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Quadropus

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Quadropus
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 2003
GenreExperimental rock
Length62:37
LabelMimicry
ProducerTim Smolens
Jason Schimmel
Andrew Kapner
Estradasphere chronology
Buck Fever
(2002)
Quadropus
(2003)
Passion for Life
(2004)

'Quadropus' is the third full-length album by Estradasphere. It was released on October 28, 2003.

Track listing

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  1. "Mekapses Yitonisa" – 4:22
  2. "Dubway" – 3:39
  3. "King Krab Battle" – 8:31
  4. "Speck" – 4:34
  5. "Hardball" – 13:40
  6. "A Car Ride In Idealistic Ethiopia (Part 1)" – 5:47
  7. "Crystal Blue" – 3:40
  8. "Jungle Warfare" – 5:42
  9. "Body Slam" – 3:09
  10. "At Least We'd Have Today" – 9:40

Album credits

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The band

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  • Timb Harris – violin, viola, trumpet, guitar, mandolin, Turkish mandolin, vocals, percussion
  • Jason Schimmel – guitars (electric, acoustic, baritone), banjo, organ, piano, synths, harpsichord, vocals, percussion, beatboxing
  • Tim Smolens – bass (electric, upright), bari guitar, piano, synths, violin/viola/cello, vocals, percussion
  • John Whooley – saxophones, flute, vocals, beatboxing, organ

Additional musicians

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  • String quartet on "At Least We'd Have Today" and "Speck"
    • Violins – Timb and Ben Blechman
    • Viola – Sarah Hart
    • Cello – Aria DiSalvio
  • Horn section on "King Krab Battle"
    • Trumpets – Timb, Val Hall, Richard Karst
    • Trombone – Scott Harris
    • Bass trombone – Luke Kirley
    • Saxes – John Whooley, Joel Ford, Scott Norgren, Paul Tarantino, Wes Anthony
    • Tuba – John Thomas

Album Personnel

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  • Produced by Tim Smolens with help from Jason Schimmel except for:
    • "Speck" – produced by Jason Schimmel
    • "Dubway" – produced by Andrew Kapner
  • Recorded mostly in our living rooms (George's too), plus Bear Creek Studios, Pine Forest studios, CC's recording studio and Angelhouse Studios
  • Engineered by Tim Smolens, Jason Schimmel, Chris Parsons and Trey Spruance
  • Mixed by Tim Smolens, Timb Harris and Jason Schimmel
    • "Dubway" mixed by Andrew Kapner
    • "Bodyslam" mixed by Chris Parsons
    • "Jungle Warfare" and "Speck" mixed by Trey Spruance
  • Additional engineering by Chris Parsons
  • Artwork and layout by Mike Bennewitz

Dedication

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Quadropus was created in loving memory of Mary Aquinas McClafferty Whooley and John Patrick Whooley Sr.

Song information

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Mekapses Yitonisa

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  • Composition – Greek traditional
  • Arranged and transcribed by Tim and Timb
  • Drums – Dave Murray
  • Dombeks and percussion – Mike Shannon

Dubway

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  • Composition – Estradasphere
  • Acapellarrangement – John and Jason

Trivia

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  • Absolutely no keyboards, drum machines, guitars or bass were used in the recording of this song.
  • A live music video for the song is included on the DVD of Passion for Life.

King Krab Battle

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  • Composition – Iron Chef Whooley
  • Horn arrangement by John and Tim
  • Drums – Theo Mordey

Speck

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  • Composition – Schimmel
  • Lyrics by Schimmel, Smolens
  • Lead vocals – Jason
  • String arrangement by Trey Spruance
  • Piano – Jeff Attridge
  • Drums – Theo Mordey

Hardball

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  • Composition – Schimmel, Whooley, Harris
  • Drums – Theo Mordey
  • Percussion – Doug Smolens

A Car Ride in Idealistic Ethiopia (Part 1)

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  • Composition – Smolens
  • Drums – Dave Murray

Crystal Blue

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  • Composition – Whooley
  • Lead vocals – John
  • Organ and piano – Dale Ockerman
  • Drums and tambourine – Mike Shannon

Jungle Warfare

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  • Composition – Schimmel, Smolens
  • Lyrics by Dave Murray
  • Vocals – Dave Murray and Youri Raymond of Unhuman
  • Drums – John Merryman of Cephalic Carnage
  • Guitar solo – Kevin Kmetz

Bodyslam

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  • Composition – Estradasphere, Dave Murray
  • Lyrics and lead vocals – John
  • Drums – Dave

At Least We'd Have Today

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  • Composition – Smolens
  • Lead vocals – Tim
  • Vocal bridge – Joel Robinow