Original liner notes by podcast producer Eric Braverman;
"The best 15 minutes you can spend on the Internet is now the best 15 minutes you can spend listening to your ipod!
Touching yourself, however, is extremely optional.
As producer of The Serene Dominic Show, I’m pleased to know not only Serene the extroverted performer with a boatload of talent but also Serene the non-performer, the quiet, decent guy with painful insecurities who wouldn’t even consider naming this collection “Extended Play” because he thought that sounded too dirty. It’s this weird brand of second-guessing that has resulted in a musical career which can best be described as “What musical career?”
To expose him in the quickest and most exploitive manner possible, I contracted him to do an Internet show which begins with some news items to reflect his journalistic endeavors, includes a celebrity interview in the middle to and concludes with a music video that hopefully ties everything together and teaches YOU, the treasured viewer, an invaluable lesson.
That last bit has yet to happen, but regardless we at Killing Time Productions, in conjunction with Bendi Records, are proud to present this “Extended Play”of new music written and recorded especially for The Serene Dominic Show show and performed by Serene Dominic and the Torchbearers."
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released June 18, 2008
Original Digital EP released by Bendi Records as BEN-EP-007 – June 18, 2008
Serene: Vocals, guitar, tambourine
Tres Ikner: Keyboards
Kevin Pate: Bass
Todd Jewell: Drums on “You Folks” and “Why Make Life Harder”
Fen Ikner Drums and Sampling on “Reaching” & “Evil”
Additional keys and vocals: Tony Robinson
Special thanks to Jamison Weddle (Stray Cat Studios, Chaton Studio), Otto D’Agnolo (Chaton Studios) and Michael Bolman (Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences) for their work in creating these original tracks.
And a special thanks to Ray Benza for his tireless work putting every Serene Dominic Show together.
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