Cipher

Gabriel Tavares
 
Song List:
     1. Dry Teeth 4:36
2. Loom 5:00
3. Sleepwalk 4:06
4. Halloween 3:36
5. Ultra High Frequency Aureole 4:24
6. Doppel Dream 3:40
7. Ocean Waltz 6:52
8. Apple 8:07
9. Cross the Divide 9:26
10. Echo 10:43
11. Morning Bird 2:22


Appearing on this recording:
     Gabriel Tavares - Lead Vocals , Claps , Castanets , Acoustic Guitar
Steven Curtis - Tabla
Sim Redmond - Mbira , Harmony Vocals , Claps
Uniit Carruyo - Claps , Harmony Vocals
Rick Hansen - Harmony Vocals
Tim Collins - Vibes
Sri priya Sundararajan - Harmony Vocals
Matthew Saccucci Morano - xylorimba , Samples , Drums
Brian Dozoretz - Standup Bass
Judy Hyman - Viola , Electric Fiddle , Fiddle
Liner Notes:
string arrangements for apple by judy hyman

all songs produced by gabriel tavares except ultra high frequency aureole, apple and cross the divide produced by matthew saccucci morano and gabriel tavares

graphic design:
brian dudla at cobp.com

cover photo:
lisa shenouda

moth wing microscopy:
elizabeth fogarty

in loving memory of Wilfred Pakkala,
the rhythm rambler.

many thanks to all the talented friends who helped this recording come together: to uniit: your friendship has been a blessing, your music, an inspiration; to lisa for encouraging and recording the first tentative sounds of this project and making me believe it could really happen; to david for helping her tweak the tones; to sim: may you soon reap all the generosity you have sown; to rick: for cooking dinners, taking care of little things and sharing the subtleties of your musical wisdom; to steven for taking a chance on this strange hybrid music; to sri priya for introducing me to live indian concerts; to matt for those brilliant ears that helped me hear these songs in a new way; to brian for your infectious enthusiasm; to tim for driving through a snow storm; to chad for coming through in a pinch; to judy: an honor to work with you who i've so admired; to bri for your gifted eye and faithful support. thanks to the plastics: ted, rick, bri, jay, chad and fuzz for putting me back on my feet more than once; to the fountains, especially jeff for the late night talks and letters; to the sim redmond band, boy with a fish, richie & jennie & band, masonfly and jupiter for the music we've shared; thanks to the magee family; to the wonderful teachers i've had, especially helena, andrea and kay; to jean, aaron and bob for being so flexible, understanding and supportive; to ken at the abc; to dave, diane & scott at the rongo; to electric will, pat and to i-town records: thank you all for helping me along the way. thanks to carly, tammy, smitty, shirley, tim & kristen, tom & sarah, paul & amy, elizabeth, carol, claudia, tim & sam: i'm so lucky to have known you.

finally, i am immeasurably indebted to my whole wonderful family, especially mom, dad, nate and ho ho for always being there. I love you all.