Otis Fodder - Music To Drive Cross Country By

This Is The First Track, The Beginnings Of Music
Created for the WFMU show Re:Mixology, which aired on June 20, 2003. It was used as the opening intro (Sentimental Low Little Tree and Requiem: Introitus are also taken from this radio show which was rebroadcast on Solid Steel in August of 2003). Memoirs Of Peisinoe was taken from the CD compilation Sonicabal 3 and created in August of 2003, featuring vocals by Patricia Shetley. Sentimental Low Little Tree is a remix of the song "Sentimental Soliloquy" that appeared on The Bran Flakes CD Bounces (remix created in May of 2003). It features a spoken interlude by Barbara Adams. Requiem: Introitus was released under the title Gonorrhea on the compilation "My Malady" in 2002. This is the original full-length instrumental mix with religious spoken samples, which tie in with the Requiem theme.

the rhythm of the wind
the beat of the raindrops
see how man listens to that
and now see how he starts to create
strange rhythmic sounds of his own
sounds that excite his emotions
we're entering a whole new world
relax and enjoy it
i'm beginning to feel something
it's as if everything were changing
i feel it too
it's changing the whole atmosphere
sure feels different
something's happening all right
say, something is happening
everything's so clean and fresh
we're going into inner space now
we're in another world
you are here in 5,000 BC
observing the beginnings of music

a. Memoirs Of Peisinoe

in the beginning and forever is the decision
and the decision is, rather censorious
recording right?

b. Sentimental Low Little Tree

i think it is wonderful that we can have this heart to heart talk together
the next few moments should be very helpful as we think about you,
your life and your friends
you have been placed in this world to be part of this enjoyment
you may become mentally and sometimes physically sick
you see what I'm driving at?
some people are not very happy
what kind of a girl of you?
what would the world be like if we were all women and girls?

c. Requiem: Introitus

a mass for the dead
who are you?
c'mon!
who are you?
c'mon say it!
sons of god!
c'mon say it!
sons of god!
c'mon say it!
sons of god!
and once that work inside brother
you're lookin' at god, you're lookin' at jesus
ahhhhhh hallelujah
c'mon, c'mon...
i am god, i am god, i am god, i am god, i am god, i am god
i am god, i am god, i am god, i am god, i am god, i am god

Bubbles For Bellboys
Intended to appear on a compilation by local Seattle organization Hometown Gravy. The CD, with tracks centering around the theme of "Bubbles", never came full circle. Created in January of 2003.

let's play a game
let's find out if you're really with it
i'll play you a beat
and some sounds
and some words
okay, here's a beat
bubbles...
splash, splash
bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble,
bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble,
bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble,
bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble
bubbles...
bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble,
bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble,
bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble
how would it feel to be bellboy?
well that's different
let's be rocking bellboys
bubbles, of living water springing up to my soul
bubbles, bubbles

Gay Bar (Re:Mix)
Created for WFMU's Re:Mixology show. An hour of artists remixing and covering the Electric Six song Gay Bar. R Stevie Moore recorded bass, guitar, vocal, drum and keyboard parts and sent individual tracks to me. I spliced up and added elements. Original composition/vocals by Electric Six. Bass, Guitar, Keyboards and Drums by R Stevie Moore

superstar...
bar, bar, bar, bar
let's start a war
start a war
start a nuclear war
start a war
i wanna take you to a gay bar
gay bar
i wanna take you to a gay bar
gay bar
i wanna take you to a gay bar, gay bar, gay bar, gay bar, gay bar
let's start a war
start a war
start a nuclear war
the biological warfare attack may have taken place
at the gay bar
now tell me do ya
do ya have any money?
i wanna spend all your money
at the gay bar, gay bar, gay bar
any money, all your money
gay bar
yea, you're a superstar at the gay bar
gay bar
you're a superstar at the gay bar
gay bar
superstar
superstar
hey my tranny erection results

My Valentine
My Valentine features Lee Edwards on vocals (also known as The Christian Con Man) and was created for WFMU radio's Incorrect Music show in March of 2001. It also appeared on the WFMU Re:Mixology show in June of 2003. In 2002, the vocals were stripped from the track and the music was slightly remixed for our Bran Flakes CD Bounces. It can be found there under the title Champagne Music.

you're the story of my pride
my faith and courage strong
and every moment at your side becomes a sweeter song
you make my life a joy to live
and help my dreams come true
and so with all my heart i give this album
and these lines
to each of you
my valentine
oh i just couldn't do it without you
people smilin' at me telling me I'm so darn lucky
they can't see that i couldn't do
without you my valentine
oh when's the last time you had that feeling inside my valentine oh
no matter what i do
i can't stop lovin' you
no matter what i try
i just couldn't do it
without you my valentine
i just can't help it
i was born to follow my dreams
you're my dream
and i couldn't do it without you my valentine
oh i like to climb the highest mountain
be the first to win the prize
then the world will know that
i couldn't do it without you
without you my valentine
without you i just couldn't do it my valentine
praise the lord

Time Out For Grandpa
created sometime in 2002 and featured on the WFMU Re:Mixology show in June of 2003.

i can play, i can play
do it, do it, do it
huh?
give me a shout
ehhhhaaaaaa
stop, stop

Cumberland Gap
R. Stevie Moore created a MIDI file of the classic old-timey song Cumberland Gap and added some keyboard elements to the mix. I added the percussive breaks. Not sure why it's here, but it's sitting around and it's short and sweet. Created sometime in late 2002.

