Summer 2008

Liquid Liquid News:
Liquid Liquid-“Slip In And Out of Phenomenon” is the new retrospective just released on Domino Records. The songs were taken from the music previously released on 99 records plus 10 unreleased tracks. The songs were digitally re-mastered at Abby Road Studios and the artwork was designed by Richard McGuire of “Liquid Liquid”.  It is available on both CD & vinyl. Details can be viewed on the Domino website.

Plans are also in motion for an “Optimo” remix  record  featuring JD Twitch & various other artists.

 RECORDING NEWS:
Shadow” is my latest recording. All of the songs have a dark rustic quality with the addition of violin, bowed dulcimer, accordion, electric & bass guitars, & various percussion instruments to enhance the mood of the songs Special thanks to “Firedog Studios” and all of the musicians who contributed to the recording. You can purchase copies here online, or you can download them from I-Tunes & various other digital outlets.

Copies of “Old Dog, New Tricks” along with “Archives” are still available here online or thru I-Tunes.

Padded Cell- “Night Must Fall” I played percussion on three songs from their new release on  ” DC Recordings”. Gerald Hammill also contributed electric guitar & trumpet on the alternative version of “Beautiful Gloom” which appears on the new DC compilation “Death Before Distemper 2”  

James Chance-“Incorrigible” I played percussion on the song which was remixed by both Brennan Green & Sal Principato.  It will be released as a  “12  later this year on Rong Music.

Nebula Project-  Electronic/space music recording produced by Rick Coffee. I played both bass & acoustic guitar while Rick plays both synthesizer & electric guitar. It will be released on Rick’s own label later this summer. Check out Rick’s site for his own solo releases.

Kasper Bjorke- I played percussion on the song “Liquid Propagnisia” from his new release “In Gumbo”. Kasper has just remixed  a version of my song “Beautiful Dream” . No release date yet confirmed. I am planning on recording more music with Kasper later this year.

Harmonize Most High- I played percussion for there next release due out later this year. They play spontaneous alternative jazz and features Jon Francis who plays various unique bowed instruments & Daniel Carter on sax & flute.

“Falling” from “Old Dog, New Tricks” has been remixed by “The David Gilmour Girls”. It will be included on the next “Relish” Compilation. Robi “Headman” Insinna runs this very successful label.

FINAL THOUGHTS:
My home studio has finally been upgraded to start work on some new music.  After a few years of writing music as a singer/songwriter it’s time to start writing  music again with samplers, synthesizers & percussion. I still may do a few more acoustic guitar shows this year but it is time for another musical direction to take shape.

As always thanks for listening!

~Dennis~