ARTIST > Matt Devine • TITLE > Turn 5 • FORMAT > CD • PRODUCER > Matt • ENGINEERS > Matt + Joe Landon • STUDIO > Matt's and elsewhere • WHEN > 23 June 2009 • LABEL > Almost There Records • SONG > Compilation Tape • WHAT > Vocals, bass, guitars + extra drums. Written by Matt Devine • NOTES > Matt's contribution to the fifth Turn comp.
ARTIST > Ventilator • TITLE > Rock Folk Suicide • PRODUCER/ENGINEER > Matt Devine • STUDIO > Matt's apartment, North Hollywood, + elsewhere • LABEL > Almost There Records • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 21 October 2008 • SONGS > Drift > Up, You Go Down • Depression Glass > Morning Prayer > Fader > Cherry Flavor Night Time A > Given Upon You B > Have A Talk With God C > The Waiting Now > Immaculate Low > Bye Bye Blackbird D > Thanks A • WHAT > Matt: vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, tapes + etc. All songs written by Matt except A written by Brad Laner/Matt Devine, B Matt Devine/Jeff Caruana, C Stevie Wonder/Calvin Hardaway, D Ray Henderson/Mort Dixon • NOTES > twelve previously unreleased recordings from 1997-98 by Ventilator, Matt's old band. Available for purchase at CD Baby and on iTunes. • RELATED > "Drift" was also featured on Turn 5 (Almost There Records, CD, 2009). "Depression Glass" was also featured on Turn 4 (Almost There Records, CD, 2008).
ARTIST > Greg Franco/Rough Church • TITLE > The White Dove Of The Desert • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > April 2008 • LABEL > Powertool Records • SONGS > Book Junkies > Oriole • WHAT > Matt plays guitars. "Oriole" co-written with Matt. NOTES > music from ex-Ferdinand leader Greg Franco. An alternate recording of "Oriole" appears on Greg's previous record Southpawwest.
ARTIST > Matt Devine • TITLE > Thank You Friends: An Almost There Records Salute To Big Star • PRODUCER/ENGINEER > Matt Devine • STUDIO > Matt's • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 19 February 2008 • LABEL > Almost There Records • SONG > My Life Is Right • WHAT > Matt: vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards. NOTES > Big Star tribute CD that also features Austin bands Grand Champeen + Moonlight Towers.
ARTIST > Matt Devine • TITLE > Turn 3 • FORMAT > CD • PRODUCER/ENGINEER > Matt Devine • STUDIO > Matt's • WHEN > 28 August 2007 • LABEL > Almost There Records • SONG > Runways Hide • WHAT > Vocals, bass + guitar. Written by Matt Devine/Geoff Lasch • NOTES > Matt's contribution to the third Turn comp.
ARTIST > Hit Space • TITLE > (Verb) • FORMAT > CD EP • WHEN > 2006 • LABEL > Bunkhaus Records • SONG > Can't Get It Right • WHAT > Written by Matt Devine/Carrie Clark.
ARTIST > Foot Foot • TITLE > Ye Olde Pitchshift • PRODUCER/ENGINEER > Jeff Copas • FORMAT > CDr • WHEN > 2006 • LABEL > Bunkhaus Records • SONGS > Darker Half > Distance • WHAT > Matt plays guitar.
ARTIST > Feersum Ennjin • TITLE > Feersum Ennjin (EP) • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > February 2005 • LABEL > Silent Uproar Records • SONG > Solid Gold • WHAT > Guitar • NOTES > this 5-song EP is the debut of Feersum Ennjin, a project led by Paul D'Amour, formerly of Tool + Lusk.
ARTIST > Phala Tracy • TITLE > Critter Songs • PRODUCER/ENGINEER > Matt Devine • STUDIO > Matt's • LABEL > Catalpa Tree • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > July 2004.
