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Slightly Broken Place (1993-1995)

It began in 1993, months after high school graduation. Kevin and friend/songwriter Scott Watts started a brief but rewarding music project. It was a good excuse to get high and hang out. It also offered some solace from an otherwise stressful (its hard staying drunk and stoned 24/7!) and hectic (free cable television) college life. Kevin has taken the time to digitize the comedy tracks from these early days. Kevin and Scott also tried more serious songwriting but never quite found our groove. The comedy songs are the only items from the first few years that are 'acceptable' enough to be played for others. Part of their charm is their crude, creative, and edgy feel.

Below are MP3s that chronicle the brief career of their comedy project. It had undergone 4 name changes from 1993 to 2002. Represented on this site are Broken Chords, Slightly Dimmed, and Ed's Place [hence Slightly Broken Place]. They had settled on Dischord for the final serious release. At the height of popularity there was one local gig at Mother Earth's Cafe (no longer exists) and one "Quad Jam" in May of 1995. From that show the MP3 for "Baking Grandma" represents the pinnacle of their success. It's estimated that over 200 cassettes of their music was circulated in the 2+ years.

The Ed's Place banner was borrowed from one of Kevin's other side projects during 1995 and 1996. That too failed to survive the test of time. At its peak they played a single acoustic set at Mother Earth's and another small show at a local Lark Street bar (that also no longer exists).

Scott sang and wrote/improvised the lyrics on most of the tracks. Kevin played guitar and was in charge of all phases of production (as usual). They hope you find them as disturbing and fun as they did at the time these were recorded. Primary recording equipment was either an old 2 track reel to reel machine or a Tascam 4 track. Microphones varied from a $5 Radio Shack special to a Shure SM58.

MP3s:

Broken Chords - Cooking With Playdough P1 (Aug 1993) Yellow Snow In Mexico.mp3

Broken Chords - Cooking With Playdough P1 (Aug 1993) A Scene From 'Shit'.mp3

Broken Chords - Cooking With Playdough P1 (Aug 1993) Acidic Attitude.mp3

Broken Chords - Cooking With Playdough P1 (Aug 1993) Mo' Money.mp3

Broken Chords - Cooking With Playdough P2 (Aug 1993) My Dream Girl.mp3

Broken Chords - Cooking With Playdough P2 (Aug 1993) Reveille Bungle Calk.mp3

Broken Chords - Classified (Jan 1994) Fido.mp3

Broken Chords - Classified (Jan 1994) Fixin Grandma.mp3

Broken Chords - Classified (Jan 1994) Seattle Santa.mp3

Broken Chords - Classified (Jan 1994) Hair.mp3

Broken Chords - Classified (Jan 1994) Classified (Ad).mp3