Album Notes

We will begin with the fact that this band is lead by a drummer who plays standing up. He re-configured a normal drum set so that he can suitably front his band Morsoul. Similar to Stevie Wonder, Lenny Kravitz, early Weezer and Foo Fighters; Dan Menchey wrote and played all the parts to " The Devil's in the Details". Now with his three trusty band mates, they perform these songs along with their favorite covers in the Boulder/Rocky Mountain region.

"It is Menchey who keeps the musical freight train moving at all times"
-Jambands.com

These songs are the result of a drummer who learned how to play bass, guitar, keys, and sing/write so that he could deliver the rhythms he's accumulated since starting drums in third grade. Riding along all of the way has been a love for snowboarding and skateboarding. As he proceeded to played in every band from skate punk to college jazz ensembles, he eventually developed a style of songwriting that tries to give its musicians fun parts to play while keeping sensible melodies.

"Steely Dan with a Chili Peppers twist" -Vail Daily

The first three songs on this cd are like the safer groomed runs at a ski resort. The rest are more like exploring the deep powder and burly terrain of the backcountry. It's like a run or snowboard park designed by Donald Fagan and Walter Becker of Steely Dan. They would be sure to build sweet curvy banks of vocal harmonies for the melody line to carve into, hiring horns and female backups where needed. And of course they would set up huge kickers and a halfpipe to occasionally demonstrate the players' ariel skills. And most of all, the steepness of the drum beats and bass lines would keep your board above the powder all the way down.