the gifted children - the recollector, volume 02
Release date: December 4, 2020
our look back through 25 years of the gifted children continues with the second installment of the recollector series. this 8-song EP collects tracks that appeared across two film soundtracks, two compilations, an online commercial, and a split single, originally released between 2002-2014.
most of these songs haven't been publicly available in any format for years, and none have ever appeared on past releases by the gifted children, so this is the only viable place to get them.
Credits:
tim grimaldi – drumset on 2, 5, 6, 7
katherine jacobs – cellos on 3, 6
emma sanders – voice on 7
jeff suszczynski – acoustic and electric guitars on 2, 5-8; bass on 5, 6; piano on 2, 4, 5; backward guitars on 5; voices on 1-3, 6-8; drum machine on 1; keyboards on 1, 3, 7; ebows on 7
justin sheehan - voice on 8
bill trautman – bass on 2, 7
alexander trimpe – voice on 8
sarah trimpe – voice on 8
all songs by jeff suszczynski except:
3 by kris kristofferson (arr: the gifted children)
1 originally appeared on the gifted children/alexander strung – summer tour 2009 digital split single (2009, tinhorn planet music).
2 originally appeared on the soundtrack for the short film Amiko Blue (2008, directed by Michael Patrei).
3 originally appeared on The Rising Cost Of Livin' High & Lovin' Hard: A Tribute To Kris Kristofferson (2013, PIAPTK Records).
4 originally appeared in an online commercial for KAVYAR.com (2014).
5 & 8 originally appeared on the soundtrack album for the film Ballou (2008, directed by Michael Patrei).
6 originally appeared on the Park Ave Fest 2002 compilation CD (2002, Park Ave Fest Arts Council).
7 originally appeared on the soundtrack album for the film Falling Frames (2012, directed by Michael Patrei).
01 how boring… [summer end version] (suszczynski)
i've worn you out - i know
and if i could just lay to rest
and make a funeral pyre
of all the things that make you cry
and all the things that try
then i would be uptight
and you would just grow sadder still -
please know you will.
jeff suszczynski – drum machine, keyboards, guitars, voices
originally released on the gifted children/alexander strung – summer tour 2009 digital split single (September 1, 2009; tinhorn planet, tp0017)
02 starfish life (suszczynski)
your starfish life, waiting for a new beginning
do you really think your prayers and pages amount to anything at all?
when the walk into walls loses its charm what will you do?
so hard to get used to a life that no longer holds all the answers
so hard to get used to a life in which you no longer believe
tim grimaldi – drumset
jeff suszczynski – pianos, voices
bill trautman – bass
originally appeared on the soundtrack for Amiko Blue (2014)
03 when i loved her (kristofferson; arr: the gifted children)
lyrics by kris kristofferson
katherine jacobs - cellos
jeff suszczynski - keyboards, voices
originally released on The Rising Cost Of Livin' High & Lovin' Hard: A Tribute To Kris Kristofferson (2013, PIAPTK Records)
recorded, mixed and mastered at bad wallpaper (rochester, ny), january-may 2012.
04 magazine arms (suszczynski)
jeff suszczynski – pianos
originally appeared in an online commercial for KAVYAR.com (2014).
05 livonia (suszczynski)
tim grimaldi – drumset
jeff suszczynski – acoustic guitars, backward guitars, bass, piano
originally appeared on the soundtrack for Ballou (2008)
06 gathering splinters (suszczynski)
she makes me crystallize
walks in and floodgates crash open
but our loves goes down like sinking ships
paste our names on the casualty board
and listen to the sound
of empty apartments and busy signals
the phone is off the hook but i keep trying anyway
for the greatest effect believe then exhale
this night is magic, just answer the phone
and please don’t hang up
tim grimaldi – drumset
katherine jacobs – cellos
jeff suszczynski – acoustic guitars, bass, voices
originally appeared on the compilation park ave fest 2002 (2002)
07 storefront collapse (suszczynski)
our lightbulb love
we watch it grow and then implode
and blow the windows in
it’s the simple things we always overlook
another fine example of human error
so sit back and cover your face, dear
and watch the windows go
watch it all go.
tim grimaldi – drumset
emma sanders – voice
jeff suszczynski – guitars, keyboards, voices, ebows
bill trautman - bass
originally appeared on the soundtrack for Falling Frames (2012).
08 bring on the razors (suszczynski)
the circus points out
the scar where you opened us
‘the life which is you must bleed’, you said
and oh, how we listened.
jeff suszczynski – acoustic guitars, voices, piano
alex trimpe – voice
sarah trimpe - voice
originally appeared on the soundtrack for Ballou (2008)