E. Doctor Smith – Zendrum ZX, PowerBook G4, Samples, MIDI Programming | Seth Elgart – Keyboards, MacBook Pro, Moog, Prophet, Waldorf Synthesizers | Neil Mezebish – Flute, Saxophones, Akai EWI 4000 & Yamaha WX5 Wind Controllers | Edo Casto – 7 String “Stinger” Bee and Conklin Basses, MIDI Bass, Ebow (appears courtesy of Passion Star Records) | Neng Canzon – Bass on “Son of Mobado”
Produced by E. Doctor Smith. Recorded at The Barn, Taylorsville, MD and Studio E, San Francisco. Mixed and mastered by Andrew Scott at Studio 401, San Francisco, CA.
Tracklist: 1. Lord Telford’s Ghost 2. Light 3. Canyon Voices 4. Torro’s Gamble Part 3 5. Karakoram Sunrise 6. Son of Mobado 7. Utopian Dream 8. On the Verge of Chaos 9. A Different Kind of Tale 10. Purple Waves
K2
is the culmination of a nearly thirty year musical collaboration between two friends that began with their early days in the NYC prog rock group “Everest”. Since that time, E. Doctor Smith and Seth Elgart have continued to collaborate on a variety of projects, ranging from the Source Theater production of “The Mound Builders”, to Steve Ellison’s “Flash to Bangtime” and Smith’s acid jazz group, “The Drummstick”. Influenced by the works of Brian Eno, Tangerine Dream, Kit Watkins, Larry Fast and others, “K2” represents the fullfilment of their long time dream of paying tribute to those like-minded musical mentors and utilizing a variety of today’s 21st century MIDI technology.
…it’s new age for a more sophisticated listener, comparable in sound and intent to the early work of Brian Eno and Tangerine Dream. – RKF, The One True Dead Angel
CD version (incl. shipment cost world-wide)