Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet is a self-titled first album recorded live in September 2002 in Seattle, Washington. It was recorded at the venue Owl & Thistle.[3] The album received favorable reviews and while self described as "punk jazz"[4] it also includes New Orleans influenced funk, bebop/hip-hop and rock crossing "time and musical culture without affectation, or worry."[1]
- "Freakus Piniatus"
- "Philadelphia"
- "Let Me Be Your Voodoo Doll"
- "Runnin' Away"
- "Too Many Toys"
- "Bus Barn"
- "Christina"
- "They Did What to You?"
- "Morphine"
- Joe Doria – Hammond organ
- John Wicks – drums
- Steve Moore – trombone, Wurlitzer electric piano
- Hans Teuber – alto saxophone, flute
- Dave Carter – trumpet
- Craig Flory – baritone saxophone
- Skerik – tenor and baritone saxophone