Between 1990 and 1992 the guitarist made a series of 4-track recordings, which at the time were not intended for commercial release. After leaving the band Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1992, Frusciante was encouraged by friends to release the material
Formed in 1975 by bassist Chuck Ivey, guitarist Oliver "Rectomo" Powers and drummer Johnny Gregg, the trio created some of the most art-damaged outsider rock 'n' roll this side of MX-80 Sound.
Rock critic Lester Bangs (cautionary warning: dead at 33 from an overdose of Darvon and NyQuil) wrote, 'In the beginning there was feedback: the machines speaking on their own, answering their supposed masters with shrieks of misalliance.'
The 4th and final studio album by Spacemen 3, is often considered the introduction of 2 brilliant solo projects (Spiritualized and Spectrum) rather than the work of a functioning band.
