The Sheep Fiends

recordings : CD : Artificial Idols

Prior album: Nonlinear Phenomenon | No next album

"Artificial Idols" is a collection of original Sheep Fiends improvisations recorded between 2017 and 2025 reimagined by artificial Intelligence into cover songs in various genres. For most of these tracks, the lyrics AND vocal melodies come from the original track, with the arrangements reinterpreted from the original performance. The exception is "Holland Oats" which was an original song created with A.I. that was trained on a Sheep Fiends track (Heart-Dolphin-Heart) so that it has sonic and musical elements similar to that original recording.

#	Title	Length	Date
1	THIS IS ROCK [2022]	2:40	01/26/2026
2	I Command You To Rock [2022]	2:51	01/26/2026
3	I'm Burning And It Sucks [2025]	5:16	01/26/2026
4	No Ooze On You [2019]	4:23	01/26/2026
5	The Good Old Days Were Terrible [2022]	5:37	01/26/2026
6	15 Minutes To Get It Done [2022]	4:22	01/26/2026
7	Dream Neighbor [2022]	5:08	01/26/2026
8	Brand Activist [2018]	4:13	01/26/2026
9	Squeeze Cheese [2021]	4:26	01/26/2026
10	The Sound Of Our Bodies [2019]	5:48	01/26/2026
11	Rainbow River [2020]	3:59	01/26/2026
12	I Get High On The U.S.A. [2022]	3:59	01/26/2026
13	Tweed [2023]	3:51	01/26/2026
14	Holland Oats	2:40	01/26/2026
15	Santa Grabbed My Package [2017]	4:36	01/26/2026

Song Details

1: THIS IS ROCK [2022] (2:40) Rating: Lyrics by: MX Skroch Record date: 01/26/2026 DDD digital multitrack recording by David Ladd Note: "THIS IS ROCK" original track recorded 08/21/2022 and released on the "Frequency Override" CD. Musical performers on original: Mark Armantrout, Brian Cameron, David Ladd, Brendan Rowland, MX (Scratch) Skroch and Aaron Zygmunt.

2: I Command You To Rock [2022] (2:51) Rating: Lyrics by: David Ladd Record date: 01/26/2026 DDD digital multitrack recording by David Ladd Note: "I Command You To Rock" original track recorded 05/28/2022. Musical performers on original: Brian Cameron, Scott Johnson, David Ladd and MX (Scratch) Skroch.

3: I'm Burning And It Sucks [2025] (5:16) Rating: Lyrics by: MX Skroch Record date: 01/26/2026 DDD digital multitrack recording by David Ladd Note: "I'm Burning And It Sucks" original track recorded 01/04/2025. Musical performers on original: Brian Cameron, David Ladd, Brian McNally, Brendan Rowland, MX (Scratch) Skroch and Aaron Zygmunt.

4: No Ooze On You [2019] (4:23) Rating:

Lyrics by: Paul McLennon & Mark Armantrout Record date: 01/26/2026 DDD digital multitrack recording by David Ladd Note: "No Ooze On You" original track recorded 03/03/2019 and released on the "Chipawackamongamonga" CD. Musical performers on original: Mark Armantrout, Geoff Bashaw, Brian Cameron, David Ladd, Paul McLennon, Brian McNally, Brendan Rowland, Zack Webb and Aaron Zygmunt.

5: The Good Old Days Were Terrible [2022] (5:37) Rating:

Lyrics by: Brian McNally Record date: 01/26/2026 DDD digital multitrack recording by David Ladd Note: "The Good Old Days Were Terrible" original track recorded 02/19/2022 and released on the "The Good Old Days Were Against The Law" CD. Musical performers on original: Mark Armantrout, Brian Cameron, David Ladd, Brian McNally, Brendan Rowland and MX (Scratch) Skroch.

