ALBUMS &
FULL RELEASES
NEGATIVE SPACE
Zeromoon (zero013) LP 2011
2012 QWARTZ AWARD NOMINEE FOR EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC! The first vinyl LP produced by the great Zeromoon label.
180-gram colored vinyl, limited edition of 500. A strong mix of kosmische electronics, heavy spacerock, and deep analog drone. With guest musicians Mike Shanahan (Reanimation, drums), Jeff Barsky (Insect Factory, guitar), and Jason Mullinax (Pilesar, percussion & electronics). A magic carpet ride without seatbelts.
"Three excellent pieces of cosmic/krautrock like music, excellently produced and with great style and care. What more could you possibly want?" - Vital Weekly
"He knows how to communicate with audiences instead of just pummeling or agitating them. And on this album, at least, he's all about the ride, the turns, the surprises, and the visions." - Washington City Paper
$15 + postage
2012 QWARTZ AWARD NOMINEE FOR EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC! The first vinyl LP produced by the great Zeromoon label.
180-gram colored vinyl, limited edition of 500. A strong mix of kosmische electronics, heavy spacerock, and deep analog drone. With guest musicians Mike Shanahan (Reanimation, drums), Jeff Barsky (Insect Factory, guitar), and Jason Mullinax (Pilesar, percussion & electronics). A magic carpet ride without seatbelts.
"Three excellent pieces of cosmic/krautrock like music, excellently produced and with great style and care. What more could you possibly want?" - Vital Weekly
"He knows how to communicate with audiences instead of just pummeling or agitating them. And on this album, at least, he's all about the ride, the turns, the surprises, and the visions." - Washington City Paper
$15 + postage
CONFESSIONS OF A
ROGUE TAXIDERMIST
Zeromoon (zero120) free DL 2011 [LINK]
Handpicked selection of live material from 2008-2010. Includes two full sets (Sonic Circuits 2010 at the Embassy of France DC, and Marsh Woodwinds Raleigh NC 2011) as well as juicy excerpts from performances at the Velvet Lounge DC, Jackie's Silver Spring MD, and Orpheus Records Arlington VA. A great summary of the live sound of BSI.
Handpicked selection of live material from 2008-2010. Includes two full sets (Sonic Circuits 2010 at the Embassy of France DC, and Marsh Woodwinds Raleigh NC 2011) as well as juicy excerpts from performances at the Velvet Lounge DC, Jackie's Silver Spring MD, and Orpheus Records Arlington VA. A great summary of the live sound of BSI.
LOCUST HIT THE GROUND SCREAMING: 1987-2010
Chameleon Dish Archives free DL 2010 [LINK]
23 years of sonic exploration crushed down to 60 minutes. All material remastered from original cassettes and/or whatever source material I could find, and arranged in chronological order to provide the optimal educational experience...
A bizarre history lesson demonstrating BSI's many faces, from sample/feedback-based harsh noise to drone/trance, and early experiments with motorik spacerock.
23 years of sonic exploration crushed down to 60 minutes. All material remastered from original cassettes and/or whatever source material I could find, and arranged in chronological order to provide the optimal educational experience...
A bizarre history lesson demonstrating BSI's many faces, from sample/feedback-based harsh noise to drone/trance, and early experiments with motorik spacerock.
FLIGHT OF THE SOLSTICE QUEENS
Zeromoon (zero010) CD digipak 2010
A deep dose of sonic escapism served in a variety of flavors, from the layered drone of pure head music to earthy krautrock grooves, full-on noise, and sound collage. With guests Mike Shanahan (Reanimation), Jason Mullinax (Pilesar), Gary Rouzer (Nine Strings), and Jeff Surak (Violet).
"Music that is made with some imagination, and care, and dare. This guy may be all over the place, but he knows what he is doing. An excellent release." -Vital Weekly
$10 + postage
A deep dose of sonic escapism served in a variety of flavors, from the layered drone of pure head music to earthy krautrock grooves, full-on noise, and sound collage. With guests Mike Shanahan (Reanimation), Jason Mullinax (Pilesar), Gary Rouzer (Nine Strings), and Jeff Surak (Violet).
