Recording under the moniker You've Got Foetus on Your Breath, Jim Thirwell, aka Foetus, released his first album, Deaf, in 1981. Thirwell's eccentric trademark sound -- a confrontational sonic tapestry based on harshly recorded instruments, noises, samples, and voices -- is firmly established on Deaf. The songs are twisted heaps of sound that sometimes resemble Frank Zappa outtakes being pummeled to death by Einstürzende Neubauten -- and Thirwell's scatological, antisocial lyrics only add to the bizarreness. If you've got the stomach for it, Deaf can be rewarding -- but it's also a great way to clear the room at a party. ~ Andy Hinds, All Music Guide
Tracks
Track Title
Composers
Performers
Time
New York or Bust!
J.G. Thirlwell
You've Got Foetus on Your Breath
(2:00)
Is That a Line
J.G. Thirlwell
You've Got Foetus on Your Breath
(7:09)
Why Can't It Happen to Me
J.G. Thirlwell
You've Got Foetus on Your Breath
(3:14)
I Am Surrounded by Incompetence
J.G. Thirlwell
You've Got Foetus on Your Breath
(4:52)
What Have You Been Doing?
J.G. Thirlwell
You've Got Foetus on Your Breath
(5:32)
Today I Started Slogging Again
J.G. Thirlwell
You've Got Foetus on Your Breath
(5:48)
Harold McMillan
J.G. Thirlwell
You've Got Foetus on Your Breath
(3:35)
Thank Heaven for Push Button Phones
J.G. Thirlwell
You've Got Foetus on Your Breath
(4:26)
Flashback
J.G. Thirlwell
You've Got Foetus on Your Breath
(3:37)
Negative Energy
J.G. Thirlwell
You've Got Foetus on Your Breath
(15:55)
Credits
J.G. Thirlwell (Design), J.G. Thirlwell (Producer), You've Got Foetus on Your Breath (Performer), Harlan Cockburn (Engineer), J.G. Thirlwell (Artwork)