One afternoon, I was in the mood to play something new but didn't want to get too involved with a complex recording. So I created a short chord sequence and drum line, wrote some quick lyrics based on how I was feeling, and tracked it beginning to end in less that half and hour. A couple days later, I listened back to the mix and discovered that I really liked it, as is. That became the title track of this record and the rest of it grew out of that... «« click to show details
One afternoon, I was in the mood to play something new but didn't want to get too involved with a complex recording. So I created a short chord sequence and drum line, wrote some quick lyrics based on how I was feeling, and tracked it beginning to end in less that half and hour. A couple days later, I listened back to the mix and discovered that I really liked it, as is. That became the title track of this record and the rest of it grew out of that. This album has a cohesiveness that some of my other efforts don't exhibit.
Track List:
1
Slowly Melting
4:20
2
Eleven
3:04
3
All That I Want
5:41
4
The Comforter
3:23
5
Unsure
4:05
6
River Of Frustration
4:17
7
Poison Bottle
4:26
8
The Cancer
6:39
9
Digit
4:03
10
Market St
2:18
11
Bionic
4:47
12
Cash In
2:41
13
Old Man
4:05
14
Diversity
2:52
Notes: The title track of this record became a favorite among my friends, surprisingly because of the quickness in which I had produced it. Both 'Eleven' and 'Cash In' were recorded as throw away tracks I made after work one day, but I liked them well enough to include them on this release in their edited forms. 'River Of Frustration' and 'Old Man' were recorded for a compilation album released in California, but cut at the last minute. So they also ended up on this release. 'Unsure' and 'The Comforter' were both recorded in the same sessions, largely written as I was recording them using my first multitrack tape machine that I had just purchased from a local recording studio near my home. I was so excited to try it out that I just started piecing the tracks together without much planning. They still sound fresh to me after all of these years...
'The Cancer' has an interesting background. My father was told erroneously by a doctor that he most likely had lung cancer. My dad developed symptoms he'd read about and soon, everyone in our family thought he was on his deathbed, including him. After 3 months of declining health, he got a second opinion - that he did not have cancer. The final diagnosis was that he had a bad bronchial infection. He didn't die - in fact, at the time of this writing, he is still living! I wrote this song about that incident - from his perspective.
Overall, this was one of the first of my releases to get a lot of attention from my friends and family. I originally distributed this on cassettes.
Recording Info: Recorded in my home studio using an 8-track reel-to-reel analog tape deck (Fostex), a Roland SC-55 Sound Canvas (tone module), a Brother PRO-1 MIDI sequencer, Yamaha DX-27 synthesizer, a Roland Juno-106 analog synthesizer, and a Boss DR-550 drum machine.
Musician Credits: All instruments and vocals composed, performed, recorded and engineered by Dave Flowers.
Genre: Vocal Pop Catalog Number: Phase 009
Slowly Melting Dave Flowers
1
Slowly Melting
4:20
2
Eleven
3:04
3
All That I Want
5:41
4
The Comforter
3:23
5
Unsure
4:05
6
River Of Frustration
4:17
7
Poison Bottle
4:26
8
The Cancer
6:39
9
Digit
4:03
10
Market St
2:18
11
Bionic
4:47
12
Cash In
2:41
13
Old Man
4:05
14
Diversity
2:52
14 Tracks - Total Play Time: 56:41 Album
One afternoon, I was in the mood to play something new but didn't want to get too involved with a complex recording. So I created a short chord sequence and drum line, wrote some quick lyrics based on how I was feeling, and tracked it beginning to end in less that half and hour... «« click to show details
One afternoon, I was in the mood to play something new but didn't want to get too involved with a complex recording. So I created a short chord sequence and drum line, wrote some quick lyrics based on how I was feeling, and tracked it beginning to end in less that half and hour. A couple days later, I listened back to the mix and discovered that I really liked it, as is. That became the title track of this record and the rest of it grew out of that. This album has a cohesiveness that some of my other efforts don't exhibit.
Track List:
1
Slowly Melting
4:20
2
Eleven
3:04
3
All That I Want
5:41
4
The Comforter
3:23
5
Unsure
4:05
6
River Of Frustration
4:17
7
Poison Bottle
4:26
8
The Cancer
6:39
9
Digit
4:03
10
Market St
2:18
11
Bionic
4:47
12
Cash In
2:41
13
Old Man
4:05
14
Diversity
2:52
Notes: The title track of this record became a favorite among my friends, surprisingly because of the quickness in which I had produced it. Both 'Eleven' and 'Cash In' were recorded as throw away tracks I made after work one day, but I liked them well enough to include them on this release in their edited forms. 'River Of Frustration' and 'Old Man' were recorded for a compilation album released in California, but cut at the last minute. So they also ended up on this release. 'Unsure' and 'The Comforter' were both recorded in the same sessions, largely written as I was recording them using my first multitrack tape machine that I had just purchased from a local recording studio near my home. I was so excited to try it out that I just started piecing the tracks together without much planning. They still sound fresh to me after all of these years...
'The Cancer' has an interesting background. My father was told erroneously by a doctor that he most likely had lung cancer. My dad developed symptoms he'd read about and soon, everyone in our family thought he was on his deathbed, including him. After 3 months of declining health, he got a second opinion - that he did not have cancer. The final diagnosis was that he had a bad bronchial infection. He didn't die - in fact, at the time of this writing, he is still living! I wrote this song about that incident - from his perspective.
Overall, this was one of the first of my releases to get a lot of attention from my friends and family. I originally distributed this on cassettes.
Recording Info: Recorded in my home studio using an 8-track reel-to-reel analog tape deck (Fostex), a Roland SC-55 Sound Canvas (tone module), a Brother PRO-1 MIDI sequencer, Yamaha DX-27 synthesizer, a Roland Juno-106 analog synthesizer, and a Boss DR-550 drum machine.
Musician Credits: All instruments and vocals composed, performed, recorded and engineered by Dave Flowers.