Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins "Dancing"

Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins "Dancing"

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Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins
Dancing
The Story
Sometimes it seems that actual human feeling, conveyed through passionate musicianship and songwriting, is all but absent in popular music nowadays. Mike Keneally is thrilled to prove otherwise with his eighth album, "Dancing". Mike has invited Beer For Dolphins, his masterful eight-piece band, into the studio to lay down nearly 80 minutes of the most gleefully adventurous, yet heartfelt, Keneally music ever. This album is truly a feast for the ears. While 1999's acclaimed Keneally solo release "Nonkertompf" was an instrumental album, "Dancing" is mainly based around songs with vocals. Keneally here delivers highly emotional vocal performances which may come as a surprise to a lot of people. The style of the album's 20 tracks veers from upbeat pop to free-form improv, introspective balladry to ferocious rock raveups, Beach Boys and Bacharach sugariness to utter uncategorizability and beyond. Yet it all hangs together, thanks to the powerful and freewheeling sound of Beer For Dolphins, and the personal quality of Keneally's composing.
The Music
04:46 Live In Japan Vocal
04:35 Ankle Bracelet Vocal
00:42 Poo-Tee-Weet? Vocal
05:35 Backwards Deb Vocal
08:16 We'll Be Right Back Vocal
04:45 Joe Vocal
06:47 Pretty Enough For Girls Vocal
04:51 Taster Instrumental
02:53 Dancing Vocal
04:15 Selfish Otter Instrumental
02:03 Only Mondays Vocal
02:23 Lhai Sal Instrumental
02:26 The Mystery Music Instrumental
02:13 The Brown Triangles Instrumental
00:31 MM Instrumental
03:20 I Was Not Ready For You Vocal
04:16 Ragged Ass Vocal
03:58 Skull Bubbles Vocal
03:56 Friends And Family Vocal
07:12 Kedgeree Vocal
The Artists
Mike Keneally Lead Guitar, Vocals, Production, Editing, Further Overdub Engineering
Rick Musallam Guitar
Bryan Beller Bass
Marc Ziegenhagen Keyboards
Jason Harrison Smith Drums
Evan Francis Alto Sax, Flute
Chris Opperman Trumpet
Tricia Williams Percussion
Mike Harris Engineering, Mixing
Jeff Forrest Further Overdub Engineering
Scott Chatfield Executive Production, Editing
John Golden Mastering
Thomas Nordegg Technical Support
Chris Opperman Copyist
Eric Vesbit ExoLackey
Martin Mann Photography
J Warner Videography
Atticus Wolrab Design, "Oh Angel" Design
Docious Godfrey "Oh Angel" Design
Basic tracks, overdubs and mixdown done at Signature Sound.

Further overdubs done at Double Time.

Mastered at John Golden Mastering, Ventura, CA.