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MP3 Loren West - Jellyfish Boots
11 MP3 Songs in this album (43:56) !
Related styles: Rock: Acoustic, Folk: Alternative Folk, Mood: Dreamy
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It all started on a beach in Cozumel Mexico when Her Majesty came up with the phrase “Jellyfish Boots.” That particular combination of words really stuck in my head and fired my imagination. I became aware of wanting to do something different with my next CD; something lighter and more whimsical. I decided to try returning to my roots and doing an all acoustic album. I wasn’t sure exactly what form it would take but I was sure I didn’t want any electric guitars or electronic drums on it. I didn’t concentrate on producing at first just getting rough ideas down on my digital home recorder when inspiration struck.
The first songs to emerge were the instrumentals. “Her Majesty’s Smile” (originally titled “Her Majesty’s Toes’), Squeaky Clean (named for the prodigious squeaking of frets) and the title track which features my son Nirvan on banjo. Slowly lyrical ideas began to take shape; “September’s Child” (a father’s words of advice to his son) “Never Never Land” (about visiting fantasy land with someone you love), “Keep Your Powder Dry” (about standing up to the forces of oppression) and “Lost Words” (born in a moment of introspective melancholy while sweeping the kitchen floor). After an old friend requested I send her some of my High School acoustic material I decided to resurrect “Half Past Four” a song written when I was a teenager. I was surprised to discover I remembered the song in its entirety. “Love Lives Here” is about my family and the happy home we have built together. There are references to my wife “Her Majesty’s slippers are not made of gold”, my son “he spends half an hour combing his hair” and my cat “the princess is curled by the foot of the bed”. Finally I was inspired by the words of a friend when he blogged; “I’d settle for a bad romance.” What came out was a song about divorce, an affliction for all too many American families these days.
The finished product is a major departure from anything I have released before. It is dreamy acoustic rock lightly seasoned with equal parts warmth, humor and tenderness. All of my CDs are a labor of love and this one is no different. Now that the project is finally finished I feel a bit like an empty nester. But there comes a time when we must give our children wings and allow them to fly on their own. These songs are my children. I hope you enjoy them.
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