Infectious Substance

Infectious Substance features eight cuts taken from recording sessions from 1999 through 2000 and is the companion CD to Pearl. Why consider Infectious Substance as a companion to Pearl? Pearl is a serene exploration of the inner world. Infectious Substance is a gritty exploration of the exoteric world. These two worlds are different aspects of the same reality - one's homeworld.

Instrumentation similar to that on Pearl can be heard on Infectious Substance, including world percussion, exotic horns, acoustic guitars, and other instruments synchronized within the multiple tape-loop framework. The Second Sufis core sound has always been based on Chapman Stick and electric guitar. This "core" is indeed exposed on Infectious Substance, smoldering, burning, and finally exploding on the last track, "Reign of Nails". Although recorded on a multi-track, the music is still performed completely live without overdubs like earlier Second Sufis recordings. Many of the sessions were recorded during rehearsal leading up to live performances. The recordings were remixed with only a few edits.

Infectious Substance is hardcore. Don't let it get under your skin. There is no known antidote.

KRAKATOA
James Mott - Chapman Stick, Udu, Rag Dung
Mike Gorman - Acoustic Guitar, Electronic Drums, Tabla, Chinese Bowl Gong, Tibetan Singing Bowl, Slit Drum

ETERNAL GOLDEN BRAID
James Mott - Acoustic Guitar
Mike Gorman - Acoustic Guitar
Jerome Pier - Kurzweil Synthesizer
Mark Greeno - Electric Guitar

BACKWASH
James Mott - Udu, Chinese Bowl Gong
Mike Gorman - Tabla, Slit Drum

PEAK OVERPRESSURE
James Mott - Chapman Stick
Mike Gorman - Guitar/Chinese Bowl Gong Loop, Electronic Drums, Tibetan Singing Bowl

ABRASION
James Mott - Chapman Stick
Mike Gorman - Electric Guitar, Electronic Drums

ANNIHILATION II
James Mott - Chapman Stick
Mike Gorman - Electric Guitar, Electronic Drums

AEOLUS 14 UMBRA
James Mott - Bronze Age Irish Horn, Tibetan Singing Bowl, Kurzweil Synthesizer
Mike Gorman - Tabla, Slit Drum, Chinese Bowl Gong, Tibetan Singing Bowl, Rain Stick

THE SOCIETY OF EGYPTIAN UNDERTAKERS
James Mott - Didgeridoo, Udu, Chinese Bowl Gong
Mike Gorman - Electric Guitar, Electronic Drums

REIGN OF NAILS
James Mott - Chapman Stick, Udu, Tibetan Singing Bowl
Mike Gorman - Electric Guitar, Electronic Drums, Tabla, Tibetan Singing Bowl

Jerome Pier appears on the earlier Pearl, Seven Rays, and Slave Labor on Mars CDs.
Mark Greeno appears on the earlier Pearl, Seven Rays and Metroplex CDs.


		Warning... Listening will infect you!!!

Sound Samples

Abrasion