Static Feed
Tune into the underground frequency. The Static Feed delivers transmissions straight from the Barrel Static archive — uncovered tapes, lost recordings, rare photos, and stories that never made the zines.
No algorithms. No spam. Just noise from 1987.
- Newly discovered archival recordings and demos
- Rare photos from the OC scene (1986–1989)
- Eyewitness accounts and interviews
- First access to any reissues or new discoveries
Past Transmissions
A cassette tape labeled "BH 7/87" turned up in a Long Beach storage unit last month. It's the full Barrelhouse Riot show. Forty-three minutes of chaos, crowd noise, and the only known live recording of the song that started as an improvisation and became a legend. Subscribers got the first listen.
Before the second album sessions, the band drove north for a weekend in Santa Cruz. Dane's amp exploded during soundcheck. But someone had a four-track running. Three unreleased demos. Raw, weird, and way heavier than anything on the LPs.
The synth sounds on Static in the Tide weren't samples — they were recordings Mira made around Orange County in 1986. Pier creaks. Arcade machines. The hum of the Huntington Beach power lines at 2 a.m. We found the original cassettes.
First transmission. The signal is live. We're building an archive of everything Barrel Static left behind — the music, the photos, the stories, the myths. Some of it's documented. Most of it isn't. If you were there, reach out. If you weren't, stay tuned.