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This digital release was part of the one-year HOT FREAKS subscription started during the 2020 pandemic that delivered weekly emails on Tuesdays that contained sneak previews of brand new songs, plus rarities, never-before-heard tracks, demos, live concert recordings, rare photos and videos, recording secrets, exclusive swag offers, and many more surprises from deep within the Guided By Voices vaults. HOT FREAKS subscription cost was $100 for one year for exclusive access to downloads and streaming content (with easy-to-use apps for phones or computer).
HOT FREAKS - Week 30
Mark Shue: Freak Week
An overview of Mark's career and musical history featuring rarities, various projects, demos and b-sides:
Tk.1: "King Polar Bear" - (Mark Shue) Solo, unreleased.
Mark Shue on vocals, guitars, bass, keys; Travis Harrison on drums. (2020)
Tk. 2: "Suntan Man" - (Beech Creeps)
Appears on the limited edition, Gimme Tinnitus (Mirror Universe) 2017 Mixtape (cassette release). Mark Shue on lead vocals and guitar; Zach Lehrhoff on baritone guitar and backing vocals; Brian Chase on drums. Recorded by Travis Harrison at Serious Business. (2016)
Tk. 3: "Off In Circles" - (Mark Shue) Solo, unreleased.
Mark Shue on vocals, guitars, bass; Kevin March on drums. Drums recorded by Ray Ketchem at Magic Door Recording. Mixed by Travis Harrison. (2020)
Tk 4: "The Flying Scene" - (Mark Shue) Solo, unreleased.
Mark Shue on vocals, guitars, bass, drums; Travis Harrison and Kevin March on drums. Kevin March drums recorded by Ray Ketchem at Magic Door Recording. Produced by Travis Harrison. (2020)
Tk 5: "Knife City" - (Guided by Voices - Gillard/Shue)
Appears on Guided By Voices, "Just To Show You" 7-inch. Doug Gillard on lead vocals and guitar; Mark Shue on lead vocals and bass; Kevin March on drums and backing vocals. Drums recorded by Ray Ketchem at Magic Door Recording. Doug and Mark self-recorded on tour in Mesa, Arizona. Mixed by Travis Harrison. (2017)
Tk 6: "Sudden Fiction" - (Mark Shue) Home demo.
Rough sketch for what became "Sudden Fiction" on Guided By Voices' double album, August By Cake. (2016)
Tk 7: "I Am Warrior" - (The Library is On Fire - Shue)
Appears on the Blue Rider & The Looking Glass Fern EP. Mark Shue on lead vocals and bass; Steve Five on lead guitar; Pete Sustarsic on drums. Recorded by Ted Wohlsen at Empire State Recording, NYC. (2009)
Tk 8: "She Wrote Well (To Tell)" - (ESP Ohio - Pollard/Shue).
Appears on ESP Ohio "Lithuanian Bombshells" 7-inch. Robert Pollard on vocals; Doug Gillard on lead guitar; Mark Shue on guitar and bass. Travis Harrison on drums. (2016)
Tk 9: "Blowing the Covers" - (Mark Shue) Solo, unreleased.
Mark Shue on vocals, guitars, bass; Kevin March on drums. Drums recorded by Ray Ketchem at Magic Door Recording. Mixed by Travis Harrison. (2018)
Tk 10: "2 Feet From A Rat" - (Chomper)
Appears on Chomper's debut album, Medicine Mountain (Iron Pier). Mark Shue on lead vocals and guitar; Nick Chiericozzi on guitar; Russell Hymowitz on bass; Mark Perro on drums. Recorded by Travis Harrison at Serious Business. (2017)
Tk 11: "Disconnected Eyes" - (Guided By Voices - Mark Shue).
Appears on Guided By Voices, "See My Field" 7-inch. Mark Shue on vocals, guitar, bass; Doug Gillard on guitar; Kevin March on drums. Drums recorded by Ray Ketchem at Magic Door Recording. Produced by Travis Harrison. (2018)
Tk 12: "Places We Might Hide" (Mark Shue) Solo, home demo.
Unreleased. (2020)l
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