YOURSELF

"Twylyte One" "The Day People Came" "Pearl of Great Price" and "the Power are scratch takes from our eventual studio CD "On the Loose Wig" which has been proceeding at the pace of an arthritic snail due to our Geo Metro eating all of our money. We hope to bring it to conclusion somewhere before the real beginning of the next millennium.

"Magnified Illusion" "the Coming of the Hamsters" and the jellylike "Centrifugal Farce" were recorded on one of the few days that another obstinate machine, our 4-track cassette recorder, actually deigned to function. All of these tracks were recorded in 1997 with the profuse talents of astounding Alex Eackley's kinetic explosions on drum set and the Argentinean Avatar of the bass, Alberto Raffin. The actually "song" songs, other than "Centrifugal Farce"--in which we were all spontaneously abducted by mutant songwriters from another dimension-- were all written by H. Anshell, although "the Day People Came" was partly written by Hyperdrive.

Also included here is the unique recording of "White Dragon" that we put together for the 100th episode of "YOURSELF presents", our cable TV show, recorded live in the studio on November 14, 1992. Besides Diane on flute and vocals and Howard on Gibson "Ripper" Bass, we were lucky to assemble a one of a kind band that started with Todd Gilbert on Congas and Bruce Root on Bongos. Fronting these able percussionists we had an eclectic trio that started with the Master of the Mandolin Robert Rotzler. To spice up the blend, we added the tasty guitar of Dominick Giovanniello. Dominick also played his own invention, the Vulcan Harp, which you may have seen in the "Star Trek V" movie. And, as if one musical inventor wasn't enough, we were also honored to work with the incomparable Bill Wesley, who creates his own "Array" instruments, such as the "Mbira" (which is what sounds like two vibraphones on "White Dragon"-- it's rather like a large Kalimba). Not only that, but Bill has devised his own system of arranging tones on a instrument--the "Array"--allowing him to explore harmonic combinations in a different way. Our thanks to all of these talented musicians,many of whom also contributed to "On the Other Subconscious Hand"--named after something I heard CNN News Speculator Jeff Greenfield say -- which is kind of like New Agey Preserves, as though we had all been kinda hypnotically regressed into, like, more evolved beings, you know?