01 Mr. XYZ
02 Idiots
03 NOw
04 Couch Surfer
05 Hey Dad
[Realized on 21 October 2011]
[Cat. No. ME27]
The first-ever Chimpunk recordings. Five songs @ 15 minutes; abrupt and abrasive.
Realized in accordance with the Chimpunk Rules of Execution:
01: Instrumentation limited to exactly four elements, (i.e. drums/bass/guitar/vocals).
02: Drum part forms basis of composition and form of each song.
03: Instrumental performances extemporaneous and in real-time; first complete takes; no combining takes.
04: Instrumental performances proceed from emotional impulse, not from thinking of what to play next.
05: Audio effects are limited to those absolutely necessary.
06: Application of per-track EQ only in special, absolutely-necessary, cases.
07: Recordings presented at full duration, with no fade at beginning nor at end.
08: Recordings presented in order in which they had been created originally.
09: No per-track panning nor volume-level adjustment applied in final mixes.
10: CD artwork created while listening to the recordings.