The Audio of Being - Miscellanea

Miscellanea

• "Carmelina" contains lyrics which refer to the shooting of Joan Vollmer Adams by William S. Burroughs and his subsequent flight to Mexico to escape possible detention.

• "I, the Throw Away" contains lyrics which were once a part of another unknown song, which was written prior to the release of Beautiful Midnight. Good liked the final verses, including them in his October 1999 manifesto, and retained them for this song.

• "Truffle Pigs" contains the final lyrics "Jenn, I'll bring them to their knees" which are a reference to his future wife (and now, ex-wife) Jennifer Meischl. These lyrics are not included with the others in the liner notes.

• "Truffle Pigs" and "Anti-Pop" were added after the initial recording session for the album. This was done at the suggestion of the record label, which was concerned that the record lacked any marketable singles. This quote, taken from Facebook, talks more about Anti-Pop:

There an interesting story behind that song actually. The record company, I had already delivered that entire record to the record company. They use this whole back-channeling system cause the Matthew Good Band was a very political band. We actually weren't all friends to begin with. It was a super political situation, everyone was always trying to basically fuck everyone else over at the exact same time, and I would just puke all day. And my record company called my management who called Dave Genn who said "oh you have to write a hit for the record". So I tried to write the worst song I could possibly come up with. And then you know, in true fucking major record company fashion, they put it on the record. That's how stupid record companies are.

• Known b-sides for The Audio of Being include "Pony Boy" and "All Together". The former was originally recorded during the demo sessions for Good's previous album, Beautiful Midnight. Good has stated his preference for this original demo version of the song, on which only he and former band member Ian Browne were players. When it was re-recorded for The Audio of Being, Good's friend, musician, and fellow Vancouverite Holly McNarland performed backing vocals. "All Together" was, up until a month before its release, included on the official tracklisting for The Audio of Being, being placed between "Anti-Pop" and "The Workers Sing a Song of Mass Production" but was cut because Matthew Good felt that having it on the same record as "I, The Throw Away" was redundant. In 2003, "Pony Boy" and "All Together" were leaked onto the internet by an unknown party. "Pony Boy" was later remixed (removing McNarland's vocal tracks and changing the piano track to a higher octave), and officially released on 2005 compilation album In A Coma:1995-2005, while "All Together" was remixed and released as an iTunes bonus track included with pre-orders of the compilation.