Iness/Karlification
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Origin
Iness was a musical entity spontaneously created in September 1994 by Pat Finn, Karl Koch, and Mike Canimella. Mike was not always present, so the bulk of the material was Pat and Karl's doing, but Mike's contributions were essential. Pat's brother Brendan also contributed a few times.
Pat's prior band Winkler had not continued beyond their one show in late 1993, And Pat was searching for a way to continue in music, while moving to New York City and living with his to-be 1st wife. Mike had indicated he was also interested in moving to NYC, so the two envisioned forming a band there. But in the meantime, Pat was to be wed in Buffalo on Sept 4 1994, an event Karl and weezer ensured they could attend despite being on tour at the time (a long van drive from Kansas City ensued).
After that tour leg was over (on 9/25 in Boston), the band went to LA (to film the Buddy Holly video amongst other things), while Karl was sent home to Buffalo, to prepare for the next tour and await being picked up by the band in their first bus, to start the tour with Live in Alfred NY.
For some reason Pat Finn was in Buffalo at this time, and he and Karl and Mike had a recorded spontaneous jam session in the basement of Pat's dad's house at 271 Depew (where weezer had recently partaken in Pat's wedding reception dinner on 9/4). The group had no name at that point, but soon were named "Iness" after a truncated pre-existing name on the re-used cassette tape the session was taped on.
1994/09/?? Iness Jam Session 1
Recorded at 271 Depew, Basement Ben
Patrick Finn, Karl Koch, Mike Canimella. Brendan Finn on #7
1. You Said I Smelled
2. Play The Silver Ball
3. Play The Silver Ball (different mixdown)
4. All Touch
5. All Touch (different mix, add’l vocal)
6. Too Busy (For Buns) (I’ve Got To Do My Own Thing)
7. The Forehand Serve (vocals Brendan)
8. Instrumentalen
9. Crucifix!
10. Le Mellowe
11. Das Boot!
12. Smells Like Fish In Here
"All Touch" was made with Pat singing the lyrics verbatim from the lyric sheet of The Rough Trade song of the same name, while having no idea how that song sounded.
The next Iness session was also in Buffalo, this time another live jam in an attic of a house shared by Pat's brother Brendan. Vocals were over dubbed 2days later at Karl's house.
1994-12-26 Iness Attic Jam Sessions
Recorded at Ben and Brendan’s “Club Utica” house attic
Patrick Finn, Karl Koch, Brendan Finn, Ben Wall? +??
Except #22 rec. 12/27/94 (possibly in Depew Basement)
Overdubs/vocals to 1-21 done on 12/28/94
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. unused track (no overdubs)
17. Set Your Phasers On Stun [mix C, 3/95]
18. Electric Outtakes
19. Electric man (no overdubs)
20. ? (unused?) (no overdubs)
21. ? (unused?) (no overdubs)
22. PJF + BF jam 12/27/94 (Utica attic? Depew basement?)
The3rd and final Iness session was recorded at Pat Finn's aparment in Brooklyn NY.
1995-01 thru 1995-03 – Iness and Iness-ish Pat Finn solo stuff
Recorded at 291 Court St, Brooklyn
Patrick Finn, Mike Canimella, Karl Koch (depending)
1. Love And Jesus Christ (PF, MC, KK)
2. Ode To Lisa And Philbert (PF, MC, KK)
3. Randumunsfjordur (PF, MC, KK) [15 minute odyssey!]
4. It’s So Nice When You’re Not Mean (PF)
5. That Brassiere Over There (PF)
6. I Like Tacose (PF, KK)
7. Beanse (PF, KK)
8. Your Eeethra (Vegetables) (PF, KK)
9. How It Feels To Be Not So Real (PF, KK)
10. Idiots (PF, KK)
11. That Device (PF, KK)
12. You Will Watch Me Pee (PF)
Dissolution
There was no further Iness activity. Pat Finn and Mike Cannimella did a considerable amount of demos in Brooklyn between 1995-8, leading to songs that Pat would later use in Organic Mechanic. The next collaboration between Pat Finn and Karl would be as The Melvin Jones Total Soul Attack Orchestra in 3/98.