Frances The Mute

brak purp · Post by **brak purp** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:47 am

I've got Frances The Mute blasting and I'm excited to talk about it!

It sounds great! I bought a nice CD player to hook up to my stereo receiver and I haven't listened to this since 2006 maybe? I used to put it on when I came home from a night out and out of my mind.

I didn't know what Juan was all about back then and now I'm realizing how much of this is his bass and probably his influence.

The artwork and design is so well done.

Those phaser or LFO Filter tones or whatever they are - so good! Anyone know what Omar was using for modulation?

I know that guy who wants me to misusse a subforum and I'm sorry to clutter non-genereal gear

brak purp · Post by **brak purp** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:16 am

Don't listen to Francis The Mute while doing a load of laundry. There are sounds in there that will make you believe your machine is ready to break.

UglyCasanova · Post by **UglyCasanova** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:09 pm

Omar's pedalboard from that time:

*Line6 DL4 Delay [feeds dual outputs]
{output One of DL4}
*Boss TU-2 Tuner
*Line 6 FM4 [input One]
*DigiTech Synth Wah
*Electro Harmonix Holy Grail
*Boss DD5 Digital Delay
*Ibanez PM7 Phase Modulator
*Electro Harmonix Memory Man Deluxe
*Moogerfooger Ring Modulator
*Electro Harmonix Poly Chorus
*Dunlop 105Q Bass Wah
*Electro Harmonix Small Stone USA
*Digitech Whammy 4
*Boss Boss HR2 Harmonist
*Ibanez DE7 Delay Echo
*Ibanez SB7 Synthesizer Bass
*Electro Harmonix Big Muff pi USA
*MXR Phase 90
*AD/A Flanger
*Xotic Robotalk
{output Two of DL4)
*Line6 MM4
*MXR Micro Amp
*Line6 FM4 [input Two]

[reverb/echo]
*Roland Space Echo [feeds dual outputs]

Alll into dual Orange AD140 amp heads and Orange 4x12 cabinets w/celestion vintage thirties.

Sauce: https://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/arc ... 76440.html

BitchPudding · Post by **BitchPudding** » Sun Mar 28, 2021 12:48 pm

UglyCasanova wrote:Omar's pedalboard from that time:

*Line6 DL4 Delay [feeds dual outputs]
{output One of DL4}
*Boss TU-2 Tuner
*Line 6 FM4 [input One]
*DigiTech Synth Wah
*Electro Harmonix Holy Grail
*Boss DD5 Digital Delay
*Ibanez PM7 Phase Modulator
*Electro Harmonix Memory Man Deluxe
*Moogerfooger Ring Modulator
*Electro Harmonix Poly Chorus
*Dunlop 105Q Bass Wah
*Electro Harmonix Small Stone USA
*Digitech Whammy 4
*Boss Boss HR2 Harmonist
*Ibanez DE7 Delay Echo
*Ibanez SB7 Synthesizer Bass
*Electro Harmonix Big Muff pi USA
*MXR Phase 90
*AD/A Flanger
*Xotic Robotalk
{output Two of DL4)
*Line6 MM4
*MXR Micro Amp
*Line6 FM4 [input Two]

[reverb/echo]
*Roland Space Echo [feeds dual outputs]

Alll into dual Orange AD140 amp heads and Orange 4x12 cabinets w/celestion vintage thirties.

Sauce: https://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/arc ... 76440.html

You beautiful bastard. Thank you for this. Never thought Omar would be running the stereo outs on the DL4 for that fucking rig. He was using it to loop right?

Also damn, I remember getting this album from one of my high school teachers. He was wearing a TMV t shirt and I told him it looked sick and asked what he was. He filled me in and let me borrow his copy of Frances.

It was an interesting year.

