Birthing Chair Blues
Denio's a multi-instrumental home taper. After releasing various cassettes, this is her first solo CD, recorded on a TASCAM 4-track-midi cassette recorder. Originally released by Kniting Factory Works, it's now available on her label Spoot Music. Adventures in stereo! More than likely you’ll notice: fretted & fretless bass, electric & slide guitar, voices galore, alto sax, harmonica, alto recorder, bass mbira, popping bass calloused thumb joint on PZM mic, dishwasher, washing machine, low-fi Audio organ and the dreaded drum machine, all going in various directions at various speeds. Featuring dB’s great-grandmother’s wind-up stuffed Bear on Lullabye. Recorded on a TASCAM (4-track) Midistudio in the Madrona location of spacious Spoot Studios (the 4/8 foot space between the bed and the wall) February-April 1991, except B.C.B. and C.I.A., recorded at the Music Source in June 1988 with Ben Goldfarb engineering. Mixed & produced in June 1991 at Jack Straw Productions, Muzak, Audio Images, and Bump It Up Productions. All lyrics by Amy Denio except BUNT, by Alma Larsen. All music written, performed & produced by AD. c&p 1991 Spoot Music, ASCAP PO Box 85154 Seattle WA 98145 USA amydenio.com Contact: amy at amydenio dot com.
