Synthetic Socks

Infobox Album
Name = Synthetic Socks
Type = studio
Artist = Gene Ween


Released = 1987
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Length = 60:04
Label = Teen Beat
Producer = Scott Lowe & Gene Ween
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"Synthetic Socks" is a very early recording by Gene Ween, released on Teen Beat Records in 1987. Almost entirely the product of Gene Ween making personal recordings in his bedroom (Dean Ween appears only a few times on this particular cassette).

Instruments include: Synsonic Drums, Korg Poly-800, piano, and reel-to-reel. Scott Lowe assisted in post production using delay and additional keyboards.

Credited as Synthetic Sox (note the spelling), three of the Teen Beat tracks; Tree, Sea of Mellichis (sp), and Investigating Tornadoes were released on vinyl as part of Shadow Mouth: Compilation One, released on the Shadow Mouth Record label based in Asbury Park , NJ.

Synthetic Socks features a very embryonic version of Ween's trademark sound. Chocodog Records have announced a re-release of the cassette in 2005.

Track listing

#"Baked Potatoe"
#"Cops"
#"Hence it Came (Instrumental)"
#"Living Together"
#"Once I Lived"
#"Anything Quickly (Instrumental)"
#"Get Back Here Son (take the .45)"
#"Gi. Go. Stop. No"
#"Ho Ho Ho"
#"Some Weird Shit"
#"Eurshishyshen"
#"Tree (Instrumental)"
#"Love"
#"Justcruisin'"
#"Acoustic Lawn Jam"
#"I Hate Snuggles"
#"Style of Carpet (Instrumental)"
#"Collectives"
#"Cheese Fries"
#"I Had A Party"
#"What do you think about a women?"
#"Sea Of Mellchis"
#"Investigating Tornadoes"
#"Today It Is My Birthday"
#"Sonata in A#G Overture (Instrumental)"
#"Happy Family"
#"School Days"
#"Prank Calls (Literally)"