shit",as well as the 9th installment of "Dead Dog's Weener".Tomorrow ,Saturday,September 25th,2010,is the 20th anniversary of the "Machine",and i will be posting their first tape,recorded 20 years ago to the date.It will be the beginning of a year's worth of Cat Machine releases,posted on the dates recorded(20 yrs.to date).Should be a blow-out blast of good fun.For now,check this out!
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