"Music that is made with some imagination, and care, and dare. This guy may be all over the place, but he knows what he is doing. An excellent release." -Vital Weekly
$10 + postage
EGG
Zeromoon (zero101) free DL 2010 [LINK]
"Blue Sausage Infant presents a sigil for Jhan Dean Egg on the tenth anniversary of his death."
Live recording from a performance at the Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring Maryland 14dec08. A ritualized set to honor longtime BSI collaborator JD Egg (aka Haunted Toilet). Long passages of distorted, pounding rhythms and stabby electronics, with swooning waves of vertigo drones. This release contains the full live set without overdubs. Dedicated to Jhan and Zen Hospice, San Francisco.
"Blue Sausage Infant presents a sigil for Jhan Dean Egg on the tenth anniversary of his death."
Live recording from a performance at the Pyramid Atlantic, Silver Spring Maryland 14dec08. A ritualized set to honor longtime BSI collaborator JD Egg (aka Haunted Toilet). Long passages of distorted, pounding rhythms and stabby electronics, with swooning waves of vertigo drones. This release contains the full live set without overdubs. Dedicated to Jhan and Zen Hospice, San Francisco.
SCALPELS FOR THE ANIMAL GOD
Zeromoon (zero095) free DL 2009 [LINK]
Intangible Arts (IA015) CD reissue, 2011
A righteous return to power after an 8-year silence: Three extended pieces of dark drone and noisy paranoid strangeness. Was briefly available as a handmade CDR with much longer studio version of "Scalpels." Remastered short-run manufactured CD of this extended version is due Autumn 2011.
"Once you get this record glued to your own deck, you may find it hard to pull it off again, feeling yourself drawn inexorably into a devilishly fascinating vortex. Much more structured and intelligent than most 'dark ambient' records we have encountered." - The Sound Projector
"...the missing link between Horizon 222 and zoviet*france." - Vital Weekly
Intangible Arts (IA015) CD reissue, 2011
A righteous return to power after an 8-year silence: Three extended pieces of dark drone and noisy paranoid strangeness. Was briefly available as a handmade CDR with much longer studio version of "Scalpels." Remastered short-run manufactured CD of this extended version is due Autumn 2011.
"Once you get this record glued to your own deck, you may find it hard to pull it off again, feeling yourself drawn inexorably into a devilishly fascinating vortex. Much more structured and intelligent than most 'dark ambient' records we have encountered." - The Sound Projector
"...the missing link between Horizon 222 and zoviet*france." - Vital Weekly
SUPPLE SUPPLE
Intangible Arts (IA014)
Original CDR released 2001. Remixed/remastered version is in the works. Watch this space for updates.
Original CDR released 2001. Remixed/remastered version is in the works. Watch this space for updates.
MOTHER'S MEAT
Intangible Arts (IA013)
Original cassette released 1996. CD reissue is in the works. Watch this space for updates.
Original cassette released 1996. CD reissue is in the works. Watch this space for updates.
OWL'S EGG
Intangible Arts (IA012)
A remixed & remastered composite of two cassette EPs from 1993 (Owl, Macroscope). This one is in the works for short-run CD release in late 2011. Watch this space for updates.
A remixed & remastered composite of two cassette EPs from 1993 (Owl, Macroscope). This one is in the works for short-run CD release in late 2011. Watch this space for updates.
CHANGES TO BLIND & BLUE SAUSAGE INFANT
Intangible Arts (IA011) CDR
Material recorded in 1993. This collaboration was launched to perform CTb's sonic tour of a house at a one-off performance at the Last Exit in Troy, NY. Several hours of unbelievably strange improvisations were recorded at CTb's studio during the development of the live show.
This CDR contains the Last Exit performance as well as a few choice excerpts from the earlier sessions. Dense and expeditionary works that owe a great deal to the NY Downtown and artists like David Myers (Arcane Device). Available at Squidco [link].
Material recorded in 1993. This collaboration was launched to perform CTb's sonic tour of a house at a one-off performance at the Last Exit in Troy, NY. Several hours of unbelievably strange improvisations were recorded at CTb's studio during the development of the live show.
