Karma Canon:
7/10 Split
Recorded July 10, 2010 – Jay Caddle (bass, keys, vocals), Lee Eschliman (drums), Michael Miller (guitar), Adrian Rosario (guitar)

(She’s Got) Matronly Arms
High Time (It’s Just There)

Karma Canon:
¡SKRAMPS!
Recorded April 18, 2010 – Jay Caddle (bass, keys, vocals), Lee Eschliman (drums), Michael Miller (guitar), Adrian Rosario (guitar)

Rank (Your Picture)
Ur Wymen
Blasst
Robbit Chu
Humangloterianism

Karma Canon:
¡Quit Jerk’n M’Chain!
Recorded April 18, 2010 – Jay Caddle (bass, keys, vocals), Lee Eschliman (drums), Michael Miller (guitar), Adrian Rosario (guitar)

(I Cum From) A Long Line of Jerks

¡Quit Jerk’n M’Chain!
Thanks, Rugs!
You Betcha Life
For What It’s Worth

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This Karma Canon session was my first basement jam of 2010. The name “Category7″ is actually an homage to Lee… his Freak of the Week Category ID is 7

Karma Canon:
Category7
Recorded January 17, 2010 – Jay Caddle (bass, keys, vocals), Lee Eschliman (drums), Michael Miller (guitar), Adrian Rosario (guitar)

Rumble Tits
Punity
Man Date
Bag Dad
Snaggletoof
Sprint
Last Foot Forward

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Well, I guess 8 months isn’t exactly a “short” break, but one that was definitely needed. However, I now feel up to the challenge of posting another 50 pieces of improvisational music.  One thing I really look forward to this year is going back though the ADAT 8-Track recordings I have from my Astrocade days. This has been made possible by a grant from Red Attic Studios… my friend Joe Castro was nice enough to lend me a fully functioning ADAT like the one I used to always record on in those days. Mine broke :(  I hope to be able to intersperse these ADAT archives with new excursions.

I wanted to start off this year with a collection of Karma Canon recordings that Lee put together. It is basically a mix of early material that Lee assembled into a collection for some of his friends. I like the “Old Library” look of the artwork Although these recordings seem like they were a forever ago, the oldest one is probably only 8 years old.

I have posted the tracks below, but you can also DOWNLOAD A ZIP FILE of this entire mix.

Enjoy!

Karma Canon:
The Nightcap Selection Collection Volume 1

Recorded on various dates 2002-2003

Artwork by Lee Eschliman :: Lee on Freak of the Week | Lee’sDesign Website | Lee’s Karma Canon Archive | Lee’s original post of this material

A Song
Beginning of Q2
Lamb
Janitors’ Night Out
So Happy Without You
Checkout Girl
Sneaky Smokey

It Seemed Like A Fine Idea At The Time

Slay the Demon
Death and Taxes
Drowning in a Car on Fire

I decided to end out Freak of the Week Year 2 with the last Karma Canon jam of 2009. After this post I am going to take a short break from posting while I gather up some new material for Year 3. Enjoy!

Recorded December 5, 2009

Artwork borrowed without permission from Jared Hodges. Check out his website - the guy’s artwork is incredible!

Obumutaté
Mentacles
Cubozoa
Tortuga
Aurelia
Anaphylaxis
Abismo
Pie Skylette
Plank
Thundertow
Squishy Sand

Recorded sometime in 2003
Sneaky Smokey

ROBOT by Karma Canon from Jay Caddle on Vimeo.

Recorded on November 17, 2009. Named for an acquaintance that was murdered this past Friday. RIP Walt.

Walt Champion

An Unfortunate Set of Circumstances

Recorded on April 1, 2003

Saevio Obvium Apparatus

Beginning of Q2

Recorded on March 26, 2009

Kra Kor

fistoonsion

Recorded on March 26, 2009

Slip Away

Lava

Your Mama Told Me

Recorded on March 26, 2009

in your ‘i’s

Special Kid (Assburger)

Recorded on January 14, 2006

Losin’ It Tonight (First Time) - in memory of Fran Tarkenton

Gaza

Damn The Tuxedos

Goulashes

Recorded on April 15, 2003

Death & Taxes

Recorded on September 10, 2009

Midnight Earl

Kit & Kaboodle

For Hire

Stint

zIP Zop (zooBity boP)

A Short Break

Recorded on July 7, 2009
Pinafore
Phinctr
Joust-a-Kraut
Force Kin

Recorded on July 24, 2008

Indentured Servitude
Once Rewinding…

Recorded on July 7, 2009
Scrobble
Nothing’s Wrong With Me
Psstopolis
Arch Nemesi
Ark Nemicide
Faux Diddley
Fellas?

96% of this are rehearsed songs, which kind of goes against the Freak of the Week normal “improvisational” forum. However, there are certainly some Freak Outs interlaced with the standard “set” at that time. Add to that the fact that I can’t believe this was 13 years ago along with me wearing braids and a bun in my hair, and this is definitely Freak of the Week material.

If I am not mistaken, this is 2 months before our CD “Strange Range” came out.

Anyway, enjoy a Spindrift blast from the past (thanks Darren O’Toole for the video!)

Spindrift - August 17, 1996 - East End Cafe - 1st Set from Jay Caddle on Vimeo.

Spindrift - August 17, 1996 - East End Cafe - 2nd Set from Jay Caddle on Vimeo.