Monday, April 22, 2013

We have an album!

We've been a couple of very busy geeks.  Just 2 short years ago, we put the finishing touches on a very special project.  We now are very happy parents of Abewsing The Mews.

2 years?  Yeah, well, I guess neither of us realized how very busy we've become.  But we finished editing and mastering, and our all-digital album is now the best kept secret on Amazon, ITunes, Spotify, and about a dozen other online retailers.  Shhh... don't tell!  But do go buy the album - as quietly as possible.

Here's that link again to Abewsing The Mews.  Go.  Now.  Quick before they're all gone!

Without further ado, here's what you'll find:
  • Corruptional Facility
A tray full of crayons is used to great effect to simulate the transformation of childlike innocence into an army of mindless drones.  Any resemblance to our own education or Pink Floyd's The Wall is purely coincidental.  This track includes possibly more found objects and random samples than any other track we've done, including sawn wood, a towelful of silverware, an alto recorder, a crushed terarium, and a Bertleman slide, among many others.
  • The Possum and the Pea
Furry and cheerful, this community of small mammals works happily throughout the day.  After dark they let their hair down at a rave, nibbling tiny mushrooms.
  • Salumba Parte
From the Real House Music series.  Filmed on location in Snake's bedroom.  No small children were harmed in the making of the samples.  Not badly, anyway.  Check out DJ Honey Badger's wicked snowglobe remix.
  • BassBanjBone (feat. Sean Fairchild)
Emmy-winning bassist Sean Fairchild of the Seattle band Chi:Child carelessly posted a video to Facebook of him practicing the bass track to his song Seattleites.  He hardly recognized what we did with it.
  • Toasting More Often (feat. Sumit Basu)
Microsoft Researcher Sumit Basu is a frequent collaborator with the band, and a key contributor to this track in Snake's favorite time signature.
  • Back in Angel Parking (feat. Allen Jordan)
Allen is a former school chum of DJ Essey, and kept us just distracted enough with his wandering synth fingers to help us shape this iconic track.
  • Totally Frigid
dedicated to his Fiancee Salome, DJSE's goal here was to create a track that she would want to listen to.  Success!  She hates this track almost 15% less than our other material.  We like this track because it leads the listener on a musical journey.  Where do you wind up?
  • First Frost in the Garden
Adam eats an apple, and can't sleep all night thanks to nightful frightmares.
  • The Immortal Bottle
MC PaytonRose cameos here in the intro with a bevy of very nonhumansounding cetacean sounds.  Snake spends the rest of the track beating a wine bottle with a hammer.  No really - he pounded on that thing for nearly two full sessions before he finally got it to break.  
  • Fall's Scents
Just when you thought we couldn't create anything lovely and lyrical, along comes this little gem.  But don't let that lull you into a...
  • Mydas Touch (feat. Sean Fairchild)
Sean was so distrustful after that whole riff-stealing incident that he decided he needed to keep a closer eye on us.  So, he came by Cats Cradle West to lay down this little ditty in which Snake shares what a few things in his life have in common.  
  • The Way of the Ancient Robots
Snake wandered Belltown with a portable recorder for about an hour looking for something - anything - he could use to ruin this otherwise completely lovely piece of electronica from DJSE. He found about 10 people who were angry enough to lay on their horns, and a couple of girls just looking for someone - anyone - to buy them a - BOO!
  • That's the Shit
One of our oldest, sweetest, and shortest loops.  Yeah... that's the shit.

Enjoy!  Tell your friends!  And, as always, just say no to boring music.

- CCR