ARTIST > Pill Module • TITLE > Photographs Will Be Taken (EP) • PRODUCER/ENGINEER > Matt Devine • STUDIO > Matt's • FORMAT > CDr • WHEN > 2003 • LABEL > Fort Bliss Recordings • SONGS > Sunset Ltd. > Wicked Thing > Day of the Long Breath > Black Lite > Westlake • WHAT > Guitars, bass, beats, keyboards, etc. All songs written by Chavez/Devine • NOTES > self-released 5-song EP featuring the original incarnation of the band, Celso Chavez (ex-Possum Dixon) + Matt.
ARTIST > Medicine • TITLE > The Mechanical Forces of Love • PRODUCER > Brad Laner • LABEL > Astralwerks/Wall of Sound • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 15 July 2003 • SONG > Sodden Rockets • WHAT > Backing vocalist.
FILM > Northfork • DIRECTOR > Michael Polish • COMPANY > Paramount Classics • WHEN > 11 July 2003 • WHAT > Music assistant.
FILM SHORT > Even More Confused • DIRECTOR > Nancy B. Rosenberg • COMPANY > University of Southern California (USC) • WHEN > 2003 • WHAT > Composer.
ARTIST > Medicine • TITLE > Wet on Wet EP • PRODUCER > Brad Laner • LABEL > Wall of Sound • FORMAT > Double vinyl 10-inch/CD • WHEN > November 2002 • SONG > Machine Inna Garden • WHAT > Additional guitar + voice. Written by Laner/Devine.
ARTIST > Sid Hillman Quartet • TITLE > Volume Two • LABEL > Innerstate Records (U.S.)/Evangeline Recorded Works (Europe) • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 2002 • SONG > This Storm • WHAT > Baritone guitar.
ARTIST > Medicine • TITLE > Extra Strength - Live at the Shelter, September 30, 1995, Detroit, MI • LABEL > taky 47 • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 2001 • SONGS > I Feel Nothing at All > Something Goes Wrong > All Good Things > 5ive > Candy Candy > Never Click > Lime 6 > The Pink > One More • WHAT > Guitar • NOTES > a bootleg release documenting the '95 Medicine tour for Her Highness.
ARTIST > Alanna Lin • TITLE > CalArts Women's cd 2001 (Various Artists) • ENGINEERS/MIXERS > Matt Devine + Brendon Blewett • LABEL > California Institute of the Arts • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 2001 • SONG > Grace.
ARTIST > Diego Sandrin • TITLE > This is Hollywood • PRODUCERS > Alex Reed + Diego Sandrin • LABEL > D.A.M. • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > February 2001 • SONGS > Home > Afterhours Doll > God Save America • WHAT > Guitars • NOTES > features the original recording of "Home," later re-recorded for Diego's 2004 CD Ten Songs In The Key Of Madness. "Afterhours Doll" was featured in the TV show Brooklyn South + the film The Last Big Attraction.
ARTIST > Tin Man Alley • TITLE > Public Display of Affliction • PRODUCER > Robert Wait • LABEL > Emotional Wreckords • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > December 2000 • SONG > Daydream Season • WHAT > Remix.
ARTIST > Matt Devine • TITLE > "Hey is for Horses" (Devine) b/w Ben Lee's "I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More" (Lowe/Tennant) • PRODUCER/ENGINEER > Matt Devine • STUDIO > Spearmint Lawn Gnome, North Hollywood • FORMAT > MP3 download • WHEN > 2000 • SONG > Hey is for Horses • WHAT > Vocals, guitars, bass + beats > Matt • NOTES > "Hey is for Horses" written by Matt. The link above points to Ben Lee's site, where this 3rd in a series of Split-MP3's is still available. Ben's site states, "Split-mp3's contain two songs - one an unreleased + absolutely exclusive track by Ben, the other by an artist of Ben's choosing."
