Feeding the Monkies at Ma Maison

Feeding the Monkies at Ma Maison

If you have the Civilization Phase III box then you have heard smaller versions of 2 of the 5 pieces. I found that the completely new pieces (3 of them) are spectacular as they are quite different in terms of composition and texture to the ones found in, say, Jazz from Hell or The Mothers of Prevention. These 3 pieces are for me the real reason anyone interested in what Zappa was doing with the syn clavier should get this. Executed by Frank Zappa on his Synclavier at UMRK c. 1986, it was originally intended as a vinyl release. It appears to be the missing link between Jazz from Hell (1986) and Civilization, Phaze III (1994) [Official Release #90]. 28 seconds of the track "Worms From Hell" first appeared as opening title music for the Video From Hell VHS release in 1987. "Worms From Hell" is the full-length version of the music used in the opening credit of the 1987 Honker Home Video release "Video From Hell". "Feeding The Monkies At Ma Maison" and "Samba Funk" are previously unreleased. All tracks on this CD were probably recorded in 1986.