Iness
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Iness was a short-lived musical collaboration between Pat Finn, Karl Koch, and Mike Cannamela. Brendan Finn (Pat Finn's brother) also contributed infrequently. The group emerged from a spontaneous recording session that occurred during downtime between Weezer tours in September 1994. By early 1995, it had dissolved.
| Iness | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Buffalo, NY |
| Years active | 1994–1995 |
| Past members | Pat Finn Karl Koch Mike Cannamela Brendan Finn |
| Associated acts | Winkler MJTSAO Southern Fried Swing |
Overview
- See Iness/Karlification for a version of this section written primarily by Karl Koch
In September 1994, Pat Finn was looking to develop new music following the dissolution of Winkler. Mike Cannamela, another former Winkler member, expressed interest in forming a new band with Finn. Both musicians were in Buffalo, NY — where Finn had recently wed his first wife — when Karl Koch returned home from Weezer's headlining fall 1994 tour. A "spontaneous jam session" between the three friends occurred in Finn's father's basement, marking the formation of their loose collaboration. The name "Iness" came from a string of cut-off text on a cassette tape the group recorded over.
In all, three sessions worth of music were recorded by the group as Iness — joined in some instances by Finn's brother Brendan — at different locations. The last Iness songs were recorded in March 1995, at which point the group's activity ceased. Finn and Cannamela continued recording demos together in Brooklyn, NY over the next three years, developing some material Finn would later use in Organic Mechanic. Koch again collaborated with Finn and his brother Brendan in March 1998 as the Melvin Jones Total Soul Attack Orchestra.
Recorded music
First session (September 1994)
The first Iness session occurred in late September 1994 in Pat Finn's father's basement in Buffalo, NY. It features contributions from Finn, Koch, and Cannamela. Brendan Finn additionally performs vocals on "The Forehead Serve".
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Said I Smelled" | |
| 2. | "Play The Silver Ball" | |
| 3. | "Play The Silver Ball" (alternate mix) | |
| 4. | "All Touch" | |
| 5. | "All Touch" (alternate mix, additional vocals) | |
| 6. | "Too Busy (For Buns) (I’ve Got To Do My Own Thing)" | |
| 7. | "The Forehand Serve" (Brendan Finn on vocals) | |
| 8. | "Instrumentalen" | |
| 9. | "Crucifix!" | |
| 10. | "Le Mellowe" | |
| 11. | "Das Boot!" | |
| 12. | "Smells Like Fish In Here" |
Second session (December 1994)
The second Iness session occurred on December 26, 1994 in the attic of a house shared by Brendan Finn and Ben Wall, also located in Buffalo, NY. Vocals were overdubbed on December 28 at Koch's house. The session features Pat Finn and Koch, as well as contributions from Brendan Finn and Wall. Mike Cannamela was not present.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Set Your Phasers On Stun" (mix B) | |
| 2. | "Hey Lii" (mix B) | |
| 3. | "Iness Is Olympics" (mix B) | |
| 4. | "Cocchreangue" (mix B) | |
| 5. | "Copenhagen" | |
| 6. | "Bran Is My Friand (1971)" | |
| 7. | "Angste" | |
| 8. | "Set Your Phasers On Stun" (mix A) | |
| 9. | "Electric Man" | |
| 10. | "Hay Li" (mix A) | |
| 11. | "Iness Is Olympics" (mix A) | |
| 12. | "Partially Parted" | |
| 13. | "Cocchreangue" (mix A) | |
| 14. | "Fluid Storage" | |
| 15. | "Travel To Portland" | |
| 16. | Untitled (unused track, no overdubs) | |
| 17. | "Set Your Phasers On Stun" (mix C, completed later in March 1995) | |
| 18. | "Electric Outtakes" | |
| 19. | "Electric Man" (no overdubs) | |
| 20. | Untitled (unused track, no overdubs) | |
| 21. | Untitled (unused track, no overdubs) | |
| 22. | Untitled (untitled track by Pat and Brendan Finn, recorded on December 27, possibly in their father's basement) |
Third session (January–March 1995)
The third Iness session was recorded intermittently throughout the first three months of 1995 at Pat Finn's apartment in Brooklyn, NY. The recordings feature different combinations of Finn, Koch, and Cannamela. This was the final session recorded as Iness.
| No. | Title | Performers | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love and Jesus Christ" | Finn, Cannamela, Koch | |
| 2. | "Ode To Lisa and Philbert" | Finn, Cannamela, Koch | |
| 3. | "Randumunsfjordur" | Finn, Cannamela, Koch | |
| 4. | "It’s So Nice When You’re Not Mean" | Finn | |
| 5. | "That Brassiere Over There" | Finn | |
| 6. | "I Like Tacose" | Finn, Koch | |
| 7. | "Beanse" | Finn, Koch | |
| 8. | "Your Eeethra (Vegetables)" | Finn, Koch | |
| 9. | "How It Feels to Be Not So Real" | Finn, Koch | |
| 10. | "Idiots" | Finn, Koch | |
| 11. | "That Device" | Finn, Koch | |
| 12. | "You Will Watch Me Pee" | Finn |