Strange How Things Work Out

All songs written by Don Blaster, with the notable exception of track 6.

"Shot Is All That You Will Be" is a reimagining of Naked City's "You Will Be Shot" (Zorn), included in their 1990 breakgrounding self-titled debut (Nonesuch / Elektra). The track also features elements from Lynyrd Skynyrd's very own "Sweet Home Alabama" (King / Rossington / Van Zandt), included in their 1974 record "Second Helping" (Sounds Of The South / MCA), as well as from John Zorn's "La Flor Del Barrio" (Zorn), included in his 2001 record "The Gift" (Tzadik).

"I'm Always Someone Else" features elements from "Beep Beep Sul Frecciargento" (Sìcari), included in Sìcari's 2013 debut record "Pteromantik" (Not On Label).
"Triptych III / Triste, Solitario Y Final" features reimagined elements from "L'Internationale" (Pottier / de Geyter).

Tracks 1-8, 10, 12, and 14 were recorded on August 25th, 2020 at the Colosso Room (Camposampiero, Padua) by Woolter.
Tracks 9, 11, 13, and 15-18 were recorded on different occasions on October 18th, 22nd and 25th, 2020 and April 16th, 2021 at Ratzinger Studios (Padua) by Reverendo Lovejoy.

Mixed and mastered by Reverendo Lovejoy on April 16th, 2021.
Digitally released on April 17th, 2021.

Personnel playing:

-Don Blaster: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals (track 9), background noise, technical mistakes;
-Donnalisa Thatcher: tenor saxophone (tracks 6, 14, 17);
-Duo Chrωma: arrangements and strings (tracks 4, 12), strings (track 7);
-Marquis de Gattarrazz: acoustic guitar (track 14), glockenspiel (track 15);
-Mouse And Sequencers: keyboards and tapes (track 8), sampler (track 15);
-Reverendo Lovejoy: vibraphone (track 7), Wurlitzer (track 9);
-Systemet: drones and noises (track 16).

Samples featured:

-The Emperor Of Situationism (track 1);
-An ordinary American crowd in Orlando, FL from Monday Night Raw on April 3rd, 2017 (track 2);
-Soljaris (Solaris, 1972) by Andrej Arsen'evič Tarkovskij (track 3);
-Synecdoche, New York (2008) by Charlie Kaufman (track 4);
-To oneiro tou skylou (A Dog's Dream, 2005) by Angelos Frantzis (track 7);
-I Am Not Your Negro (2016) by Raoul Peck (track 11);
-A Ghost Story (2017) by David Lowery (track 12)

Cover art by Valegra (valegra161793700.wordpress.com)

Photos by Betsy Lines