'Quadropus' is the third full-length album by
Estradasphere
Estradasphere was an American experimental band that originated in Santa Cruz, California, during the late 1990s. The band, which in its last incarnation was based in Seattle, consisted of six multi-instrumentalists from a variety of musical back ...
. It was released on October 28, 2003.
Track listing
#"Mekapses Yitonisa" – 4:22
#"Dubway" – 3:39
#"King Krab Battle" – 8:31
#"Speck" – 4:34
#"Hardball" – 13:40
#"A Car Ride In Idealistic Ethiopia (Part 1)" – 5:47
#"Crystal Blue" – 3:40
#"Jungle Warfare" – 5:42
#"Body Slam" – 3:09
#"At Least We'd Have Today" – 9:40
Album credits
The band
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Timb Harris
Timba Harris (born September 21, 1977) is a violinist, violist, trumpet player, and composer. He is an active touring and recording member of Trey Spruance's Secret Chiefs 3, a founding member of the band Estradasphere, and one half of the elect ...
– violin, viola, trumpet, guitar, mandolin, Turkish mandolin, vocals, percussion
*
Jason Schimmel
Jason Schimmel (born June 30, 1978) is an American composer, guitarist, musician, recording engineer and producer from Los Angeles, California. He is a founding member of the bands Estradasphere, Red Fiction (formerly known as Atomic Ape), and Ora ...
– guitars (electric, acoustic, baritone), banjo, organ, piano, synths, harpsichord, vocals, percussion, beatboxing
*
Tim Smolens
Estradasphere was an American experimental band that originated in Santa Cruz, California, during the late 1990s. The band, which in its last incarnation was based in Seattle, consisted of six multi-instrumentalists from a variety of musical back ...
– bass (electric, upright), bari guitar, piano, synths, violin/viola/cello, vocals, percussion
*
John Whooley
John Whooley, now John Whoolilurie, is a California-based musician best known for playing the saxophone and other instruments with the band Estradasphere. In addition to performing, he also composed much of the band's music until he left the band ...
– saxophones, flute, vocals,
beatboxing
Beatboxing (also beat boxing) is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum machines (typically a TR-808), using one's mouth, lips, tongue, and voice. , organ
Additional musicians
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String quartet
The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists ...
on "At Least We'd Have Today" and "Speck"
**Violins – Timb and Ben Blechman
**Viola – Sarah Hart
**Cello – Aria DiSalvio
*
Horn section
A horn section is a group of musicians playing horns. In an orchestra or concert band, it refers to the musicians who play the "French" horn, and in a British-style brass band it is the tenor horn players. In many popular music genres, the te ...
on "King Krab Battle"
**Trumpets – Timb, Val Hall, Richard Karst
**Trombone – Scott Harris
**Bass trombone – Luke Kirley
**Saxes – John Whooley, Joel Ford, Scott Norgren, Paul Tarantino, Wes Anthony
**Tuba – John Thomas
Album Personnel
*Produced by Tim Smolens with help from Jason Schimmel except for:
**"Speck" – produced by Jason Schimmel
**"Dubway" – produced by Andrew Kapner
*Recorded mostly in our living rooms (George's too), plus
Bear Creek Studio
Bear Creek Studio is a residential recording studio located in Woodinville, Washington, situated in a barn on a 10 acre farm. Known for its "rural farmhouse" location, a number of artists have recorded at the studio, including: Brandi Carlile, T ...
s, Pine Forest studios, CC's recording studio and Angelhouse Studios
*Engineered by Tim Smolens, Jason Schimmel, Chris Parsons and
Trey Spruance
Preston Lea "Trey" Spruance III (born August 14, 1969) is an American composer, producer, and musician who co-founded the experimental rock band Mr. Bungle. He is also leader of the multi-genre outfit Secret Chiefs 3. Originally a guitarist and ...
*Mixed by Tim Smolens, Timb Harris and Jason Schimmel
**"Dubway" mixed by Andrew Kapner
**"Bodyslam" mixed by Chris Parsons
**"Jungle Warfare" and "Speck" mixed by Trey Spruance
*Additional engineering by Chris Parsons
*Artwork and layout by Mike Bennewitz
Dedication
''Quadropus'' was created in loving memory of Mary Aquinas McClafferty Whooley and John Patrick Whooley Sr.
Song information
Mekapses Yitonisa
*Composition – Greek traditional
*Arranged and transcribed by Tim and Timb
*Drums –
Dave Murray
*Dombeks and percussion – Mike Shannon
Dubway
*Composition – Estradasphere
*Acapellarrangement – John and Jason
Trivia
*Absolutely no keyboards, drum machines, guitars or bass were used in the recording of this song.
*A live music video for the song is included on the DVD of ''
Passion for Life
''Passion For Life'' is a combination DVD / live album by Estradasphere. It was released on March 9, 2004.
As well as videos of live performances, the DVD features behind-the-scenes snippets.
Track listing DVD
#"Hardball"
#"Ah Ya Bibi"
#"Buck F ...
''.
King Krab Battle
*Composition – Iron Chef Whooley
*Horn arrangement by John and Tim
*Drums –
Theo Mordey
Theo is a given name and a hypocorism.
Greek origin
Many names beginning with the root "Theo-" derive from the Ancient Greek word ''theos'' (''θεός''), which means god, for example:
*Feminine names: Thea, Theodora, Theodosia, Theophania, ...
Speck
*Composition – Schimmel
*Lyrics by Schimmel, Smolens
*Lead vocals – Jason
*String arrangement by Trey Spruance
*Piano –
Jeff Attridge
*Drums – Theo Mordey
Hardball
*Composition – Schimmel, Whooley, Harris
*Drums – Theo Mordey
*Percussion – Doug Smolens
A Car Ride in Idealistic Ethiopia (Part 1)
*Composition – Smolens
*Drums – Dave Murray
Crystal Blue
*Composition – Whooley
*Lead vocals – John
*Organ and piano – Dale Ockerman
*Drums and tambourine – Mike Shannon
Jungle Warfare
*Composition – Schimmel, Smolens
*Lyrics by Dave Murray
*Vocals – Dave Murray and Youri Raymond of Unhuman
*Drums – John Merryman of Cephalic Carnage
*Guitar solo – Kevin Kmetz
Bodyslam
*Composition – Estradasphere, Dave Murray
*Lyrics and lead vocals – John
*Drums – Dave
At Least We'd Have Today
*Composition – Smolens
*Lead vocals – Tim
*Vocal bridge – Joel Robinow
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