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Leonomorphic

by Phÿcus

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Mistress Lisa's Dominant Tanning Salon (Leonomorphic) 05:09
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After The Immolation (Leonomorphic) 04:28
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The Aquarium Of Night (Leonomorphic) 11:15
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Tottering Structures (Leonomorphic) 08:16
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Don't Worry (Leonomorphic) 05:18
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Black Sox (Leonomorphic) 02:38
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We Got Their Beat (Leonomorphic) 03:55
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Within A Triangle (Leonomorphic) 04:30
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GrandMaster Phycus (Leonomorphic) 06:41
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Violence Is Not God (Leonomorphic) 06:11
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Le Monde Version One (Leonomorphic) 03:04
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Le Monde (Leonomorphic) 04:00
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Bottomless Brain (Leonomorphic) 01:31
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Bottomless Brain II (Leonomorphic) 00:58
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Save The Last Whale For Me (Leonomorphic) 01:52
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Requiem (Leonomorphic) 03:39
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The Seal Of Heresy (Leonomorphic) 04:19
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Tiger, Tiger (Leonomorphic) 01:12
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Competing With Vertigo (Leonomorphic) 02:30
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The Book Of Yams (Leonomorphic) 03:55
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God Damn The Sun (Leonomorphic) 05:37
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Phycursize (Leonomorphic) 04:01
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Omnivore (Leonomorphic) 03:29
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Phycamania (Leonomorphic) 04:25
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Within A Triangle - Art Damage Remix (Leonomorphic) 04:41
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Violence Is Not God - Art Damage Remix (Leonomorphic) 06:43
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Grand Master Phycus - Alternate Ending (Leonomorphic) 06:44
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about

Recorded 1988 and 1989, released January 31, 1990 to coincide with Phycus' first Montreal performance. Re-issued in 1991 as "LOAF" C90, with "Leonomorphic" on one side and "rench /reck" on the other. The "LOAF" re-issue added "Within A Triangle" as a bonus cut on the "Leonomorphic" side.

"Leonomorphic" was the second Phycus cassette released to the public, and was printed in an edition of about 30 copies. It was preceeded by the radio demo "Kinder! Gentler! Now!" which had "Tottering Structures" as the A side and "Psychiatric Exile" and "Faktory America" on the B side. The B side tracks were included on the third official Phycus cassette "rench/reck", which was recorded during the same period, but released about a year later.
The title comes from a book about deities whose heads were Leonomorphic, in the shape of a lion.

Two things differentiate the "Leonomorphic" sessions from the "TREE" session. The first is the addition of a Roland S-550 sampler to the Phycus arsenal. The second is a shift in lyrical style from a narrative style to a more cut-up, slogan-based style.

Tracks from the original cassette :
01 Mistress Lisa's Dominant Tanning Salon (Live - OktoberPhycus)
02 After The Immolation
03 The Aquarium Of Night
04 Tottering Structures
05 Don't Worry Be Happy (Live - OktoberPhycus)
06 Black Sox
07 We Got Their Beat

Bonus track from "LOAF" :
08 Within A Triangle

Bonus tracks from the Phycus archives :

Tracks 09 to 14 - From the same sessions as "Tottering Structures".
09 Grand Master Phycus
10 Violence Is Not God
11 Le Monde Version 1
12 Le Monde
13 Bottomless Brain
14 Bottomless Brain II
15 Save the last Whale For Me

Tracks 16 to 21 - Recorded by Brian Damage and SPK-553, continuing in the style of their project "ΘΕΛΗΜΑ". Here SPK-553's lyrical style changed from the more narrative style of ΘΕΛΗΜΑ to a more cut-up style. An altered version of "Requiem" eventually became the track "Hopeless", which appeared on the "Sonderkommando Now" CD many years later.
16 Requiem
17 The Seal Of Heresey
18 Tiger Tiger
19 Competing With Vertigo
20 Book Of Yams
21 God Damn The Sun

Tracks 22 to 24 - Recorded by Brian Damage and SPK-553, with guest vocals by David Jones, who, even by Phycus standards, was a pretty politically incorrect guy.
22 Phycursize
23 Omnivore
24 Phycamania

Tracks 25 and 26 - Art Damage remixes:
25 Violence Is Not God – Art Damage Remix
26 Within A Triangle – Art Damage Remix

Track 27 Early mix of Grand Master Phycus
27 Grand Master Phycus - Alternate Ending

credits

released January 31, 1990

Line-up:
SPK-553 - Keyboards, Vocals
Brian Damage - Keyboards(Moog MG-1, Casio CZ-1000, Roland S-550), Vocals (22)
Bruce X - Guitar, Vocals (09)
Scott Righteous - Drums, Sampled Drums
Art Damage - Sampled Drums, Production, Cover Art
Bill Abominog - Metal & Ominous Presence (01 and 05)
Slim Dead Body - Bass (04, 07, 09, 10 and 26)
David Jones - Vocals (23, 24 and 25)


Produced by Arthur Damage

RECORDED IN SLUDGE-O-RAMA

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Phÿcus was a Canadian industrial / experimental band that existed from 1988 to 2000. Phÿcus transformed from the traditional band format into a network that included over 50 contributors in a dozen locales, with Montreal as its centre of operations. Phÿcus' success was minimal, but their output was prodigious. Now in 2020, Phÿcus is back with a new release, "CrowleyWood". ... more

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