Quadropus


'Quadropus' is the third full-length album by Estradasphere. It was released on October 28, 2003. The name of the album references a "four-legged octopus", which itself is referencing the four members that make up the band.

Track listing

  1. "Mekapses Yitonisa" – 4:22
  2. "Dubway" – 3:39
  3. "King Krab Battle" – 8:31
  4. "Speck" – 4:34
  5. "Hardball" – 13:40
  6. "A Car Ride In Idealistic Ethiopia " – 5:47
  7. "Crystal Blue" – 3:40
  8. "Jungle Warfare" – 5:42
  9. "Body Slam" – 3:09
  10. "At Least We'd Have Today" – 9:40

    Album credits

The band

  • Timb Harris – violin, viola, trumpet, guitar, mandolin, Turkish mandolin, vocals, percussion
  • Jason Schimmel – guitars, banjo, organ, piano, synths, harpsichord, vocals, percussion, beatboxing
  • Tim Smolens – bass, bari guitar, piano, synths, violin/viola/cello, vocals, percussion
  • John Whooley – saxophones, flute, vocals, beatboxing, organ

    Additional musicians

  • String quartet on "At Least We'd Have Today" and "Speck"
  • *Violins – Timb and Ben Blechman
  • *Viola – Sarah Hart
  • *Cello – Aria DiSalvio
  • Horn section on "King Krab Battle"
  • *Trumpets – Timb, Val Hall, Richard Karst
  • *Trombone – Scott Harris
  • *Bass trombone – Luke Kirley
  • *Saxes – John Whooley, Joel Ford, Scott Norgren, Paul Tarantino, Wes Anthony
  • *Tuba – John Thomas

    Album Personnel

  • Produced by Tim Smolens with help from Jason Schimmel except for:
  • *"Speck" – produced by Jason Schimmel
  • *"Dubway" – produced by Andrew Kapner
  • Recorded mostly in our living rooms, plus Bear Creek Studios, Pine Forest studios, CC's recording studio and Angelhouse Studios
  • Engineered by Tim Smolens, Jason Schimmel, Chris Parsons and Trey Spruance
  • Mixed by Tim Smolens, Timb Harris and Jason Schimmel
  • *"Dubway" mixed by Andrew Kapner
  • *"Bodyslam" mixed by Chris Parsons
  • *"Jungle Warfare" and "Speck" mixed by Trey Spruance
  • Additional engineering by Chris Parsons
  • Artwork and layout by Mike Bennewitz

    Dedication

Quadropus was created in loving memory of Mary Aquinas McClafferty Whooley and John Patrick Whooley Sr.

Song information

Mekapses Yitonisa

  • Composition – Greek traditional
  • Arranged and transcribed by Tim and Timb
  • Drums – Dave Murray
  • Dombeks and percussion – Mike Shannon

    Dubway

  • Composition – Estradasphere
  • Acapellarrangement – John and Jason

    Trivia

  • Absolutely no keyboards, drum machines, guitars or bass were used in the recording of this song.
  • A live music video for the song is included on the DVD of Passion for Life.

    King Krab Battle

  • Composition – Iron Chef Whooley
  • Horn arrangement by John and Tim
  • Drums – Theo Mordey

    Speck

  • Composition – Schimmel
  • Lyrics by Schimmel, Smolens
  • Lead vocals – Jason
  • String arrangement by Trey Spruance
  • Piano – Jeff Attridge
  • Drums – Theo Mordey

    Hardball

  • Composition – Schimmel, Whooley, Harris
  • Drums – Theo Mordey
  • Percussion – Doug Smolens

    A Car Ride in Idealistic Ethiopia (Part 1)

  • Composition – Smolens
  • Drums – Dave Murray

    Crystal Blue

  • Composition – Whooley
  • Lead vocals – John
  • Organ and piano – Dale Ockerman
  • Drums and tambourine – Mike Shannon

    Jungle Warfare

  • Composition – Schimmel, Smolens
  • Lyrics by Dave Murray
  • Vocals – Dave Murray and Youri Raymond of Unhuman
  • Drums – John Merryman of Cephalic Carnage
  • Guitar solo – Kevin Kmetz

    Bodyslam

  • Composition – Estradasphere, Dave Murray
  • Lyrics and lead vocals – John
  • Drums – Dave

    At Least We'd Have Today

  • Composition – Smolens
  • Lead vocals – Tim
  • Vocal bridge – Joel Robinow