Released on November 17, 2011
The analog recording process has all gone the way of the horse and buggy, so it may be a good time to reflect back on this recently past age. With this realization, producer Ric Albano has decided to finally release the many semi-professional, analog recordings he made close to a quarter century ago with The Evolution of Noise, 1987-1995 by Wahray and Soul.
These recordings of original songs were all made in an attic “studio”, on a Fostex 4-track cassette recorder. There is alot of trial and error, experimentation, and development of technical proficiancy along the way.
| Part 1 | Written | Recorded | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. I Think I’m Losing My Brain | 04/10/87 | Spring 1990 | C+ |
| 2. Can’t Get Back | 06/19/87 | Spring 1990 | C |
| 3. Witches | 09/09/87 | October 1988 | C- |
| 4. Under the Appletree | 03/10/88 | October 1988 | D+ |
| 5. A Lot of These Things | 07/21/88 | July 1988 | B- |
| 6. Sex, Drugs, Rock n Roll | 10/01/88 | October 1988 / July 1989 | D+ |
| 7. Speak to Me | 11/18/88 | November 1988 | B- |
| 8. The Deer With the Golden Eye | 11/20/88 | November 1988 / Spring 1990 | C+ |
| 9. Free | 12/13/88 | December 1988 | C |
| 10. Someday | 12/16/88 | December 1988 / Spring 1990 | B |
| 11. The Gift | 12/21/88 | December 1988 | C |
| 12. Springtime | 01/07/89 | January 1989 / Spring 1990 | B |
| 13. A Snowy Day In April | 01/28/89 | January 1989 | C+ |
| 14. Dark Side Suite | 02/11/89 | February-March 1989 | B |
| 15. Loneliness | 02/13/89 | February 1989 | B- |
| 16. Discouragement | 02/22/89 | February-March 1989 | C+ |
| 17. You Will Regret This | 05/17/89 | May 1989 | C+ |
| 18. Diamond Ships | 05/24/89 | May 1989 | C |
| Part 2 | Written | Recorded | Grade |
| 19. Blue Flowers and Beige Towers | 06/04/89 | June-July 1989 | B+ |
| 20. Rabbit Food | 07/17/89 | July 1989 | C+ |
| 21. Dry Water | 08/05/89 | August 1989 | B- |
| 22. The Old Man | 08/06/89 | August 1989 | C |
| 23. Get Together | 08/20/89 | August 1989 | B- |
| 24. The Miracle of Surprise | 09/28/89 | September 1989 | C+ |
| 25. The Telephone | 10/11/89 | October 1989 | B+ |
| 26. I Need Her Bad | 10/12/89 | October 1989 | B+ |
| 27. Disagree | 10/13/89 | October 1989 | B |
| 28. You’ve Got To Abide By the Rules… | 11/02/89 | November 1989 | B |
| 29. Olive Hill | 05/09/90 | May 1990 | C |
| 30. Wilderness | 05/25/90 | May 1990 | B |
| 31. Best Shot | 05/27/90 | May-June 1990 | B- |
| 32. Mrs. McCleary’s Farm | 08/03/90 | August 1990 | C+ |
| 33. It’s Hip To Live In Disgrace | 08/06/90 | August-September 1990 | B+ |
| 34. When It All Falls Down | 09/03/90 | September 1990 | B |
| 35. What Comes Around, Goes Around | 09/22/90 | September-October 1990 | C |
| 36. And So It Goes | 11/27/90 | November-December 1990 | B |
| Part 3 | Written | Recorded | Grade |
| 37. Pressure | 12/05/90 | December 1990 | B |
| 38. MCMXC | 12/12/90 | December 1990 | B- |
| 39. Love In a Pocketbook | 12/18/90 | December 1990 | C+ |
| 40. Jennifer | 01/17/91 | January-February 1991 | C+ |
| 41. Noise | 01/26/91 | January-February 1991 | B |
| 42. Blue Frog | 02/20/91 | February 1991 | B- |
| 43. Fire On the Mountain | 03/03/91 | March 1991 / November 1993 | C |
| 44. Another Lazy Sunday | 03/10/91 | March 1991 | C |
| 45. Ballad of a Big Breasted Bimbo | 04/06/91 | April 1991 / November 1993 | B |
| 46. Heart | 04/25/91 | April-May 1991 | C+ |
| 47. You Drive Me Mad | 07/25/91 | July-August 1991 | B- |
| 48. King Of the Hill | 09/27/91 | September-October 1991 | B |
| 49. Alright! | 09/30/91 | September-October 1991 | C- |
| 50. End Result the Same | 10/01/91 | October 1991 | B |
| 51. Mixed Signals | 10/02/91 | October 1991 | B- |
| 52. Wild Child | 10/05/91 | October 1991 | C+ |
| 53. A Shock To the System | 10/09/91 | October 1991 | B- |
| 54. Green Dog | 10/20/91 | October 1991 | C- |
| Part 4 | Written | Recorded | Grade |
| 55. Black Jack | 12/26/91 | December 1991 / November 1993 | C |
| 56. Everything I Forgot | 12/26/91 | December 1991 / November 1993 | B+ |
| 57. Run | 01/06/92 | January 1992 / November 1993 | B+ |
| 58. Ric Is Dead, Long Live the Snake | 02/01/92 | February 1992 / November 1993 | B- |
| 59. Fear | 02/08/92 | February 1992 | C+ |
| 60. Try Again | 03/04/92 | March 1992 / November 1993 | C+ |
| 61. Don’t Look Back | 02/22/93 | February-March / November 1993 | B- |
| 62. The Object | 11/19/93 | November 1993 | B- |
| 63. Rock | 04/07/94 | April 1994 / March 1995 | B- |
| 64. What Do I Have to Do? | 04/16/94 | April 1994 | C+ |
| 65. The Fountain | 02/03/95 | February 1995 | C |
| 66. The Difference Between | 03/09/95 | March-April 1995 | B+ |
| 67. Whenever I’m Near You | 04/14/95 | April-May 1995 | B |
| 68. Used To Be | 05/06/95 | August 1991 / May 1995 | B- |
| 69. Girl | 06/19/95 | June 1995 | C+ |
| 70. The French Toast Affair | 06/24/95 | June-July 1995 | B+ |
| 71. Things May Never Be the Same | 06/25/95 | June-July 1995 | C+ |
| 70. Take It As It Comes | 07/07/95 | July 1995 | B- |
[...] (04/07/87). Although most of this long and winding road of noise (which was recently documented as Wahray and Soul) is frivilous self-indulgence, it serves as those ruined societies upon which I paved over to build [...]