Album Notes

[NOTE: highly recommended by the CD Baby staff]

If you're reading this, you are probably asking, "Who the #(@#**!@#!# ARE you, Rogue Rob, is and WHY do you have a CD?! And is that even your real name?!" Well, lemme tell ya.

I'm a musician (piano) and a writer, originally from NYC, now living in the high desert in California, where I'm editing my first novel, yer basic bondage tome which I've been working on diligently since the Trojan War. Late last year, however, technology beckoned, for as I looked up, bleary-eyed, from my cobweb-ridden desk here in my hole in my dungeon, I noticed my computer, slowly gathering dust. I also noticed that if I pulled my desk a little to the left and then to the right again, I could actually drag my rusty leg irons to the keyboard. I found my way online somehow, and it was there that I discovered an entire world of music to be made. I discovered samples.

So now, instead of working on the ol' magnum opus (the book, the book), I was downloading these magical new outlets of creative expression (the samples, the samples) and remixing other people's music, then recording the mixes onto my trusty cassette player, which I could then take to bed with me and listen to in my trusty earphones (the only thing in the house NOT gathering dust). They were good. Really good. In just a few weeks I began taking UNrelated samples and combining them in new, perverse ways, to create original sampled mixes. These were even better. And being a humanitarian at heart (ok, so I'm a show-off Leo), I felt the overpowering need to share them with my fellow sentient beings.

I had, believe it or not, created two websites during my self-imposed dungeon exile(www.rogueunderground.org and www.cardazoid.com). So I put up a room at both of 'em called RogueMix and started uploading the music there. It was very well received. "So when's yer cd comin' out?" people would ask me.

So I did one. Here by overwhelming demand (ok, it was 3 people), is a decent representation of my electronic musical output of the past 9 months. I'm into all kinds of music - rock, blues, soul, jazz, experimental (check out Underground Rapsody and No Crackers, in particular), sitar, clanging chains (well, that's a very personal thing)...and if you hear the cd, you'll notice I'm extremely partial to jungle drums (a primal Leo thing, for sure). This cross-section of tastes is represented on the cd.

I'm already working on Volume Two (have 6 tracks for it), and it should be out by August (if I can wait THAT long - I really love doing this, as you probably have gathered). So jump on my bandwagon. I need the cash to buy more paper and quill pen ink. (Ok, ok...I'm using it to install a decent whip rack, who am I kidding.)

Robby C. (ok, so Rogue Rob isn't my real name, but you knew that) - 6/1/2000

Just wanted to add this: RogueMix Volume Two is out NOW! If you want more of me (musically, that is), go to the link, here at CD Baby. And thanks to everyone who so favorably reviewed me here, I truly appreciate it. - Robby C. 1/10/2001

1/14/07 - I've changed the covers for both RogueMix volume 1 and RogueMix volume 2 (I took out the 2000 reference and added titles to them, since RogueMix volume 3 has a title and I wanted to be consistent). Workin' on volume 3 now, so hang in for me.