Skinnydipping by Water Bear Music
The original Water Bear quartet members with their inaugural debut professionally pressed CD. The Name Music pieces heard here come alive with the improvisational arrangements created on the fly for most of the pieces. Their method: choose as you will from the written out elements of melody, harmony, and chords, or solo over the chord structure, just stick with your choice for at least 8 bars to see what develops. Usually only the starting idea might be selected -- as in "let's all start pizzicato!" as on Cameron.
We recorded all in the same room generally, but with separate microphones on each instrument. We did overdub the vocals for the most part! But otherwise the pieces emerged from multiple takes, where we could select the most striking rendition to present. Enjoy!
Tracklist
| 1. | Kenny | 3:22 |
| 2. | Genevieve | 4:20 |
| 3. | Carma | 5:38 |
| 4. | Ithaca | 5:41 |
| 5. | Janice | 3:27 |
| 6. | Jane | 3:24 |
| 7. | Cole | 0:25 |
| 8. | William | 5:21 |
| 9. | Stefan | 5:16 |
| 10. | Cameron | 5:31 |
| 11. | Maya | 6:32 |
| 12. | Wylatt | 4:40 |
| 13. | Elizabeth | 5:59 |
Credits
Hank Roberts, cello, lead vocals on Ithaca and Genevieve
Mer Boel, violin (stereo right), lead vocals on Genevieve and backup vocals on Ithaca, vocal duet with herself soloing on Elizabeth
Ruth Roland, violin (stereo left), backup vocal on Genevieve and Ithaca.
Tim Reppert, bass, backup vocal on Genevieve and Ithaca.
Special guest: Joe Frisino, guitar on Maya
Compositions by Mer Boel /MerBear Adventures, ASCAP: Kenny, Genevieve, Ithaca, Jane, Stefan, Cameron, Maya, and Elizabeth
Compositions by Ruth Roland: Janice; by Ruth Roland and Hank Roberts, Carma.
Compositions by Hank Roberts, Toad Blink Music BMI: William and Wylatt.
Lyrics for Genevieve written by Mer Boel; for Ithaca by Ruth Roland and Hank Roberts
Recording engineers: Sim Redmond, Crow, Nate Richardson
Mixed and mastered by Tim Reppert, REP Studio
Watercolors by Alice Pantaleoni; Bear by Danette Matteo
Graphic design by Pat Burke
Produced by Mer Boel and Tim Reppert
Executive Producer: Bear Boel
Copyright ©℗ 2002 MerBear Adventures ASCAP, all rights reserved
License
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Water Bear emerged to energize and engage the weary souls of upstate NY around the turn of the century.
Currently involved in solo projects, the musicians of Water Bear occasionally meet up to create anew. One way or another, the music lives on!