Album Notes

The night before New Year's Eve... placcid reflective and echoing "forever time"... spanning many feelings, vibes and emotions. A disc one would never be tired of, as fresh as "all n' all" time, as 8 sideways, is indeed infinity!

The bass amp borrowed was on the fritz, and sputtered, splayed a firing during the first set; prompting the impromptu title; "Emergency test..." as I answered these real time wire firings with lyrical flow.

Within the disc, I editted out these segments, where there was a change of amps, a switcharoonie. Therefore, as the groove commences to get "deep", there's a fade at the end of cut#3, and then the title cut #4, hence begins with that basso growl vocally, and the the rest of the treaties commences, as universally cawing the "emergency" (broad) cast CHILD line. As in most of Dug's lyrical splay, there are multiple meanings to each word; i'll leave it up to you, to read those strata, as every single word in the title, lends itself to sediment layers unfolding.

Aquamarine cut 5 one can detect a slight sputttering of the bass line wire, though, the spirit had us all relaxing and sinking below the surface, lolling alike a Manatee.

Chasm cut 6, well frees us to breach!

Weighting #7 just that, heavy suspenseful and tight ropes painted with dug's cuica.

Sophia #8 releases this tension and floats bobs and weaves, alike my eldest daughter, in which is name sake!

Into "Deep Dark Purple Blues" featured on utube, find it! and follow this description, eh. the actual live recording performance.

"For Ever Is Now" is exactly how it should be, touring space, all easily adjusting, having conversation, as if on the end of a limb, or speaking on a lazy afternoon upon each lily pad.

breaking into "Watt U Mean 2 Me" also featured on utube, heartfelt, moving and beautiful.

Catch cuts 8 and 11 on utube and see the two painters who joined us for this evening; Marko Shuhan (cover painting) and Larry Jackson. Both painters have joined the band on numerous outings. Larry's painting swathed behind the players, while we created featured on the cover of "Habibi" back in 2002. Also available on cdbaby.

This performance and captured WET PAINT on the eve of New Year's 2008 dedicated to my mama; Rita Arlene Barry Elliot, who lived her life as if in a musical. she has done to the other side... and lived 87 years, God bless.