Telegraphs in Negative / Mouths Trapped in Static is the second and final album by Canadian band Set Fire to Flames. The album was recorded during late 2002, and published by Alien8 Recordings and FatCat Records on 8 April 2003.
The album was recorded in a barn in rural Ontario, Canada. The recording atmosphere was decidedly informal—sounds such as the band members talking and moving around can be readily heard during the album's quiet moments. Like their first album, Telegraphs in Negative / Mouths Trapped in Static was recorded "in states of little or no sleep, in varying levels of intoxication, and in physical confinement."
The release utilizes many different instruments, including guitars, basses, strings, horns, glockenspiel, marimba, bass clarinet, cymbalon, hurdy-gurdy, music boxes, modified electronics, saw, and contact microphones.
Track listing
Personnel Beckie Foon: cello Bruce Cawdron: drums, percussion, marimba Christof Migone: gutted two-track motors, contact mics, faulty electronics David Bryant: guitar, tapes Fluffy Erskine: saw, percussion, music box, tapes Genevieve Heistek: viola Gordon Krieger: bass clarinet Jean-Sébastien Truchy: electric bass, double bass, music box Mike Moya: guitar, tapes Roger Tellier-Craig: guitar, CD player, tapes Sophie Trudeau: violin, glockenspiel, trumpet Thea Pratt: French horn
References
External links Informational page on Telegraphs in Negative/Mouths Trapped in Static from official set fire to flames website