!!! DIMTHINGS / DIMTHINGSHINE CDs now finally available!!!:

DIMTHINGSHINE - TALES FROM LIMBOLAND  $9

                     !!! NEW RELEASE !!!

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The first official Dimthingshine recording (in 16 years) just completed early January 2008. It includes collaborations with Paul Lemos (Controlled Bleeding), Astro (Hiroshi Hasegawa) with his power electronics, Brian Bridges with his microtone wav form experiments.

I consider this the follow up to my last release in 1992. It has the same aggressive energy and sonic emotional timbres. Dark horror show mixed with humor, rebellion, and revolution. 
The music combines surreal interludes, musique-concrete, industrial avant-garde/rock/beat, Zappaesque sweeps, Bali/Tibetan themes, odd free form improvisations, referential associations, and shear madness.

DIMTHINGSHINE - ALIVE IN THE CRYPT  $9

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Originally to be released in 1992.

This recording which completed in 1992 is finally released. The music is other worldly industrial-noise / compositional / loony / cling-clangy sort. Dark / quirky / high intensity / surreal / electronic goo like nothing you've heard before. 
The great art work for the cover was done by RALF SCHULZE of AARDVARK FARMS Label. Ralph has his own web site:
THE AARDVARK FARMERS ALMANAC

All sound, manipulated, composed, realized, performed by Dimthingshine. Recorded between 1989-1992.
A Satirist, Horror Audio Show. Turn in your tickets, get on board and enjoy the ride!   

DIMTHINGS - POPULAR POLES / WORHTY OPPONENTS  $12 (2 CDs)

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Originally released in 1986. This 2 LP set was too large to fit on 1 CD. It was intended to re-release this on 1 CD with some tracks eliminated but responses came in requesting to have the complete original recording. It was decided to make it available in it?s entirety on 2 CD Set.

SOUND CHOICE #13 : By Joe Kolb (date unknown)

Yet another Dimthings recording bringing us a plethora of sounds and voices. From the quote of Bertrand Russell on the back cover, to the titles "Going Back to the Insane, King of the CD Scratch" I knew this was going to be a strange tape. It is a collage of music and humor. This tape has everything. Improvisational free verse with plenty of drumming, religious heavy metal, rap music, acoustic foot stompin' blues, violins, pots and pans. What amazes me is how competent this fellow is with all the instruments and tongue and cheek styles. He reminds me a lot of Snakefinger in the talent he has for exploring, mimicking and having fun with the various musical genres. The man plays with conviction. This is a 90 minute tape. Most of the pieces are improvisational. There are a lot of light moments where the keyboard melodies play off the percussion and vice versa. Much like Zappa does. There also are some singing and rap music too. "Our Lord" is a religious metal tune that sounds like Uriah Heep warning us of the dangers of hell. "Banner of Doom, The Need, and Going Back to the Insane", mainly deal with rejection and fitting into situations. They are done in a rant and rave style. Aside from the light quirky keyboards and the wild drumming, there are some nice violin solos scattered throughout. This tape was produced, composed, and performed by Dimthings. There are plenty of surprises for everyone.

SOUND CHOICE #14 : By Dan Fioretti (date unknown)

Definitely an amazingly amazing tape from a really talented muzickal artiste. One o' the best tapes this year, perhaps of the last decade (read: '80s). Dimthings plays lotsa different toonz in lotsa different styles. Straight ahead rock and funk segue in and out of fusion-ish pieces, pieces for tuned percussion, dense and intricate instrumental sections, a heavy metal suite, and a rap number. All professionally produced and recorded by Dimthings himself. Everything about this tape is totally awesome. Dimthings is also a highly skilled composer and arranger. The different muzickal styles make this 'un difficult, if not impossible, to pigeonhole. So what! I could listen to this 'un forever! Fave section: progressive/fusion opening section o' side two!

DIMTHINGS - GOING BACK TO THE INSANE   $12 (2 CDs)

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Originally released in 1985. This 2 LP set was too large to fit on 1 CD. It was intended to re-release this on 1 CD with some tracks eliminated but responses came in requesting to have the complete original recording. It was decided to make it available in it?s entirety on 2 CD Set.

OPTION Sept/Oct 1986 DIMTHINGS: Going Back to the Insane

There are few musicians releasing as diverse sounds as Dimthings, the Floridian experimentalist. His work runs from electronic experimentation (he dabbles with compact disc plays on this album) to twisted electro-pop to some wild and fantastic progressive rock and jazz fusion (usually accompanied by Jean Chaine and Taggart Reid, his Ulterior Lux trio). This new double LP is no different, as it runs the gamut of his musical interests. But it's better thought out and more consistent than his last couple of records, leaning heavily towards the progressive rock fusion side of things (the compact disc pieces not with notwithstanding). These pieces are the most interesting ones, though, since you'll never hear fusion as confused or as densely loaded with surprises. He often changes directions from cut to cut, but that just makes Dimthings hard to pin down. Nothing wrong with that! (Thingsflux) --- Brent Wilcox

WAYSIDE MUSIC : DIMTHINGS - Going Back To The Insane 

Dimthings latest is probably his wildest yet! Ranging from hot tunes (w/the help of bassist Jean Chaine and others) to incredibly noisy & bizarre sound assemblages, using a CD player as a tape loop effect!

