Berkeley Cat Records is proud to announce the first solo album by Eric Din. Available on CD and Interwebs.
An actual CD? Why yes, Petunia. In a pretty jewel box, with a beautiful package design and booklet (what, a booklet? Yes, a booklet!) by Peter Montgomery with artwork by Shannon Wheeler, presenting the lyrics in the manner of a classic picture-book.
Street Party is 13 original songs from the journal of Eric Din, many of which were previewed on this very Bandcamp. No critters were harmed in the creation of these works, though some were cuddled and given fishy-treats. Detailed credits in the CD booklet, and in the individual song pages linked below.
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This song started as a blurt. I had this idea for a rock n' roll rave-up one night and recorded it as a voice memo as it came to me. Something possessed me to share that, and soon after, I decided to make a full-on band recording of it. All of the other recordings I've made in the last year and a half have been either me alone, or me collaborating with cats remotely. Once we were all vaccinated, and it seemed reasonable to do a live session, I was hungry to play in real-time with a band again. So I assembled a "band-for-a-day" of some of my favorite cats for a one-song session. I sent them my blurt-demo and we set a date at East Bay Recorders with my producer/engineer hero Michael Rosen. We practiced it, recorded it, took a little snapshot and bye-bye. I took that home, finished the lyrics, and came back a week later to caterwaul. And caterwaul I did! I am pleased with the result, and grateful to these cats for bringing this baby home for me. I wanted a fun, loud, joyous rave-up to close my album, and here it is. The verses express my love for playing live music, in studio or on stage, and my love for dancing to a live band in a club or concert venue - all things we haven't been able to do much of lately. Funny detail - I organized this production as sort of a birthday present to myself. I can't have an in-person party this year, but I can share this song as a kind of virtual party, and, everyone is invited! I hope you enjoy, and thank you. <3
lyrics
Come on, won't you dance with me
It's been so heavy and we made it thru some crazy
Gonna have a little caterwaul and party
I like that feeling when they open up the doors
The band is gettin' ready and we step on the floor
I like the way they crash it down on the one together
And when ya raise your arms even better
Come on, won't you dance with me
Promenade
It's been so lonely in this social isolation
Been so crazy what be happenin' in the world
So today I'm pressing record with some friends
On these instruments they made in the before time
Do it once, ain't no lookin' back
Don't fix it, it's broken, we like it like that
Come on, won't you dance with me
It's been so heavy and we're livin' thru some crazy
Gonna have a little caterwaul and party
I like that feeling' when we're bouncing off the floor
The house is getting sweaty and we call out for more
And when the last big chord echoes through the hall
It's thank you for coming, and we love you all
Good night!
Come on, won't you dance with me
credits
from Street Party (Album),
released April 9, 2022
Eric Din - acoustic guitar and vocals
Sean Griffin - electric guitar
Damon Wood - electric guitar
Dave Ellis - tenor sax
Kevin T White - bass
JT John - drums
Recorded and mixed by Michael Rosen at East Bay Recorders
I'm a guitarist and singer-songwriter with The Uptones. These are my solo recordings, starting from 2015. I started Berkeley
Cat Records in 2019. BandCamp is the first place I publish these puppies, before I send them into the streaming wilds. Wait, you ask, Berkeley Cat Records has puppies? Why yes, Matilda. Thanks for popping in, hope you enjoy the tunes!...more
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