The Soundtrack
Individual and collective works
Original music recorded as Sophorous, alongside three decades of producing, engineering, mixing, and playing on records.
Sophorous is Joe Ferguson — Owner / Operator, Truckstop Audio Recording Company and Truckstop Records, 1994–2002; the label released about thirty records over eight years. Additional Producer, Engineer, and Musician credits listed below.
Sophorous releases
This Place · 2020
- 1If You Or I3:49
- 2This Place4:42
- 3High And Low3:56
- 4Legacies4:08
- 5Song For A Revolution3:02
- 6Change Of Heart3:26
- 7The Part Of Me That Breaks3:16
- 8Long Time Comin4:22
- 9Into The Nighttime Yonder7:22
Sub Set · 2021
- 1Torrent Days3:03
- 2The Sea In Spite Of Me3:04
- 3Time's Wastin Away4:44
- 4The Taste of Time5:40
- 5Reflections4:13
- 6Elderman2:41
- 7The Slow Down4:02
- 8The Sound And The Fury5:06
- 9Saving Mine3:50
- 10Take It Back5:00
- 11Breathless3:54
Selected credits
Producing, engineering, mixing & playing.
A run through the Chicago years. Each title links to its Discogs page.
Highlights
Producer · Engineer · MixingMatt MarqueNothing Personal · 2003Engineer · Mixing · PerformanceCalifoneDeceleration One · 2002PerformanceBoxhead EnsembleDutch Harbor: Where The Sea Breaks Its Back · 1997PerformanceSongs: OhiaAxxess & Ace · 1999PerformanceThe Deanna Varagona TrioThe Goodbyes Have All Been Taken · 2003Engineer · Mixing · PerformanceSimon JoynerHotel Lives · 2001
Producing, engineering & mixing
Truckstop Records
The label, Chicago, 1994–2002.
Bobby ConnBobby ConnALP302 · 1997Glyn StylerLive At The Mermaid LoungeALP303 · 1997The GoblinsGoblin PrideALP304 · 1997Pinetop SevenPinetop SevenALP305 · 1997Bobby ConnRise Up!ALP306 · 1998The TigerliliesSpace Age Love SongsALP307 · 1997Glyn Styler / Lydia LunchThe Desperate OnesALP308 · 1997Pinetop SevenNo Breath In The BellowsALP309 · 1998Pinetop SevenRigging The ToplightsALP310 · 1998The GoblinsMillenniumALP311 · 1998Toe2000ALP312 · Mixing · 1999Michael KrassnerMichael KrassnerALP313 · Producer · Mixing · Performance · 1999Simon JoynerThe Lousy DanceALP314 · Performance · 1999The Lofty PillarsWhen We Were LostALP315 · Mixing · Performance · 2000ToeVariantALP316 · 2000Pinetop SevenBringing Home The Last Great StrikeALP317 · 2000Simon JoynerHotel LivesALP318 · Engineer · Mixing · Performance · 2001Terminal 4Terminal 4ALP319 · 2001TW WalshBlue LawsALP320 · 2001Scott TumaHard AgainALP321 · 2001Matt MarqueGet ThereALP322 · Performance · 2001The Lofty PillarsAmsterdamALP323 · Producer · Mixing · Performance · 2001Terminal 4When I'm FallingALP326 · 2003Central FallsLove And Easy LivingALP327 · 2003Scott TumaThe River 1 2 3 4ALP328 · 2003The TigerliliesCeci N'est Pas PopALP329 · 2003Matt MarqueNothing PersonalALP330 · Producer · Engineer · Mixing · 2003