Album · 2011
Tracklist
1. Prologue 02:02
2. Sealed Orders 03:59
3. The Coast-Watchers 02:35
4. How We Held Our Post 01:00
5. Found By Fire 01:25
6. The Story of Writing 03:46
7. Severn Tunnel 01:03
8. Not Ashamed to Ask 03:43
9. Our Exciting Neighbor 00:43
10. Belauded Betony 02:56
11. How to Stock and Maintain a Marine Aquarium 06:00
12. Second Sight 00:53
13. There's One Wanting 03:11
14. Some Queer Hiding-Places 03:33
15. The Midnight Camp 06:06
16. Epilogue 09:52
Line-up/Musicians
Carla Kihlstedt sang through stomp boxes and played harmonica and melodica.
Shahzad Ismaily played baritone guitar, or tenor bass... call it what you will.
Matthias Bossi played drums, whistled, and yelped on "How We Held Our Post"
Jenni Quilter spoke on "The Story of Writing"
About this release
Prologue was recorded by Carla on the Sleepytime Gorilla Museum bus in a downpour on the highway between Seattle, WA and Portland, OR. Epilogue was recorded/mixed by Eli Crews at New, Improved Recording, Oakland, CA. These two tracks originally appeared in a dance-theater piece by inkBoat called Crazy Cloud based on the life and poetry of Ikkyu.
Tracks 2-7, 9, 10, and 12-14 were recorded on September 23 & 24, 2011 by Shahzad Ismaily at Green Hill Farm in Yarmouth Port, MA, edited by Carla Kihlstedt at home, and mixed by Shahzad Ismaily in his car.
Tracks 8, 11 and 15 were recorded on September 19, 2011 at 66 Rivington in NYC by Shahzad Ismaily, edited and mixed by Shahzad Ismaily... in his car.
Thanks to snobb for the addition