Presenting the material that appears on “X” in its raw form, often just sampler and voice. Most of this material has not been previously released anywhere else.
01 Cari Amici Neoista – Live (X Demos)
Live in Debrecen, Hungary 1997. Previously released on Magyar Akcio, 1998
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02 VHEMT – Demo (X Demos)
Demo recorded in Ottawa, 1998.
03 Yes! – Early Mix (X Demos)
Early mix from the “X” sessions. Has a different take of guitar.
04 Lessons In Pain – Original (X Demos)
The original idea came from an improv performed by Brian Damage and William Davison, probably in 1997. It appeared on the compilation cassette “Cosmic Noise, Volume One”.
05 Lessons In Pain – Sequence Only (X Demos)
Demo recorded in Ottawa, 1998.
06 Hymn To The Great Grand Goat – Live (X Demos)
Recorded live in Toronto, 1996 at the Legacy of Rust festival.
07 Feed The Goat – First Recital (X Demos)
Recorded Dec 1995 live on CKUT FM when Bill and Brian were filling in for Jacek (of Zaraza) on his radio show.
08 Feed The Goat – Rehearsal (X Demos)
Recorded summer 1995 Montreal. Features Bill Abominog on vocals and Art Damage on Moog.
09 Dementia PsychoPhÿcus – Demo (X Demos)
Taken from the compilation cassette The Disarticulation Room, 1997.
10 Greenland – Demo (X Demos)
Demo recorded in Ottawa, 1998.
11 Nova Apocrypha – Demo (X Demos)
Demo recorded in Ottawa, 1998. This version has an extra section at the end.
12 Blood And Guts – Demo (X Demos)
Taken from the cassette Sado-Kommander Nine, 1997.
13 The Final Plague – Live (X Demos)
Recorded Live at Foufounes Electriques, Montreal, Halloween, 1998 for the Montreal launch of “X”.
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released October 31, 1998
Appearing on X Demos:
Brian Damage – Roland S-550 Sampler and Sequencer, Casio CZ-1, Moog MG-1, Vocals (01, 02, 03, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13)
BruSex – Guitar (01)
tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE – Percussion (01)
Steve Markowsky – Metal and Power Tools (13)
Jester Sven – Keyboard (13)
Otis Wound – Keyboard (13)
Bill Abominog – Lyrics and Music (06, 07, 08), Vocals (06, 07), Guitar (08)
Peter Azagthoth – Lyrics and Music (06, 07, 08)
Art Damage – Moog (08)
William Davison – Guitar (04), Noise-Producing Devices (04)
Emily Whit / Sybil Lamb – Telephone Voice (09)
Corpusse – Operatic Vocals (09)
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