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The series begins with a legendary Idea Fire Company (IFCO) radio show from 23 May 1999 with Karla and me joined by Graham Lambkin. This was our second show with Graham, the first being earlier in the day at the then-nascent Flywheel in Easthampton MA. (The Hardest Working Band In Rock!) We all worked together so well that it wasn't long before Tart was formed, but that's another story. This set showcases IFCO at its most languid, spacey, and electronic. Ill-fitting machine dreams. Excellent recording straight from the radio feed. A gorgeous representation of IFCO live during our 'Anti-Natural' period. Professionally printed CDRs in full colour jackets. Pro-pressed CDr on Lessons About History.

Two early Idea Fire Company (IFCO)duo shows recorded at RRRecords. I consider the 1997 show to be the first real IFCO show. We had played a year or so earlier at RRRon’s request at a noise night he curated for the Northampton Music Festival. I had never thought of doing IFCO live before and the experience led Karla and me to record an LP with stripped down instrumentation that we could perform live. Thus Anti-Natural was born. The first show features three pieces from Anti-Natural, including an excellent version of the rarely performed ‘Against Gravity’. The second show has a good version of Metropolis, a live staple for quite a while, as well as different material we were trying out for the follow up to Anti-Natural, which never appeared. (Or at least not until 2004’s Stranded.) ‘Production’ is a particularly effective piece. Two great shows of minimal electronics. Professionaly pressed CDr on Lessons About History.