I Knew Them

Lying Dead On The Pavement

Personnel:

ELECTRIC LARRY: Guitar, Fuzz, Lots of fuzz, FX, Back mouthing

JESUS HIMSELF: Miracles, Drums, Guitar, More fuzz & FX, Synths, Mouth, Mixing, Mastering

PIGFUCK WOLF: Out-of-tune Armon organ, Bass guitar, Eating sheep

CAVEMAN JOE: Beer consumption, Bass Guitar, Homosexual Activity

FUNNY PLOUMIS: Sound Engineering, making things work

SPIRAFLAS SKISOGLOU: Friend, making things worse

SARAH TRENDLE: Inlay & Poster artwork, making things look better

SICK JOKER: Guitar, Fuzz, FX, Noise (on live concerts only), making our shows sound better

All songs on this album were recorded live at jam studio (summer 2005). Mixed and mastered at 52 (different) studios.

Tape version mastered on analog equipment at jam studio by Jesus Himself and Funny Ploumis.

Songlist:

......Side A............................Side B.....

...Leave Town........................San Fransisco.

...Not Me............................1000 Cracks...

...Wolf’s Song.......................Slow Time.....

...Robots............................Decatrance....

The soundscape thing connecting the songs was recorded and mixed on analog 4-track tape, and mastered on a normal analog tape deck. Pure analog sound, noticeable on the Cassette version.

All music, noise, lyrics and soundscapes on this record by I Knew Them (I. Anagnostopoulos, L. Trasanides, L. Gousios) (C) (M) (P) Copyright 2005, Ilias Anagnostopoulos

Papercase artwork and photography by Jesus Himself. Inlay and poster artwork and photography by Sarah Trendle.

I remember once, at an interview for a local radio station we were asked how we found inspiration for writing music. I was about to say it was all due to hard drugs and s&m sexual activity, but Larry said something else instead. At least the truth is finally revealed… So there you go, holding an album about your darkest fantasies, the ones you always thought had to be kept secret. Finding the power within yourself to dare to reveal what’s inside your head is what might one day make you really happy. Live fast, die whenever death comes, try anal sex (use lubricant if a first-timer) and please yourself. “Lying Dead On The Pavement” is an album about physical and mental freedom, and the power of one’s will. It is a guide of how not to lie dead on some pavement. It is also about the will and the power (measured in watts) of your hi-fi equipment to blow the fuck out of your windows and your neighbour’s eardrums! Crank it up, and have a nice day…

Jesus Himself

November 12, 2005