BitchPudding · Post by **BitchPudding** » Sun Mar 28, 2021 12:49 pm

Also if Cloud Hill doesnt release TMV discog on vinyl outside of that unobtanium box set I will RIOT.

brak purp · Post by **brak purp** » Sun Mar 28, 2021 4:47 pm

brak purp · Post by **brak purp** » Sun Mar 28, 2021 5:25 pm

I love Juan, I can only imagine what it must have been like seeing this tour in a club and Omar and Juan going off with all of that craziness!

friendship · Post by **friendship** » Mon Mar 29, 2021 4:39 pm

TWENTY FIVE WIVES IN THE LAKE TONIGHT

D.o.S. · Post by **D.o.S.** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:43 am

brak purp wrote:I love Juan, I can only imagine what it must have been like seeing this tour in a club and Omar and Juan going off with all of that craziness!

I saw them touring this record and it was definitely wild. Wasn't a club though: I think they played whatever the arena in Worcester is called with System of a Down and Bad Acid Trip.

UglyCasanova · Post by **UglyCasanova** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:05 pm

Saw them during the Bedlam tour and they played too loud for the venue. All you could hear was just a constant low hum with occasional high bleeps. It lasted for 2,5 hours and for some reason I stayed, but it was terrible.

brak purp · Post by **brak purp** » Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:22 pm

Nice! Thanks for your memories!

I've somehow never tried any of the Line 6 pedals save for the DL4. I kinda want a Dl4 and the Purple one, but now they all seem intriguing. Mult inputs on that FM4, hmm.

EHX Bass Micro Synthesizer needs to spend more time outside of my closet.

Invisible Man · Post by **Invisible Man** » Tue Apr 06, 2021 5:24 am

D.o.S. wrote:
brak purp wrote:I love Juan, I can only imagine what it must have been like seeing this tour in a club and Omar and Juan going off with all of that craziness!
I saw them touring this record and it was definitely wild. Wasn't a club though: I think they played whatever the arena in Worcester is called with System of a Down and Bad Acid Trip.

Caught them in Detroit on this tour, too, but Hella opened. Holy shit.

fldrvr · Post by **fldrvr** » Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:18 am

D.o.S. wrote:
brak purp wrote:I love Juan, I can only imagine what it must have been like seeing this tour in a club and Omar and Juan going off with all of that craziness!
I saw them touring this record and it was definitely wild. Wasn't a club though: I think they played whatever the arena in Worcester is called with System of a Down and Bad Acid Trip.

I also saw them during this tour! It was a bigger venue, not quite a stadium but definitely big. They did a lot of improv and jamming on their songs- which, fine, but the venue just wasn't well designed for that kinda thing. Basically just sounded like 40 minutes of noodling and echos, with some recognizable bits of songs here and there. Was too bad, we were excited, but it wasn't a great show (System sounded great, but their stuff is less dense)

D.o.S. · Post by **D.o.S.** » Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:02 am

fldrvr wrote:
D.o.S. wrote:
brak purp wrote:I love Juan, I can only imagine what it must have been like seeing this tour in a club and Omar and Juan going off with all of that craziness!
I saw them touring this record and it was definitely wild. Wasn't a club though: I think they played whatever the arena in Worcester is called with System of a Down and Bad Acid Trip.
I also saw them during this tour! It was a bigger venue, not quite a stadium but definitely big. They did a lot of improv and jamming on their songs- which, fine, but the venue just wasn't well designed for that kinda thing. Basically just sounded like 40 minutes of noodling and echos, with some recognizable bits of songs here and there. Was too bad, we were excited, but it wasn't a great show (System sounded great, but their stuff is less dense)

Yeah this tracks with my memory as well I think. Lots of low end and echo bouncing around everywhere. Which I really dug but the Santana-isms were definitely buried.

Invisible Man wrote:
D.o.S. wrote:
brak purp wrote:I love Juan, I can only imagine what it must have been like seeing this tour in a club and Omar and Juan going off with all of that craziness!
I saw them touring this record and it was definitely wild. Wasn't a club though: I think they played whatever the arena in Worcester is called with System of a Down and Bad Acid Trip.
Caught them in Detroit on this tour, too, but Hella opened. Holy shit.

That would have been sick! I have to say watching a proper powerviolence band on a big stadium stage was definitely a unique experience though

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