the gifted children - the recollector, volume 01
Release date: May 17, 2019
This 9-song EP kicks off a new series, called the recollector, which culls tracks that appeared on various soundtracks, compilations and split releases over the years. This first volume spans two film soundtracks, two compilations, and a split single, originally released between 2001-2013. Most of the releases from which these tracks were culled are no longer publicly available in any format, so we thought it was time to share…
Credits:
brett dreyer – guitar on 1
tim grimaldi – drumset on 1, 2, 5; cymbals on 7
jim sahr – electric guitars on 1; voice on 7
justin sheehan – voice on 7
jeff suszczynski – electric and acoustic guitars on 1-7, 9; voices on 1-8,; drum machine on 2, 7; keyboards on 2, 4, 5; piano on 3; loops on 4; samples on 5; harmonicas on 8
bill trautman – bass on 1, 2, 7; acoustic guitar on 8; upright bass on 9
all songs by jeff suszczynski except:
4 by kris kristofferson (arr: the gifted children)
5 by lester c. randolph (arr: the gifted children)
8 by jeff suszczynski/bill trautman
1 & 7 originally appeared on the compilation Don’t Make A Scene (2013, The Festerswoon Group).
2, 6 & 9 originally appeared on the soundtrack album for the film Falling Frames (2012, directed by Michael Patrei).
3 & 8 originally appeared on the soundtrack album for the film Ballou (2008, directed by Michael Patrei).
4 originally appeared on The Rising Cost Of Livin' High & Lovin' Hard: A Tribute To Kris Kristofferson (2013, PIAPTK Records).
5 originally appeared on Routes, Fall 2001 (a compilation CD released by Alfred University each semester, highlighting upcoming music performances on campus).
Lyrics and individual track credits:
01 the receiving end (suszczynski)
recovery hindsight
anyone can trace their steps
if they just try hard enough
i will peruse your memory
for an ancient untruth
and stagger you out
in front of everyone
i'll drag you down
but somehow
the further you go
the further i follow.
brett dreyer – guitar
tim grimaldi – drumset
jim sahr – guitars
jeff suszczynski – guitars, voices
bill trautman - bass
originally appeared on the compilation Don’t Make A Scene (2013, The Festerswoon Group).
02 the thing about tuesdays (suszczynski)
i grabbed a sickle and tore it all down
a cartoon wall with a gaping hole
no longer sickly and waiting for calls
no longer shockwaved and ready to fall
i can look back now and laugh at these faults
i am misshapen but aren’t we all?
tim grimaldi – drumset
jeff suszczynski – guitars, voices, drum machine, keyboards
bill trautman - bass
originally appeared on the soundtrack album for the film Falling Frames (2012, directed by Michael Patrei).
slated for the as-yet-unreleased album, everything is all right forever.
03 black enamelled (suszczynski)
everytime i’d bury bones you’d pass by
and dig them up with a little smile
you juiced your own armada
with an empty heart
i chose to make a last stand
you had options and thought the better of it
i watched your armada sail off for the south
a gold coin token was all you left behind
for me to see your face in from time to time
last i heard you were lost somewhere overseas
i’d try to find you but i don’t know where you’d be
jeff suszczynski – acoustic guitars, voices, piano
originally appeared on the soundtrack album for the film Ballou (2008, directed by Michael Patrei).
slated for the as-yet-unreleased album, everything is all right forever.
04 enough for you (kristofferson; arr: the gifted children)
lyrics by kris kristofferson
jeff suszczynski - keyboards, loops, guitars, voices
originally released on The Rising Cost Of Livin' High & Lovin' Hard: A Tribute To Kris Kristofferson (2013, PIAPTK Records)
05 alfred university alma mater (randolph; arr: the gifted children)
lyrics by lester c. randolph
tim grimaldi – drumset
jeff suszczynski – guitars, keyboards, voices, samples
originally appeared on Routes, Fall 2001 (a compilation CD released by Alfred University each semester, highlighting upcoming music performances on campus)
06 your new location (suszczynski)
where will you be
upstairs shining trinkets
or outside following footsteps
trailing off midsentence in a smalltown general store
or drinking yourself sick again
on the stained-glass streets of new york
you’re leaving for some new place
but i hear you’re coming back someday
you travel, i’ll wait.
jeff suszczynski – acoustic guitar, voice
originally appeared on the soundtrack album for the film Falling Frames (2012, directed by Michael Patrei).
07 Jacob stallion wets his whistle (suszczynski)
a sycophant dinner dance -
hide your glasses well
open sore showcase
a cheerful young break-up card delivery boy
a dismantled wisecrack becomes a purring kitten - shuffle off, boy
isn't your rental tuxedo due back at the mall soon?
shuffle off, boy...
(jacob stallion wets his whistle)
tim grimaldi – cymbals
jim sahr - voice
justin sheehan – voice
jeff suszczynski – guitars, drum machine, voices
bill trautman – bass
originally appeared on the compilation Don’t Make A Scene (2013, The Festerswoon Group).
slated for the as-yet-unreleased EP, bethesda maroons you.
08 two more for the collector (suszczynski/trautman)
wait until you look impeccable
then shine your searing smile
finally at me
full-knowing that you are blessed
and I am cursed for ever touching you.
reach for some quick new replacement
he will gladly step in and bring you
electrolytic flowers
full-knowing that you are blessed
and he is cursed for ever touching you.
jeff suszczynski – voices, harmonicas
bill trautman – acoustic guitar
originally appeared on the soundtrack album for the film Ballou (2008, directed by Michael Patrei).
slated for the as-yet-unreleased album, the upstate glow.
09 the afterglow halo [instrumental version] (suszczynski)
jeff suszczynski – acoustic guitars
bill trautman – upright bass
originally appeared on the soundtrack album for the film Falling Frames (2012, directed by Michael Patrei).
instrumental mix from the as-yet-unreleased album, one clear minute, volume 03.