IPECAC - Induces Vomitting (28 August 1988)

  1. Chug-a-lug a Slug [4:51] 1988-08-28 - 1988-08-28
  2. One Last Note [0:17] 1988-08-28 - 1988-08-28
  3. Ants-covered Chocolate [7:49] 1988-08-28 - 1988-08-28
  4. Six Strings in Sync [5:49] 1988-08-28 - 1988-08-28
  5. Hallogen [6:31] 1988-08-28 - 1988-08-28
  6. Cacaphony and Euphony [5:53] 1988-08-28 - 1988-08-28
  7. Tune Drops [5:03] 1988-08-28 - 1988-08-28
  8. Cacaphony 2 [2:34] 1988-08-28 - 1988-08-28
  9. The Challenge [14:12] 1988-08-28 - 1988-08-28

For our second album, Induces Vomitting, we decided to keep the recording process as loose and fast as possible. We were probably getting tired of the overdubbing techniques we had used on Gourmet. So, this time, we improvised everything, and (I think) managed to finish the entire album in a single day.

Working quickly was fun, but the end result was mixed. I like the funky jams and (often accidental) harmonies, but some of the songs were very annoying. The lack of editing meant left this is a very "warty" (as in "warts and all") effort.

Our "official line" at the time was that the album's obnoxious bits were intended to make the listener sick. The music was supposed to fit our new band name (IPECAC). We also wanted to make it clear to our family, friends, and selves that we didn't take our music seriously, and therefore should be immune to criticism. Read into that what you will.

Induces Vomitting ended up being our longest album. This was due in part to "The Challenge", which is nearly fifteen minutes of me trying to out-play Jon on sax (it was a joke). It also helped that we weren't using dictaphones to speed up the music (as we had on Apostrophe and Gourmet).

The highlights are "Ants-covered Chocolate" and "Hallogen", which are both funky jams. The rest of the album is full of "cacaphonic" outbursts mixed with occasionally interesting ideas.