If You're A Fan Of Don henley You're In Luck
From the Re:Mixology show and was originally created in 2002 for a CD-R compilation of material, We Bore II ("Use music you hate to create music you like") put out by Toast and Jam Recordings.

hey
we at best buy recognize that music fans
come to our stores every day
looking for what's new and exciting in music
if you're a fan of don henley you're in luck
is that my cue?
don henley
don henley
dance!
don henley
made me crazy
bring in henley!
and we're joined by a very special guest in the studio
don henley
uh, eh, yea
don, great to see you
this new album that you've been playing
cost me a million bucks to make
out of my pocket
dance!
music being free is some kind of hippy notion
left over from the sixties
don henley
this wonderful new technology makes it real easy
to steal other people's work
don henley
drunken monster
uh, uh, yea, uh, eh, yea
stealing is still stealing
i don't care how you slice it
or how you weed it or talk about it
stealing is stealing
that was the latest from don henley
look for his new album later this month
right here at best buy

Transmission 12-972
From a forthcoming DVD compilation of Music and Video due out sometime in the near future. This is the audio track for a short film produced by Lullabelle. The composition was created in January of 2003 and features live instrumentation (bass, guitar and strings) with a slew of spliced up samples (voices, strings, sfx and other elements).

Monsieur William
Recorded one evening in December of 2000 with vocals by Ana Dem. We never did finish the song, but figure it probably will never get finished, so here it is. The song was originally performed by Serge Gainsbourg. Lyrics by Jean-Roger Caussimon. Original composition and music by Shoed Léo.

c'était vraiment un employé modèle
monsieur william
toujours exact et toujours plein de zèle
monsieur william
il arriva jusqu'à la quarantaine
sans fredaines
sans le moindre petit drame
mais un beau soir du mois d'août
il faisait si bon, il faisait si doux
que monsieur william s'en alla
flâner droit devant lui, au hasard et voilà !...
monsieur william
vous manquez de tenue !
qu'alliez-vous faire
dans la treizième avenue ?...
il rencontra une fille bien jeunette
monsieur william
il lui paya un bouquet de violettes
monsieur william
il l'entraîna à l'hôtel de la pègre
mais un nègre
a voulu prendre la femme ...
monsieur william hors de lui
lui a donné des coups de parapluie
oui mais le nègre dans le noir
lui a coupé le cou en deux coups de rasoir ...
monsieur william
vous manquez de tenue !
qu'alliez-vous faire
dans la treizième avenue ?...
il a senti que c'est irrémédiable
monsieur william
il entendit déjà crier le diable
monsieur william !
aux alentours il n'y avait personne
qu'un trombone
chantant la peine des âmes
un aveugle, en gémissant
sans le savoir, a marché dans le sang
puis dans la nuit a disparu ...
c'était p'têt le destin qui marchait dans les rues ...
monsieur william !
vous manquez de tenue !
vous êtes mort ...
dans la treizième avenue ?...

The Rulers (Mister Alger Mix)
I did a remix of the song The Rulers for the band Fall Silent in January of 2001. Individual studio tracks were dumped down to DAT and then spliced up and remixed. I had created the first take of Requiem:Introtus a month before this and featured it here as it seemed to work well. The remix CD was never released and this remix was shelved; but here it is now, dusted off to be shared. Words and original composition/music by Fall Silent. Dan Galecki (guitar), Damon Watson (drums), Levi Watson (vocals), Brian Wohlgemuth (bass guitar) and Jeff Dunn (guitar). This remix appears here with permission from Fall Silent.

the rulers had me believing
without them we will meet our end
the rulers had me believing...
the rulers...
power inequality...
a ten percent relation
owns sixty-eight percent of our nation
and makes me sick to think
we share the rest through distribution
the rulers had me believing
without them we will meet our end
can you tell me why?
can we change?
functional
the rulers...
no i can't help but think horatio's lying
mr. alger, please, don't feed me
your line of dog shit
you mislead me
without them, a third world nation
without them, we'd be freezing
no, sir, no
you've got it all wrong
before too long we'll be singin' the same song
a song of war, of revolution
the dirt class will rise
the solution
the rulers