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… [captures] the beautiful, yet solemn tone of the winter months. -Incomplete Tales of Several Journeys

1. Scott Tuma “Mr. Beautiful Head” (MP3: Download Alternate Take)
2. The Instruments “Last Holiday” (Streaming now on Myspace)
3. Greg Davis “24 Hour News / Silent Night”
4. Fabio Orsi “Dead Leaves Christmas”
5. Susan Alcorn “A Tale of Late December” (Excerpt streaming now on Myspace)
6. Chartreuse “Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella”
7. Beggin’ Your Pardon Miss Joan “One Sunny Christmas, I Got the Funeral March Blues”
8. Nicholas Szczepanik “It’s Been So Cold Since You’ve Gone”

Last Winter We Didn’t Sing features winter-inspired music from the likes of Scott Tuma (ex-Souled American), The Instruments [Elephant 6 cellist, Gnarls Barkley and Lil Wayne (?!) touring bassist Heather McIntosh], pedal steel guitarist Susan Alcorn with a hauntingly beautiful 16-minute solo improvisation, Greg Davis inspired by a Simon & Garfunkel “Silent Night” arrangement, downer-psych duo Beggin’ Your Pardon Miss Joan, Fabio Orsi playing an ambient noir-jazz piece like something out of Twin Peaks, Nicholas Szczepanik with a heart-wrenching piece of beauty and Chartreuse slowing down a traditional French waltzing carol. It’s a somber and reflective take on the season with a beautiful illustration by Ariel Kitch screen-printed on heavy chipboard eco packs by Sire Press. Hand-numbered edition of 300.

“Mr. Beautiful Head” is taken from a melody Scott Tuma sings to his son about him being born; loosely based on “Happy Holidays,” the popular Perry Como tune. The MP3 above is an alternate take that doesn’t appear on the CD.