From my first RPM ablum back in 97.. i had lost the files for several years,, but i have found them... for my daughter Christine

An old one off of the never-to-be-released "Reminder of Winter in April" CD. There are just some days that you wake up and head off into your day knowing that you're "walking into the fire." "Take with you only what you need to survive."

Part of a series of songs based on stories written as random memories of a character born around 1870 and his escape from poverty and hardship. This song has no words, but consider the uncertain guitar solo as a reflection of his struggle in…

this song has a lot of music

this is a differnetly balanced v of the hway song not very interesting huh

This is the first of my microscopic moments

foray

another string quartet

String quartet

and cone gongs, bass marimba, hand drums.

Two-part tune. The first part is "Untitled," and the second part (based on the last bit of "Untitled") is "Sugar." We went for the slow version for the record. We also play "Punk Sugar" and have messed around with "Country Sugar" and "Reggae…

Mike does backup vox on this one.

Check out the quasi-reggae breakdown right in the middle. The chorus is in 7/8 with the exception of the last measure, which is 8/8. Mike does the backup vox.

A sort of sea chantey, in a way.

One of our two-part tunes. Bossa nova drums and bongos with middle-eastern-y guitars, followed by what's the heaviest ska tune you've ever heard, replete with some long double-kick runs.

We are describing this music.

Mike wrote the lyrics for this one.

Multiple time signatures.

Faith is like food/It's necessary/Not when it's shoved down your throat/They look just like sheep herds/Following feeding and growing/Trying to fit in is IRRITATING