1. Old Long Since
 2. End Of The World Suite Arranged For Clockwork Figures
 3. Pleasure Pain Fighting Rose
 4. Hook
 5. Shoot The Dog!
 6. Carriage Jam
 7. Glanze Auf Der Nase
 8. Serenade For Outpatients #2
 9. Venezuela
10. Sugar
11. Resolution
 

    "Pleasure Pain Fighting Rose" was recorded during 1994, within the confines of the Blackhead/Whitehead bedroom (except "Sugar," recorded entirely on the Revox machines in CKMS, Studio B).  It spans several good and bad experiences, conflicts, relationships and events.  Ultimately, this tape is a cheerful "YOU'RE HISTORY" to those who were involved.
    All tracks recorded, written & performed by A.Thornton except sections of "PPFR" (Delays and rhythm by Neb Rakic, "Frustrated Cat" guitar by Eli McIlveen).  Mixed by A.Thornton; effects and left-speaker finessing by Jim Dejong (January 22, 1995).  All tracks (except "Sugar" and "Venezuela") recorded on Dave's Yamaha MT120 4-track, which later became my Yamaha MT120 4-track.  Packaged April '95.
    Special thanks to all those involved: Jim, Dave (for infinite patience), Eli, Neb, Bronwyn (mind-link) Atkinson, Raven (for helping package the last tape, and for other advice), and Ben (for assisting in the creation of that 'headset sound' on "Hook").

    1994 ended poorly, for reasons I don't exactly remember.  I do know that Mindsculpture was finished by the time PPFR came out, which was unfortunate and inevitable, and that we'd had a heck of a time getting the 8 Uneasy Pieces tape mastered.  "Hook" embodies some of what was going on at that time on the job front (though the original version of "Hook" was called something unweildy like "Nadine Is Here With Them Nadine Is Dead With Them Until Until.")   For the complete and original source recording used in "Hook," check out Mission Control (MUTE6).
    Both "PPFR" (the song) and "Sugar" were recorded and broadcast as a single 30-minute episode of Philler on CKMS, though the version of "Sugar" here is about 2 1/2 minutes shorter than the original (due to time constraints on the cassette).  "PPFR" (the song) is in some ways a distillation of sources from "Die...Alive!" and "Shoot The Dog!" was from an instrumental track that I think was called "Mean To Kids."  "Sugar" -- like "The Unsweetened Sugar" on Plain Talk About Dogs -- was recorded more-or-less on-the-fly in Studio B; members of Philler contributed without ever realizing it, during a planning session between recording.
    "Carriage Jam" was a weird-out inspired by Jim, who had explained how much fun you could have generating feedback on your 4-track.  I ended up having a little bit too much fun.  It's called "Carriage Jam" because the master tape glitched and froze near the end of the track, which was probably God's way of saying "alright, enough already."  Providence is a great editor.
    "Resolution" -- featuring a Fleetwood Mac "Tusk" sample -- was recorded after a cold and unpleasant New Year's Eve at the Bovine Sex Club in Toronto.  Rain + January + Canada = laryngitis.
    Jim arrived with his effects processors to mix down most of the tracks, and he stepped in to have some fun with "Sugar."  I became convinced that I needed some effects processors of my own...