Damariscotta
I put this out in 2008, and released it on the same day I released my other album “Europe”. That disc was very dark and weird. “Damariscotta”, on the other hand, is very upbeat, happy and catchy. I was extremely influenced by Vince Clarke (the title of this album is the name of the town he lives in in Maine). I especially wanted to do my own variation on Depeche Mode’s “Speak and Spell”, one of my all-time favorite albums. That disc, maybe more than any other, has had a tremendous impact on me musically.
I lavished a lot of studio time on this one, and I thought people would react more favorably to this than “Europe”. However, the polar opposite happened. “Damariscotta” gained some positive feedback, but for some reason “Europe” struck much more of a resonant chord. I think there’s a lesson to be learned there. Expectations can be a very tricky thing.
You can order this disc directly from me. Paypal $10 US to muzikman84@hotmail.com