Lust in Phaze: The Best of Soul Coughing

by Soul Coughing

Overview

Few bands are as criminally overlooked as Soul Coughing, but in their short career they managed to craft some brilliantly fractured pop that went sadly unnoticed by mainstream listeners. Paving the way for like-minded bands like Cake and the Bloodhound Gang, Soul Coughing was the beat poetry antidote to the heavy-handed grunge that was clogging the airwaves when they first arrived in 1994. The six tracks from their first album are some of the best songs in the band's canon, showing what an impressive impact they made with a simple formula. Samples from old 78s, Warner Bros. cartoons, and answering machines created a moody backdrop for the jazzy rhythm section and M. Doughty's cigarette-scarred croon, resulting in charming gems like "True Dreams of Wichita." Featuring their biggest single ("Super Bon Bon"), the tracks from Irresistible Bliss are marked by a maturity in their songwriting and much broader soundscapes crafted by the band. The beautiful "Idiot Kings" receives its much-deserved place among the more popular tracks, although leaving off "Soft Serve" is ridiculous when a useless B-side like the Propellerheads' remix of "Super Bon Bon" makes the cut. The very best tracks from their final release, El Oso, are represented in possibly the best track picks on the whole album. Sonically experimental and bordering on electronica at times, these songs show a maturity that was sadly cut short by the demise of the band. A few key tracks are missing ("Is Chicago Not Chicago" is inexplicably left off) and the B-sides are mostly filler (with the exception of the gorgeous "Unmarked Helicopters"), making for a few complaints from longtime fans. But to anyone looking to discover the sound of Soul Coughing, there is no better source than Lust in Phaze, an album that manages to capture the band's hipster charm and cool soundscapes while also featuring the variety of material they were capable of. ~ Bradley Torreano

Product Details

Release Date:	11/24/2022
Label:	Round Hill
UPC:	0061297790210
Rank:	32049

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Soul Coughing   Primary Artist
Yuval Gabay   Drums
Sebastian Steinberg   Bass (Upright)
Mike Doughty   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Patrick Milligan   Project Assistant
Tchad Blake   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Compilation Producer
Soul Coughing   Composer,Producer
Biff Dawes   Engineer
Bill Inglot   Producer,Remastering
Christopher Shaw   Mixing
James McLean   Engineer
Karen Ahmed   Project Assistant
Yuval Gabay   Composer
Steve Woolard   Discographical Annotation
David Kahne   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Compilation Producer
Sebastian Steinberg   Composer
S. "Husky" Hoeskulds   Mixing,Engineer
Mark De Gli Antoni   Composer
Propellerheads   Producer,Remixing
Mike Doughty   Liner Notes
Bryan Lasley   Design,Art Direction
Tim Boland   Engineer
Steve Fisk   Producer
Bill Emmons   Mixing,Engineer
M. Doughty   Composer
John Paterno   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Raymond Scott   Composer
R. Scott   Composer
Doug Field   Assistant Engineer
Sevie Bates   Design,Art Direction
Nitin Vadukul   Inlay Photography
Niels Van Iperen   Cover Photo
Jo Motta   Project Coordinator
Cheryl Fugate   Research Assistant
Randy Perry   Project Assistant
Steven P. Gorman   Project Assistant
Andy Adelewitz   Project Assistant
Eric Johnson   Inlay Photography
Daniel Hersch   Remastering
Cole Cartwright   Compilation Producer
Leigh Hall   Liner Note Coordination
Phil Kneebone   Engineer
Gladys Sanchez   Project Assistant