“Mike Pride” (Used 4 times)

1-666-CALL-SAAD is a 110-track thrash metal and avant brutality compilation presented by Kalashnikov. The spontaneous metal duo of Jamie Saft and Mike Pride contribute eight hours of new Kalashnikov recordings and gather a team of avant all stars like "Mad Skills" Mary Halvorson, Joe Morris, and Weasel Walter for an epic stream of positively brutal thrash interpretations.

By way of introduction to this massive endeavor, we are honored to host a selection here on the Free Music Archive. All twelve thrashing hours can be downloaded for free courtesy of Veal Records.

Ed Saad is the inspiration and backbone of this compilation, with his motto "FREE RULES." The full download includes Ed Saad's "History of Thrash Metal & Avant", plus many improvised spoken interludes recorded while on the go in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. Many of the contributors are connected with Ed Saad via Facebook, even if they have not met in person.

WFMU DJ Kurt Gottschalk explains in the liner notes (below).

Liner Notes by Kurt Gottschalk:

In anticipation of his new album Paranoid Cat on Family Vineyard guitar player Chris Forsyth brought down a version of his band to play live on WFMU--Mike Pride (drums), Peter Kerlin (bass), Don Bruno (organ), Hans Chew (piano). I was smitten with Chris's previous LP Dreams on his own Evolving Ear label, and Paranoid Cat seems to pick up where that album left off.  Dreams struck me as a deeply personal album referencing the guitar's abundance. That album's girders--repetition, cerebral riffs, psychedelic wobble and impressive guest contributions--are all evident on Paranoid Cat.

Chris's songs seem to pull from a range of sources--post rock, American primitive, avant blues and psychedelia--but what's clear is a simplicity of form and grasp of narrative. The guitar playing recalls Tetuzi Akiyama's repetitive blooze churn and classic Tom Verlaine/Richard Lloyd zigzag. The cohesive regular band is what elevates Paranoid Cat to some other plane. The band kills these jams. It's the kind of band that could turn into your favorite band. The soundtrack to your life.

Many thanks to engineer Ruaraidh Sanachan and assistant engineer Ernie Indradat.