Tripecac - Padden Drift (2005)

  1. Sgo [4:20] 2005-04-19 - 2005-04-20
  2. Repsycho [5:40] 2005-04-22 - 2005-04-26
  3. Loser Genes [5:24] 2005-05-02 - 2005-05-03
  4. Weekday Wine [4:43] 2005-05-03 - 2005-05-04
  5. Gut Filling [3:29] 2005-05-04 - 2005-05-05
  6. Wining [3:08] 2005-05-05 - 2005-05-09
  7. M Day [3:19] 2005-05-08 - 2005-05-09
  8. Mad Robin [4:31] 2005-05-10 - 2005-05-11
  9. New Lap [2:52] 2005-05-11 - 2005-05-12
  10. What Comes [6:06] 2005-05-15 - 2005-05-17
  11. Blue Leaf [4:27] 2005-05-23 - 2005-05-24
  12. Instalap [5:20] 2005-05-24 - 2005-05-26
  13. Meadowless [4:48] 2005-05-31 - 2005-06-02
  14. Noooodle [5:18] 2005-06-03 - 2005-06-07
  15. Mix Mix Mix [8:45] 2005-06-07 - 2005-06-09
  16. Pudding Draught [3:27] 2005-06-13 - 2005-06-14

Lake Padden and Padden Creek are very close to me. They're big enough to harbor critters and for us to enjoy every once in a while, even though they're not exactly awe-inspiring. I don't regard them as destinations or goals in themselves; they're more like pleasant hors d'oerves.

Sometimes I feel "adrift" on them. Which one, though? Am I floating in lazy, comfortable circles on Lake Padden? Or rushing down Padden Creek towards the ocean? Can I move myself from the lake to the stream, or vice versa? Or am I trapped? By what?

Is this water metaphor clunky? Am I not trying hard enough to polish these liner notes? These albums? Any of my creations? Am I stuck at a personal "good enough" level, a local maximum?

Deep thoughts for such a shallow modest album! It's my first set of "completely new" songs since The Key of G (2002). As usual, the main instrument is the Triton, accompanied by vocals on "Mix Mix Mix" and "Pudding Draught", and faint guitar on "M Day". And as usual, there's nothing epic here, just a collection of pleasant little moments.

Lake: 1, Creek: 0