The Sadness

Untitled

The Sadness is a collection of music that was put together in the Summer of 1999 under the dextrometh* moniker. It's essentially a compilation album of the better tracks that weren't good enough to get on any previous releases.

Track Listing

1. Stratus - Full Sun (1:54)
2. 352 - Full Sun (4:35)
3. Seclusion - Full Sun (3:03)
4. After The Beep - Full Sun (3:15)
5. Distress Song - Full Sun (1:29)
6. Effigy - Full Sun (6:00)
7. Cerebrum - Full Sun (5:02)
8. Worry? - Das Lo-Fi Erlebnis (4:30)
9. Shakespeare Joint - Das Lo-Fi Erlebnis (1:23)
10. Lonliness - Das Lo-Fi Erlebnis (5:31)
11. Caution - dextrometh * (7:46)
12. A Moment In Time's Hard-Earned Memory - Full Sun (8:07)
13. Metal Test - dextrometh * (1:52)
14. YEM - dextrometh * (3:28)
15. Homo-Hetero-W.A.S.P.-etc - dextrometh * (3:07)
16. Pre-Tension: The Beat Generation - dextrometh * (1:40)

Equipment

• Seagull 12-String Acoustic Guitar
• Fender 6-String Acoustic Guitar
• Fender American Standard 6-String Electric Guitar
• Fender M-80 amplifier
• Boss Effect Pedals: Heavy Metal, Digital Chorus
• DOD Effect Pedals: Envelope Filter, Digital Delay, Stereo Flanger
• Tascam Porta07 4-track cassette recorder
• Akai S-20 Digital Phrase Sampler
• Wurlitzer Upright Piano
• Audio Technica Dynamic Microphone
• Electro-Voice Condensor Microphone
• Some vocal multi-effects pedal that The Blonde Beast lent me for a few days

Covers

Jewel Case Insert: Front

Jewel Case Insert: Inside

Jewel Case Insert: Case (Outside)

Jewel Case Insert: Case (Inside)

Personal Thoughts

Most of the tracks on this collection are essentially ones that I didn't think could make any of the previous ones. A few of the others were recorded and completed after Maximum Strength was completed.