The analog recording process has all gone the way of the horse and buggy, so it may be a good time to reflect back on this recently past age. With this realization, producer Ric Albano has decided to finally release the many semi-professional, analog recordings he made close to a quarter century ago with The Evolution of Noise, 1987-1995 by Wahray and Soul.
These recordings of original songs were all made in an attic “studio”, on a Fostex 4-track cassette recorder. There is a lot of trial and error, experimentation, and development of technical proficiency along the way.
| Part I: The 1980s | Written | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1. I Think I’m Losing My Brain | 04/10/87 | Spring 1990 |
| 2. Can’t Get Back | 06/19/87 | Spring 1990 |
| 3. A Lot of These Things | 07/21/88 | July 1988 |
| 4. Speak to Me | 11/18/88 | November 1988 |
| 5. The Deer With the Golden Eye | 11/20/88 | Nov 1988/Spring 1990 |
| 6. Free | 12/13/88 | December 1988 |
| 7. Someday | 12/16/88 | Dec 1988/Spring 1990 |
| 8. Springtime | 01/07/89 | Jan 1989/Spring 1990 |
| 9. Dark Side Suite | 02/11/89 | Feb-March 1989 |
| 10. Loneliness | 02/13/89 | February 1989 |
| 11. Discouragement | 02/22/89 | Feb-March 1989 |
| 12. Diamond Ships | 05/24/89 | May 1989 |
| 13. Blue Flowers & Beige Towers | 06/04/89 | June-July 1989 |
| 14. Dry Water | 08/05/89 | August 1989 |
| 15. Get Together | 08/20/89 | August 1989 |
| 16. The Telephone | 10/11/89 | October 1989 |
| 17. I Need Her Bad | 10/12/89 | October 1989 |
| 18. Disagree | 10/13/89 | October 1989 |
| 19. You’ve Got to Abide By the Rules… …if You Want to Play |
11/02/89 | November 1989 |
| Part II: The 1990s | Written | Recorded |
| 1. Wilderness | 05/25/90 | May 1990 |
| 2. Best Shot | 05/27/90 | May-June 1990 |
| 3. It’s Hip To Live In Disgrace | 08/06/90 | August-September 1990 |
| 4. What Comes Around, Goes Around | 09/22/90 | September-October 1990 |
| 5. Pressure | 12/05/90 | December 1990 |
| 6. Ballad of a Big Breasted Bimbo | 04/06/91 | Apr 1991/Nov 1993 |
| 7. You Drive Me Mad | 07/25/91 | July-August 1991 |
| 8. King Of the Hill | 09/27/91 | September-October 1991 |
| 9. Mixed Signals | 10/02/91 | October 1991 |
| 10. Wild Child | 10/05/91 | October 1991 |
| 11. A Shock To the System | 10/09/91 | October 1991 |
| 12. Everything I Forgot | 12/26/91 | December 1991 |
| 13. Run | 01/06/92 | January 1992/November 1993 |
| 14. Don’t Look Back | 02/22/93 | February-March 1993 |
| 15. The Difference Between | 03/09/95 | March-April 1995 |
| 16. Whenever I’m Near You | 04/14/95 | April-May 1995 |
| 17. Used To Be | 05/06/95 | August 1991/May 1995 |
| 18. The French Toast Affair | 06/24/95 | June-July 1995 |
| 19. Take It As It Comes | 07/07/95 | July 1995 |
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