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TREE

by Phÿcus

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Locked Out Of My House (TREE) 03:44
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Escalate (TREE) 03:25
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Lines (Soundtrack) (TREE) 02:33
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Burning Electricity (TREE) 06:15
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Sad (TREE) 03:29
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Sludge-O-Rama (TREE) 02:59
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Fuzzy Socks (TREE) 05:13
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Wash Yer Face With Soap (TREE) 03:18
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Not A God (TREE) 02:59
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Jolene (TREE) 05:09
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Jolene 2 (TREE) 06:09
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Good Morning, Garbage Chute (TREE) 05:28
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Be My Naber (TREE) 05:06
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Naber Noise (TREE) 01:40
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Ice (TREE) 04:59
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Friday Night (TREE) 03:24
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Saturday Night (TREE) 02:21
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TREE originally released May 8, 1988
Original Liner Notes:

Side one
Locked Out of My House – based on a true story.
(Bruce: synth, vocals; Brian: synth, drum machine)
Escalate – An instrumental.
(Bruce: synth; Brian: synth, drum machine)
Lines (soundtrack) – Soundtrack to a film Bruce co-produced.
(Bruce: percussion, synth, mixing, editing; Brian: synth)

Side two
Burning Electricity – Bruce says that electrical transformers explode whenever he walks under them.
(Bruce: vocals; Brian: synth)
Sad – A blues parody we wrote after being badly received by blues fans.
(Bruce: vocals; Brian: guitar)
Sludge-O-Rama – Theme from the CKDU show.
(Bruce: tapes; Brian: synth)

And they are: Bruce X, Brian Damage, SPK-553, Art Damage

About “Tree”:

It all began in the fall of 1987. SPK-553 hosted a show on CKDU (Dalhousie radio) called Radiophage. He played a lot of Wiseblood, Front 242, Cabaret Voltaire, and for some bizarre reason, lots of covers of “Jolene”. Brian Damage accepted the challenge of producing a heavy noisy version of the track. SPK-553 liked it and suggested they do some music together. The resulting project was called The Thelema Boys (later shortened to ΩΣΛΗΜA. (ΩΣΛΗΜA archives are coming in 2014.) A few months later, Damage starting collaborating with art school rebel Bruce X, forming the first version of Phÿcus. This first tape was recorded by Brian and Bruce in March, 1988. SPK-553 became involved in the project soon after. ΩΣΛΗΜA co-existed with Phÿcus for a few months, and was resurrected briefly in 1990 as an Erik Satie cover band. Brian’s collaborator on the 1987 cassette, “The Data Strangler”, Art Damage, (psychic twin of Brian Damage, but no relation) also joined the band. “Tree” went through many iterations. The first few copies (about 10) had this selection of songs. Several were sold in special packages, such as a hollowed-out book and a tin can covered in propaganda stickers. Later, newer recordings, including tracks from “OktoberPhÿcus” were added to the tape. About 25 copies were made in total.

BONUS TRACKS:

Fuzzy Socks
Wash Yer Face With Soap
Recorded by Bruce X and Brian Damage, March 1988. This material never made it onto later versions of “Tree”.

Not A God
Recorded by SPK-553, Art Damage and Brian Damage, March or April, 1988

Jolene
Jolene 2
The two tracks on the “Jolene” demo. Recorded by Brian Damage, fall 1987.

Good Morning, Garbage Chute
Be My Naber
Naber Noise
Recorded fall 1988, probably as a demo for other Phÿcus members.

Ice
Recorded at a floor party at the TUNS residence, early 1988. Features dual vocals from Brian Damage and Bruce X. Backing vocals and beer-bottle percussion from everyone at the party.

Friday Night
Saturday Night
Recorded by Brian Damage, early 1988.

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released May 8, 1988

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Phÿcus Montreal, Québec

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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