The Boogeymen
Album Art, FLAC, and MP3 files for the digital download of Blame are available for free online. To download the FLAC and MP3s click here, for MP3 only click here.
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Album Art, FLAC, and MP3 files of the songs that appeared on the digital download of Unenjoyment are available for free online. To download the FLAC and MP3s click here, for MP3 only click here.
Lyrics, Album Art, FLAC, and MP3 files of the songs that appeared on
the digital download of Primer are available for free online. To download the FLAC and MP3s click here, for MP3 only click here.
Lyrics, Album Art, FLAC, and MP3 files of the songs that appeared on the digital download of Sucking the Soul From Soul are available for free online. To download the FLAC and MP3s click here.
MP3s of the songs that appeared on
the CD Bigness are also available for free online. To download the MP3s click here.
Music Video for
"Question" can be seen here.
Music Video for
"Fashion Is Ridiculous" can be seen here or
on
facebook.
Music Video for
"Pastafarian" can be seen here or
on
facebook.
Music Video for
"Unfun" can be seen here.
Music Video for
"This Is Funnn" can be seen here.
MP3s:
Spankin the Plankin (benko)
Lap Steel, Bass, Rhythm guitars - Lewis Benko
Drums and engineering - Bo Rose
All Pumped Up (benko)
Bass and Lead guitars - Lewis Benko
Drums and engineering - Bo Rose
Clay Sparrow (ferro/benko)
Guitar and harmonica - Lewis Benko
Drums - Anthony Ferro
Bass - Dan Damon
from The Animal Control Sessions 1996, Scott Verner Studios
House of Pain (benko)
Performed by Lewis Benko
Sampling and engineering by Ben Escoe
It started late 1999 and lasted only 8 months,
but my time as bassist with Great Day For Up (GDFU) is a memorable one.
It was the most successful band I had been
a part of up to that point in my music career. Success measured in number of gigs played together,
professionalism, and level of dedication that kept 2 of
the original 5 members producing music under the same name, getting signed
and promoted for several years after.
It was coincidence that these tracks found their way onto this site. In time they had been forgotten. Below are excerpts from the one studio EP I appeared on titled "Blue and Orange Bus", a live show at the famous CBGBs in New York, and another show months later at Valentine's, a local Albany New York music venue. To hear the contrast in what GDFU was then and is now is... remarkable.
The Lineup:
Michael Langone - Vocals
Michael Vitali - Guitar
Terry McCoy - Drums
Tom Burre - Guitar/noises
Kevin Heckeler - Bass
MP3s:
Great Day For Up - From Within (live)
Great Day For Up - Blue and Orange Bus
Great Day For Up - Flowers All Around Me (live)
Great Day For Up - Once In a Lifetime (live Talking Heads cover)
© 2000 Enduro Records
Myself
and songwriter Scott Watts continued our mayhem started under the
Broken
Chords/Slightly Dimmed banner. This time trying our hand at more
serious material.
Many of the songs were written and originally
released with the comedy material between 1994 and 1996. They were
dusted off, given a facelift and re-recorded January-February 2001.
Several new tracks emerged in the process and were then added to the mix.
While not radio play quality songwriting or performances, it does offer a
glimpse into where this project was heading. Songs like "Reaching
Away" revealed a certain pop-penchant in that direction. Listening
to these tracks today takes me back to an era where I took myself a little
too seriously.
Scott sang and wrote the lyrics on most of the tracks. I played guitar and was in charge of all phases of production (as usual). This was our first and only completely digital recording, utilizing my overclocked personal computer and various recording software. Used a pair of $20 Radio Shack microphones. Included on this page are links to mp3s and a lyrics file for the entire album.
MP3s:
14 - Times Square Big Screen TV.mp3
15 - Suburban Irish Melody.mp3
SLIGHTLY BROKEN PLACE (1993-1995)
It began in 1993, months after high school graduation. Kevin and friend/songwriter Scott Watts started a brief but rewarding music project. It was a good excuse to get high and hang out. It also offered some solace from an otherwise stressful (its hard staying drunk and stoned 24/7!) and hectic (free cable television) college life. Kevin has taken the time to digitize the comedy tracks from these early days. Kevin and Scott also tried more serious songwriting but never quite found our groove. The comedy songs are the only items from the first few years that are 'acceptable' enough to be played for others. Part of their charm is their crude, creative, and edgy feel.
Below are MP3s that chronicle the brief career of their comedy project. It had undergone 4 name changes from 1993 to 2002. Represented on this site are Broken Chords, Slightly Dimmed, and Ed's Place [hence Slightly Broken Place]. They had settled on Dischord for the final serious release. At the height of popularity there was one local gig at Mother Earth's Cafe (no longer exists) and one "Quad Jam" in May of 1995. From that show the MP3 for "Baking Grandma" represents the pinnacle of their success. It's estimated that over 200 cassettes of their music was circulated in the 2+ years.
The Ed's Place banner was borrowed from one of Kevin's other side projects during 1995 and 1996. That too failed to survive the test of time. At its peak they played a single acoustic set at Mother Earth's and another small show at a local Lark Street bar (that also no longer exists).