This CDR contains the Last Exit performance as well as a few choice excerpts from the earlier sessions. Dense and expeditionary works that owe a great deal to the NY Downtown and artists like David Myers (Arcane Device). Available at Squidco [link].
MARCH OF THE ZOOITES
Intangible Arts (IA010)
Original cassette released 1992. CD reissue is in the works. Watch this space for updates.
Original cassette released 1992. CD reissue is in the works. Watch this space for updates.
HAUNTED TOILET AND BLUE SAUSAGE INFANT
Intangible Arts (IA008)
Original cassette released 1991. CD reissue is in the works. Watch this space for updates.
Original cassette released 1991. CD reissue is in the works. Watch this space for updates.
CAPTAIN SMOOTH WANTS YOU
Intangible Arts (IA007)
Original cassette released 1991. CD reissue is in the works. Watch this space for updates.
Original cassette released 1991. CD reissue is in the works. Watch this space for updates.
BLUE CLOWN TOILET
Intangible Arts (IA006)
Original cassette released 1991. CD reissue is in the works. Watch this space for updates.
Original cassette released 1991. CD reissue is in the works. Watch this space for updates.
SOUND FOR DREAMS
Intangible Arts (IA004)
Original cassette released 1990. CD reissue is in the works. Watch this space for updates.
Original cassette released 1990. CD reissue is in the works. Watch this space for updates.
INFINITE SKY
Intangible Arts (IA003)
Original cassette released 1990. CD reissue is in the works. Watch this space for updates.
Original cassette released 1990. CD reissue is in the works. Watch this space for updates.
TRANCE WARFARE
Intangible Arts (IA002) CD gatefold wallet 2011
Reissue of the 1989 cassette. Material recorded 1986-89, then given a dadaist cut-up treatment to form a heady audio collage, condensing hundreds of ideas into 43 minutes. It was a weird first statement. Limited edition of 100. Cover art adapted from the original cassette release. Audio has been brilliantly remastered by A.P/Ghostsounds.net. $5 + postage.
Reissue of the 1989 cassette. Material recorded 1986-89, then given a dadaist cut-up treatment to form a heady audio collage, condensing hundreds of ideas into 43 minutes. It was a weird first statement. Limited edition of 100. Cover art adapted from the original cassette release. Audio has been brilliantly remastered by A.P/Ghostsounds.net. $5 + postage.
COMPILATIONS/COLLABORATIONS
& OTHER APPEARANCES
2011
Guest appearance (electronics, appropriations) on track "Mara the Tempter" by Reanimation: released on the "Giants Hide Among Us" CD
Track "Gemüsemaschine" by Blue Sausage Infant: released on the compilation "District of Noise Vol.4," compilation. 180gram vinyl LP. Also appears in the track COMBINE.MONOGRAM by STYLUS on the same comp. See the HOME page of this site for the link to buy. $15+postage.
Track "Justine in Wonderland" by Blue Sausage Infant: released on the "Experi-MENTAL Festival 3" compilation CD, released August 2011 in conjunction with the fest.
Live session for WFMU: Recorded 14may11, broadcast 23may11. Available as WFMU archive stream [here]. And at the Free Music Archive [here].
Track "Anatma" by Blue Sausage Infant:
released on the International Email Audio Art Project vol.7. Curated by Hal McGee, Distributed via free download [here].
2010
Several pieces (some from the back-catalog and some unreleased) used in the soundtrack for Timothy Ashby's surrealist drama SURFACE TO AIR.
Track "Sodom is Risen" by Blue Sausage Infant:
released on the compilation "District Of Noise Vol.3" CD edition, DC Sonic Circuits. Also appears on the Bastard Squid Implant track "Burning House Collapsing" on the same comp.
Five tracks (Bark, Gut, Jig, Sodom, Weep) by Blue Sausage Infant, on the "District of Noise Vol.3" vinyl edition locked groove LP, DC Sonic Circuits.
