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As mentioned earlier, Skinfork is a new project I am doing with Jude Blevins. Read the previous entry for more info on that but here is the latest song we have completed titled “In Search of a Medicinal Purpose”. Enjoy…

SKINFORK is: Jude Blevins (Satchell / Hyatari / Phaethon), John Lancaster (Earth to Eros / Chum /Semi-Automatic)

A new project that I have been working on with Jude Blevins (Satchell, Hyatari, Phaethon) now has an official moniker. We are going by the name SKINFORK and we have already launched a MySpace page with several songs currently streaming. Our method has been an interesting one, as it has primarily consisted of each of us sending ideas back and forth to each other via email. We each add our thing to it, send it back to the other, etc. It has somehow worked out pretty well for us and I personally am having a great time with it. If I had to categorize the music I’d say the first thing is it’s all instrumental. Beyond that it’s heavy, it’s mellow, it’s eerie…a combination of those elements somehow. I’m not good at categorizing so you’ll have to have a listen for yourself.

The strangest thing about this project is the fact that Jude and I haven’t even met each other yet in person. That will change soon enough but I still think it’s pretty cool how well we have clicked and how productive we have been given the situation. This has been a project that we have been working on when we can amidst both of our busy schedules so there’s no solid plan for it for now, but I certainly wouldn’t rule out a live situation at some point. It would be somewhat of a challenge to pull some of this stuff off live but not impossible. It would just require a little thinking outside of the box that I have been comfortable working inside of for awhile. But anyway,enough of that…that’s a ways off if it is to be at all and we haven’t even discussed it yet. So for now, have a listen, add us, and let us know what you think.

Skinfork MySpace page

Drum setup for e2e session

Since my son was born last week that pretty much will put another hopefully brief hiatus on the upcoming Earth to Eros recording. We have run into so many issues while working on this record that it seems to be taking forever to finish. But the plan at this point is for Barry and Rusty to be working on their parts while I’m down and out and by the time things get somewhat back to normal for me, hopefully by then I can swoop in and knock out the vocal tracks. That’s the plan anyway…we’ve had many plans during this project only to have them change for this or that reason. We’ll see what happens.

Another thing I have in the works is a yet to be named instrumental side project with Hyatari drummer Jude Blevins. We have been sending ideas back and forth to each other and coming up with some interesting stuff so far. It’s different method of collaboration but seems to be working well. Stay tuned for more info on this project as well as the Earth to Eros recording.

On Monday, March 30 around 2:30 am our third child, Micah Louis Lancaster, was born. He’s a big one too…he weighed in at just a shade under 10 lbs (9lbs 14 oz. to be exact). He’s doing well, although at that size he is losing some weight–which is apparently normal but the doc is keeping a close eye on things to make sure it doesn’t get too out of hand. Otherwise the doc says he looks great! Ella and Elijah are adjusting about as good as you would expect but they still seem genuinely excited about him being there. There have been some rough “sibling related” moments since everyone has been home but it will all work itself out nicely in time.

This song was written towards the later end of Chum’s run and became a bit of a staple at our live shows during that period without it being on any of our records. Years later after the fact, we regrouped to record the song for a Daredevil Records compilation. Unfortunately it ended up being recorded with sequenced drums but even so I was still satisfied with the end product.