Scott sang and wrote/improvised the lyrics on most of the tracks. Kevin played guitar and was in charge of all phases of production (as usual). They hope you find them as disturbing and fun as they did at the time these were recorded. Primary recording equipment was either an old 2 track reel to reel machine or a Tascam 4 track. Microphones varied from a $5 Radio Shack special to a Shure SM58.
MP3s:
Broken Chords - Cooking With Playdough P1 (Aug 1993) A Scene From 'Shit'.mp3
Broken Chords - Cooking With Playdough P1 (Aug 1993) Acidic Attitude.mp3
Broken Chords - Cooking With Playdough P1 (Aug 1993) Mo' Money.mp3
Broken Chords - Cooking With Playdough P2 (Aug 1993) My Dream Girl.mp3
Broken Chords - Classified (Jan 1994) Fido.mp3
Broken Chords - Classified (Jan 1994) Fixin Grandma.mp3
Broken Chords - Classified (Jan 1994) Seattle Santa.mp3
Broken Chords - Classified (Jan 1994) Hair.mp3
Broken Chords - Classified (Jan 1994) Classified (Ad).mp3
Slightly Dimmed - Fade (July 1994) J Edgar Hoover's Wardrobe.mp3
Slightly Dimmed - Fade (July 1994) Lunch Lady Blues.mp3
Slightly Dimmed - Fade (July 1994) Pearl Jam It Up Your Ass.mp3
Slightly Dimmed - Fade (July 1994) This Much.mp3
Slightly Dimmed - Too Close To Home (Nov 1994) Corky Song.mp3
Slightly Dimmed - Too Close To Home (Nov 1994) Dimension N.mp3
Slightly Dimmed - Too Close To Home (Nov 1994) Stall Talk.mp3
Slightly Dimmed - Hodge Podge (April 1995) Lesbians.mp3
Slightly Dimmed - Hodge Podge (April 1995) Slightly Stoned.mp3
Slightly Dimmed - Hodge Podge (April 1995) Echo Chamber of Love (Improv).mp3
Slightly Dimmed - Hodge Podge (April 1995) Baking Grandma (Improv).mp3
Slightly Dimmed - Hodge Podge (April 1995) Irrelevant Life (Improv).mp3
Ed's Place - Broadway Faces (Dec 1995) ET Got Drunk (Improv).mp3
Ed's Place - Broadway Faces (Dec 1995) Mamma Drag Queen (Improv).mp3
Ed's Place - Broadway Faces (Dec 1995) Rollercoaster Song (Improv).mp3
Ed's Place - Broadway Faces (Dec 1995) Baking Grandma (Live May 1995).mp3
MP3s (in chronological order)
Lew's Nutz (benko) 10-25-01 Lewis Benko - Rhythm and Slide guitars, Noises Kevin Heckeler - Rhythm and Bass guitar
I Have Thoughts In My Mind (benko/heckeler) 12-22-01 Lewis Benko - Rhythm and Lead guitars, Noises Kevin Heckeler - Bass guitar and Noises
I Don't Like People (benko) 02-16-02, revisited 10-14-02 Lewis Benko - Rhythm and Lead guitars, Noises Kevin Heckeler - Rhythm and Bass guitars Robert Rogers - Drum sequencing (on first half)
Pamela's Got the Virus (benko) 03-25-02 Lewis Benko - Rhythm and Lead guitars, Harmonica, Noises Kevin Heckeler - Bass guitar
Girl Friend Reba (benko) 09-25-02 Lewis Benko - Rhythm and Lead guitars, Noises Kevin Heckeler - Rhythm and Bass guitars
Popular (benko) 10-08-02 Lewis Benko - Rhythm and Lead guitars Kevin Heckeler - Rhythm and Bass guitars Robert Rodgers - Drum sequencing
Space Monkey (benko/heckeler) 10-27-02 Lewis Benko - Rhythm and Lead guitars Kevin Heckeler - Rhythm and Bass guitars, Noises Robert Rogers - Drum Sequencing
Clay Sparrow (benko) 04-07-05 Lewis Benko - Rhythm and Lead guitars Kevin Heckeler - Electric and Bass guitars, Drums [originally released in 1996]
Reaching Away 2005 (heckeler) 04-07-05 Scott Watts - Vocals Kevin Heckeler - Electric, Acoustic and Bass guitars, Drums [originally released on "In Passing"]
November 2nd (heckeler) 11-01-06 Lewis Benko - Lead and slide guitars Kevin Heckeler - Electric, acoustic, and acoustic bass guitars
Yearbook (watts) 12-05-06 Scott Watts - Vocals Kevin Heckeler - Electric, acoustic, and acoustic bass guitars
This is Funnn (heckeler) 01-13-07 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, drum sequencing
Dry Cleaner (heckeler) 01-23-07 Lewis Benko - Lead guitars Kevin Heckeler - Rhythm and synthesized bass guitar
Arouse (benko/heckeler) 03-27-07 Lewis Benko - Acoustic and slide guitar Kevin Heckeler - Electric and synthesized bass guitar
Times Square Big Screen TV (2007) (heckeler/watts) 03-27-07 Scott Watts - Vocals Kevin Heckeler - Electric and synthesized bass guitars LYRICS for Times Square Big Screen TV (2007)
Hallow Way (heckeler/watts) 04-15-07 Scott Watts - Vocals Kevin Heckeler - Acoustic and synthesized bass guitars Lew Benko - Lead guitar
Bigness (heckeler) 06-19-07 Lewis Benko - Lead and slide guitars Kevin Heckeler - Rhythm, acoustic, and synthesized bass guitar
Bumper (benko) 08-26-07 Lewis Benko - Lead guitar Kevin Heckeler - Rhythm and synthesized bass guitar
STFU (heckeler) 11-18-2007 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, drum sequencing
Plays Me (heckeler/watts) 01-10-2008 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, drum sequencing Scott Watts - Vocals, lyrics
The Sound of One (heckeler) 01-19-2008 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, drum sequencing
