Dettra Mental, by Mike Dettra

Dettra Mental

by Mike Dettra

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1.	7 Jam 03:45	buy track
2.	My Love and I 04:21	buy track
3.	Dettra Meter 02:30	buy track
4.	Till I Lay 05:02	buy track
5.	Funk What?! 04:11	buy track
6.	Nikola Tesla in 9 04:45	buy track
7.	I Left My Bride for Aliens 03:42	buy track
8.	Old Man Dettra 04:01	buy track
9.	Exhortations of My Soul 04:10	buy track
10.	Neshaminy Creek Stroll 06:42	buy track

about

An eclectic mix of Jazz, Pop, Rock, Folk, Classical, Metal, Experimental and anything else I feel like playing

credits

released January 1, 2018

Mike Dettra: Drums, Vocals, Piano, Organ, Rhodes, Keyboards, Marimba, Vibes, Chimes, Ukulele, Percussion
Michael Carsley: Bass, A. Guitar
Joe Divita: E. Guitar, A. Guitar
Victoria Spaeth Nyce: Vocals
Bill Monaghan: Vocals
Michael Strauss: Violin
Tim Shay: Tenor Sax
Adam Elmarakby: Alto Sax
Mike Sicaledes: Trumpet

Tracks 1-9 were mixed and mastered by Dave Downham at Gradwell House Recording Studios
Track 10 was done by Mike Dettra
Tracks were recorded by a mix of Gradwell House, YIP/Monaghan Music, and Mike Dettra
The Album artwork is by Ross Smirnoff

1. 7 Jam- A play on time variations in 7
2. My Love and I- For my wife Katie because I love her
3. Dettra Meter-Count to 8, then 7,6,5,4,3,2,1. Jam, Rinse and Repeat
4. Till I Lay- Inspired by a stupidly brief breakup with my girlfriend(now wife)
5. Funk What?!-2/3’s of chords stolen from “So What.” Then we rock out Ebdim.
6. Nikola Tesla in 9-Inspired by Tesla’s fascination of the circuitous nature of the number 9. Song is 90 measures long, in 9/8, and phrased in groups of 9
7. I Left My Bride for Aliens- True story
8. Old Man Dettra- Dedicated to Jessie, Josh and Thom
9. Exhortations of My Soul- In Calvin and Hobbes, when Calvin is asked why he is looking for frogs in the woods he responds with “I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul.”
10. Neshaminy Creek Stroll*-I did this one all by my lonesome. Just about every day I take a walk by the Neshaminy and think. The song contains live audio from the Neshaminy Creek