Freak Establishment

We’re playing our first live set since October next Sunday, April 26th, in support of Portland touring artist @shiftingharbor at @rgrsdentontx , with additional local support from Louise Fristensky @dr_ramblinglouise and American Cruelty @vanden.mp3 ! Both Michael’s set and mine will feature music exclusively from the upcoming visual album Michael’s Space Opera. The project is currently stuck in what can only be described as “development hell,” largely due to Michael’s ongoing struggle to properly fictionalize The Faceless Character’s breach of the Noumenon within the album’s screenplay. To make things even more bizarro, the events depicted in the album actually took place YEARS ago. I know this firsthand—I laid down all of my tracks for the project over THREE years ago. Michael and I have also been locked in a debate over performance philosophy: is it better to sit or stand? I firmly believe standing is the superior approach, while Michael strongly disagrees and prefers to sit. I imagine he’ll remain seated during his set, while I will definitely be standing. I’ve included excerpts from a neutral, scientifically grounded article (courtesy of the ever-reliable MCT blog) outlining the merits of both positions, so feel free to draw your own conclusions. See you there! —Squiddy

Sunny, owner of Freaky Sh*t Pictures, has created a detailed glossary outlining the main characters and themes of the upcoming Michael’s Space Opera. He reportedly spent weeks reviewing the Historigram timeline and the visual album’s script, hoping to generate interest and give potential viewers a clearer understanding of the film’s plot. #michaelsspaceopera #vhs #spaceopera #cosmichorror #experimentalvideo #analoghorror #surrealhorror #metafiction #doppleganger #80shorror

Michael’s Space Opera — Prologue, Part III: “Inside the Noumenon” (Visual Album / Experimental Film by Freak Establishment) After astral traveler and radio personality The Faceless Character crash-lands, he awakens to find himself within the Noumenon. According to the Michael’s Space Opera In-Universe Glossary, the Noumenon is a negative, anti-phenomenal realm—described as “the ultimate thing-in-itself”—whose existence resists all attempts at depiction, representation, or language. Documented breaches into the Noumenon are reported to produce severe timeline disturbances, ontological anomalies, and spontaneous demon-like births.¹ Source ¹ Nomadic Helmlad, Noumenal Emergence Patterns Observed in the Patty Specimen, PhD Thesis, Chief Financial Officer, Sasquatch Research Institute of North Squidropolis #michaelsspaceopera #visualalbum #noumenon #liminalspace #backrooms #astraltravel #cosmichorror #analoghorror #eldritch #thevoid #bigfoot #videoartist #temporal #kanepixels #themiracleoflife #experimentalelectronicmusic #ambientmusic #dronemusic #surrealism #freakestablishment

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“The Dead Suite” by John Harrison. Music from the film Day of the Dead (1985). Guitar loop cover by Michael. “Hey everybody, it’s Michael. So I tried an old school approach with this cover by playing it live and recording on my phone. Been wanting to get back into these all guitar loop covers of Horror soundtracks and decided to try a piece from one of my all-time favorite soundtracks.” #horrorsoundtrack #guitarloop #experimentalguitar #johnharrison #dayofthedead

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“Cry Little Sister” — Gerald McMann Vocal Karaoke Cy-Rock N’ Roll Cover by Larry Turmide (Cy-Post-Grunge Transcription + LYRICS by Professor FRANK) Greetings plebs. So, as the title has already explained, here is my long awaited tranecription of Larry Turmide’s classic karaoke vocal cover of “Cry Little Sister” — originally by Gerald McMahon. Now with updated font alluding to the eerie and (dare we say) almost disturbing nature of Turmide’s improvised monologue. Now, as most of you already know, I had already notated this entire piece out in a previous post. But, at the behest (and some might say begging, haha) of my adoring fans, I have decided to also include my own vocal transcripshin of the piece as well, sung in what can only be described as my Post-Grunge infectious (highly reminiscent of my transcendent work with the newly reformed Ketamine Donkey (Rides Again)). For context, (ha) I have been developing this groundbreaking new subgenre of Cyborg-Jazz that is a fusion of my established Cy-Traditional style and the similar, yet stylistically distinct, Post-Grunge tendencies. I have been working on developing this groundbreaking fusion genre since way back in the day at CJIT dormotories , listening to masterpieces like Puddle Of Mudd’s Come Clean, Creed’s Human Clay and Wynton Marsalis’ Standard Time, Vol. 4: Marsalis Plays Monk, for what some might consider even divine inspiration. Addditionally, as you all SHOULD be able to hear, I have added drums (also in my distinct and virtousic style) with an additional Bass Drum I like to call the GRAND STOP. The GRAND STOP is basically my “secret weapon” and I have been employing it on my recordings since before even the early days of the Donkey. My former best friend and now sworn enemy Staring Through criticized the near overwhelming tonal power of the GRAND STOP back in the earliest days of the Donkey, describing it as being, and I quote “flatulent in nature.” An equally absurd and preposterous claim from Staring SUCKS that only proves he’s always been jealous and envious of my musical accomplishments. So, without further ado… —Professor FRANK #professorFRANK #jazztranscription #postgrunge

