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Then Again

Then Again

Thymme Jones- distorted electric piano, vocals, drums, fake bass, synthesizer
Jeff Libersher- guitar
Dante Kester- real bass
Amelie Morgan- oboe
Scott Rutledge- words

Mastered by Todd Rittmann

from the white
of noise
static blossoms

as the patterns
begin to unfold

for the mind
that forms
without impulse

i want to know how
something wrong
lasts so long

tearing my way
through the flesh
stretched over me

i must have gotten something wrong
my life has lasted for way too long

Past Lives

11/29/89 and 5/23/91

Metro 11/29/89 (Part III) and Metro 5/23/91 from CHEER-ACCIDENT on Vimeo.

Fat Dog’s Gonna Hatch, small bit o’ Black & White, So Sorry About China,
small bit o’ Flies In The Amber, Stairway To Huh, Everyone’s Ugly Up Close,
Muffy Needs A New Pair Of Rose-Colored Glasses, The Butterfly Effect (first
time ever performed in a public venue)

5/23 (the brighter footage) is from our show with Hawkwind, wherein
Thymme gets excited about the concept of “classic rock” stations.
And then Phil and Jeff perform their rendition of “the classicest of classic rock songs.”
Also featuring Chris Block and his uniquely distorted bass.
Guest stars: Chad Bracke (voice behind the camera) and Greg Beemster (bearded!)

Phrogclock

Phrogclock: We phound Phrogclock!

Phrogclock 2018: Phound!! from CHEER-ACCIDENT on Vimeo.

We don’t see much of Phrogclock these days, but he recently invited us into his expansive Phrogclockbox (you didn’t know it had a basement, did you?) to bear witness to this very special phone conversation. If you had never met Phrogclock before, and would like to become more of a phriend, you can phorage the archives to phind him making a call to Comcast in November 2016, or go back to August 2015 (and earlier) to witness two consecutive years of Phrogness. Have phun!

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Fades (2018, CD)

Fades (2018, CD)

CHEER-ACCIDENT

Some “go cat, go” speak for ya… Beginning and ending the album in Kraut Pop territory (a surprising move in itself) does not prepare the listener for the breadth of musical riches contained within: a song about monsters, equal parts creepy and empathic, sung by the singular Dawn McCarthy; a frightening/surreal rap breakdown (for lack of a better descriptor), expertly performed by Bethany Schmitt (aka “The Buttress”); beautifully tortured guitar sounds throughout; distorted bass; triumphant brass; melancholy strings; insistent grooves; a dual mouth trombone/actual trombone moment; and then there’s an endless parade of additional musical guests (Carla Kihlstedt, Nils Frykdahl, Sacha Mullin, Katherine Young, to name just a few), whose contributions to this record are absolutely dizzying. All of this wrapped up with a nuanced and well-considered sonic bow by engineer Todd Rittmann (of Dead Rider), who may have delivered CHEER-ACCIDENT their most immaculately produced (their 19th) album to date.

Listen to Last But Not Lost from Fades.
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Past Lives

1/7/00. Final Lounge Ax Show, Final Installment

Lounge Ax 1/7/00, Part Three from CHEER-ACCIDENT on Vimeo.

1/7/00. Lounge Ax. Chicago, IL. Part 3

The final installment of our “Yiddish Christian Cowboys” set,
which happened during the final week of Lounge Ax’s existence.

Dylan Posa- acoustic guitar, vocals, keyboards, tin whistle
Thymme Jones- vocals
Jeff Libersher- vocals
Jamie Fillmore- vocals

“Maybe Bob’ll be the one to wear the
Julie Andrews on the Indian Head sweater!”