A side project featuring members of
the Brian Jonestown Massacre,
Tipsy, and
Swervedriver, San Francisco's
the ImaJinary Friends were a short-lived exercise marrying trippy psychedelic rock, synthesizer experiments, and ambient sounds into a freaky, sometimes unsettling blend. The original lineup of the group consisted of Jeremy Davies on vocals, sampler, and synthesizer;
Tim Digulla on electronics and tape manipulation; Rick Maymi on guitar, bass, drums, and electronics; Travis Threlkel on guitar and sampler; and former
Swervedriver drummer
Graham Bonnar on percussion. This lineup recorded the group's sole full-length album, 1994's
Lunchtime in Infinity, for
Greg Shaw's estimable Bomp! label. After
Bonnar left, the rest of the group recorded a few new tracks at home in 1995. Unfortunately, these new songs remained unreleased until 2000, when
Pete "Sonic Boom" Kember of
Spectrum agreed to put them out on his own Space Ace Recordings label. The resulting release was a split CD by
the ImaJinary Friends and
Spectrum called
Interface/Come Out to Play.
–
Stewart Mason, Rovi