ARTIST > Cherry Soda • TITLE > Joyride • PRODUCERS > Alex Reed + Laura Rutherford • STUDIO > Sandbox, L.A. • LABEL > Chocolate Sundae Records • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > Fall 1999 • SONGS > Song for Louise > Frozen > Living El Nino > Mercury Shines > Valentine > On Easter to the Christian God > Rushing Along > Spider > California Love • WHAT > Lead + rhythm guitars + pedals.
ARTIST > Possum Dixon • TITLE > New Sheets • PRODUCER > Ric Ocasek • STUDIOS > Electric Lady Studios, NYC + Chung King "House of Metal", NYC • LABEL > Interscope Records • FORMAT > CD/LP/CS • WHEN > 11 August 1998 • SONGS > Holding (Lenny's Song) A > Only in the Summertime A > Firecracker > New Sheets A > Always Engines > Stop Breaking Me A > Now What? > Plan B > Heavenly > Faultlines > What You Mean A > End's Beginning • WHAT > Lead + rhythm guitars, guitar synthesizer + EBow. Songs marked A written + arranged by Zabrecky/Chavez/Reynolds/Devine.
ARTIST > The Derita Sisters • TITLE > Syllogomania! • LABEL > High Society International • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 1998 • SONG > Freeway Suicide • WHAT > Guitar • NOTES > credited as He Who Cannot Be Blamed.
ARTIST > Possum Dixon • TITLE > We Are Not Devo: A Tribute to Devo (Various Artists) • STUDIO > Paramount Recording Studios, Hollywood • LABEL > Centipede Records • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 1997 • SONG > El Mongoloido • WHAT > Guitar.
ARTIST > Amnesia • TITLE > Cherry Flavor Night Time • PRODUCER > Brad Laner • STUDIO > Gentry Studios, North Hollywood • LABEL > Island/Supreme Recordings • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 1997 • SONGS > Drained A > If You Come Around > Cherry Flavor Night Time B • WHAT > Guitars. Song marked A written by Laner/Laner/Devine + B written by Laner/Devine.
ARTIST > Electric Company • TITLE > Electric Company Plays Amnesia • PRODUCER > Brad Laner • STUDIO > Gentry Studios, North Hollywood • LABEL > Island/Supreme Recordings • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 1997 • SONGS > The Changing of the Spores A > The Blue Globes B • WHAT > Song marked A written by Laner/Laner/Devine + B written by Laner/Devine • NOTES > Brad Laner processes + resequences Cherry Flavor Night Time to create this CD.
ARTIST > Ventilator • TITLE > Crash Course for the Ravers: A Tribute to the Songs of David Bowie (Various Artists) • PRODUCER/ENGINEER > Matt Devine • STUDIO > Spearmint Lawn Gnome, North Hollywood • LABEL > Undercover Records • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 1996 • SONG > After All • WHAT > Vocals, guitars, bass + zither. NOTES > an arrangement of a tune from The Man Who Sold the World.
ARTIST > Ventilator • TITLE > Reseda Spleen • PRODUCER/ENGINEER > Matt Devine • Mix > Earle Mankey + Matt Devine at Earle's except "Schadenfreude" > Brad Laner at Land of Happy Dreams, North Hollywood • STUDIO > Spearmint Lawn Gnome, North Hollywood • LABEL > Delmore Recordings • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 1996 • SONGS > The Tailor's Lament > Lansdowne > Earthquake Song > Happy New Year > In Mysterium > Jericho's Pool > Little Hands A > Lint Duet > Schadenfreude > The Daily Drag • WHAT > Vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards + tapes. All songs written by Matt except A written by Alexander "Skip" Spence • NOTES > Available for purchase on iTunes. RELATED > "The Tailor's Lament" was also featured on Pop Goes the Weasel, Vol. 2 (K.O.G.A. Records, CD, 1996). "Earthquake Song" was also featured on Little Darla Has a Treat for You, Vol. 3 (Darla, CD, 1996). "Jericho's Pool" also featured on Full Tank, Vol. 1 (Jackass Records, CD, 1998).
