OPIUM TAYLOR
Years Playing 1993 - 1997
Members:
Chris Heine - Vocals
Pat Noecker - bass
Matt Focht - drums
Mike Mogis - guitar (93-94)
Matt Silcock - guitar (94-97)
Jeremiah McIntyre - guitar (97)
Releases:
Sunfoil / Living 7"
Boy-White City - 1995 - Caufield
Fade Machine Fade Magazine - Caufield
Members came from: Urethra Franklin
Members went to: The Holy Ghost, Think
Pat Noecker's list of essential Lincoln albums:
My choices are based on what bands in Lincoln have spawned new bands. Anything released by these bands is essential.
In addition to playing with Opium Taylor, Pat Noeker was also a member of The Black Dahlias, Uretrhra Franklin, and The Liars, and recently played a show in Lincoln as Raft.
10 songs
- Boy-White City
- Living
- Aquaman
- September 25th
- Autumn
- Toehead
- Me and You
- Plastic Hennepin
- Six-Hands Untied
- October 27th
All songs on this album written and performed by Matt Focht, Chris Heine, Pat Noecker, and Matt Silcock. Mike Mogis co-wrote and performed guitar parts for "Living." "September 25th" and "October 27th" recorded by four-track recorder on a nice day in Tabor, Iowa. "Living" recorded on an eight-track recorder on a cold day in North Platte, Nebraska. The other songs put together took more than one day at Whoopass Studio in Lincoln, Nebraska. All of the Whoopass recordings were engineered by AJ Mogis and Mike Mogis for a very reasonable price. Released on Caulfield Records.
14 songs
- spooked
- squint
- a popular mechanic
- fuckeyes
- saints pistol and pete
- kookie kutter
- no mississippi river
- live from knickerbockers
- sip.slip.shot.SNAPSHOT!
- like a priest
- kill the neon lights
- scheutzenfest fever
- japanese sunflower
- run boy
The music and words to this record album were written and performed by M. David Focht, Chris Heine, Patrick Noecker, and Matt Silcock. The tools used were voice, guitar, bass guitar, drumming equipment, farfisa organ, accordian, acoustic guitar, piano, harp, one "mega mouth", and various percussive things. The bulk of the numbers were recorded by Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington VA. Other tracks were recorded in apartments and houses around our small city of Lincoln NE.
Released by Caulfield Records on May 20, 1999.
Liner notes
- Matt Focht - drums
- Chris Heine - voice
- Pat Noecker - bass
- Mike Mogis - guitar
Recordings done to eight tracks January 1994 in North Platte, NE • Engineered by AJ Mogis • Mixed by Opium Taylor and AJ Mogis at Whoopass • "Sun Foil" sculpture by Chris Heine with photo by Rich Higgins • "Living" photo by Matt Worm • Both songs written and performed by Opium Taylor ©1994 Opium Taylor
