From our RPM 2013 album "Something Into Nothing" written by Damian Lethbridge

The idea of this song has been percolating in the back of my head since, oh, November 2011. I've been putting off getting it down for far too long.

Written by Nathan and Aaron Robbins. Entirely too chipper for its own good.

Nathan Robbins and Kevin Callahan tune from way back, arranged more or less as how I play it when I do my acoustic thing.

One of mine, with arrangement by Nathan Robbins. Well, he did it on piano, so I kinda copied his arrangement. And changed it. So, kind of Nathan-esque.

Written by Kurt Ares, James Lucier, and me (Randy) way back in like 1994. Ancient!

Older song, reworked string section, and now with a muted trumpet line by the phenomenal Sam Bunker.

Originally from 2000 or so, recorded on the old StarMax mac clone waaaay back. Redid just about everything in the intervening years, including new vocals today.

Another song, cleaned up from 2005

I recorded a four track synth piece with Chris Cochrane in mind. We went into my studio together and he laid down 4 tracks of electric guitar in response to my piece - which I later edited and mixed.

David Thomas sent me an electronic drum piece that had great space and possibilities to work with. I found myself working in a drone mode to counter his more active parts.

Yves Baar sent me a midi piano file from Belgium and I found that if I slowed it down 20% and converted the piano to trombone and french horns that I was able to work closely with the synth - doubling and countering his melody.

Michael Marquesen suggested that he was going to add manipulated vocals to whatever I sent him - so I left the melody pretty open but attempted to create a full range bed with percussive elements for him to wok with. Not having drums at my disposable…

Bryn dropped and alternative track in our box that was culled fro his previous elemnts but manipulated into a lurching schizoid glitch piece that I loved. So - I slowed it down and used noise removal in Audacity to add more strangeness to it…