An 'unplugged' performance on WFMU from 4-19-91. Recently unearthed and taken out of the vault!

Unplugged at WFMU (4-19-91)

Recently unearthed-- an unplugged set at WFMU! Eddie on bongos. Vin on acoustic guitar. Not sure why we weren't fully electric here but its awesome!

I Woke Up In This State (and can’t come out of it)

I Woke Up In This State (WFMU 4 - 19 - 91)

Recently unearthed-- an unplugged set at WFMU. Eddie on bongos. Vin on acoustic guitar. Can't recall the specifics of how this occurred but its awesome!

Dead Men (WFMU 4 - 19 - 91)

Wooden Horse

Wooden Horse (WFMU 4 - 19 - 91)

These Miserable Times Of Mine

These Miserable Times Of MIne (WFMU 4 - 19 - 91)

It Happens

It Happens (WFMU 4 - 19 - 91)

A Victim Of You

A Victim Of You (WFMU 4 - 19 - 91)

Endless

Endless (WFMU 4 - 19 - 91)

Weighing Me Down

Weighing Me Down (WFMU 4 - 19 - 91)

Jumping Out Of My Skin

Jumping Out Of My Skin (WFMU 4 - 19 - 91)

from "The Chair Casualties" cassette (side A - track 2) & the "A" side of 7" single (b/w Jar of Frogs), copyright Chair Casualties (1989), published by BMI.

The Chair Casualties

Hell

from "The Chair Casualties" cassette (side A - track 4) and B-side of 7" single (b/w Hell) copyright Chair Casualties (1989), published by BMI.

Jar Of Frogs

Jar of Frogs

from "The Chair Casualties" cassette (side B - track 3), copyright Chair Casualties (1989), published by BMI.

from the "Salty Pretzel Dog Logic" CD (track 1), copyright Salty pretzel dog logic 2 (1992), published by BMI. Percussion arranged and played by Susan & Vanderlei Pereira, with Rich Rosenblatt, Clarinet and bassoon arranged by Laura Medlin, played by Laura and Robin Gelman, Jock Guthrie on guitar.  Also released on Brooklyn Beat Volume 7 (Lucky 7) (1992).

Salty Pretzel Dog Logic

Chicken

from the "Salty Pretzel Dog Logic" CD (track 6), copyright Salty pretzel dog logic 2 (1992), published by BMI.

Caught In A Cobweb

Track #6 of "The Lightbulb Fed the Cat" album. Was originally going to be part of the ill-fated Pop Music album. Some nice piano playing from our engineer at Mixolydian, Don Sternecker. Copyright Cryptic Soup Volume 3 (2010), published by Zeerose Publishing Co.

The Lightbulb Fed The Cat

Bleed

Track #2 of "The Lightbulb Fed the Cat" album. (ca. mid 90s - early 2000s).  Such a fantastic opening drum riff! Copyright Cryptic Soup Volume 3 (2010), published by Zeerose Publishing Co.

Down On My Knees

Track #10 from the "Straight Out da Bedroom/Up In the Boogiedown" album.  Copyright Cryptic Soup Volume 3 (2010), published by Zeerose Publishing Co.

Straight Out Da Bedroom/Up In The Boogiedown

Funny Feeling

Track #7 from the "Straight Out da Bedroom/Up In the Boogiedown" album. With Maura May - vocals & piano.  Copyright Cryptic Soup Volume 3 (2010), published by Zeerose Publishing Co.

I Don’t Know How

I Don't Know How

Track #2 from the "Straight Out da Bedroom/Up In the Boogiedown" album.  With Maura May - flute, penny whistle & vocals.  Copyright Cryptic Soup Volume 4 (2014), published by Zeerose Publishing Co.

Jacy’s Black Beret

Jacy's Black Beret

Track 5 from the album.  Copyright Cryptic Soup vol. I (1987), published by BMI.

Billy

Weekend In Vermont

Weekend In Vermont (Stereo)

Track #8 from the "Remixes, Demos & Early Versions" album. Remix by Edwood from down under in 2015. Thorn can be found here in its original format on the "Amps & Uncles" album. This is heavy on the bass and, yes, its Edwood's turn to star in his own lead vocal! Copyright "Cryptic Soup Volume 3," published by Zeerose Publishing Co.

Remixes

Thorn (2015 Gresack Remix)

Track #4 from the "Straight Out da Bedroom--Up In the Boogiedown" album. Here's a cover of one of our favorite Brian Wilson songs, lyrics by Tony Asher, from the great Pet Sounds album. Vinny and I decided to just do this alone. All the tracks are just the two of us, including about 20 vocal tracks. Just an homage to Brian W. Make sure you listen in stereo, especially for the end tag.

