Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Back in May of 2019, the Summer Demo was uploaded by a then-contemporary punk group called The Resource Network. Side A, the studio side, was uploaded to bandcamp, and side B, the live side was left tour-only. The YouTube upload of the studio side had their tour schedule, which I anxiously scanned for a date near me. Sure enough, there was one date at The Glove in Brooklyn (R.I.P), and I dragged my Dad out to see it. It was a wild night, and I got two tapes out of it, including the one you're hearing right now. Unfortunately, it was kind of blown-out, and the rip I posted up here sounded way too bassy (not helped by the shitty ripping I was doing back then). This really sucked considering the live songs have never had digital mixes posted.
Anyway, it's now 2022 because Covid timeskipped us all two years, and Chewed Out is still a favorite song of mine. Seriously, if you live in Mid-LI, you've probably heard me screaming along to this song as it blasts out my car stereo. Wonder why my hearing sucks so much, oh well.
So earlier today, I'm just cleaning, and I decide to pop this tape in. I mess around with the bass and trebble settings, and actually made it kind of sound like actual music! So uh yeah, I re-ripped it like that, and here you go.
Download the full re-rip here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/11DLFAK7PZ0IJef1FWZsJyFvjosUmLX6U?usp=sharing
Back in May of 2019, the Summer Demo was uploaded by a then-contemporary punk group called The Resource Network. Side A, the studio side, was uploaded to bandcamp, and side B, the live side was left tour-only. The YouTube upload of the studio side had their tour schedule, which I anxiously scanned for a date near me. Sure enough, there was one date at The Glove in Brooklyn (R.I.P), and I dragged my Dad out to see it. It was a wild night, and I got two tapes out of it, including the one you're hearing right now. Unfortunately, it was kind of blown-out, and the rip I posted up here sounded way too bassy (not helped by the shitty ripping I was doing back then). This really sucked considering the live songs have never had digital mixes posted.
Anyway, it's now 2022 because Covid timeskipped us all two years, and Chewed Out is still a favorite song of mine. Seriously, if you live in Mid-LI, you've probably heard me screaming along to this song as it blasts out my car stereo. Wonder why my hearing sucks so much, oh well.
So earlier today, I'm just cleaning, and I decide to pop this tape in. I mess around with the bass and trebble settings, and actually made it kind of sound like actual music! So uh yeah, I re-ripped it like that, and here you go.
Download the full re-rip here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/11DLFAK7PZ0IJef1FWZsJyFvjosUmLX6U?usp=sharing










![Deer Watching - Volume 1 (Full tape, 2026)
When I made my retrospective on Scared Famous/FF YEARS AGO APPARENTLY, I said part of what made it so special to me was that it sounded how I felt at that time in my life. I have very similar feelings on this tape, a demo made by Ash Soika, who records as Deer Watching. They sent me this tape earlier this year, and I had no idea what to expect! Ash occasionally commented on my Instagram and I had seen their awesome collages, like those of a Victorian Bob Pollard.
Life in upstate New York is cold and oftentimes bleak. Warmth and those wonderful moments of happiness come from the people you huddle near like penguins and play Windjammers with. Finding comfort in spite of the harsh cold. This tape feels like that, creating ones own warmth in a bereft land. Im not sure if thats where Ash finds their muse, but it sure feels that way. This tape conjures scenes of forests locked in winter, delicate nature prevailing wherever it can.
The dry, metallic guitar tones can convey both the banalities of every day and the wonder of a gathering with friends. The audio collages Channel Surf and 06 perhaps even paint a bleaker picture of the world blurring together, of course only followed by the charming Roadpile, and Kraut-adjacent EPIC that is Garage, respectively. Covering all these moods, Ashs beautifully understated and deliciously gothic vocals croon, shout, and sing about so much, even when the words are nigh-incomprehensible (in the best way)!
Ive got so much more to say on this tape, like the incredibly sweet Ballad of Jim Jones, or the comforting senerade that is Penny, Oh! and how about that awesome Shaven cover!! I am smitten with this record, but its late and Ive just spilled popsicle on myself. In any case, PLEASE follow Ash and send them some $$$love at the link below for a truncated digital release of this wonderful compilation. Im not sure if theyre planning on releasing the tape-exclusive tracks here digitally, but Im sure your own copy is only a few bucks away!
0:00 Far From Home
4:32 Thisfor/Got Away (demo)
8:04 Break
11:25 DEVO & Wine
13:59 [Channel Surf]
14:22 Familiar Houses
17:24 Dog
19:44 Roadpile
21:27 A Salty Salute (Guided by Voices)
23:21 Car
24:53 Ballad of Jim Jones
27:51 Penny
31:08 Rcords
33:25 Aerosol
36:04 Shaven (Ariel Pinks Haunted Graffiti)
38:25 06
39:19 Garage
43:41 Smothered in Hugs (Guided by Voices)
46:38 Casio Friend/Fade Out
Download: https://deerwatching.bandcamp.com/album/vol-1 Deer Watching - Volume 1 (Full tape, 2026)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LzOvhZt0DP4/mqdefault.jpg)