Album Notes

This is the first EP in a series of stripped down solo releases from Aquariums. "Heartache Is A Four Letter Word" consists of five tracks written by Martin Schneider and recorded with the help of Jeb Morris. With just Schneider and the acoustic guitar Aquariums plays a brand of Gothic Western music characterized by large dynamic builds contrasted with desperately quiet passages. Drawing influences from the dawn of Americana as well as the great early pickers, Aquariums plays emotionally intense songs characterized by the ethos of love and loss combined with the storytelling of raconteurs past.

Heartache Is A Four Letter Word:

1. Heartache Is A Four Letter Word 4:07
2. If I Asked You 4:26
3. Black and White 3:11
4. Long Gone And Far Away 5:31
5. Joyous Refrain 4:35


All music and words written by Martin Schneider

Initial tracking engineer: Jeb Morris
Overdubbing engineer: Martin Schneider
Mastering engineer: Marc Chevalier of Ravensound

Produced by Martin Schneider

All instruments and voices Martin Schneider except for the harmony vocals on Long Gone And Far Away which were sung by Elizabeth Schneider

© & p 2011 Aquariums Music

This EP was recorded in marvelous mono