Larry Turmide, the legendary Cyborg-Jazz vocalist, has released a new single that appears to be a cover of “Cry Little Sister” by Gerard McMann, originally featured on the soundtrack to the 1987 film The Lost Boys. The improvised lyrics, transcribed by Professor FRANK, are shown below: “Hey ya, Squiddy? Is it on now? Can y’all hear my voice through the hi-fi? pause Hey ya, Big-T? Why the long face? You can’t hear my voice clearly? He ya, Squiddy, if it doesn’t inconvenience ya any would you mind turning me up in the hi-fi? Yes, I feel there is loudness now more in the… Greeeeeetings, Wallyb! You can’t hear me either? Well, for what it’s worth I can’t hear myself either! Hey ya, Squiddy? Now it’s too loud? Okay, there we go! Thanks a million, Squid! What’s buzzin cuzzin? It’s turmide on the line, and I just wanted to start this performance off right (haha) by giving a shout out to my best friends Big-T and Wallyb, who drove here all the way from the New England coastline to catch this performance! The dynamic trio is back together for the first time in ages!” The track has been universally acclaimed by critics, who have described it as a “harrowing new chapter” for the Cy-Rock N’ Roll pioneer. Significant praise has centered around Turmide’s improvised lyrics, which critics say allude to his “best friends,” Big-T and Wallyb—a mysterious duo the singer claims traveled all the way from an unknown region known only as “The New England Coastline.” Critics such as Professor FRANK have further noted the ad-libbed lyrics’ “eerie” undertones, including references to a character known only as “Squid” and cryptic mentions of hi-fidelity sound systems, further solidifying Turmide’s reputation as Cyborg-Jazz’s greatest improviser. In a rare lukewarm review, modern Cyborg-Jazz oboist Staring Through described the single as a “slight letdown” after more than a year of silence from Turmide. He argued that the vocalist failed to sufficiently tie the improvised lyrics to the song itself, resulting in a “lack of cohesion throughout,” though he still praised Turmide’s “suspenseful control” of his vocals.

A second unauthorized file linked to the upcoming Freak Establishment visual album Michael’s Space Opera has been uploaded to the popular cryptid file-sharing network BearShare. This time, the leak comes in the form of a music video featuring visuals that appear to be from the track “Meeting Point,” based on previously released teasers from the group. The file was once again uploaded by a mysterious user going by “_srins,” a name that has been associated with Sasquatch Research Institute of North Squidropolis owner and operator FraNGk Franglais. However, Franglais has denied any involvement in the leaks. The visuals include an interview between FOX 10 Phoenix and former Arizona governor Fife Symington regarding his witnessing of the UFO event known as the Phoenix Lights, which occurred on March 13, 1997 and has since been regularly cited as strong evidence of extraterrestrial life. Squiddy has denied the authenticity of the leaks, describing the video as a “half-assed attempt by Franglais to sabotage a project already three years deep into development hell, with no end in sight.” According to Squiddy, this alleged sabotage stems from Franglais’ dissatisfaction with the character Naibrad’s track from the album, “A Breach Signals The Course,” which features Naibrad’s stand-in—Carl Weathers’ Apollo Creed character from Rocky III—engaged in a montage scene with The Faceless Character’s stand-in Rocky Balboa on the beach. Franglais is reportedly unhappy that none of his own stand-ins in the album feature a similarly “badass” montage. Squiddy went on to explain: “Michael, in typical Michael fashion, didn’t want to hire actual actors to portray us—or even just hire ourselves—in Michael’s Space Opera. So, out of what appears to be sheer laziness and a move to cut corners and costs, he replaced all acting in the project with stand-ins. These stand-ins are characters and scenes from other media, recycled with new meaning to depict scenes in MSO.” “Now, Michael will tell you this is all part of some post-postmodern or meta storytelling mechanism. But really, he’s just lazy—and a cheapskate.” #phoenixlights #bearshare #albumleak #visualalbum #vide

