Some of these tracks took quite a lot of sessions and production--
”Crack/ ...”, “Fear ...”. Some were pretty straight-ahead rock ‘n’ roll with a little overdubbing--
“Hole ...”, “Buckets Of Blowjobs”. ... Two Myles and I recorded off my basic music in one afternoon each---
“Chiapas ...” and “Baby Hooker.” The expressive playing by Henry and India on the latter track came as an afterthought to a session between them and Miya Masaoka and me in February 1995.
“Crack/ ...” was recorded in 1989 and mixed by Myles and me in 1994. “Fear” was done in 1992.
The rest were recorded in 1994 or ‘95 and mixed in ‘95.
I regret that it’s taken so long to get this album ready and I particularly thank John Baker and Terbo Ted for their patient, revelatory help with editing (John) and mastering (Ted).
I also thank Lawrence for the use of his prescient painting and Zapatistas in Chiapas for their rebellion, processes and ethics. May their vision of “we” win the world!
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Tracks 2. 3. 4, 7, 8, 13: The Coaxers
(MYLES BOISEN electric bass,
DHYANI DHARMA MAS guitars
TOM SCANDURA drums and percussion
D P vocals and percussion
Tracks 1 and 11
DR. D electric bass, programmed drums
HENRI FLOOD congas, timbales, programmed drums
HENRY KAISER electric guitar
MARK CRAWFORD programmed drums
ENRIQUE ARIAS timbales D P vocals
Tracks 5 and 12
MARTY HOLLAND electric bass
JOHN BAKER keyboards
DHYANI DHARMA MAS guitars
VINCE LITTLERTON drums
DP vocals
Tracks 6 and 9
MYLES BOISEN electric guitars and bass
D P vocals, keyboards and percussion
INDIA COOKE, violin
HENRY KAISER, guitar on track 9)
Track 10
MARTY HOLLAND electric bass
JOHN BAKER keyboards
KEVIN CARNES drums and programmed drums
HENRI FLOOD percussion
DAVID BOYCE tenor saxophone
INDIA COOKE violin
DP vocals
Front-cover painting ‘Unfinished Flag of the United States’ by LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI, 1988
Back-cover photo of a Zapatista soldier, 1994
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1) There’s a captive nation
Bein’ fed and beat
2) War-war-war--our fix commands
War-war-war--supply for demand
3) What’s that you say about
blow up Freeways/ Cars killin’
us so they might as well pay
4) Fat snake moves like Desert Storm
Fat snake leaves waste after holes
5) Come over here, darlin’/.../ We’ll
curl and we’ll glisten/ Like Dambala
6) Discos, Bonds off satellites
Patterns like butterflies/ Fly from
our outer lights/ Respect the old
Respect the earth
8) Call their Progress no Sin
While they try t’ outlaw skin
9) Baby hooker, Baby hooker--sweet
‘young tarts’ of Thai
10) Fear--shut up is your job
11) There’s a war goin’ on/ They’re
callin’ it epidemics/ .../ They’re
callin’ it Crack and AIDS
12) Your love should be met
Love Heaven-and-Hell sent
13) Lord--lord--lord--blood ‘s like
the oil / We drink through guns
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