6: 15 Minutes To Get It Done [2022] (4:22) Rating: Lyrics by: Mark Armantrout Record date: 01/26/2026 DDD digital multitrack recording by David Ladd Note: "15 Minutes To Get It Done" original track recorded 09/25/2022 and released on the "Yesterfuture" CD. Musical performers on original: Mark Armantrout, Brian Cameron, David Ladd, Brian McNally, Brendan Rowland and MX (Scratch) Skroch.

7: Dream Neighbor [2022] (5:08) Rating: Lyrics by: MX Skroch & David Ladd Record date: 01/26/2026 DDD digital multitrack recording by David Ladd Note: "Dream Neighbor" original track recorded 10/22/2022. Musical performers on original: Mark Armantrout, Brian Cameron, David Ladd, Brendan Rowland, MX (Scratch) Skroch and Aaron Zygmunt.

8: Brand Activist [2018] (4:13) Rating: Lyrics by: MX Skroch Record date: 01/26/2026 DDD digital multitrack recording by David Ladd Note: "Brand Activist" original track recorded 11/18/2018. Musical performers on original: David Ladd, Brian McNally, Brendan Rowland, MX (Scratch) Skroch and Aaron Zygmunt.

9: Squeeze Cheese [2021] (4:26) Rating: Lyrics by: Mark Armantrout Record date: 01/26/2026 DDD digital multitrack recording by David Ladd Note: "Squeeze Cheese" original track recorded 11/28/2021 and released on the "Viaduct" CD. Musical performers on original: Mark Armantrout, Brian Cameron, David Ladd, Brian McNally, Brendan Rowland, MX (Scratch) Skroch and Aaron Zygmunt.

10: The Sound Of Our Bodies [2019] (5:48) Rating: Lyrics by: Zack Webb Record date: 01/26/2026 DDD digital multitrack recording by David Ladd Note: "The Sound Of Our Bodies" original track recorded 01/27/2019. Musical performers on original: Geoff Bashaw, Brian Cameron, David Ladd, Paul McLennon, Brian McNally, Brendan Rowland, Zack Webb and Aaron Zygmunt.

11: Rainbow River [2020] (3:59) Rating: Lyrics by: MX Skroch Record date: 01/26/2026 DDD digital multitrack recording by David Ladd Note: "Rainbow River" original track recorded 01/26/2020 and released on the "Regent Orange" CD. Musical performers on original: Geoff Bashaw, Brian Cameron, David Ladd, Brendan Rowland, MX (Scratch) Skroch, Zack Webb and Aaron Zygmunt.

12: I Get High On The U.S.A. [2022] (3:59) Rating: Lyrics by: Mark Armantrout Record date: 01/26/2026 DDD digital multitrack recording by David Ladd Note: "I Get High On The U.S.A." original track recorded 05/29/2022. Musical performers on original: Mark Armantrout, Brian Cameron, Scott Johnson, David Ladd, Brian McNally, Brendan Rowland, MX (Scratch) Skroch and Aaron Zygmunt

13: Tweed [2023] (3:51) Rating: Lyrics by: Mark Armantrout & David Ladd Record date: 01/26/2026 DDD digital multitrack recording by David Ladd Note: "Tweed" original track recorded 12/17/2023. Musical performers on original: Mark Armantrout, Brian Cameron, David Ladd, Brendan Rowland and MX (Scratch) Skroch.

14: Holland Oats (2:40) Rating: Lyrics by: Brian Cameron & David Ladd & The Sheep Fiends Record date: 01/26/2026 DDD digital multitrack recording by David Ladd Note: The music for this track was trained on "Heart Dolphin Heart" recorded on 07/23/2022. The lyrics are a pastiche of comments made when the group was joking around.

15: Santa Grabbed My Package [2017] (4:36) Rating: Lyrics by: Mark Armantrout Record date: 01/26/2026 DDD digital multitrack recording by David Ladd Note: "Santa Grabbed My Package" original track recorded 12/10/2017 and released on the "BWARE" CD. Musical performers on original: Mark Armantrout, Brian Cameron, Brian McNally, Brendan Rowland, Zack Webb and Aaron Zygmunt.