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Sugar Hill Sessions

Collection of Sugar Hill Studios work (includes all of Kill Me Hot Chocolate and Bean Monster Rituals, plus one new remix).

Release Info
Cover Art
Band Memoirs

Release Info

Tracks

Kill Me Hot Chocolate

Mahogany
Augmented Love
Two Years Ago
Not Mad, Just Sad
Let's Take a Walk
New House
Yellow Wagon
Lovely Memories
Kill Me Hot Chocolate

Bean Monster Rituals

I Am a Fireman
Phuong Nam's
FCA
Marta's in the Navy
Marta Rules
Five Long Days
Hibbert Party
Byron's Song (Tribute to Insanity Plea · Part II)
Phuong Nam's (Remix) [Bonus]

See original albums for detailed credits. “Phuong Nam's (DQ Comfort Remix)” remixed in December 1998 by Kar at Bridge Labs, Houston, TX. Produced by The Blanks
©1998 The Blanks.

1988: Tracks 10-17 previously released on Bean Monster Rituals.
1989: Tracks 1-9 previously released on Kill Me Hot Chocolate.
1998: First issue, compact disc, Blanks Enterprises.
2008: Remastered and reissued on compact disc, Blanks Enterprises.

Cover Art

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Sugar Hill Sessions 2008 CD

Sugar Hill Sessions 2008 CD liner notes

Sugar Hill Sessions 2008 CD label

KMHC Digital Art

Bean Monster Rituals digital art

Sugar Hill Sessions 1998 CD

KMHC Original Tape Cover

Bean Monster Rituals original tape cover

Band Memoirs

This collection presents two great companions albums – Bean Monster Rituals and Kill Me Hot Chocolate. We originally released this collection in 1998 to mark the 10th anniversary of our first trip to Sugar Hill Studios. It represents all our work at this famous studio. These were our early attempts at using hi-tech recording processes and gear; a time before we really knew how to finesse the power of such resources. The recordings' fates were put in the hands of J.R. Griffith, a good engineer ... who never really understood what we were trying to achieve. I recently listened to the rehearsal tapes for these sessions, and we had clearly envisioned a more rocking outcome. However, all this made for two outstanding albums that would have been very different if made at any other time, in any other studio, and with any other engineer.

I remixed the popular “Phuong Nam's” single from Bean Monster Rituals to provide a unique bonus track for this compact disc release. Years later, it still holds up and you may hear it at your local dance clubs to this day.

In 2008, I remastered this collection. Even though these albums were already reissued, I wanted to update it to fit in with our modern reissues with better sonic quality and packaging. I hope you like the results.

– Kar