http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/ 2026-04-20T00:16:06-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/ http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/lib/tpl/minimalism/images/favicon.ico text/html 2014-08-28T12:42:46-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=1979jun18cbgb&rev=1409247766&do=diff June 18, 1979, CBGB The first-ever public performance of Chinese Forehead. Set list * B Song * Seconds Away * Behavior * Altitude * Economics * Vegetable * Information text/html 2014-07-26T19:47:37-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=about&rev=1406422057&do=diff This wiki was created to provide some notes and documentation for the assorted audio/visual Chinese Forehead artifacts. text/html 2014-08-28T12:42:46-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=altitude&rev=1409247766&do=diff Altitude This song had two versions. One was slower, the other faster, with a tape-loop background. text/html 2017-06-30T15:02:35-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=assorted_media&rev=1498852955&do=diff Assorted media Super-8 film from CBGB [ 520x400 ] There's no sound. Believed to have been recorded at a CBGB gig. Haven't figure out what song is being played. text/html 2014-08-28T12:42:46-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=b_song&rev=1409247766&do=diff B Song One of the first songs written, in 1979 or 1978, this is an instrumental track so-named because the original version was done using a guitar with the lower E string tuned down to a B. text/html 2014-08-28T12:42:46-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=behavior&rev=1409247766&do=diff Behavior Written in 1979. Lyrics Tested in darkness I pick up the scent Heat-sensor smile reveals your intent I'll say it fast and I won't stay long You catch my drift but the currents too strong Immediate shore received the poison fish Surrounded by sand quietly eat your dish Trouble comes from reaching for passing cars Headlights mistaken for shooting stars Spoiled new carpet serves as document Invested scalp is ever permanent Stomach tied in knows you emit a squeal … text/html 2014-08-11T19:27:37-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=breathing_different_atmospheres&rev=1407803257&do=diff Breathing Different Atmospheres Most of this tape was a set of “ambient” (for lack of a better word) pieces done by James Britt. Some of them contain material taken from what was likely an LP of African drumming; there's no record of what that might have been. text/html 2014-08-28T12:42:46-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=bsong&rev=1409247766&do=diff Altitude This song had two versions. One was slower, the other faster, with a tape-loop background. text/html 2014-08-28T12:42:46-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=casio_sk-1&rev=1409247766&do=diff Casio SK-1 A cheap but bad-ass sampling keyboard released in 1985. It had a few cheesy presets that were fun to play with, but the coolest part is the sampler. It was easy to grab a sound then play it back. The pitch changed with the different notes, and you had the option to loop the sound when a key was held. text/html 2014-08-28T12:42:46-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=cassettes&rev=1409247766&do=diff Cassettes There were only about twelve formal Chinese Forehead songs. Most were performed at one or another gig, some never made to the stage and were only performed in rehearsals. However, there were a great many experiments and jams that were recorded, one-off things that might have served the basis for more formal material. text/html 2014-08-28T12:42:46-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=gigs&rev=1409247766&do=diff Gigs 1979 June 18, CBGB 1979 August 4, CBGB 1979 November 15, TR3 text/html 2014-08-28T13:01:28-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=humansacrifice&rev=1409248888&do=diff Human Sacrifice Written in 1979. The song was the first use of a vibrating dildo use on the guitar to create an low-tech “e-bow” sound. Lyrics Too light, too dark, confusing Can't seem to get organized Tracing footsteps through the jungle Don't care much for surprise My heart beats like a drum now Up-tempo rhythm for my feet Air ripples signify the climate The noise cuts through the heat text/html 2014-08-28T12:42:46-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=ode_to_joy&rev=1409247766&do=diff Ode to Joy Bass: James Britt Vocals: James Britt text/html 2014-08-28T12:42:46-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=secondsaway&rev=1409247766&do=diff Seconds Away The song was written in 1979. Like many Chinese Forehead songs the first version was a crude recording done by bouncing multiple guitar takes between portable cassette players. There were no vocals on that version; there was ad-hoc guitar line that was then adapted to become the vocal line. text/html 2014-08-28T12:42:46-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=songs&rev=1409247766&do=diff Chinese Forehead songs * B Song * Seconds Away * Behavior * Altitude * Human Sacrifice * Vegetable * Economics * Tension * Information text/html 2017-06-30T13:50:26-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=start&rev=1498848626&do=diff Welcome to the Chinese Forehead wiki Gigs Songs Cassettes Assorted Media text/html 2014-08-28T12:42:46-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=tapeloop&rev=1409247766&do=diff Tape Loop Chinese Forehead made use of assorted low-tech gear for a variety of effects. In addition to the use of a vibrator, a hacked open-reel tape recorder was used to run tape loops. The device was pulled from some street-side trash one day. You can kinda-sorta see a picture of it in one of the text/html 2014-08-28T13:01:28-05:00 http://wiki.chineseforehead.com/doku.php?id=vibrator&rev=1409248888&do=diff Vibrator A vibrating dildo was used for the song Human Sacrifice to get a poor-man's E-bow effect. The original device we used was made of a perfect plastic that allowed it to bounce well off of the guitar strings while maintaining a full sound. Sadly, it seems to have gotten left on stage after a gig and someone stole it.