SlipLive

"Supermarket People"
Recorded by Clinton Vadnais on 11/14/03 at Falcetti's Music, Springfield, MA
Written by Bryan Beller
© 2003 Panorama Ataraxia Music

Ah, the fear and terror of a swamp-groove tune with a three-minute bass solo, stripped of all accompaniment but one acoustic guitar. (OK, that guitarist being Mike Keneally, it wasn't that scary.) This View tune was debuted live at the start of the Keneally/Beller Taylor Acoustic Tour of November '03, but it took a few shows to jell as well as this. Major props to local hero Clinton Vadnais, who got a gorgeous room-mike + board recording of it.

"Dee 'n' A/Bear Divide"
Recorded by Clinton Vadnais on 11/14/03 at Falcetti's Music, Springfield, MA
"Dee 'n' A" written by Mike Keneally © 2001 Spen Music
"Bear Divide" written by Bryan Beller © 2003 Panorama Ataraxia Music

Same show, same lineup. Proving there is no end to the joy of drop D tuning, Keneally and I worked up a medley that showcased his fingerpicking technique just long enough for me to get up my nerve. I needed it to play both parts at once of a tune ("Bear") that was double-tracked on the View version. Another tour debut, with a different twist at the end of the track

We would also like to extend a special thanks to Clinton Vadnais of Cleantone Digital Audio. His recordings of some live Akashic Record performances are available on our music page.