Mixed Nuts (Demo 1989)

by Kai Kln

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1.	So Kind #3 03:36	buy track
2.	Seven #7 (Demo Version) 05:21	buy track
3.	Lost In A Dream #12 05:42	buy track
4.	Radio Spot w/Neil 01:02	buy track

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Kai Kln's demo was recorded and then dubbed onto a cassette tape. We were too cheap to buy the reels from the studio and so they are now lost. The "master" cassette was used to dub off cassettes at home and was eventually thrown into a box and forgotten. It was in pretty bad shape when I transferred it, I used Sound Forge to do some noise reduction and EQ work. If there's a better sounding second gen tape out there send it my way!

"So Kind" is the third song we wrote together as a band and with the addition of Gene's lyrics it became a favorite at parties and our early gigs. When the band's set list expanded, this song was fazed out do to the fact we played it at every event for the first couple years of our existence.

"Seven" was an instant classic with a jam that could be extended and changed for any gig we played. It was re-recorded for "Rythym of Strange" but this version features Neil playing a water pipe (you have to listen carefully to hear it because of the poor condition of the source).

"Lost in a Dream" failed to make it onto "Rythym of Strange" but was a regular song in our set lists (known as #12). This third and final song on the demo is the only studio version of this song recorded during our career.

Track 4 is a radio spot that Neil did for a local radio station.

credits

released June 1, 1989

Recorded sometime in 1989 at: Matt Erick's Studio 18th and D by Matt Erick, except track 4 Recorded July 13, 1991 at: NEW WORLD STUDIOS by Eric Broyhill

Kai Kln is:

Scott Anderson: Bass
Sherman Loper: Guitar
Gene Smith: Guitar, Vocals
Neil Franklin: Drums, Water Pipe (in #7), Radio Personality

Management by Marc Malakie

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Kai Kln Sacramento, California

Kai Kln of Sacramento CA formed in 1989 and with their mix of hard rock, punk, and metal, quickly started filling clubs with fast, funky, heavy jams. We'll be using this site to archive some of our past releases, bootlegs, and odds and ends.
Photo credit Paul Piazza @beetseekingmissile
Management by Marc Malakie ... more