For today's Stokeland track, we have an incredible honour. The incredible sixties songwriting duo of Ruthford et Pendragon have reunited to grace our studio with their first song in over thirty years (after 83's debacle of an album, Computer Cocaine Sounds). They are back in top form, delivering the hits as they do best, and it was simply a joy to see the ever-steady Ruthford at work, while Pendragon, the alcoholic, womanizing man-with-the-voice-of-a-woman, ate all our pastries and abused our interns.

Recorded, mixed, and written by R. Smidge-Harris and P. Pendragon
Drums, Keys, Bass - R. Smidge-Harris
Vocals - R. Smidge-Harris and P. Pendragon

Stokeland Vol 1

Baybee (Dark Powers Come To Fruition)

My Shower With Andre

Derek wrote this and sang it, and Andy helped him out playin' some and engineering it.

Dirt Tattoo

Another fruitful collaboration with M Lowe. Today's track is very stripped down, giving the song room to breathe and laying bare Megan's beautiful voice, Michael's tasteful guitar, and Jake's questionable engineering practices.

Megan Lowe: words, music vocals
Michael Golden: guitar
Jake Scheps: engineer

Just A Pawn

Howdy! Well, you see, Andy got a rock from Dan, and the rest? It's history!

Andy Maag - words and music, engineering, guitars, lead vocal
Marlon Schmidt - bass, organ, vocals
Jake Scheps - drums, baritone guitar, vocals
Laura Lackey - vocals
Luke Travis - vocals
May Oskan - vocals

Rock From Dan

Today's release is a hidden track off the Other Band On Earth's 2015 Labor Day album, which we just reposted. In honor of drummin Dan, who's been at the studio for a while, but is leaving now on a quest. He'll be back some day, I'm sure, and for now there are some more OBOE tracks in the pipeline, so keep them eyes peeled.

Barbeque Beatdown

A couple weeks ago we had our first Storytime Open Mic, in which people took turns improvising lyrics over improvisatory music; this is the first track to be released from that session. But not the first one from the set, heavens no...this one continues the story of the dog that walked off with Jake's brain and his wife from another universe, as seen through the telescope that shows people's feelings. Try to keep up...

Personnel
Marlon Schmidt - drums
Tyler Shenk-Boright - bass
Andy Maag - baritone guitar
Jake Scheps - story

Storytime Open Mic

The Dog Felt Only Love

Another selection from the first Stokeland Storytime Open Mic! This time, Andy forgets the frosting for his lemon cake, but it's ok! He decides that the song was about disco all along, and takes us on an educational journey through this storied genre that his Mom didn't like as a teenager. NC-17 (North Carolina?)

Personnel:
Andy Maag - vocals
Tyler Shenk-Boright - bass
Marlon Schmidt - drums
Jake Scheps - baritone guitar

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