Bryan: I wrote this song in my garage during the first record and meant to include an early version on "Bon Voyage." After "Bon Voyage" was finished, I re-recorded "Swan Dive," but approaching it from a new direction, filling up all the gaps, perfecting the sound. This song is the realization of what I was looking for - ambient, sonic pop with more than a touch of cinema, a pop song equivalent to a movie trailer.
Brian: One of the first songs to feature Bryan's patented vocal approach which he is still in the process of perfecting. I love the calm yet chaotic feel of this one. The transitions at the ending are among the best I've ever heard.
Bryan: The day after "Swan Dive" I recorded this song in about an hour. Again, I was really excited by this new sound and was really on a roll. The version on this record is the embarrassing "vocal mix" which proves that I still had some "Bon Voyage" demons to exorcise.
Brian: This is the only song in this period that I instantly knew I would love. A wonderful display of sound effects. The pendelum literally slices yor brain. This is also among the best guitar work Bryan has recorded, though I still wait to hear his legendary multi-hour guitar song which he probably can't remember anymore.
Bryan: This is probably the best pop song I've ever written as far as melody goes. Bill says it would have been better with my original lyrics, but those wouldn't have aged too well. I did attempt a terrible "man & woman get married mix," but getting better at recognizing my poor ideas, I scrapped it in favor of the album version. A wise decision indeed.
Brian: One of the few Seagreen tunes with some old fashioned bass guitar. Man and woman get married mix was one of the funniest things I've ever had the privelege of hearing. Lots of great stuff in this one, and it's very good musically, but as a whole its not extremely impressive.
Bryan: Also done relatively quickly, this is a very successful song. It originally had a laughable ending with myself attempting to speak like a Danish boy over a music box. One of my worst ideas ever.
Brian: I love all of this song except repulsive dying animal sound. Great digital conga playing among many other dazzling manipulations of sound.
Bryan: One of myself and Brian's favorite songs, this didn't make it onto "Bon Voyage" because Bill hated it very, very much. Since this was pretty much a solo record at this point, I threw it on. One of the few times all three of us recorded together which never goes too well.
Brian: That's me on backwards keyboard. The night this was recorded was one of the most boring nights of my life. I slept through much of it in Bill's basement while Bryan layered what seemed like endless amounts of animal sounds onto the track. I should see this song as pure comedy, but somehow I find it to be a respectable and pretty piece of music.
Bryan: The definition of filler. Not a single original note of music or ounce of inspiration. Sickening and tragic.
Brian: Forgettable.
Bryan: Madness. I wanted to write the most overloaded, off-the-wall, pop song I could. Sometimes I get unhealthy notions like that. I love "From Dead To Dying" and never get tired of hearing how much Brian and Bill hate it.
Brian: It's scary that I'm almost starting to see the beauty of this song, but I promise that I will never admire it.
Bryan: Brian and I used to ditch gym in high school every single day and record on the band room's MIDI computer. Needing any kind of material to finish the record, I layered all the MIDI stuff together, recorded static from this gizmo called the "Pocket Rocket" and called it a day. What a depressing day.
Brian: I'm glad this song exists for my memory, although I'm kind of upset that I didn't contribute a single sound to it. I remember losing a good deal of respect for Bryan at this time because of his thoughtless haphazard arrangements. It is not a great song by any means, but It does sound pretty cool.
Bryan: Living in Peoria at the time, I was unable to record at all and since Bill had quit recording indefinitely, I decided to just finish the album and be done with it. I stumbled across the master tape of this song which was an outtake before "Synchronized Dreaming" was even begun. Somehow, I managed to get a good mix out of it and even though I have no idea why anyone'd ever want to hear it, it's pretty cool in its own way.
Brian: One of the cheapest ways to finish off an album. I have a curious respect for it but I can't say I'll ever have the courage to sit through the entire thing amd I'm not sure I ever have.
A Billionaire's Travel Guide To The Bank chronicles dark events ocurring in strange places.
Swan Dive Into Egg Nog
A Christmas song for the space age.
Cemetery For Dead Unicorns
In a terrifying swamp, a unicorn is murdered by a pedulumn and a cat. A beautiful funeral follows.
Quite The Ghost I Am
A typewriter sets the tone of a disfunctional couple's disagreement when suddenly a gambling ship is destroyed at sea. Meanwhile, a robot pleads for help, but only receives business advice.
Unveiling The Sky
There is great joy as the sky is unveiled though a sick animal is forgotten.
Lumberyard
A conductor makes the last call for a train which is then overrun by mad animals.
Dreaming Of Dogs
Dogs, electricity, and no direction at all.
From Dead To Dying
The process of going from dead to dying illustrated in vivid detail by ninjas, mad scientists, howling wolves, trumpets inside a baby's mouth, and a malfunctioning robot who wants to make you a hamburger.
Die You Fucking Digital Elephant
That fucking digital elephant is going to die.
Woods Of The Mechanical Owl
It's pretty scary to get lost in the woods of the mechanical owl. You might never get out.
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