ARE YOU TALKING TO ME? Zine/Radio Canada

Talk about heat, somewhere in Florida lives DIMTHINGS. This may not seem important to you, but this guy has put out a lot of LPs and seems to have a vision of life beyond our mundane reality. "Going back to the INsane", a two-record set, and the only DIMTHINGS I've heard, is like HG WELLS goes jazz with CD mix. Orchestrate events for maximum chaos and fun. (Thingsflux Music) Travis B.

DUCKBERG TIMES, September 16, 1986

A tip of the hat to Florida's Dimthings and their "Going Back to the Insane" 2LP set (Thingsflux). They got the guts to do a million weird and different things here, and the chops to make it mostly a sympatico listening experience. Brave consumer will be treated in gamutful fashion, dosed and doused with all manner of offbeat, from orchestrated tape loopery, playful jazzfunk, stark urban voodoo and Satiesque musings. Undefinable admixture of strains from free bebop to Residential pop attitudes.

SOUND CHOICE #6, 1987 :DIMTHINGS: Going Back to the Insane  

It was bound to happen. Dimthings uses a compact disc player as an instrument. This record has me eyeing my Sony D-5. Two records worth of Dimthings with various guest artists, playing more than just CD players: Chapman Stick, cellos, pianos, violins, saxophones, tape manipulation, etc. There are so many different influences and elements at work on this record, fusion, metal guitar solos, and at times just overwhelming improvisation and layers upon layers of noise, found sounds, percussion, you name it. There seems to be no limit to Dimthings' quest for new combinations of sound, and this record is never, ever dull. A definite antidote to the bland 1980s. -- John Baxter .... Second Opinion: This is Dim's seventh album (and his second two record set), and it's a great one! He plays his usual arsenal of instruments and he plays them expertly. He is aided by his usual supporting cast of Taggart Reid and the awesome bassist Jean Chaine. And he plays a song written and featuring a new unknown who calls himself Gimbus 555 ("Think Twice"), who shows definite promise. The styles range from weird compact disc experiments, free jazz, and hot jazz-rock. The centerpiece of the record is "Knots", a 21-minute masterpiece by Ulterior Lux, Dim's "Power rock" trio. On this, his drumming and Jean's bass playing back up FANTASTIC guitar work by Taggart Reid. The result is something like Jimi Hendrix's Experience playing fusion music! The only clinker is "Strength for the Mourn", in which he sings (in a mausoleum!) in a high-pitched, whiny voice that quickly gets unbearable. Production work is a definite improvement over his earlier releases.And for the first time, there is a REAL record cover, rather than a blank cover with a sheet pasted onto it! -- Douglas Bregger

NEW MUSIC DISTRIBUTION SERVICE : Dimthings/Going Back To The Insane (THINGSFLUX)

Dimthings brings a new dimension to the concept of multi-instrumentalist. He scratches with his compact disc player, funks out with his keyboards, Chapman Stick, Linn Drums and manages to incorporate violins, tapes, acoustic guitar, voice, sometimes all on the same track. Then swiftly turns around on a few tracks and swings like mad with his group of guitar, bass, drums and sax. (2 LP)

DIMTHINGS - HEART OF THE KLUX FLUX  $12 (2 CDs)

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Originally released in 1984. This 2 LP set was too large to fit on 1 CD. It was intended to re-release this on 1 CD with some tracks eliminated but responses came in requesting to have the complete original recording. It was decided to make it available in it?s entirety on 2 CD Set.

OP the "Y" issue 1984 DIMTHINGS: Heart of the Klux Flux; distributed by Recommended Records 

Most of this unpredictable and very enjoyable two record set is performed by one man. The entire record is extremely percussive, and in fact many of the shorter pieces here consist simply of various percussive textures. Often times, however, Dimthings performs with a couple of other very excellent players, serving up some white hot progressive material. The guitar work on "Salvador Dali" is amazing as is the drumming and complexity of arrangement. Most of the material here is very chaotic and energetic, reminding me of a cross between Mahavishnu (at their most frenzied), This Heat, Fred Lane, and the Residents. At times the listener is bludgeoned with a dozen multi-tracked tape experiments, off the wall hammering, found voices, and blasting horns. It's amazing the way Dimthings goes from fairly normal material into the most extreme Musique Concrete, Much of it is tremendously intense; therefore, it is hard to digest more than one side per sitting. All in all, however, this is an album of amazing energy, diversity, and power---highly recommended. 

