“It’s pretty quick to get you like a saxophone solo bursting out of the horn”
Immodal Implozego
Pete Francis
1. Oh Well
2. Make It Right
3. Bish Bash
4. Soft Landing
5. Good Winter
6. A.T.M
7. Way Out
8. This Life
Year: 2013
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“Immodal Implozego is a phrase I invented. My aim was to create a new musical and lyrical language - one free of sensical form. One in which mere happenstance is the underlying creative current. Like an EE Cummings poem, a Gerhard Richter painting, or an Henri Bresson photograph - Immodal is my unencumbered expression without pretense - the lyrics are reduced to a liquid state with all the possibilities of color, mark, and nuance. The music is as alive as a snake in the jungle. It will kiss you and purify any poison inside your soul. This record is eternal liberation. It is a declaration of flow unobstructed by time, space, or matter. It is love.
* Make it Right was inspired by Patti Smith's book, Just Kids. She has the wonderful ability to make her prose feel sensual and poetic. A bond between artists can be so powerful. I loved how she vividly she illustrates her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe - I felt real tenderness and depth in her descriptions of their time together. I feel a bond similar to this with my wife Katie who is an artist and adventurer. We cherish our collaborations and revel in the space where new ideas come together and transform into something beautiful.” – Pete Francis
Album Credits:
Produced by Pete Francis and Craig Dreyer
Engineered by Jack Gauthier and Craig Dreyer
Mixed by Jesse Lauter
Mastered by Alan Silverman
Recorded at Lakewest Recording Studio and Mighty Toad Recording Studio
All songs by Pete Francis [Dragon Crest Collective (BMI)]
Pete Francis: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard
Craig Dreyer: Keyboards, Tenor Sax
Paul Maddison: Bass, Guitar
Kenny Shaw: Drums
Dan Golden: Piano, additional production on This Life
Back-up vocals on Oh Well and This Life:
Paul Maddison, Kenny Shaw, Katie Conboy, Joanna Levine, Bobby Pawlings and Dan Golden
Photography: Shervin Lainez and Katie Conboy
Painting on cover: Jan Frank
Album artwork/design by Pete Francis
Album Design: Rob Helmstetter
THANK YOU! to everyone who made this record happen. You are the BEST!
Special thanks to Katie, Jack, Craig, Paul, Kenny, Steve Bursky, Claudia Catania, Boo Reiners, Rob Helmstetter, Jen Czin, Ryan D’Agostino and Stephanie Keys