This show was a tribute to Sugar Williams, the greatest beagle there ever was, R.I.P. DJ Kurtis Random spun dub-step before and after each set. First gig back as Speedball.

Set 1: Random Jam*, Dirty Bomb

Set 2: Random Jam, God’s Kids Pray# -> Every Man for Himself#, We’re All In This Together# -> The Beacon^, Each Day’s Better Than The Next

* featuring Kurtis Random on sound effects and John Puskus on tenor sax
# first time played
^ featuring John Puskus on tenor sax

“The Road to Wakarusa” Battle of the Bands.

Local Gents, Dave Black, Alabaster Brown, Big Thumb USA, and DJ J Public played before us. Big Thumb won! We lost. First gig billed as “Solitron.”

Set 1: Optimus Prime*, Each Day’s Better Than The Next*, Lot Trash*

* first time played.

During the fall of 2005, Rick, Mark & D-BAD had a series of jams with different bass players. We were fortunate enough to play with a number of cool cats – friends new and old, including our brothers Dan and Greg from CPB, Kevin Neill from Synergy (the solitron’s favorite St. Louis band of all time), and local looper-legend Stendek (doing a rare appearance on bass guitar), our step-brother Dave Atkinson, and more.

When the dust settled, we found that old habits are hard to break – and reunited with our good friend biddy. But the moments we captured were too cool to pass up – so we put them together and made a CD.

For a limited time, this compilation will be available free for download. Right-click on either the MP3 or the FLAC links and choose to “Save Target as…” to download files. (And feel free to share or seed this music far and wide!)

Or, track us down in person for a free copy of the CD (limited edition of 400), with included poster and sticker. Update: hurry up, we’re almost out!

For best results, burn to CD with normal 2-second pauses (”Track at Once” mode) and enjoy from start to finish. On repeat.

CD Insert in GIF format: front back
Poster in GIF format: front back
Info file: thesolitronjams.txt

Thanks again to all the bass players who jammed with us!!

Set 1: Jam*

Set 2: Four More Years (part 1) Jam^ > The Beacon > Four More Years (part 3) Jam

* with The Chunnel teases
^ with special guest Chip Darr on drums

A multi-sensory costume ball with Big Thumb, Alphahouse DJs Joe Thomas & Scaught, and Flex Boogie & Pituko. Many thanks to co-producers Loyal Family!!

Big Thumb USA

DJ Joe Thomas rawkin it out!

lites by PILLBOX

video by The Dairy Friends

Set 1: Four More Years

Set 2: Alphahouse Jam > The Beacon* > Jam

* first time played

The original logo, by Mike Creighton circa fall 2003.