OFFICE.
Below you will find various albums by OFFICE.
the iced tea boys and the lemonade girls
These recordings are remixed from the original 8-track machines they were recorded on, dumped into ProTools, treated with love, and bounced down to 1/4" tape by Gavin Calzaretta at 460 Sound. Available on streaming platforms.
All songs written, performed, and recorded by Scott Masson in Milford, MI and Chicago, IL, 2001-2002. ©2002PublicTreatments (ASCAP).
Dedicated to Brad Miner.
All instruments and sounds by Scott Masson.
Additional musicians:
Justin Petertil, Jen Collier, and Jeremy Freer.
Art: Katie Brown and Scott Masson
Songs:
Lover Driver
Plus Minus Fairytale
Weather Maker
Super Fool Fantastic
Reaching for a Laser Beam
Company Calls
Bar Yellow
And You’re So
The Iced Tea Boys and the Lemonade Girls
Until I Find You
Mosquito
a bachelor of fine arts (iced tea and lemonade research)
The material on this compilation album represents the musical "research" that took place during my transition from college-to-Chicago, and all the preliminary sketches that would make up "Iced Tea Boys and Lemonade Girls" album. Available on streaming platforms.
All songs written, performed, and recorded by Scott Masson in Kalamazoo and Milford, MI....as well as Chicago, IL, 2001-2002. ©2002PublicTreatments (ASCAP).
All instruments and sounds by Scott Masson.
Additional musicians:
Justin Petertil (synth), Jen Collier (vocals), John Martin (sax and accordion), and Jamie Harper (sax and flute). Jenny Toner (opera). Office sound sculpture by Brad Miner and Scott Masson in 2002.
Art: Katie Brown and Scott Masson
Songs:
Bar Yellow (Take One)
Air Traffic Control
Reaching for a Laser Beam (Take One)
Weather Maker (Take Two)
Paddington
Dragon Fire (Blow Tape in Boystown Take)
Cruel Radio (Pre-September 11th Bagpipes Take)
Makeup
Good Cops (Post-September 11th Take)
Up a Skyscraper
Down a Skyscraper
John (Walking Through Boystown)
Red and Green Bastards (Apologetic Take)
Condensation (Take Three)
Wrigleyville Apartment
Pulmonary Lounge
Dead Man With Dirty Hands (Apologetic Take)
Reaching for a Laser Beam (Apologetic Take)
Bar Yellow (Film Scene)
Weather Maker (Apologetic Take)
Office Sound Sculpture (Edit)
Aortic Cafe
so many questions (Wicker Park cassette recordings)
All songs written, performed, and recorded by Scott Masson in 2003, Wicker Park, Chicago, IL. ©2003 Public Treatments. Performed on a Tascam 4-track, while figuring out the next album that would become “Q&A”. Available on streaming platforms as well.
Album art photography: Lindsey Fast
Musicians: Scott Masson.
Songs:
The Remedy (Take Two)
She’s So Taught (Take Two)
Busy With Other Things (Take One)
Big Bang Jump (Take One)
Twelve Months (Take Three)
Polylovanica (Take One)
Poor Rich (Take One)
Wicker Park Meditation
Glass Corvette (Take One)
Reality TV Show (Take One)
Waiter, Waiter (Take One)
Good Cops (Take One)
John and Yoko (Song For Petertil)
Heartbreak Hotel (Live in Wicker Park)
Shuffle Off To Buffalo (Live in Wicker Park)
Sunny Side of the Street (Live in Wicker Park)
She’s So Taught (Take One)
The Remedy (Take One)
Questionable Answers (Glass Demos)
All songs written by Scott Masson, except "Fall Together" (written by Justin Petertil). ©2004 Public Treatments (ASCAP). These are the original mixes of the demos recorded before "Q&A". The master recordings no longer exist, so I was able to salvage these from old files, remaster them, and make them available for the first time ever.
Album art photography: Lindsey Fast
Songs:
The Big Bang Jump (Take Three)
Poor Rich (Take Two)
Reality TV Show (Take Two)
Wound Up (Take Two)
Polylovanica (Take Two)
Questions and Answers (Take Two)
Into Your Network (Take One)
Wicker Park Party (Take Two)
Busy With Other Things (Take Five)
The Remedy (Take Three)
Twelve Months (Take Seven)
Fall Together (Take One)
so few answers (Logan Square recordings)
These recordings were recorded in Logan Square, Chicago, IL in 2004. These were done while OFFICE was making "Q&A". All songs written, performed, and recorded by Scott Masson ©2004 Public Treatments, except "The National Anthem" (traditional), "Everyday" (Buddy Holly), "Lay Lady Lay" (Bob Dylan), "Liar" (Mannequin Men), "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (The Tokens), and "For You Are My God" (traditional hymn, recorded for a compilation). These were focused around the idea of breaking the ice while I slaved over “Q&A”.
