joseph d'angelo
departmentstore santas
- discography
departmentstore santas
at the medieval castle nineteen 100-year lifetimes since
lp (top shelf records 1984)
bactol
bank acct
surfboards, convertibles, and dark, lonely beaches
hey (what's going on here?)
kids on a merry-go-round at eucalyptus park
play in the sun
r. joseph d'angelo theme
an open letter to seniors from mackenzie
jewel of the hills
photo album of baby
lost at sea
egypt
w
song for a sunny day
monkeys and organ grinders
kaleidoscope
music written and played by
joseph d'angelo - vocals, electric guitar, telecaster and stratocaster
with
erik ross brashers - vocals, electric bass, electronic guitar
matt metzgar - drums, electronic guitar
bart alan brashers - saxophone, trumpet
todd hilton - drums, bass
made by joseph d'angelo
recorded 1981-82
this record is dedicated to the memory of keith mcloud
""d.s.s." was the name i used for my recording projects at the time; "medieval castle" was recorded 1981-82 on various reel-to-reel and/or cassette decks and pressed 500 copies in 1984"
~ jos. d.
- other/related recordings
guy good and the decentones
there are no clean people
lp (guy good january 1985)
candied yams (and meadows full of flowers)
poetry in america
happy make your meet
employment
captain blackbeard
sea monster in a styrofoam cup
guy good's carburator
tool fridge
wild stories
on the tube
some kinds of animals
erik brashers - lead vocals (often mistaken for guy good)
bart brashers - sax, nickleharpa, vocals
joseph d'angelo - guitar, trumpet
wiley evans - tuba, trombone
curt ireton - guitar, bass
matthew metzgar - percussion, vocals
andrew tuccillo - trumpet
recorded 1983-84
"this same group of musicians/friends played as guy good and the decentones, which were more erik and bart's or erik and matt's songs. "there are no clean people" was recorded in 83-84 and pressed 500 copies in jan. 85 at recordtechnology in camarillo. we still have tons of recorded material which has not been published, much from various permutations of these musicians."
~ joe d.
"this band was started while i was in arizona by the brasher brothers and couple other guys that i hadn't met yet. when i returned from arizona, i was immediately invited to join the band to play tuba in. i ended up replacing this wild barisax player that was holding down the bass lines. we played in a lot of san diego bars and clubs, but usually as the opening band."
~ wiley evans
http://sausagefactory.com/wiley/tuba/index.html
mp3s
decentones flyer
friends of ghosts
friends of ghosts
lp (aurelia? 1985?)
donnie darq - ?
friends of ghosts
realm of the senses
lp (aurelia 1986 c'est la mort [reissue] ?)
realm of the senses
william the scotsman
hollywood land
sinister daze
eleven boy
windows
juju digby juju
noel
ciao manhattan
broadcast of love
wmt
donnie darq - ?
+? (no personnel listed that i could find)
-note: joseph d'angelo does not play on this record
""friends of ghosts" was local musician "donny darq" 's group during 85-86(?); he produced his own albums also ("realm of the senses"); i played bass for awhile w/ this group..."
~ jos. d.
ranch 2
rural hi-tech symphony
cassette (no label 1987) cdr (no label 2oo2 reissue)
bloodflow
lymphatic lysosome
the hall closet
the marsh
microchip warehouse
crawling thru dioxin
hamster wheel
molten metal
pole rafters
joseph d'angelo - guitar, bass, piano?
erik brashers - guitar (on "the hall closet")
"the only other project i released was "rural hi-tech symphony" ('87), cassette only. erik brashers played guitar on one song. played on wfmu a couple of times."
~ jos. d.
joseph d'angelo
stucco tepee
cdr (no label 1988)
plain rain
city at nite
stucco teepee
restful water
custom homes "calypso"
depth charge
hoover dam
gearhead growl
movin' back to mancos
darkened souls
coyote king's crown castle
joseph d'angelo - vocals, guitars, bass
recorded 1988
edition of 50 in printed paper sleeve (printed 2006)
family pet
highland avenue
lp (umaricon 1991)
rave on
head breaks thru the wall
don't wanna be your lover
demonstration of love
halloween
life con u.s.a. (life in the u.s.a.)
confusing situations
move me, shake me
hot swallow
don't cry to me
sex appeal
come together
pushin' again
rescue me
wanted
joseph d'angelo - guitars
bruce p. kelley - vocals
brett nelson - drums
don schultz - bass guitar
music written and performed by family pet
"i played... bass and then guitar for "family pet" , and we self-produced lp "highland avenue" in '91...
between the buttons/stooges sound."
