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Ostrich McGuire

by N. Matta

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A Cold Night 04:55
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Monkey Dust 03:05
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EyePop 00:38
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Aquntry 03:03
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Well Water 01:05
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untitled 00:50
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Rice!!! 01:27
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Raw Meat 02:21
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about

Ostrich McGuire is pre-Aux.78. I guess I just called myself Nicholas Matta on the xeroxed tape cover. I assume I made 50 tapes and gave out most of the them for free. I might have made more but that is all hazy. I was deep down and dirty with Box Of Bugs creating music but somehow I managed to record some 4 track stuff on my own. Upon re-listen I do hear some contribution from a few of those Bugs. I guess this is a solo album for me but not my first. I did not remaster, remix, or restore these recordings made on a tape four track. This is how I mixed them. Listen to the tape hiss in all its glory. There are a few songs and tid-bits of them that I used in later recordings including 'River And Range' and 'The Trees Don't Know (what to think of it)' I recorded this when I was 16 or 17 years old. Recorded in my room at my parents' house, most likely stoned (sorry mom). I used every instrument at my disposal including some casio keyboards and junk ass guitars. Most of this stuff is pretty fun upon re-listen almost 20 years later. You can tell I dug Syd Barrett, Beastie Boys, Beck, Jazz, and Ween to name a few that come out shining in this music. Most things are in tune which is surprising.

It is the first album with the indication that I was using AppleLeg Music as a label of sorts.

I drew the cover as some art project in middle school or highschool.

Ostrich McGuire was named after an ostrich in a dream that sat on me in a wheat field.

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released January 1, 1996

N. Matta : guitars, drums, keyboards, vocals, bass, harmonica, brass, percussion, tape effects, sampling, and general sounds of stuff.

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Aux 78 Portland, Oregon

Aux.78 (nicholas matta) is a solo recording artist, musician, sound designer, audio engineer and live performer based in Portland, Oregon.

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