Kevin McWha Steele
The Ariel Trilogy - Part One
1. 4/11/2036, 8a - 1:23
Slept late. Got to airport just in time to see B. board the plane
2. Stay With Her - 1:50
3. 4/11/2036, 2p - 0:04
Photoshoot with friend J. at Roseland
4. Jusy Jude - 3:24
5. 4/11/2036, 10p - 0:14
Afterparty. Saw R. Still attracted. Then... saw F.
6. Like We Did Back Then - 3:11
7. William Tells It Like He Sees It - 3:12
8. 4/12/2036, 1p - 1:25
Waiting for friend S. at Les Trois Gamins. Trying to ignore heavy security in the area
9. Married to the Sky - 3:51
10. 4/14/2036, 11a - 0:37
Overslept. Expected to be somewhere off Mulberry St. Didn’t make it
11. Sympathtic Monday - 2:29
12. 4/16/2036, 9a - 0:46
Kew Gardens firing range. Stuck at mandatory civilian training - then a party with R.
13. At The Zoo - 3:59
14. The Star of Bethelem - 5:09
4/17/2036, 10a
Woke up late from party. My son’s looking at me and I remember it’s her birthday
15. Virginia Reel - 5:20
16. 4/18/2036, 9a - 0:34
Kew Gardens. Day 2. Heavy artillery - then, a walk in the park with B.
17. Alphabet Soup - 1:19
18. 4/18/2036, 7p - 0:18
Running late for dinner with E. Always find time for him
19. Lookin’ for a Room - 2:11
20. 4/19/2036, 10p - 0:10
Perfoming at The Beacon. Full house in spite of city curfew
21. Beloved Guides - 3:24
Producer: Kevin McWha Steele, Fred Brown
Songwriter: Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
Publisher: KMSMusique (ASCAP)
Recording Engineer: flezaDoza
Mixing Engineer: flezaDoza
Mastering: Brian Lipski
Vocals/Lyrics/Arrangement: Steele
Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Farfisa and Hammond B3 Organs, Harmonium, Xylophone, Harpsichord: Steele
Electric Guitar and Bass: flezaDoza
Drums and Hand Percussion: Andrew Potenza
Additional Electric Cigarbox Guitar, track 1, 21: Steele
Backing Vocals, tracks 2, 13, 14, 15, 21: Steele
Additional Arrangement, tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 21: flezaDoza
Additional Acoustic Guitar, tracks 4, 6, 7, 15: flezaDoza
Additional Hammond B3, track 4: flezaDoza
Backing Vocals, tracks 6, 7, 19: flezaDoza
Backing Vocals, track 7: Carrie Miceli
Sources for journal entry tracks and track 13, At The Zoo courtesy of: Sidney Fea's Super-Sonic Sound Effects (1957), Free Sounds, Sound Bible, Convent Avenue Baptist Church, Heyna Second Sons, Eternal Tango, West Side Story, David Bowie.
All tracks were recorded at “Of a Dazzle” Music Studios in Brooklyn and most recently in Binghamton, NY.
Cover Art Photograph: Chris Collins
Inside Leaf, Back Jacket Photographs: Kevin McWha Steele
Design: Kevin McWha Steele
Special thanks to Fred Brown, my sponsor. The people and places that inspired these songs. Vox Pop, that wonderful bastion of independant music and books in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, for giving me the time and space needed to workshop these songs before their closing. Debi Ryan for her valiant spirit. flezaDoza for his endless time and commitment to the quality of these songs. Andrew Potenza for the beats and sense of humor. Bill Bern for helping me showcase at the Vox. Long Dash Publishing. Gabe for helping me release "Medawin" the volume of poetry/lyrics that contains some of the songs presented. Mom, Dad, & Kam for their continued support. Ivi, Ori, Isa and the rest of the Steele/Sturgeon clan, Mike Sr, Rob, Mike Jr, Craig and Annie. My extended family from the DC area - Erkan, Burcu, Maryam, Daryl, Barbara, Nico, Sara, Rodi, Steve, Neda, Heather, Jeremiah. Laura Folque-Siso & Richard Collazo. The Thunderbirds: Rob, Lou, Al, Kia, Ray, Michael Taylor, Red Tail, Kitty, Joy, and Solomon. Jill Samuels, Katie Down, Lydia Moore, Jason Dempsey, Louise Rose, Judy Vannais, JE, Laurie Nixon, Brandy Mitchell, Emily Guilmette, Shanks, Dawn Kamerling at The Press House, Joe Serling for the recent legal advice, Caffe Vivaldi, CultureFix and the other musicians who have recently helped feed my soul, in particular, Patrick Tully, Ravish Momin, Vin Scialla, Rob Mastrianni, Olivier Paré-Labrosse, Lee Marvin, and Gary Lucas. The Megabus to Binghamton, NY. The Skylark Diner. My brotherman for the Sennheisers! Those who have the patience with my habitual lateness. My cat, Ariel. The others I’m forgetting. Much Love and Harmony - Kevin
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