~ jos. d.
joseph d'angelo
rendezvous with destiny
cdr (no label 1993)
aging temptress
shed on the mountain
weird ol' man
lost 'cause
she's baja
microprocessor technician
buckskin burr
made in france
chittagong jitney
all along the watertower
hugo nambow
bostonia rag
joseph d'angelo - vocals, guitars, bass
recorded 1993
edition of 50 (printed 2006)
family pet
"crawl"/"isolation"
7" (umaricon 1994)
chet harrison - guitar
bruce kelley - voc
brett nelson - drums
sean ohlson - bass
joseph d'angelo
dark ages
cdr (no label 1994)
the witches hand
facin' down your death
hooligan prospector
scarlet letter
king luis' bounce
rabbits all care
cause love's gone
leaving at the marking's wand
joseph d'angelo - guitars, bass
recorded 1994
edition of 50 (printed 2006)
joseph d'angelo
anthology of cities
cdr (authentic home recordings "object of ridicule series" 1996)
murmuring walks
fleet street
fair glendale
our shovel
linda laser
freez-a-life
heart-dog
rottenpumpkinman
summer on the range
carebrina
no yawana
no yawana 2
no yawana 3
old armchair
hazel dell
missionary hymn
letter to myself
missionary hymn 2
joseph d'angelo - guitars, bass
recorded 1996
edition of 50 (printed 2006)
joseph d'angelo
serf guitar '99
cdr (no label 2ooo)
build-up
oceansky
woozy kosmonaut
gibbous
the moat
foxhunt
bleak
dip
bats in the belfry
shifty
joseph d'angelo - guitars, bass
recorded 1997-99
edition of 50
joseph d'angelo
cream o' the crap
cdr (no label 2oo1)
tune
lull
relief
nurseryrhymin'
drone
hollowcore
the amulet
march snap
warm mountain contentment
echoworld
joseph d'angelo - guitars, bass
recorded 1999-2oo1
edition of 50 with etched slim cases (printed 2oo6)
guy good and the decentones
guy good and the decentones
cdr (no label 2oo2)
splish splash
employment
think
louie louie
working day
nazi youth
rich and happy
teenage sucks
on the tube
man with a magazine
candy kisses
ye olde pub
jailhouse rock
one big unhappy family
erik brashers - vocals
bart brashers - sax
joseph d'angelo - bass
matthew metzgar - drums
ron phillips - guitar, trumpet
recorded november 198o
"the guy good from 1980 is an early practice session, printed 50 for friends, etc."
~ jos d.
various artists
outsiders looking inward [an outer limits guitar compilation]
cdr (wrn-92 set: belaya roza 2oo4)
includes:
bats in the belfry (originally released on "serf guitar '99")
http://white-rose.net/sounds.html#wrn-92
ghost box anomalies
cdr (wrn-1o3 wap'iskka'w i'i'swi ayasowewiyiniwe 2oo5)
includes:
lost in the shuffle
joseph d'angelo - guitar
marcos fernandes - percussion
marcelo radulovich - percussion
will soderberg - gimbri
recorded november live 2oo4o213 at the trummerflora collective space, san diego
http://white-rose.net/sounds.html#wrn-1o3
note: various unreleased audio & video recordings exist in joseph d'angelo's archives, including
departmentstore santas colonial empire
curt ireton rusty lemon
joseph d'angelo echoworld (portions included on 'cream of the crap' collection)
- links
http://www.themaddaddy.com/large1.htm
departmentstore santas lp for $125
http://www.lastvestige.com/vinyl/6-9rared.htm
departmentstore santas lp for $150
http://gnosis2000.net/ratingslumbleau_3.htm
listing on a record rating site?
http://ronmoore.freeservers.com/bookd.html
contains info on departmentstore santas lp
"Department Store Santas: California. demented cult stoner folk psych. see Friends of Ghosts.
      lp (84, 'Top Shelf I' 92041; inner sleeve) At the Medeival Castle/ We Have Lost Something Special [1-2]"
http://ronmoore.freeservers.com/bookf.html
contains info on friends of ghosts lp
"Friends of Ghosts: California. moody folk psych. see Department Store Santas.
      lp (85, private) Friends of Ghosts [1]
      lp (86, private; insert) Realm of the Senses"
a review in the first issue of kalamazoo, michigan cut & paste 'zine the volunteer (early 1986)
an article in d e s i d e r a t a number five (spring 2oo1)
an interview of sorts in d e s i d e r a t a number nine (early 2oo2)
an tour diary entry in uforika yahoo group describing live joseph d'angelo appearances in san diego (february 2oo4)
a band, patchwork mayhem, cites department store santas as an influence (2000)
a playlist from kfjc 89.7 fm, foothill college, los altos hills, california (may 14, 1998)
a playlist from wcbn 88.3 fm, university of michigan, ann arbor (october 20, 1999)
a playlist from wfmu/wxhd 90.1/91.1 fm, jersey city (nyc)/hudson valley (october 31, 2000)
a playlist from kdvs 90.3 fm, university of california davis (march 1o, 2oo2)
last updated 11 may 2oo6
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