A zen monk once said the inside of one’s head (that is, those of us who aren’t yet enlightened) is like a town meeting, with all the various personality parts voicing their opinions. The parts interrupt, overlap, and argue. With this in mind, I set out to record a "town meeting", to take the internal voices and externalize them. In doing so, I’d get a respite from the barrage of noise. These spoken word pieces are the result. As for the respite, the meetings are always in session...

For those interested in the technical aspect of these pieces, they were recorded and mixed at Blue Jay Studios in Carlise, MA. The effects were generated on a Kurzweil K-2000 by creating key maps with a single sample assigned to one or more keys. Each sample’s algorithm was then tweaked at various points along its journey, using LFOs and random sine waves to trigger different effects. The pieces were recorded and mixed using two Studer A-800 MK III 24 track machines and a Solid State Logic consloe with G-Series Computer; 56 channels, SSL Primary Computer with total recall.

Mark Wessel engineered the projects.