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"Equiline," my first solo project since The Genius Test, took almost two years to finish. It started out as a bunch of leftover demos for what would have been another Genius Test album, then it became a duet project called "The Palavers," then it was a band called "The Capital I" and finally it was just me, alone in a house in a South Jersey suburb, recording 12-part harmonies in the bathroom and guitar tracks on the back porch.

Heavily influenced by The Beach Boys, The Association, United States of America, Broadcast, Thirteenth Floor Elevators, Wendy and Bonnie, Stereolab and a myriad of 60s vocal harmony-pop, Equiline is considerably darker than anything else I ever recorded and presents some of my most personal material. It's an album about transitions between emotions, places, and people.

The album also represents the most diverse instrumentation I've ever employed - everything from theremins and mandolins find their way into these 12 tracks. Two songs, "On The Patio" and
"The Equiline Nocturne," were co-written and inspired by the brilliant Northampton, MA poet and musician Steven Zultanski (author of Homoem).

During the Summer of 2007, Small Town Fires, my current band, played most of these songs live in a set mixed with our new material. We also sold these albums at shows. To make up for the fact that Small Town Fires didn't have an original recording, these records were often sold with stickers over the labels reading "Small Town Fires." The song "Cowgirls and Indians," has been played on radio stations from Rowan and Princeton University.

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	-------------------- "Equiline," my first solo project since The Genius Test, took almost two years to finish. It started out as a bunch of leftover demos for what would have been another Genius Test album, then it became a duet project called "The Palavers," then it was a band called "The Capital I" and finally it was just me, alone in a house in a South Jersey suburb, recording 12-part harmonies in the bathroom and guitar tracks on the back porch. Heavily influenced by The Beach Boys, The Association, United States of America, Broadcast, Thirteenth Floor Elevators, Wendy and Bonnie, Stereolab and a myriad of 60s vocal harmony-pop, Equiline is considerably darker than anything else I ever recorded and presents some of my most personal material. It's an album about transitions between emotions, places, and people. The album also represents the most diverse instrumentation I've ever employed - everything from theremins and mandolins find their way into these 12 tracks. Two songs, "On The Patio" and "The Equiline Nocturne," were co-written and inspired by the brilliant Northampton, MA poet and musician Steven Zultanski (author of Homoem). During the Summer of 2007, Small Town Fires, my current band, played most of these songs live in a set mixed with our new material. We also sold these albums at shows. To make up for the fact that Small Town Fires didn't have an original recording, these records were often sold with stickers over the labels reading "Small Town Fires." The song "Cowgirls and Indians," has been played on radio stations from Rowan and Princeton University. TO PURCHASE THIS RECORD ($10 PLUS SHIPPING): CLICK HERE TO USE PAYPAL (COMING SOON) DOWNLOAD MP3S (©2007-2008 BMI): ON THE PATIO (COMING SOON) APRIL IS FOR THE FLOWERS (COMING SOON) COWGIRLS AND INDIANS (COMING SOON)

		TRACKLIST: 1. Betabet 2. On The Patio 3. Farewell, Queen's Racer 4. Girls Next Door 5. April is for The Flowers 6. Destroyed 7. Good Coffee Company 8. Night of the Black and White Moon 9. Cowgirls and Indians 10. Telephone Singers 11. The Equiline Nocturne 12. Drive Safely Tonight
	-------------------- I am currently in a band called Small Town Fires, which is on temporary hiatus due to hectic work schedules. In the spring of 2007, Matt Dermond and Zane Kanevsky from Goodnight or Sleep approached me to start a band. I had just finished Vol 1: Equiline and was looking to form a group to play the songs from Equiline live. Dermond and Kanevsky had just called it quits on GNOS and were looking to start up their music collective, The Peachtree Umbrella Company. Drummer Carmine Bonanni was recording his second full-length for his band, Menu, in my home studio at the time and keyboardist Joel Franke was living about 10 minutes away in his home studio, Hammerhead. So it just seemed convenient to start a group. At one point, we had up to six members, including Alex Harcharek on bass, but after Kanevsky, Franke and Harcharek left and bassist Andrew Wilson joined up, we formed our most solid line-up. Small Town Fires always sounded like a mixture of complete polar opposites. Iit was always interesting to answer the question: "What kind of music do you play?" I don't think any of us ever knew. Between the summer, fall and winter of 2007, Small Town Fires played in almost every small club in Philadelphia. We also played The Stone Pony in Asbury Park twice! We were planning to tour this summer, but with everyone in the band on a full-time work schedule, it's been a little tough to stick to it. I have no doubt that we'll be back in some shape or form by the end of 2008. Check out our official website: www.smalltownfires.com Check out our Myspace page: www.myspace.com/smalltownfires
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