ARTIST > The Derita Sisters • TITLE > Too Lazy To Steal • LABEL > Real George Records • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 1995 • SONGS > Stop Me > Eggs > Postal Worker > B.T.S.M. • WHAT > Bass, guitar + slide guitar • NOTES > credited as He Who Cannot Be Blamed.
ARTIST > Permanent Green Light • TITLE > R.A.F.R. (Various Artists) • PRODUCER > Earle Mankey • Mix > Earle Mankey + Matt Devine • STUDIO > Earle's • LABEL > Flipside Records • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 1994 • SONG > The Goddess Bunny • WHAT > Guitars, vocals + piano.
ARTIST > The Incredible Circus Train • TITLE > Pop Goes the Weasel, Vol. 1 (Various Artists) • PRODUCERS > Matt Devine + The Incredible Circus Train • LABEL > K.O.G.A. Records • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 1994 • SONG > Down.
ARTIST > Permanent Green Light • TITLE > Against Nature • PRODUCER > Earle Mankey • STUDIO > Earle's • LABEL > Rockville/Gasatanka • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 1993 • SONGS > Honestly > Street Love A > Wintertime's A-Comin', Martha Raye B > Portmanteau A > All This + Alistair Cooke > Something on Me A > (You + I are the) Summertime B > Marianne Gave Up Her Hand A > Fireman > All for You B > Sleepyhead A • WHAT > Vocals, guitars, mandolin, organ + piano. Songs marked A written by Devine + B written by Quercio/Devine • RELATED > "Honestly" also featured on Ruff Stuff (Munster/Demolition Records, 45 rpm, 1993). "Street Love" also featured on Pop Goes the Weasel, Vol. 1 (K.O.G.A. Records, CD, 1994). Also released: "(You + I are the) Summertime" b/w "Street Love" (Rockville/Gasatanka, 45 rpm, 1993).
ARTIST > Permanent Green Light • TITLE > Freedom of Choice: Yesterday's New Wave Hits as Performed by Today's Stars (Various Artists) • PRODUCER > Earle Mankey • STUDIO > Earle's • LABEL > Tannis Root/Caroline/City Slang • FORMAT > CD/LP • WHEN > 1992 • SONG > Hero Worship • WHAT > Guitars + vocals • NOTES > a PGL arrangement of a B-52's tune.
ARTIST > Permanent Green Light • TITLE > Permanent Green Light • PRODUCERS > PGL, Dino Papanicolau + Chaz Ramirez • STUDIOS> Casbah Studios, Fullerton + Elbee's, Burbank • LABEL > Rockville/Gasatanka • FORMAT > CD • WHEN > 1992 • SONGS > We Could Just Die > The Truth This Time > Ballad of Paul K > Bright Light A > The Sky is Falling B > Your Name on Everything A > Chris Drops In (originally titled "Against Nature") C • WHAT > Vocals + guitars. Songs marked A written by Devine + B written by Quercio/Devine + C written by Bruckner/Quercio/Devine • RELATED > also released: "We Could Just Die" b/w "The Truth This Time" (Rockville/Gasatanka, 45 rpm, 1992).
ARTIST > Possum Dixon • TITLE > Watch the Girl Destroy Me b/w Friends • LABEL > Freak Scene Records • FORMAT > 45 rpm • WHEN > 1990 • SONG > Watch the Girl Destroy Me • WHAT > Guitar • NOTES > the original recording of "Watch the Girl Destroy Me", later re-recorded for the band's debut on Interscope Records.
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June 23rd, 2009: Austin record label Almost There Records releases Turn 5, which features a new Matt tune and a Ventilator track.
October 21st, 2008:
Austin record label Almost There Records releases Rock Folk Suicide -- twelve previously unreleased recordings from 1997-98 by Ventilator, Matt's old band. Available at CD Baby and on iTunes.
See more info at the Ventilator MySpace page.