Track "Krackrock" by Blue Sausage Infant:
released on the "Gone in 60 Seconds" web streaming/download compilation of one-minute tunes. Curated and hosted by I HEART NOISE
Track "Sodom is Risen" by Blue Sausage Infant:
released on the compilation "District Of Noise Vol.3" CD edition, DC Sonic Circuits. Also appears on the Bastard Squid Implant track "Burning House Collapsing" on the same comp.
Five tracks (Bark, Gut, Jig, Sodom, Weep) by Blue Sausage Infant, on the "District of Noise Vol.3" vinyl edition locked groove LP, DC Sonic Circuits.
Track "Krackrock" by Blue Sausage Infant:
released on the "Gone in 60 Seconds" web streaming/download compilation of one-minute tunes. Curated and hosted by I HEART NOISE
BASTARD SQUID IMPLANT
Improv collaboration of Chester Hawkins (digitals, analogs, organics), Jason Mullinax (drums, percussion), Gary Rouzer (NS bass cello, bass, amplified textures)
2009
Track "Corn Weenie: Epiphany at Port Said" by Blue Sausage Infant: released on the "Corn Weenie" compilation CD: WFMU marathon premium curated by Ken Freedman.
Track "Flight of the Solstice Queens" by Blue Sausage Infant: released on the "District of Noise Vol.2" CD compilation. DC Sonic Circuits.
Track "Flight of the Solstice Queens" by Blue Sausage Infant: released on the "District of Noise Vol.2" CD compilation. DC Sonic Circuits.
2008
Track "Nectar of the Dogs" by Blue Sausage Infant: released on the "District of Noise" compilation CD, DC Sonic Circuits
2002
Track "The Devil Himself" by Blue Sausage Infant: released on the "Krautrock Karnival" CD compilation by St. David's Ambience Society/Future Sound of Exeter.
2001
Track "Embryo Returning" appears on "Cosmic Vibrations" episode 2 compilation published by Krautrocknet
1991
Track "Locust Dance" by Blue Sausage Infant appears on split cassette with Haunted Toilet, packaged with issue no.5 of uTOPYa magazine / April 1991 issue.
Tracks "Secret Ecstasy," "Estrus," "Middle Earth" by Blue Sausage Infant appear on split cassette with Haunted Toilet, packaged with first issue of Sigillum Uno.
Track "Nerve Jelly" by Blue Sausage Infant appears on "Mollusc" compilation cassette, Intangible Arts / IA005
Lida Husik: "Bozo" LP, Shimmy Disc / shimmy046. Appears on tracks "Farmhouse" and "Up"
Tracks "Secret Ecstasy," "Estrus," "Middle Earth" by Blue Sausage Infant appear on split cassette with Haunted Toilet, packaged with first issue of Sigillum Uno.
Track "Nerve Jelly" by Blue Sausage Infant appears on "Mollusc" compilation cassette, Intangible Arts / IA005
Lida Husik: "Bozo" LP, Shimmy Disc / shimmy046. Appears on tracks "Farmhouse" and "Up"
1989
Suite "Media Sabotage" by Pythagoras, split cassette with Haunted Toilet. Lethal Dose Musick / LDM009
"Turn of the Grindstone" compilation LP, K.O.City Studio Records / ko14. Hawkins credited as "Slug" on track "Chantilly Stomp" - collaboration with Stolen Government Binder Clip and New Carrollton: remix of the "Minor Admittance" gig by Ferd of Gelatinous Citizen
"Turn of the Grindstone" compilation LP, K.O.City Studio Records / ko14. Hawkins credited as "Slug" on track "Chantilly Stomp" - collaboration with Stolen Government Binder Clip and New Carrollton: remix of the "Minor Admittance" gig by Ferd of Gelatinous Citizen
1988
New Carrollton + Stolen Government Binder Clip: "Minor Admittance" cassette, Zeromoon / zero148a. Improv live collaboration recorded at the Lee Center, Arlington VA 8mar88
Track "Margarine Cheese" by Blue Sausage Infant, appears on the "Electricity" compilation cassette, Megalomania cassettes / MC03.
Track "Margarine Cheese" by Blue Sausage Infant, appears on the "Electricity" compilation cassette, Megalomania cassettes / MC03.