Strange Tongues by The Asthmatic

Recorded from Fall 2019 to Winter 2020 at Mad Attic Studio in Portland, ME. Tracks 3, 9, 12, and 15 are all improv pieces recorded in one take.

FROM S.H.H. : I’d like to thank Mike for playing and recording with me, C $ Burns for the magical laptop, BRZOWSKI for supporting me and being one of many Uncles, Id M Theft Able for getting me started with shows around Portland, Strange Maine my second home downtown, Sean Libby and the Geno’s crowd, The Apohadion, Peter McLaughlin, Ms. Stubbs, Thoorebus, Mum for the album art, Dad, Myles Standish (R.I.P.), Glen Mies, John Fireman, Lauren Tosswill, Jake Lichter, Ian Smith, Sun Tiki Studios, Chas Lester for being a phenomenal teacher, Charlie and Amanda for introducing me to Bowie and so many other artists who influence me. Shout out to The Cage Enthusiasts: Shannon, Ian, Julie, and Becky.

These next people don’t know me at all, but their work haunts my dreams and my head almost every single day: Lydia Lunch, Bjork, Diamanda Galas, Tom Waits, Rik Mayall, Sinead O’ Connor, Poly Styrene, Siouxsie Sioux, XTC, John Lydon, Amy Winehouse, Billie Holiday, Wendy O. Williams, Unica Zurn, Sue Coe, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch, Michael Haneke, The Carter Family, Skip James, Scrapper Blackwell, Bessie Smith, Elfriede Jelinek, John Cooper Clarke, t.A.T.u., Einsturzende Neubauten, Angel Haze, The Runaways, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Jello Biafra, Eater, Lesley Gore, Wendy Carlos, Jim Carroll, and God Is My Co-Pilot.

Thank you for influencing me musically and as a person.

Avant-garde collage pieces with old-time (y) vocals.

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