Primer - April 7, 2009

After recent revisions to the website were made, it occurred to us that the chronological MP3 list could be a bit overwhelming to someone new to our music.  The "Primer" digital download compilation was created to make life easier for new fans to get a broad sampling of our music.  The digital download includes album cover art and lyrics, and comes in a MP3 or MP3 & FLAC download.

Sucking the Soul From Soul - January 23, 2009

Bigness was a bit of a drain on Kevin, who does most of the writing and production work for the project.  In an attempt to get his mind onto something else, he started tinkering with some dissonant chords one day (with the amp cranked to 11).   "STFU" was the result, largely inspired by the new aggressive Rush instrumental "Malignant Narcissism" (from Snakes and Arrows).

It was soon after completing "Plays Me" in January 2008 that Kevin reached out to Scott.  The Boogiemen were heading into unchartered territory, and it was unlikely Scott would be interested in the direction things would likely be heading.  Scott agreed and considered using the time away to focus on some of his own interests, knowing what had been accomplished in a few short years in the project was immense and something to be proud of.

Over the next month Kevin would start to listen to more heavy metal in his spare time.  Fate also landed him into a bass playing role with a fledgling local progressive jam band (Foxhole Prayer).  But after a few months the band drifted apart and the momentum was gone, leaving Kevin alone once again to ponder music at his personal computer.

Then when hiking one day he had a vision of doing a parody of stereotypical funk/R&B/soul, and Sucking the Soul From Soul (song) was born.  It was many months until the song itself was written and recorded (in one afternoon), but the inspiration when hiking that day helped to move the project forward and to completion of this record.

Unlike any previous recordings, most of StSFS is heavy.  Kevin's production skills were up to the task of making a fat but not overblown album.  He also took the lead playing role when needed, as he could only find room for Lew to appear on "Descendt".  Unlike many prior Boogiemen recordings, StSFS doesn't always fall into formula of having leads in longer musical interludes.  It's a feel record.  Like a punch to the gut.

Bigness - November 2, 2007

Bigness marked the beginning of a new direction for the project.  Scott Watts took the helm as official singer and songwriter.  Bigness is the culmination of 1 year of recordings and numerous long distance production feats (tracking vocals in California --> New York for production).

Mostly lost was the tongue and cheek humor that was the cornerstone of the project for the years prior.  Instrumentals were still Kevin and Lew's time to experiment ("Bigness", "Arouse", etc), but on a whole this was a more accessible and polished sound.    Signature melodic rhythms and blues infused lead parts act as the glue that retained that wholly Boogiemen sound.  Contrasting with Scott's often Neil Young-esque vocal style, this combination hatched some unique results as heard on "Hallow Way" and "Yearbook".

There are still CDs available at $3.00 shipped.  Previously only available to purchasers of the album were the  MP3 files for the music from Bigness, which is now on the website for free download.

A collection of short things - June 1, 2006

This was the first official internet release for The Boogiemen.  It was a 'Best Of' spanning 2001-2005 and was released at a time when the future of the project was unknown.

The first 3 years were highly productive.  There was a lot of material recorded that never survived the cut and were never posted on the web.  Just on the website alone there are 27 tracks during this time frame, plus the Rudy Strooglitz page.  That's quite a bit of output for a very part time project.

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