How great was Basehead?

I've heard about one new record since, but now you're saying two? Are these albums getting released beyond D.C.? (Assuming Ivey is still based there?)

"better than Beck" = Ned OTM.

The ''intro'' and ''outro'' tracks on Play With Toys are laugh-out-loud hilarious and brilliant.

Argh! Bummed it's not on iTunes. I only own "Play with Toys" on cassette and seeing this thread made me crave it! There was a time you could find ENDLESS copies of this (stone classic) in used CD bins.

Wonder what he's up to now. I did a big feature/interview with him way back when for the Washington City Paper, with some quotes from him circa the period when he was finding faith. I used to periodically see his name locally, but not in awhile.

I remember reading that piece! It was fascinating. Do you still have it, by any chance? It would be great to revisit that.

The City Paper online archive only seems to have part of the October 11, 1996 article saved, and the bb codes are getting me error responses when I try to post it.

https://secure.washingtoncitypaper.com/cgi-bin/Archive/abridged2.bat?path=q:DocRoot/1996/961011/basehead11&search=Basehead&SearchString=Basehead&AuthorLastName=Kiviat&IssueDate=mm%2Fdd%2Fyyyy&SelectYear=All&next.x=49&next.y=13

Basehead was a great band back in the day. "Play With Toys" was one of my favorite albums, and "Not in Kansas Anymore" was still a good album even if I didn't quite enjoy it as much.

"Just because I don't sound like Barry White doesn't make me a bitch!" :)

This album is so stoned out. Dude is screwed by nature.

Citizen Cope was Basehead's DJ

..and all those promo CD singles with the remixes and B-sides! some of those were great!

This would be a prime candidate for a nice deluxe reissue. What are the chances?

nil. this band is totally unjustly forgotten, I'd wager.

Great stuff, and I thought Ivey was sexy as all get-out! (saw him at New Music Seminar...'92?)

Mrobz sometimes you are full of surprises

http://baseheadmusic.com/images/photos/gallery/1925174.jpg

It's really up to Ivey. I can't imagine that he doesn't have the rights to the Emigre/Imago material after all these years.

lolz, John was always more into Basehead than I was.

Also Faith is still boring but in direct comparison to the earlier albums. When a Faith song on the iPod comes on via shuffle, it's actually kinda nice and calming.

he was not all beardy and dreddy back in the day.

love Play With Toys so much

"it's not my fault you gotta get love sick during the quiet storm"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If7bELSqWy0

never knew there was a video!

great album, god knows why i've never listened to Not in Kansas

I should listen to the second album, given where I live right now.

"it's not my fault you gotta get love sick during the quiet storm"

This line pops up in my head all the time, and I wish more people got the reference so that I could, well, refer to it more often.

I should spring the 1 cent that the third album is going for on amazon, shouldn't I?

Now Cody Chestnutt has disappeared too. What's with these guys, too much weed?

Michael Ivey went Christian, I know that.

There's one ok/good song on the third album, and I can't remember what it's called. Proceed accordingly.

Love these first two, thank you ILM

What a good prompt! Think I'll listen to them right now...

Here's my 1996 feature interview piece on Basehead at the time of the Faith album

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/11235/you-gotta-have-faith

the intro and outro on plays with toys are some of the funniest songs i've ever heard.

Basehead/fIREHOSE/Beastie Boys show at the tiny Troc in Philly in ... '92? still one of my all-time faves

Are there any other bands that walked a similar dynamic like this without being a bit cheesy?

Two Basehead live recordings popped up today on D1m3ad0z3n! Maybe the last band I would ever expect to see on there, but nevertheless, here we are - early/late shows from a date at Cambridge MA circa '93, desk recordings too.

https://www.fromsmash.com/10CB0ILB2x-bt