The Flying Leap

Notes and credits for The Flying Leap: 

         Arising de profundis and amid the throws of horrific personal turmoil, the Art Punk Band unleashes its latest album, "A Flying Leap." Topics include the struggle with Devils, the promise of new infrastructure (Like the Chinese, the Germans, et al, we too should be building High-Speed Elevated Trains), the insatiable march of Time -- that “People-eating Machine,” the beauty and splendor of the Nantucket seashore (“Marley’s Island”), and the peril of Love, requited and not, true and untrue. - Rev Paul

1) Opening - Rev Paul                              

2) Don’t Let the Devil - Dr. T                            

3) People Eating Machine - Rev Paul (by Dr. T)                         

4) Marley’s Island - Dr. T and Rev Paul                     

5) Cut it Down - Tha Baron                     

6) High Speed Elevated Train - Dr. T                      

7) Hominid Swan - Rev Paul                       

8) Somerset Hotel - Dr. T       

9) Top Dog - Tha Baron                   

10) Where Do - Dr. T (by Timo Vanhoja)           

11) A Flying Leap - Dr. T  

             We thank our good friend Timo Vanhoja (Jamendo artist Gaz) for outstanding bass playing on “Don’t Let the Devil” (track 2), and for writing and sending us his song “Where Do” (track 10).

               And now,  more about The Flying Leap, in words of Tha Baron...

The Art Punk Band is finishing dinner when a stranger busts through the kitchen door. “That’s quite     an entrance,” observes Rev Paul. “More like an Opening,” comments Dr. T. Tha Baron is the first to ask, “Who are you?” “Yeah!” exclaim Rev Paul and Dr T. “We’ll let anyone in, but we Don’t Let the Devil.” The stranger says nothing, but shows he has brought with him the infamous People Eating Machine. The Art Punk Band, unfazed, sings Marley’s Island. So moved by the island song the stranger turns against his own machine to Cut it Down. That was the last of the band saw of the stranger, who immediately bought a ticket for a High Speed Elevated Train to return to his Hominid Swan. There is however no such thing as a hominid swan and the stranger finds instead a room at the Somerset Hotel. He thinks again of Rev Paul, Dr T, and Tha Baron and how they are really Top Dogs. ‘Where Do I go from here?’ the stranger ponders. Maybe I should follow the art punk band on A Flying Leap.

- Tha Baron

For me, this album is about regeneration and  staying above the fray in the torn, dark corners of the world around, though hauntingly beautiful these corners may appear.  It opens and closes with simple words of navigational wisdom--”Don’t let the devil see through”, but when things are tough, “Why don’t you take a flying leap...”  There are  tips for staying above it all -get away to Marley’s Island,  ride a high speed elevated train, or stay at the sunny Summerset Hotel.   Hope you like The Flying Leap. Thanks for listening.  - Dr. T