Scar

by Common Language

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Help Us Find Klaus 06:22
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Dead White Horse 03:41
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Urge to Forget 07:04
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Such a Price 06:07
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Pumping (My Heart) 03:33
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Engel 03:39
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Life in the Grand Hotel 04:24
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Lisa Orth, who was our band visual and overall creative director, offered to give us money that she had received from an accident, hence the name, to put out an album. We urged her to start a label because she loved music and was a talented graphic artist (i.e. Nirvana "Bleach" cover). So she did and called it "Big Flaming Ego" records. She used a frilly, ornate serif typeface for the name/logo that you could only find on typesetting machines. At the time she was the art director for the Seattle music zine "The Rocket" at the age of 18.

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released January 1, 1990

Char Easter: Bass, Vocals
Mary Lake: Guitar
Gretchen Wenner: Guitar
Music by Common Language
Words by Char Easter
1990 © Common Language
(p) 1990 Big Flaming Ego/Common Language
Drums on “Life in the Grand Hotel” courtesy of The Shit Kittens.
Produced by Common Language. Recorded at The Music Source, Engineered by L. Brewer. Mixed and mastered at Michael Lord Productions, Seattle WA. “Pumping” mixed at Music Source. Eng by L Brewer. “Engel” and “Urge to Forget” recorded and mixed at Reciprocal, Seattle WA, 1989. Engineered by Chris Hanzsek. All songs written by Common Language ©1990 Easter/Lake Music BMI, except “Pumping (My Heart)” 1976 Patti Smith. Cover and back photos by Gary Quinn. Inside photos by Don Cardiff. Layout by Incendiary Design.

Dedicated to Lisa’s sublime sense for art and music, Larry’s determination and Donna for trusting Bohemian musician types.

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Common Language Seattle, Washington

Common Language was an ethereal goth band from Seattle. Name is based on the Adrienne Rich poem "Dream of a Common Language." Formed 1989 by Char Easter (vocals, bass), Gretchen Wenner (guitar), and Mary Lake (guitar), "If Sonic Youth and Cocteau Twins borrowed Big Black's drum machine they might come out with a sloppier-sounding version of Common Language"--UW Daily. Signed w Blast First 1991. ... more

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