A recording featuring a voice similar to Larry Turmide’s, reciting the ingredients for a Chicken à la King recipe, has been shared on the file-sharing network BearShare, now best known as a hub for cryptid-related videos. The upload comes from a user named “_srins,” a name that appears to reference the Sasquatch Research Institute of North Squidropolis; the post has since been linked to the institute’s owner/operator, FraNGk Franglais. The recording’s description claims it is an unauthorized leaked track from the upcoming visual album Michael’s Space Opera by Freak Establishment, a project known to feature narration from both Larry Turmide and his wife of 52 years Jale Turmide. However, experts remain skeptical. Some have criticized the performance as “lackluster” and “phoned in,” suggesting it does not align with Turmide’s usual standard and may indicate the recording is inauthentic. Turmide—widely regarded as the greatest cyborg-jazz vocalist of all time and a pioneer of the cy-rock ’n’ roll subgenre, particularly with his groundbreaking 3023 single Blues for Jale—has responded to the recording. He acknowledged that the voice does sound like his and confirmed that the recipe matches one he and his wife use, but stated that he does not recall ever recording the track. #chickenalaking #narration #albumleak #larryturmide #bearshare

Lotus-Eater Machine “Sanitarium (1998) is a psychological horror point-and-click adventure video game that was originally released for Microsoft Windows. It was developed by DreamForge Intertainmentand published by ASC Games in 1998. The game uses an isometric perspective and a non-tiled 2D navigational system. Each world and setting carries a distinct atmosphere that presents either the real world, the imaginary world, or a mix of both of the main protagonist. In many cases, it is unclear to the player if the world the character is currently in is real or a product of Max’s own imagination. This indistinction underlines much of the horror portrayed in the game.” #experimentalelectronicmusic #videoart #pointandclick #experimentalvideo #weirdcore

Greetings, plebs. It’s your favorite public intellectual Professor FRANK and I just needed to clear the air on a few particular points of interest. As most of you that don’t live under a rock (ha) MUST have heard by now, rumors have been circulating and ramped up as of recently circling around my purchasing of Public Address systemic equipment via the Nancy’s Video Business Card (FOR VHS DATABASE USE ONLY). A card in which I regularly use for inventory purchases+VHS database upgrades. The rumors are true, as a Public Address (PA) system of this size ($113,889 worth that is, ha) is all but an INDUSTRY STANDARD for the *official* grand opening I’m planning for the store. Of which will include an inflatable bouncy castle, state of the art 36- hole fantasy putt-putt course designed by yours truly (ha), as well as performances from the newly reformed seminal post-grunge band Ketamine Donkey (Ridin’ Solo) and Cy-Goth pioneer Alice Cooper. I am still attempting to get in touch with Alice aka “Cuckoo”, but I’m sure he will remember me from when we first met backstage at the legendary VHS filmed Detroit show in Detroit on his 1986 The Nightmare Returns Tour. We ended up chatting about art and life well into the weed hours of the morning and this is also where I first gave him his endearing nickname of “Cuckoo.” A name I’ve heard is still used frequently in reference to him and his accomplishments. As for the Donkey, I will be covering the legendary Post-Grunge album “Come Clean” by the equally revered band Puddle Of MUDD, a personal favorite of mine. The set will also include 12 different renditions of the upcoming Donkey single “Send It Below (Send It Away)”, including one that includes a 28 minute drum solo I’ve been working on perfecting. So, in short; you definitely do not want to be the only one that misses the NUMBER ONE Squidropolis event of the year. And to conclude, I will once again be working alone to secure a date for the event, and will once again graciously let everyone know once I’ve solidifed a date that works for both Nancy and the city officials of Squidropolis. So stay tuned. —Professor FRANK #professorFRANK #grandopening #alicecooper