Mike Keneally
Boil That Dust Speck
The Story
""Boil That Dust Speck" was wrenched out of my darkest depths while in the throes of an exciting variety of emotional torment, this album is a lot less goofy than 'hat'", states Keneally. "I had a 'Dust Speck' song sequence all ready to go, a couple of days before the editing session was scheduled, but I went on a late night joyride with Bryan Beller and Tom Freeman and listened to it with them-it was so bloody depressing I couldn't believe it. At the last minute I constructed, on paper, the weird little edit-collages that spice up the second half of the album and keep it from getting too portentious." With that in mind, check out the magic-in-action of "Sooth", the hard rock of "'Cause of Breakfast" and the fast, but melodically strange "Them Dolphins is Smart". Also, "Bullys (sic)" contains an extended guitar solo, for fans of that kind of thing!
The Music
02:30 | Sooth | Vocal |
05:08 | 'Cause Of Breakfast | Vocal |
03:34 | The Desired Effect | Vocal |
02:42 | Skunk | Vocal |
00:09 | I'm Glad There's Lemon-Freshened... | Vocal |
02:42 | Top Of Stove Melting | Vocal |
02:49 | Aglow | Vocal |
00:21 | Bryan Beller's Favorite Song | Vocal |
00:31 | Deep-Fried Skinks Are Go! | Vocal |
01:40 | Good Morning, Sometime | Vocal |
00:59 | Them Dolphins Is Smart | Vocal |
03:32 | 1988 Was A Million Years Ago | Vocal |
01:59 | Yep, Them Dolphins Is Smart, Alright | Vocal |
05:57 | Bullys (sic) | Vocal |
04:02 | My Dilemma | Vocal |
01:13 | Helen Was Brash | Vocal |
03:55 | Weekend | Vocal |
02:28 | Land Of Broken Dreams | Vocal |
02:15 | Blameless (The Floating Face) | Vocal |
01:06 | That Claim-Jumping Swine, O'Bannon | Vocal |
01:25 | Faithful Axe | Vocal |
02:27 | Natty Trousers | Vocal |
03:47 | Scotch | Vocal |
04:43 | There Have Been Bad Moments | Vocal |
01:53 | Frang Tang, The Valentine Bear | Vocal |
00:44 | I Will | Vocal |
02:33 | In The Bone World | Vocal |
02:27 | The Old Boat Guy, Part One | Vocal |
02:04 | The Old Boat Guy, Part Two | Vocal |
02:47 | The Old Boat Guy, Part Three | Vocal |
The Artists
Mike Keneally | Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keys, Vocals, Tambourine, Bass, Synth Percussion, Slit Drum, Slide Whistle, Percussion, Triangle, Horn, Peter's Horn, Tantrum, Bug Keychain, Cowbells, Pot Lids, Woodblocks, Temple Blocks, Shaker, Taxi Horn (blown into), Bass Drum, Little Cymbal, Production, Mixing, Design |
Satnam Ramgotra | Tabla, Ending Mouth |
Toss Panos | Drums |
Joe Travers | Drums |
Brian Beller | Bass |
Doug Lunn | Bass, Instant Mick Karn |
Mark DeCerbo | Backing Vocals |
Bob Tedde | Backing Vocals |
Tom Freeman | Drums |
Doug Booth | Flute |
Stutz Bearcat | Spoken Word |
Alan Silverstein | Tom-toms, Scraper Thing with a Horn on it, Talking Drum, Slit Drum, Congas, Tympani, Big Cymbals |
Jeff Forrest | Engineering, Mixing |
Joe Stott | Digital Editing |
Bernie Grundman | Mastering |
Victor Molina | Photography |
Scott Chatfield | Photography, Artful Assistance |
Karen Chatfield | Artful Assistance |
Karin Burger | Photography |
Jason Forrest | Photography |
Dr. Janet Schori | Photography |
Joseph Garcia | Layout |
Songs by Mike Keneally.
Recorded and mixed at Double Time, San Diego, CA. Some keyboards recorded at Tar Central. Mastered at Bernie Grundman's Place. Additional photography provided by Mom's archives. |