Tripecac - Songs to Sleep By 2 (1988-1997)

  1. Trek (comments) [?:??] ????-??-??
  2. Better Drumsticks (comments) [?:??] ????-??-??
  3. Apostrophe Song (comments) [?:??] ????-??-??
  4. Five Through Night (comments) [?:??] ????-??-??
  5. Tunes from the Bottle (comments) [?:??] ????-??-??
  6. Downpour (comments) [?:??] ????-??-??
  7. Party Chatter Excerpt [?:??] ????-??-??
  8. Anchovy Rock (sped up) [?:??] ????-??-??
  9. Fish Time (comments) [?:??] ????-??-??
  10. Christmas in Cancun (comments) [?:??] ????-??-??
  11. How Ya Is'n Intro [?:??] ????-??-??
  12. How Ya Is'n (2) [?:??] ????-??-??
  13. I Am Not Funny [3:18] 1997-04-19 - 1997-04-19
  14. Drizzle (3) [?:??] ????-??-??
  15. Aren't You Sorry (4) [?:??] ????-??-??
  16. Stand Up 1 [?:??] ????-??-??
  17. Super Studs (4) [?:??] ????-??-??
  18. Psychedelic Anchovies [?:??] ????-??-??
  19. All My Love Intro (1997) [1:04] 1997-04-25 - 1997-04-25
  20. All My Love [4:11] 1991-0?-?? - 1991-0?-??
  21. Not a Day of Rest [3:42] 1992-04-13 - 1992-04-13
  22. The Dairy Poops [3:42] 1992-05-05 - 1992-05-05
  23. Christmas in Cancun 2 [3:50] 1992-12-25 - 1992-12-25
  24. Painted Friend [4:42] 1993-01-01 - 1993-01-01
  25. I Don't Wanna [2:08] 1993-02-21 - 1993-02-21
  26. The Hermit [5:37] 1993-07-29 - 1993-07-29
  27. Introvert [4:58] 1993-10-20 - 1993-10-20
  28. Stop Playing the Blues [5:07] 1993-11-15 - 1993-11-15
  29. Where's My Muse? [4:33] 1994-06-14 - 1994-06-14
  30. Artificial Life [4:35] 1997-04-19 - 1997-04-19
  31. STSB2 Outro [0:33] 1997-04-25 - 1997-04-25

This was my remake of the 1993 version of Songs to Sleep By. It includes the same songs (and between-song narration) from IPECAC and The Master Anchovies, but omits the Band in the Land of the Anchovies mini-album and adds four songs from the Dead Anchovies, and several more from Tripecac.

I created a colorful tape sleeve, with pictures from a recent trip to California. This was the last tape for which I created a sleeve; all my subsequent albums have been finished on CD.

Here's the front of the original tape cover (from 1997):

Songs to Sleep By 2 Tape Cover

Here's the back of the original tape cover:

SIDE A

IPECAC (1988-90)

Originally known as Apostrophe, IPECAC was a two person rock/jazz/funk/rap/reggae outfit consisting of Travis Emmitt and Jon Friesen. Both musicians played a variety of instruments, but the normal configuration was Jon on saxophone and Trav on keyboard, vocals, and mellophone.

  1. Trek from Gourmet
  2. Better Drumsticks from Gourmet
  3. Apostrophe Song from Best of IPECAC
  4. Five Through Night from Leaping Leper Limousine
  5. Tunes From the Bottle from Fake Reverb II
  6. Downpour from Live at Carnegie Hall

Master Anchovies (1990)

IPECAC didn't last forever (thankfully, you might say), but that did not mean Jon and Trav stopped playing together. Instead, they and their friends Anand, Luke, and Allen started a new band called The Master Anchovies. The Anchovies played for families and parties, and were getting close to considering Battle of the Bands when suddenly Jon quit in order to join a "real" band.

  1. Anchovy Rock
  2. Fish Time
  3. Christmas In Cancun
  4. How Ya Is'n?

Dead Anchovies (1991-1994)

During college, the remaining Anchovies got together during breaks to try to retread some of their past "glories." This failed miserably, and it is only when they forsook their old songs and ventured into new, experimental areas that any sort of wit or enjoyment emerged.

  1. Drizzle
  2. Aren't You Sorry That You Left, Jon?
  3. Excerpt from "Stand Up Anchovies"
  4. Super Studs

SIDE B

Travis Solo (1990-1997)

When IPECAC and the Master Anchovies collapsed, Travis started working on making solo recordings. His early solo efforts were rather tacky and offensive (witness "All My Love"), but gradually he learned how to craft pleasant, catchy pop songs for the whole family.

  1. All My Love from Archives
  2. Not a Day of Rest from College Collection
  3. The Dairy Poops from College Collection
  4. Christmas in Cancun II from College Collage
  5. Painted Friend from College Collage
  6. I Don't Wanna Go To School Today from College Collage
  7. The Hermit from The Hermit
  8. Introvert from The Hermit
  9. Stop Playing the Blues from The Hermit
  10. Where's My Muse? from Where's My Muse?
  11. Artificial Life from Where's My Muse?
IPECAC:
Apostrophe (1988)
Gourmet (1988)
Induces Vomiting (1988)
Best of IPECAC (1988)
Fake Reverb (1988)
Here and Now (1988)
Leaping Leper Limousine (1988)
Catharsis (1988)
Best of IPECAC II (1989)
Fake Reverb II (1989)
Live at Carnegie Hall (1990)
MASTER ANCHOVIES:
Live recordings (1990)
DEAD ANCHOVIES:
Live recordings (1991-1994)
TRAVIS SOLO:
Archives (1990)
College Collection (1992)
College Collage (1993)
The Hermit (1994)
Where's My Muse? (1997)
(c) 1997, 2008 Travis Emmitt www.tripecac.com