Earth to Eugene

First media jam post here; I figured this was a appropriate forum for the thoughts I wanted to get out to everyone. As you know, Earth to Eugene has put together a cd of material and I thought I'd share some history and perspective for those of you who might not be as familiar with our musical project. KB, your post on the message board about our oldest friend prompted me to wonder if people realize how long Anthony and I have been hacking away at creating music together in different places. Here's a brief history of what we've been through:

Twelve years ago in college, Anthony and I started a rather terrible band called The Plunge, mainly covering Dead songs with a few forgettable originals. Honestly, we barely knew how to play guitar at this point. A year later we overhauled the band line up and formed a band called Amorphisolid. Same basic concept as before, with better originals and probably the best drummer I've played with. All in all, we played for a couple different years and got our feet wet in the music scene. Now we needed to learn how to write real songs!

At the end of college, we went our separate ways, until Anthony moved out to Arizona a year later. Once there, we played acoustically under the name Benson and Hayes. We also cut some rough recordings that got passed among some of the peeps. Eventually, Anthony headed out of the heat and back to NYC. When it came time for Kristina and I to move as well, one of the largest draws to come east was to continue my musical partnership with him. It didn't hurt that the nyc area kicks ass!

At this point we created the band name Earth to Eugene, and we have been playing and recording for the past four years. Looking back at it, Anthony and I have survived through twelve years of playing music with four differnent bands in three different parts of the country. This is a big reason why our current cd is a special achievement for us. We have finally put ourselves in the position to share with the rest of our friends and family a respectable, tangible piece of art.

As a side note to our current cd, keep in mind that much of this album was recorded with the same type of sound as when we were playing live in the city. That means there is a heavy rythm acoustic guitar and plenty of hand drums and percussion. No drum set was used in any of these particular recordings, giving it a more raw, natural feeling. It may not have the typical sound of a rock band, but I am proud of the overall mix we were able to achieve.

The point of all this was just to familiarize all of you with the history that have led up to this point for us musically, and it might give you a better perspective on Anthony, me, and our music. I hope you all check out what we've put together, even if you just download the free songs on our website. I can't say this enough, I wish we could hand these disks out for free, however we invested too much financially to make that happen. We are hoping the $5-7 will be affordable enough for anyone interested, and at the same time help us recoup our losses. If it is an issue, feel free to email me and we can work something out. Ultimately, I just want to share our music with a group of people I really respect.

I can't thank the mb community enough for the support you given us over the years, and we're working hard to give back our heart, soul, and energy through our music. Also, I want to again give big props to shackman (sound production) and yp (cover art) for the work they put into this as well. This project was a true peeps collaboration.

Thanks for reading.......peace.

Andy

www.earthtoeugene.com