*Tracks 1,2,3,8,16 and 22 created from the drums up: solo drum improv spliced/looped then layered over (solo and collab; electronic, acoustic and electric)
*Tracks 4,6,9,13,14,15 and 19 solo electronic works
*Tracks 5 and 11 recorded live 4/12/18 at first-meeting jam w/ Alex, with subsequent tape edit splice composition
*Tracks 7,10,12 and 17 recorded live 7/24/17 at first-meeting jam w/ Avery (no edits)
*Track 18 collage of solo material and casual jams w/ Jonathan (12/7/18); Mix of electronic, electric, acoustic, and field recordings
*Track 20 solo electric, acoustic and electronic piece
*Track 21 recorded live 10/26/18 at first jam w/ Justin and Clinton, with subsequent tape splice looping and sound collage
(tracks 18-22 are bonus tracks, appended Dec '18)
credits
released August 31, 2018
David Volker - Drums and Percussion, Electronic Instruments (organs, electric piano, synths, bass, piano, vibes, percussion), Tape Editing, Mixing, Acoustic Guitar (8,18), Finger Piano (18,19), Chord Organ (19), Bass (19), Field Recordings (8,18,21)
Jonathan Cárdenas - Electric Bass (2,5,7,10,11,12,17,18,21,22), Acoustic Guitars (2,18), Mixing (2,22)
Avery Van der Steur - Farfisa (7,10,12,17)
Alex Cory - Rhodes and Moog (5,11)
Lukas Raynaud - Saxophone (1,16)
Clinton Wilkins - Guitar (21)
Justin Spivey - Guitar (21)
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