released September 30, 2016
We’d been making mixtapes for a few years, we still do, but in Fall 2014-Summer 2015, we set out to create an all original soundtrack for Kimee’s BLACK YO)))GA class that we were going to film and release as a home video called “Asanas Ritual, Vol. 1” (
goo.gl/3R6iFS). Trial by fire, letting go of expectations, and faith in the cult we had gathered -- the experience was transcendental.
After months of variations, the final cut was complete, but there were still some great tracks from the sessions that didn’t make the final playlist. Maybe they weren't finished yet, or they just weren't right for the flow we were going for on ARv1. Whatever the reason was, as artists and musicians, we felt maybe they deserved their own treatment. After the smoke had cleared, we revisited these with a new mindset. Consider it the ARv1 companion disc. Yoga optional, though encouraged.
Produced by Scott Massie and Mark Palmieri
Executive Producer: Kimee Massie
Performed by:
Chad Hammitt – Guitar (1,3), Keyboard (2), Drums (4)
Nick DeMaio – Guitar (1,2,3,4)
Adam Weston – Guitar (3,4)
Gene Fikhman – Guitar (3,4)
Nick Noir – Bass (2,3,4)
Justin Bach – Bass (3,4)
Mark Bogacki - Bass (2,4), Drums (3)
Kelly Gabany – Drums (3,4)
Tom D’Andrea – Drums (2,3,4)
David Johnson - Drums (1)
Danielle Commisso – Keyboard (3,4), Violin (2)
Mark Palmieri – Cello (1,2,4)
Scott Massie - Singing Bowl (1,2,3)
Track 1 Recorded in Mark’s Old Basement
Engineered by Mark Palmieri
Drums Recorded by David Johnson at Bad Back Studios
Tracks 2,3,4 Recorded at Treelady Studios
Engineered by Dave Cerminara
Assistant Engineers: Liz Klehm and Josh Hirshar
Additional Recording and Overdubs by Mark Palmieri at Crust Mountain
All Tracks Mixed and Edited by Mark Palmieri
Assisted by Scott Massie
Mastered by Garrett Haines at Treelady Studios
Cover Art by Chad Hammitt and Nick Noir
Layout & Design by Kimee Massie, Fresh Coffee Creative, LLC
Released by:
the Innervenus Music Collective
P.O. Box 81213, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 USA
innervenus.org
IV:032 © 2016 Innervenus (ASCAP). All rights reserved
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