Hippopotums - s/t (Grass Records cat. 60150 - 13029-1) Sometime in 1995 or 1996 we ventured to rural Chester, New York to Brad Morrison’s farm / recording studio. Aptly named, Black Dirt, since the surrounding farms were blanketed with beautiful dark soil that made anything growing out of it look amazing. The first thing we noticed was the chicken coop filled with, not your every day chickens. I wish I could remember the different breeds but there were a few, and all with beautiful plumage. Brad said we would be enjoying the eggs during the sessions. What happened next would bond a friendship for life. Brad said, as promised you get to meet Wink. And with that, a giant, prehistoric bear-like dog came charging. I knew Brad since the mid-80’s. We frequented a lot of the same shows and would talk often. We set up and began recording immediately the next morning. The more songs we did, the more interest Brad took in them. He was intrigued by the concept that the LP would mimic our live sets with music between the tracks and one song being played into the next. He even gets a brief vocal on the record. He genuinely loved being part of the project and even called in a favor with Don Sternecker to master it. That led to one of my favorite descriptions of our music ever. “When you die Don, you are going to hell, right?” Yeah. “This is the soundtrack for your journey.” “Engineered and Guided by Brad Morrison.” Tomorrow afternoon at WFMU’s Monty Hall I will be telling a story between bands at Bradstock, an event paying tribute to him. There is also a GoFundMe set-up to help the family pay for the associated costs. #BradMorrison #AbsoluteAGoGo @markmaloof @colin_kohnhorst @noiseandlight #GrassRecords @mixo_don #MixOLydian #Hippopotamus @wfmu #WFMUMontyHall https://www.instagram.com/p/BxBtexGAtXa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cgalf3114zvw