God Only Knows

Finally taking its place as track #6 of the Amps & Uncles album, remixed in 2014, this is one of many mixes of this song-- this one is pretty cool and starts off with a snippet from an acoustic rehearsal, then morphs into a full on electric studio attempt. It was never fully finished though later on some incredible effects were added at home. Michele Rubin helped with vocals. Copyright "Cryptic Soup Volume 3," published by Zeerose Publishing Co.

Amps and Uncles

Seeing God

Seeing God (11-18-14)

Recently discovered demo from an old cassette tape labelled "Roy Nathan's Dunkin' Hut," which title we used for the 5-song EP we included on the "Salty Pretzel Dog Logic" album a few years later. Many of these tunes now finally finding their way to the "Excuse Me, Pardon Me, Sorry (home demos 2)" playlist.

The Pleaser

Recently discovered demo from an old cassette tape labelled "Roy Nathan's Dunkin' Hut," which title we used for the 5-song EP we included on the "Salty Pretzel Dog Logic" album a few years later. Many of these tunes now finally finding their way to the "Excuse Me, Pardon Me, Sorry (home demos 2)" playlist. This was was about an ex co-worker of myself and Vin (who will remain nameless).

Frankenstein In A Vanity World

Leather Banquet

Recently discovered demo from an old cassette tape labelled "Roy Nathan's Dunkin' Hut," which title we used for the 5-song EP we included on the "Salty Pretzel Dog Logic" album a few years later. Many of these tunes now finally finding their way to the "Excuse Me, Pardon Me, Sorry (home demos 2)" playlist. Photo taken on the roof of the fabled "Music Building" on 8th Avenue.

Bad Thing

Lori's Allergic

A Lonely Man Without You

Levels

I Hear Such Stories

Autumn Traveller

Love Comes Tumbling Down

Recently discovered demo from an old cassette tape labelled "Salty Soup '90." Many of these tunes now finally finding their way to the "Excuse Me, Pardon Me, Sorry (home demos 2)" playlist. Photo is of Don Sternecker, our engineer at Mixolydian Studios. Is that the face of doubt? Probably every time we walked in the door!

Face Of Doubt

Recently discovered demo from an old cassette tape labelled "Salty Soup '90." Many of these tunes now finally finding their way to the "Excuse Me, Pardon Me, Sorry (home demos 2)" playlist.

Wooden Heads

Track #10 from the "Pop Music for the New Millennium" album. This tune has just been completed right here in July, 2018! Was meant for the Pop Music album but we never got past some basic tracks done at Mixolydian with Don Sternecker. We recently added some new guitars, vocals, keyboards, as well as getting Edwood to the get the bass track finished from all the way where he lives "down under"! Copyright "Cryptic Soup Volume 5," published by Zeerose Pub. Co.

Pop Music For The New Millennium

The Other Side

Track #1 from the "Straight Out da Bedroom/Up In the Boogiedown" album. What started as just an Instrumental tune done here in the Boogiedown studios back in 2012. This is just me and Eddie on this. Eddie Plays the bass and a small piano part. It was supposed to be a fully fleshed out song but the lyrics never got written. UPDATE:  I finally just finished it in December, 2018, adding some Soup references. Anyway, enjoy it. And just listen to that great bass playing - for a drummer! I miss him. (That original instrumental is here on SoundCloud also, in the "Remixes, Demos & Early Versions" album).

In Love Before (Song For Eddie)

Here's a nice outtake of a previously posted tune. This one I discovered had all the verses sung by me, as opposed to the album version which alternated between myself and Eddie. Still a fantastic song by Vinny.

Wild World

Wild World (3 - 25 - 12)

Here's a cover of Bob's "Every Grain Of Sand" I just did recently. Of course this isn't Cryptic Soup as its just me, but what the heck. You just might like it. Its not for sale anywhere!

Every Grain Of Sand

"Alternative," original music from Cryptic Soup (sometimes referred to Lemon Yellow Orange Orange or Siino) from the mid 80s through the 2000s.  Members included brothers Vincent & Edwin Siino (main songwriters), Pete Conway, Edwood Gresack, Kathy Ruopp, Jonny Rosenblatt, Troy Griffin and Pat Kelly.  Artwork & photos by Kathy Ruopp!  Check out that crazy dental chair, screaming Pete (in Hell) and Billy!

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