The Sound of One (dross version) (heckeler/bennett) 03-16-2008 Josh Bennett - Lead guitar, bass, drums Kevin Heckeler - Acoutic Guitar
Descendt (heckeler) 06-08-2008 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, drum sequencing Lew Benko - Lead guitar
OMFG (heckeler) 06-10-2008 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, drum sequencing
WTF (heckeler) 11-01-2008 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, drum sequencing
Sucking the Soul From Soul (heckeler) 01-13-2009 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, drum sequencing
That Deadly Night (heckeler/vieira) 01-29-2009 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars Mike Vieira - Vocals, lyrics Josh Bennett - Drums
That Deadly Night [Remixed] (heckeler/vieira) 05-27-2009 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars Mike Vieira - Vocals, Drum Programming, lyrics Brian Patrick - Drum Programming Josh Bennett - Original Drum Composition
Erroneous Flunk (heckeler) 07-18-2009 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars Brian Patrick - Drum Programming Mike Vieira - Drum programming
Convoluted Vacant Lies (heckeler) 08-13-2009 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Drum Programming, Spoken Words LYRICS for Convoluted Vacant Lies
Unfun (heckeler) 08-20-2009 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Drum Programming, Vocals
Exposition (heckeler) 09-24-2009 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Drum Programming
Warpath (heckeler) 09-25-2009 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Drum Programming
Dubious Doobie (heckeler) 10-04-2009 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Drum Programming
A Song Your Mom Will Like (heckeler) 10-09-2009 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Drum Programming
We Are Mavericks (heckeler) 10-13-2009 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Drum Programming
Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Drum Sequencing Scott Watts - Vocals, Lyrics
Just Say No (heckeler) 08-04-2010 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars Brian Patrick - Drum Programming
Quotespiration (heckeler) 03-05-2011 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Vox, Drum Programming
Satori (benko/heckeler) 04-02-2011 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Drum Programming Lew Benko - Lead Guitars
Concerto 42 (heckeler) 04-23-2011 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Drum Programming
Cacophony (heckeler) 05-24-2011 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Drum Programming
Aw Heck (heckeler) 06-12-2011 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Keys, Drum Programming Brian Patrick - Lead Wah Guitar
Chump (heckeler) 07-15-2011 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Keys, Drum Programming
Validation (benko/heckeler) 08-04-2011 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Keys, Drum Programming Lew Benko - Voice, Lead Guitar
Pastafarian (benko/heckeler) 08-17-2011 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Keys, Drum Programming, Voice Lew Benko - Lead Guitar
Faust In Torr (heckeler) 08-26-2011 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Keys, Drum Programming
Fear Your Fears (heckeler) 09-03-2011 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Keys, Drum Programming, Voice
Best and Brightest (heckeler) 10-11-2011 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Drum Programming, Voice
Don't Fear, Don't Die (heckeler) 10-14-2011 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Drum Programming, Voice LYRICS for Don't Fear, Don't Die
Fashion Is Ridiculous (benko/heckeler) 11-01-2011 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Synths, Drum Programming, Voice LYRICS for Fashion Is Ridiculous
Obama's Fault (heckeler) 11-10-2011 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Synths, Drum Programming, Voice Lew Benko - Lead Guitars, Backing Voice
The Blame Game (heckeler) 12-03-2011 Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Drum Programming Lew Benko - Lead snd Slide Guitars
Everything Gives Me the Blues (benko) 12-11-2011 Lew Benko - Guitars, Harmonica, Voice Kevin Heckeler - Bass, Drum Programming
Question (hayward/heckeler) 01-15-2012 Kimberly Mooers - Vocals Kevin Heckeler - Guitars, Keys, Drum Programming
__________________________________________________ Lew's Prior Projects:
Kevin's Current and Prior Projects: All songs mixed, engineered, programmed, and produced by Kevin Heckeler in his Upstate NY home studio. |
Original Music and Video by The Boogeymen and The Boogiemen are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Based on a work at www.the-boogeymen.com.
