Steve Fisk - 448 Deathless Days (1987)

Steve Fisk is known mostly for being a talented producer, having manned the knobs for such varied acts as Nirvana, Screaming Trees, Soundgarden, Beat Happening, The Posies, Soul Coughing and Low. I grabbed this CD because I recognized his name as the producer for both of the Geraldine Fibbers albums. Aside from releasing three solo albums, Fisk's work has included membership in the bands Pell Mell and Pigeonhed.

448 Deathless Days is a cut-up pastiche that runs in and out and all over. For his first solo effort, Steve Fisk composes, arranges and assembles the proceedings, while contributing "grand piano, optigan, sampler, synth, drum box, & tape manipulation." Utilized at various points during the production of this album are several SST label cohorts that include eight guitarists, three bassists, a couple of keyboardists and a violinist. Electronics, found narrative samples and indie rock collide in a way that is rather unique and enjoyable. I bought this album years ago not knowing what to expect, but have found it to be a journey that is strangely compelling and oddly fulfilling every time I give it a spin.

Check out the music video for "No 2nd Chance," the visual style of which does a nice job of matching the album's editing ethic:



Steve Fisk - 448 Deathless Days (1987)
1. Invocation (0:48)
2. No 2nd Chance (6:39)
3. Ragged Old Flag (1:52)
4. Weekend Review (2:41)
5. Diamond Club (2:18)
6. Oh Little Seeds (2:22)
7. Johnny Smoke (Swamp Thing) (4:19)
8. Emerging Nation (4:15)
9. Trasheap (4:15)
10. Further Demo of an Assist (4:48)
11. Break on Thru (4:18)
12. Tongues (3:19)
13. Soul of Spain (4:16)
14. Tragedy at Sea (3:28)
15. This Vacuum (4:18)
16. Chakiri Bushi (2:39)
17. She Walks (5:16)
18. Barretta (2:42)
19. To Abide in the Flesh (1:08)
20. Priorities (5:19)

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