jim clodfelter - bass
jerry kee - drums,sound engineer
chris clodfelter - song writer, guitar, trumpet, vocals

ding dong

one day when i was 12, my grandfather (who was losing it) was driving me home, and he said, "what is that goddamn light?" i said it was the sun. this song is based on that experience. 

it's the sun

this is my first analog "loop song"  i ever recorded. Jerry Kee played drums, marimba, my brother jim played bass and we added trumpets, etc. it's an instrumental but awesome.  

the march

1987- playing a mandolin and acoustic guitar at a horrible time in my life. lots of reverb and sickness,and sadness. it's hard for me to listen to this but it's the shit. so, fuck anybody  that doesn't get it or me. urrgh. love live 4track.

Yesterday's Fool

wedding song

this is a Daniel Johnston cover that i 4 tracked in honduras in 2003. i used a flute and a casio organ that could easily fit in my pocket. 

walking the cow

my brother and i wrote and recorded this in 1992.

Commercial Pilots

this is the A side of 'My Brother's An Idiot'. the name of the song is "My Brother's An Idiot" 1992.

My Brother's An Idiot

my brother jim wrote this, and i really liked it so i covered it. it was sometime in the 80s. 

Tell Me What You're Thinking About

another Slowchange Madagascar song that appeared on a D-Tox compilation called Pyloric Waves released in 1993 (i think). jim clodfelter-bass, piano   dave benson-drums   chris clodfelter-guitar, vocals, trumpets   recorded by jerry kee

Tree People

just me playing a mandolin, acoustic guitar, and vocals in 1986. super early in my recording life on a cassette 4trk machine.  

Do You Really Think That I Can Change The World

another Swarthmore song from 2005. it's just a 4trk recording of me trying to figure things out. 

Wake up

this version is recorded with my firend eric and sean. sometime in 2007 maybe. so...kind a recent. we were in a shortlived band called The Scholarships. 

Open the window

Being True Is Hard

written and recorded on my 4trk in honduras in 2002. instruments include a mandolin with all strings tuned to the same note and a plastic slide flute. this is just an unfinished demo. i still need to add parts and vocals, etc. i still like it as it is. 

Pushing India (version 2)

chris clodfelter - french horn, guitar, fake cello
jim clodfelter - bass
jerry kee - percussion

Monster Garage (instrumental)

a demo presented by my brother jim for our band. pretty cool stuff. 1993.

peaches and cream

The Piano Song (instrumental vesion)

Remember

Slowchange Madagascar    B-side of "My Brother's an Idiot" 7" single.  
Jim       vocals, bass
Chris   guitar, backing vocals, trumpet
Dave    drums

40 days and 40 nights (forever i love you)

Slowchange Madagascar demo.  words and vocals and bass by Jim Clodfelter. guitar by Chris Clodfelter and drums by Dave Benson. recorded by Jerry Kee. 1992.

Continental

this is an idea that never got finished. recorded in 2004. i wrote it in honduras in 2002 and my 10 year old son sent me some lyrics that i sang on. it's not available for you but i re-recorded the music later on and never finished it. blah blah.

Untitled Dead Idea #2

Probably the earliest recording of this song out of many. i think it's my favorite. 

Carry On

Grace Barger-cello, Jim Clodfelter-bass, Jerry Kee-drums, everything else- Chris Clodfelter. sound engineer- Eric Ussery.

Slowchange Madagascar

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