LIOF MUNIMULA – 4 Cassette Releases
On September 3, 2026, I am releasing this archival material of recordings made live, in concert, between 1983 and 1989 by LIOF MUNIMULA. Daniel Scanlan died in 2018 and just recently, Don Meckley died in May of 2026. LIOF MUNIMULA played together for fifteen years, from 1982 -1997, and was a foundational musical experience for me, made all the more rich because of Don’s array of invented instruments and shortwave radio mastery, and Daniel’s all-or-nothing intensity that pushed the music to higher places.
In 1989, we released a 4-cassette box set of recordings of the group between 1983 – 1989. I have unearthed a handful of these original cassettes and offer them here for sale. I have also remastered the music on these cassette for digital release.
- RADIO ISLAM – June 11, 1983. Links Hall, Chicago
- SOUTHEAST TOUR (Too Fried to Wing It) 1986
- Columbia, MO
- Chattanooga, TN
- Birmingham, AL
- Huntsville, AL
- Atlanta, GA, WREK Radio
- Greensboro, NC
- CARL WATSON / LIOF MUNIMULA July 27, 1989. Club Lower Links – Chicago
- LIVE AT ROULETTE, NYC October 12, 1989
Tape #1 – Radio Islam – June 11, 1983 – Links Hall – Chicago
Original, long-form work by LIOF MUNIMULA. One of the earliest recordings of the group performed at Chicago’s Links Hall. This early recording by LIOF MUNIMULA was recorded on June 11, 1983 at Links Hall Studio in Chicago and was originally released on cassette in 1989 on the Garlic Label. It features Don Meckley, Daniel Scanlan, and Michael Zerang. In 2026, some of the original cassettes were recently dicovered and are available here for purchase.
Tape #2 – Southeast Tour (Too Fried to Wing It) 1986
Southeast USA tour 1986. With selected performances from Columbia MO; Chattanooga, TN; Birmingham AL; Huntsville AL; WREK Atlanta; Greensboro NC. Digital Reissue of the original cassette release on Garlic Records & Tapes.
Tape #3 – Carl Watson / LIOF MUNIMULA – July 27, 1989 – Club Lower Links – Chicago
This recording was made on July 27, 1989 at Club Lower Links in Chicago and opens with a reading by poet, novelist, playwright and essayist CARL WATSON, reading of his poem, SCREW and his essay, A HYDRAULIC MODEL FOR IDENTITY / THE DOGMA OF GENETICS IS RIDDLED WITH HERESIES. Carl also wrote the liner notes for the 1988 release by LIOF MUNIMULA called The Jonah Syndrome. Following the reading, LIOF MUNIMULA performs eight compositions featuring Don Meckley, Daniel Scanlan and Michael Zerang. This evenings recording was originally released on cassette in 1989 on the Garlic Label. In 2026, some of the original cassettes were discovered and are available here for purchase.
Tape #4 – Live at Roulette, NYC October 12, 1989
This concert by LIOF MUNIMULA was recorded live in concert at Roulette Intermedium – NYC, October 12 ,1989, originally released on cassette in 1989 on the Garlic Label featuring Don Meckley, Daniel Scanlan and Michael Zerang. In 2026, some of the original cassettes were discovered and are for purchase here. The cassette also includes a bonus concert on the “B” side of a concert on October 26, 1989 at Club Lower Links in Chicago.
LIOF MUNIMULA was an experimental music trio that existed from 1982 – 1997 featuring Don Meckley, Daniel Scanlan, Michael Zerang.
Read reviews of the group here:
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LIOF MUNIMULA
Daniel Scanlan – November 23, 1956 – August 29, 2018
Don Meckley – May 4, 1951 – May 28, 2026
Michael Zerang – November 16, 1958 –