AUDIO
THE IRRITANTS
"BUTTERFLIES AND ALIENS"
release date: 2001
produced by:
Dean Kendrick and The Irritants at
EDGE STUDIOS Chicago
ULTRASUEDE STUDIO Cincinnati
THE LIVING ROOM Cincinnati
The Irritants 2001 recording, "BUTTERFLIES AND ALIENS", is a disturbing wonderland necessary for the politically frustrated and poignant to the religiously ambiguous like their previous works, but this go-round, The Irritants have taken a more mature, biting, and darker turn in their songwriting and production values. Though still dotted with impertinence and solid underground rock and popness, "BUTTERFLIES AND ALIENS" features brilliant guest artists that help to stir this album into a liquid polished, genre-scavenging, original stew worthy of a colorful, wandering vaudeville troupe.
TRACK LIST:
- 01. Butterflies and Aliens Intro
- 02. Nothing To Add
- 03. Good Idea
- 04. All That Crap
- 05. National Planet T-Shirt
- 06. Los Cantinos Del Beaky Mambo
- 07. Not Too Close
- 08. Shine Free
- 09. Spin'n'Win
- 10. The Royal American Oasis Hotel
- 11. I'm Always Late
- 12. Bark
- 13. The Plain
- 14. Bloodfingers
- 15. Joe Was A Plant
- 16. No Breakfast For Peace
- 17. Meet Her Maker
- 18. Tumor
- 19. Drop The Load
- 20. Assimilate The Young
- 21. Butterflies and Aliens
THE IRRITANTS
"BRICK"
release date: 1994
produced by:
Dean Kendrick and The Irritants
originally recorded by the boys
on several portable 4-track audio
cassette recorders
in beautiful Chicagoland
The Irritants 1994 recording, "BRICK", is a musical endeavor of phenomenal indie proportions containing but not limited to short ditties, tasty rock crackers, silly blather, curious noise, and a great big bucket of tar. Necessary for the politically frustrated and poignant to the religiously ambiguous, The Irritants were/are light years ahead of their alternative-alternative contemporaries with music based on classic, organ throbbing rock mixed generously and unforgettably with any and all other genres that struck the fevered brains of it's creative participants. "BRICK", like The Irritants' earlier works, presents inviting (yet still irritating) melodies with fiercely solid drumming, wallpaper-shredding rips, and rollicking silliness track after track. This is a must for anti-establishment souls craving an original, underground soundtrack to their lives.
TRACK LIST:
- 01. Viking With A Red Forehead
- 02. Dangerous Eye Play
- 03. Surgeon On Parole
- 04. Cats Fight
- 05. Mmmbah
- 06. Galamma Reborn
- 07. Dead Bugs
- 08. Happily Ever Anger
- 09. After He Revealed His Skull
- 10. Mean-Time
- 11. A Perfectly Hideous Party
- 12. Your Date With The Stars
- 13. Feathers
- 14. White-Trash Cabin In The Sky
- 15. Bloated Otis
- 16. Eat Your Face
- 17. Beat A Dead Frog
- 18. Leak For The Lord
- 19. Suck My Jesus
- 20. Classes Of Centurions
- 21. The House That Jack Built
- 22. Hi-Lo
- 23. It's You Who Likes Home Economics
- 24. Essentials Of Bill Pfold
- 25. Asshole In An Acura
- 26. Conference At Discovia
- 27. Kill The Yeti
- 28. Circumcise
- 29. The Creature Dreams
- 30. And Also I Wanted To Mention
- 31. Nothing To Add
- 32. Great Big Bucket Of Tar
THE IRRITANTS
"HARSH" (1985-1992)
release date: 1999
produced by Dean Kendrick
originally recorded by the boys on
several portable 4-track audio cassette
recorders in beautiful Chicagoland
digitally remixed from the original
master tapes at
BLUE STUDIO PRODUCTIONS Atlanta
The Irritants 1998 release, "HARSH", is a compilation of raw, home-grown wickedness and wholly impertinent mischievousness from the early days of the band (1985-1992). Culled from The Irritants first four releases (currently unavailable to the public at large): "MOTION DISCOMFORT" (1988), "BITE ME I'M HOME" (1989), "WHAT GIVES?" (1990), and "THE THREE HEMISPHERES OF SANTAPEDE'S VILLAGE" (1992), "HARSH" is a heartfelt, foolish but fun attempt at remastering a selected collection of short songs, comedic interludes, and experimental noise created on primitive, lo-fi, home 4-track cassette tapes.
TRACK LIST:
- 01. The Eternal Question
- 02. Angels In The Toaster
- 03. Welcome to Deathland I
- 04. Negative Fish
- 05. Welcome To Deathland II
- 06. Blame Zontar
- 07. Angela And The Zombies
- 08. The Breathing Wardrobe
- 09. My Little Green Pals
- 10. Smoking In The House Of Wax
- 11. At The Mall
- 12. Welcome To Deathland III
- 13. You Can Take It With You To Hell
- 14. Yuba My Pet
- 15. Baby Ants
- 16. Sensitive As Me
- 17. You're The Big Fat Woman With The
- Snake Around Your Neck
- 18. Keep Your Eye Centered
- In The Eyecup
- 19. Satin-Finish Paint
- 20. Norman Cumz
- 21. The Dinah Shore Cookbook
- 22. Welcome To Deathland IV
- 23. Oh Conrad
- 24. Door Is A Jar
- 25. Yeah Meltdown
- 26. Want To Wonder
- 27. Water-Tight Container
- 28. It's Medication Time
- 29. I.B.O.K.
- 30. Peace Love And Bobby Sherman
- 31. Your Big Hair
- 32. All Is That All
- 33. Fine
- 34. I Don't Have A Brain In My Head
THE IRRITANTS
"MOTION DISCOMFORT"
release date: 1988
THE IRRITANTS
"BITE ME I’M HOME"
release date: 1989
THE IRRITANTS
"WHAT GIVES?"
release date: 1990
THE IRRITANTS
"THE THREE HEMISPHERES
OF SANTAPEDE’S VILLAGE"
release date: 1992
VIDEO
"THE IRRITANTS EYE WAX"
release date: 1991
produced and directed by Dean Kendrick
running time: approx. 25 minutes
color and black and white 4:3 / stereo 2.0
The premiere collection of music videos by The Irritants.Featuring the songs: "The Eternal Question", "Center of Discontent", "You're the Big Fat Woman With the Snake Around Your Neck", "Negative Fish", "Adrianne's Vacation", "Keep your Eye Centered in the Eyecup", "Trivial Accessories", "Grow a Brain", and "It's Medication Time".
"SHORT ANIMATIONS BY DEAN KENDRICK"
release date: 2004
produced and directed by Dean Kendrick
total running time: approx. 17 minutes
A collection of four short animations from 1992-2003 by award-winning independent animator Dean Kendrick. Includes: "The Thirteenth Bat" (1992) – color 4:3 / stereo 2.0; "Numbering Bad Fruit" (1992) – music by The Irritants – color 4:3 / stereo 2.0; "Don't Forget to Bring Your Eyes" (1993) – black and white 4:3 / stereo 2.0; and "Weed the People" (2003) – music by The Irritants – color 4:3 / stereo 2.0.
