The Twenty-four Hour Album

Kurt finally fixed his home made bass. It's worth a look. (Kurt, send me a picture and I'll post it.) I asked him to a "Bass Off" with my crappy basstar. We joined in with this riff. Rachel makes her debut on the drums in this one, as well. Home-Bass - Kurt Crappy Basstar - And Drum Set - Rachel Ictus (Clapping) - Cindy

Nackles, a short story by Donald E. Westlake under the pseudonym Curt Clark is narrated by Jon. We phoned Jon (a.k.a. Dad) from his home in Rock Island, Illinois, where he reads Jamie's synopsis of Nackles, the evil brother of Santa Claus. Phone - Jon Glockenspiel - Rachel Tubular Bells - Jamie Woozles - Cindy Drum Set - Andy Pancakes - Kurt

We all know that the day will come when the creature of man, robots, will try to destroy their maker. And who will fight in the robot wars? Jamie sings in the pop-folk idiom, a war protest song a la Bob Dylan about our dreadful fate. Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Jamie Cash-esque Guitar, Backing Vocals - the Butcher Backing Vocals - Kurt Drum Set - Andy

Kurt, who has typically been the host of the Twenty-Four Hour Album, has always contributed his drum set. Last year, for some reason unknown to me, he sold it to a friend and we were without, forcing us to come up with other creative alternatives for percussion. I was happy to see that he recently got another one so we could use it for this album. It's amazing what you can add on to a drum set just using hardware clamps. Here is our tribute to the new drum set. Robot - Jamie Trumpet - Kurt Drum Set - Andy

Here's the opening track of this years album! It was a slow, technically challenged start this year, but once we were rolling, we created this ethnic/country/sci-fi groove. Too bad we didn't really have a theremin in our arsenal of woozles and wozzles. Theremin-esque MicroQ - Andy Guitar - Jamie Drums - Kurt Enjoy! Stay tuned for more ...

"I'm tired of being second fiddle to David Hasselhoff, you know?" Certainly, something we have all felt at one time or another. This gloomy, metropolitan ballad expresses the Butcher's lament for his shortcomings as a philanderer. Starting off in the desolate subway tunnels, he dreams of robotic cars and his dearest idol, David Hasselhoff. Sprechstimme, Guitar, Programming, SFX - the Butcher Basstar, Shooting Star, Alto Sax - Andy Tenor Sax - Jamie Drum Set - Kurt

No not the copyright protected song written by Preston Ware Orem for the Summy Company. (See Wikipedia) Kurt wanted the Twenty-Four Hour Album band to make a generic birthday jingle. Though, I'm not sure where the world influences came in. Between the old-time reed organ, kalimba and pious wailings, this hodgepodge pays homage to the day of birth of any deserving saint or peasant. Incantation - Kurt Organ - Jamie Kalimba - Andy Percussion - Andy, Jamie, Kurt