Album Notes

"A Life in A Day of A Microorganism"

composed, performed, recorded and produced by
Paul Minotto
&
the primeTime sublime
Community Orchestra

mastering by Joe Lambert at
Classic Sound Studios, NYC


"Introduction & Fashion Flag for a Part-Time Patriot"

1960's Easy Listening, Chinese music, John Philip Sousa, 1950's TV Sitcom,
Aaron Copland, Frank Zappa, Bugs Bunny, Igor Stravinsky, etc...

Ben Watson introduces the orchestra with rampant hesitation over a silly little collage which leads directly into the dysfunctionally patriotic opening number which suffers from an acute case of Attention Deficit Disorder.

The title makes reference to the post 9/11 fad of patriotism that swept the U.S.

Instrumentation: orchestra featuring the primeTime sublime Community Choir augmented with a Pipa (Chinese Lute) .



"A Minute in the Future: The Weenie Roast"

Another silly little collage over a fragmented Hip-Hop drumbeat; the main dialogue is from "What To Do On A Date" produced by
Coronet Films, 1951.


"Bimbo Mambo"

Ricky Ricardo on acid with occasional appearances by a group of evil robots and 2 good robots who sing accompanied by the orchestra and
a Cuban percussion section all ending up at Studio 54 sometime during the 1970's

Instrumentation: orchestra, synthesizers, digital voices.



"A Life in A Day of A Microorganism"

A narrated* pseudo-science education film (without picture) with music soundtrack and a supporting cast of digital actors which evolves into an absurd drama

a. Prelude
A short overview, complete with 16mm projector noise, about microorganisms (or humans?) for extraterrestrial adolescents (or humans?)

b. Morning
After a wholesome nights rest, we see how our microscopic friends start their day. There's Mom, Dad, Betty and Bobby too.
The breakfast scene includes a tapestry of American TV commercial jingles from the 1950's and 60's warped beyond recognition .

c. Afternoon and Afterlife
Part II of our continuing saga: Will Betty make the cheerleader squad? Will Bobby and Roscoe execute a successful bank robbery?
Will Mom's friends be impressed at her neighborhood Tupperware party? Will Dad pay Mr. Gambino the money?

Instrumentation: electric guitar, sitar, harp, percussion, strings, narrator and digital voices.



Mastering is the last step in the creative process and the first of the manufacturing steps in the making of a compact disc. It's the last creative step because it brings together all of the creative intent and ideas that were thought about when the project first started.

Joe Lambert is the mastering engineer who polished and enhanced A life in A Day of A Microorganism at Classic Sound Studios in New York City . From rock and Hip-hop to jazz and classical, Joe has worked with a wide variety of record labels and artists of all styles and genres, including Alice Cooper.