The Master's Voice is the second album by American improvisational band Unknown Instructors.[3] The core quartet of Mike Watt (The Minutemen, fIREHOSE, The Stooges, Dos, Banyan),[4] George Hurley (The Minutemen, Firehose, Red Krayola),[5] Joe Baiza (Saccharine Trust, Universal Congress Of),[2] and poet/saxophonist Dan McGuire reconvene on the album,[2] with guest vocals on three tracks by David Thomas (Pere Ubu)[2] and on another track by artist Raymond Pettibon.[2] In addition, Watt also contributes a vocal of his own. The album was recorded at Total Access Studio in Redondo Beach, California,[6] the same studio where Black Flag recorded many of their classic mid-'80s album releases and where Watt and Hurley's The Minutemen had recorded Project: Mersh in 1985.
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| Released | March 6, 2007 (mail order) March 20, 2007 (street) | |||
| Recorded | October 13, 2005 | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock, improvised music | |||
| Length | 41:18[1] | |||
| Label | Smog Veil | |||
| Producer | Joe Baiza, Dan McGuire, Joe Carducci[2] | |||
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Recording
editAccording to Dan McGuire, the previous album The Ways Things Work was recorded in one day and came off jazzier because of it.[2] With the rhythm section more familiar now, McGuire wanted a harder edged album this time.[2]
Track listing
edit- "Swarm"
- "In Your Town Without You"
- "At The Center"
- "This Black Hat Is Rage"
- "Twing"-Twang
- "End Of The World"
- "Tar Baby Sees The Rising Sun"
- "Machine Language"
- "Doghouse Riley"
- "Maggot Sludge"
Musical Personnel
edit- Mike Watt - bass; vocals on track 2
- George Hurley - drums
- Joe Baiza - guitar
- Dan McGuire - vocals (except where noted); saxophone
- David Thomas - vocals on tracks 4, 7 and 9
- Raymond Pettibon - vocals on track 5
References
edit- ^ "The Master's Voice". AllMusic. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g Huddle, Mark (September 7, 2007). "Interview: Joe Baiza and Dan McGuire of Unknown Instructors". Verbicide Magazine. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ Watt, Mike. "july 29, 2006". Mike Watt's Hoot Page. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ "Unknown Instructors – The Master's Voice". Discogs. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ Rashidi, Waleed. "George Hurley". Modern Drummer. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ Watt, Mike. "watt (himself)". Mike Watt's Hoot Page. Retrieved October 26, 2019.