TITLE
DURATION
Adrenaline Rush
7:10
The Technique - 1st Movement
4:44
The Technique - 2nd Movement
5:32
Merl
4:52
Tangerine
4:54
SparticusXL
6:07
Icarus
3:33
Embassy
4:53
Tuesday Groove
3:29
White Rabbit
5:07
Soft As Rain
4:53
To read lyrics, click here.
ABOUT THE SONGS
 Adrenaline
Rush
Sparticus's first single, played at the Metro Dance Club
in April. Then released in a new version on the album. A powerful song
which features myself on strong, rhythmic, and distorted vocals against
faster-than-light drums, as it is flooded with harmony. A perfect selection
for the album's opener. You can download the entire song as an MP3 file
by clicking here.
If your looking for the lyrics, click here.
The intro is from the movie That Thing You Do!,
written and directed by Tom Hanks. This movie made me want to play drums
and has been a major influence in my music career. The origin of the name
Sparticus actually came from this movie too! Check it out!
The
Technique 1st & 2nd Movements
The Technique was a huge and awesome adventure in my techno
quest. Which is why there are two tracks to this song. The voice counting
down is a computer voice, with applied effects. Download the first
movement single here.
Merl
I named this song after my grandpa Merl Brookhart,
for no particular reason. It's super fast and packed with bass and swishy
sound effects. An awesome track.
Tangerine
I sat down one day and ate a tangerine. I thought,
'Man these are good- I'm gonna make a techno song called Tangerine!' And
boy did I! It turned out to be just as I imagined- a fast paced, energetic
song. Tangerine has hyper fast drums, bass rhythms, harmonies, and stereo
effects. DJ Jonathan Williams at the Metro Dance Club has personally told
me this track is perfect! Thanks!
SparticusXL
Another good track in the same style as The Technique.
I was inspired to do this after watching the Chemical Brothers and Fatboy
Slim play live at Redrocks, Colorado.
Icarus
It begins with ocean waves rushing up against a
sandy beach. Then beautiful harmonies begin to fade in and a nice, slow
drum beat makes this groove very soothing and relaxing. Then...all of a
sudden- BOOM!!! Midway through the song the tempo double-times with lightning
fast drums and synths. Then it slows back down to lower your blood pressure.
Ahhhh.
Embassy
It has an awesome piano and harmonic line to it,
with a sound effect loop I recorded from an old Nintendo game. It also
has a huge bass drum that pushes the decibels to the limit. Dan Gudorf
is featured on this song, playing a bass drum rhythm that rocks the house.
For best play quality, I recommend listening over headphones with Dynamic
Bass Boost, or really good speakers. Fluke fans will find a special surprise
at the end of this song...
Tuesday
Groove
Not much of a story to this one. I just finished it on
Tuesday and didn't know what to call it. It has this phone dialing melody
on it, which supplies additional pulse to the song. There's this bird call
noise running (mostly) all throughout the song. If you can't hear it, you
will at the very end...
White
Rabbit
A laid back, but powerful and mysterious track inspired
by the movie The Matrix. Features Dan Gudorf on Bass Guitar.
Soft
As Rain
Every album needs a makeout song, especially at the end.
Written for a special girl out there... As wonderful as the times were
troubled, I don't regret meeting you...
All tracks by Sparticus (Alex Davis).
TM & (C) 2000 Alex Davis.
Except Embassy, White Rabbit by Alex Davis and
Dan Gudorf under Sparticus
TM & (C) 2000 Alex Davis & Dan Gudorf.
Thanks To
Thanks To- Dorothy Davis, Mr. Boyd Loughrige, Ma &
Pa, Mr. Chuck Sellars, Mr. John Stetler, and all of the friends and fans
of Sparticus. This album exists because of you! Thanks!
Additional Thanks- Apple Computers Inc., IK Multimedia
And Those I Look Up To- Underworld,
The
Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, Moby, Orbital, MKL, DJ Sasha, but above
all- FLUKE.
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