Paul Lemos (of Controlled Bleeding).

WAYSIDE MUSIC : DIMTHINGS - Heart Of The Klux Flux 

Dimthings is a percussionist who also plays keyboards, violins, guitars, electronics, & tapes. Other musicians also appear. While the goings on are crazy, this isn't all chaos, & most of the record is extremely tight considering how loony it all gets. All-American strangeness from Florida. 500 copies made. These are our last copies.

SCRAPING TEETH - Live : February ? May 1990   $7

Excerpt performances recorded live in Miami, Florida

From inside the nightclub, a bizarre and frightening cacophony builds, a rhythmless, dissonant, bloodcurdling tidal wave of metallic angst, unfettered by the structures of melody, harmony, or rhyming lyric..

There are 32 patrons inside Washington Square when Scraping Teeth takes the stage at 3:00 a.m. Within the first ten minutes of the band's set, that number is down to 24 (a full 25 percent reduction). By Scraping Teeth standards, that's not bad. Many listeners are seated at tables not far from the stage. They are either blessed with Kevlar eardrums or are already experiencing the advanced stage of tinnitus. Scraping Teeth are not afraid of volume.
NEW TIMES, March 1993 By Todd Anthony  

"The important thing to remember about Scraping Teeth is that they are serious musicians," asserts Spin editor Mark Blackwell. "They didn't create this music to try to win our contest. They've obviously been playing for years. I don't think they meant to be bad. I think they meant to fit some mysterious category of their own, like Skinny Puppy or the Swans, with all the things that make those bands interestingly removed."
SPIN MAGAZINE 1993

Scraping Teeth are:
Rat Bastard guitar,whistle,off key singing voice;
Dimthingshine drums, screaming out of control voice;
Isaac Ersoff bass, crazed voice.    

SCRAPING TEETH - MACHINE GOD NOISE   $7

Excerpt performances and Live in Studio recorded in Miami, Florida 1990

If it is difficult to embrace the ragged, jagged sounds of Scraping Teeth, well, that's part of the challenge, part of the fun, and ultimately, part of the payoff. The Miami-based trio is breaking new ground that lies somewhere between aggressive (call it progressive if you absolutely must) rock and dissonance for its own sake, between the obscure and the ungrippable styles of new music and the blatant and overly popular structures of standard rock-roll. They may be way out there, but once you get the hang of it, they become way-in as well. It's, um, cool.
It's unlikely you'll find yourself humming along to songs such as "Death by Refrigerator" or "Machine God Noise," but that doesn't mean Teeth music doesn't contain logic and structure. It does, coached in a dense and often flatulent combination of angry guitar riffs, drones, squawking bass, more drones, screams from hell, drums that punctuate in blood, progressions that seem aimless except that the aim is not to be linear and predictable. Both active and reactionary, this music's boundaries are drawn only by the inspiration of the moment. This stuff's wild, man. 

As unfair, critically speaking, as it may be, you did get some idea what this terrifying trio is up to by checking a few song titles: "Torture and Stuff, "Blow Me While I Shit" and "My Car Blew Up and Took Me with It." This ain't exactly Bobby Mcferrin territory. This reason it's unfair to go by a handful of songs titles is that, much like the actual songs, the music of Scraping Teeth is timeless, endless, boundless. They don't play songs, really, it all runs together, changing at every show, and it's all on tape -- you could say the trio doesn't have any songs, or you could say they have thousands of songs.
NEW TIMES, November 1990 BY GREG BAKER

Scraping Teeth are:
Rat Bastard guitar,whistle,off key singing voice;
Dimthingshine drums, screaming out of control voice;
Isaac Ersoff bass, crazed voice.    

JEAN CHAINE & his ULTERIOR LUX - THE DANCING MAN   $12

Recorded live in Switzerland 1990

"The Basle Markus Stauss certainly is one of the wildest Saxophonists on the Swiss scene. He now joined ULTERIOR LUX with the e-bassist Jean Chain and drummer Dimthingshine from Miami. The trio created an often wild and sometimes bizarre Funk fusion".
- Fazzul Music  

?A long, long time ago in the early to mid 80's, a drummer from Florida used to release albums of 'free rock' or improvised rock/weirdness under the name Dimthings or Dimthingshine in funnily packaged, very homemade looking vinyl record packages with hand drawn covers. On many of his releases was an excellent bassist named Jean Chaine, who also released albums under his name in the same sort of packaging. Eventually Dimthings dissapeared, but Jean Chaine seemingly moved to Germany where I would occaisonally see his name on the back of various improv records, most notably David Moss. This trio live studio recording features Dimthings and Jean together with Spaltklang leader Markus Stauss on saxes. It was originally released on a double lp and all fits here on one CD. "...the result is a raucous meeting of rock and free jazz. Improvisation by knowledgeable players...and it's a sheer delight, thoroughly exhilarating and highly recommended."
- Wayside Music

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