Album art photography: Lindsey Fast
Musicians: Scott Masson.
Songs:
Glass Piece
HTML the Moon and the Sun
Glass Corvette
Good Cops
Blue Astronaut
But It’s Not the Same
Suburban Perfume
Water Piece
Club Euro Power
Downsize Melancholy Drum Machine
The Opportunist Demo
Carlo Rossi’s Grandiose Arrangements
Queen of Ice
The National Anthem (Traditional)
Everyday (Buddy Holly)
Lay Lady Lay (Bob Dylan)
Liar (Mannequin Men)
The Lion Sleeps Tonight (The Tokens)
For You Are My God (Traditional)
Q & A
All songs written and produced by Scott Masson, except “If You Don’t Know By Now” (written by Scott Masson, Tom Smith, and Jeremy Freer). ©2005 Public Treatments (ASCAP). Tape transfer by Gavin Calzaretta at 460 Sound.
Album art photography: Lindsey Fast
Musicians: Scott Masson, Erica Corniel, Tom Smith, and Alissa Noonan.
Additional musicians and voices: Jeremy Freer, Thea and Justin Petertil, Matt Kohnhorst, and Jody Weinmann.
Songs:
Wound Up
Oh My
The Big Bang Jump
If You Don’t Know By Now
Busy With Other Things
Q&A
Until 6pm
Not Her Style
Ordinary Offices, Extraordinary Proposals
Had A Visit
Dominoes
Possibilities
a night at the ritz
All songs written and produced by Scott Masson. “If You Don’t Know By Now” written by Scott Masson/Tom Smith/Jeremy Freer. ©2007 Public Treatments (ASCAP). Executive producer: James Iha. Recorded in Chicago, IL and New York, NY between 2005-2007. Originally released on Scratchie / New Line Records in 2007. ©2007PublicTreatments (ASCAP). Remixed from original masters in 2022 by Scott Masson. Mixes hit to 1/4" tape by Christoph Walter at The Lullabye Factory in Amsterdam. Analog mastering by Marian Brezekhiel Brezovan at www.onlinemasteringstudio.eu . Available on Bancamp and all streaming platforms.
Artwork: watercolor painting by Kelsey Henderson. Typography by Tom Smith.
Songs:
Oh My
If You Don’t Know By Now
The Ritz
Company Calls
Wound Up
The Big Bang Jump
Suburban Perfume
Plus Minus Fairytale
Paralyzed Prince
Had A Visit
Q & A
Dominoes
Possibilities
mecca
Written and produced by Scott Masson. ©2009 Public Treatments (ASCAP). “Mirror Lake”, “Sleep Of Reason”, and “Molly” written by Tom Smith ©2009 Smithicus Songs (ASCAP). Remastered by Jim Kissling. “Extended” version available on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms now.
Songs:
Sticky Dew
Mirror Lake
Nobody Knows You
Ridiculous Plans
Enter Me, Exit You
Sleep Of Reason
Dr. Drako
Sleepwalking
Everything You’ve Witnessed
Trainwreck DJs
Molly
Double-Penetrate The Market
Aphrodisiac Missiles
The Silent Parade
breakfast in a park 2006
Written and produced by Scott Masson. “If You Don’t Know By Now” written by Masson/Smith/Freer. Recorded live in 2006 at Grand Park, IL - Lollapalooza Festival. Available on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms now.
Songs:
Oh My / If You Don’t Know By Now
The Big Bang Jump!
Had A Visit
Gas Mask
Dominoes
Poor Rich
Q&A
up and down a skyscraper
Written and produced by Scott Masson. OFFICE mixtape 2020. Available on all streaming platforms. Available on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms now.
Songs:
Up A Skyscraper
Down A Skyscraper
Pulmonary Lounge
But It’s Not The Same
Small Favors (Featuring Monologic)
Waiter, Waiter
Makeup
Queen Of Ice (The 12th)
Paddington
Aortic Cafe
Condensation
John
Into Your Network
Sound Sculpture
Traffic Jams (Original 4-track Demo)
acoustic satellite (live at XMU, 2007)
Recorded live and unplugged at SXSW for XMU satellite radio in 2007. Available on all streaming platforms. Available on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms now.
Songs:
Wound Up
The Big Bang Jump!
If You Don’t Know By Now
The Ritz
Double-Penetrate The Market
Suburban Perfume
Not Her Style
Sleepwalking
Oh My
Q&A