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The Foam Alone

July 24th, 2024

The Foam Alone was distributed on a USB stick inside of a medicine bottle. To hear the songs, you must find or receive the item. Crumbs were left to follow the path but online sleuthing would only lead to a dead end. Real life connection was required.

In 2025, the experiment was deemed a success and ended. The songs were released online along with their reactionary counterparts. If you only heard the Reaction Version, this will reframe the experience entirely. If you were lucky enough to have heard the USB versions, these will be familiar and convenient. For those that heard neither, you're welcome to a new experience.

videos

tracklisting

  • 01. The Foam Alone, My God03:01
  • 02. Besos Para la Abuela05:21
  • 03. Turtle00:46
  • 04. The Magnolia04:11
  • 05. Oat00:21
  • 06. Aqui Crece03:45
  • 07. Tennis01:47
  • 08. Expectation of June (with Katja Raine)04:04
  • 09. Hug00:52
  • 10. The Additional Words of Jonny Troubles03:34
  • 01. The Foam Alone, My God (discussed by sugar sk*-*lls)3:01
  • 02. Besos Para la Abuela (hummed by Sarah Saturday)5:21
  • 03. Turtle (Matt Parish compiling)0:47
  • 04. The Magnolia (Eve Maret clarinet reaction)4:11
  • 05. Oat (Wendy Walker Silverman blues)0:21
  • 06. Aqui Crece (Ben Garnett playing)3:45
  • 07. Tennis (Andie in front of Random Sample)1:47
  • 08. Expectation of June (Carl Abrams in the laundry room)4:04
  • 09. Hug (spoken by Amoretta Layne and Kyle Numann)0:53
  • 10. The Additional Words of Jonny Troubles
    (catwalk by Mike Shepherd)3:35

credits

“The Foam Alone, My God”
bass drum, bass, Wurlitzer, piano, reedless tenor saxophone, violin

“Besos Para la Abuela”
guitar, Minimoog, drum machine

“The Magnolia”
shakere, kalimba, snare drum, Hammond x77, shaker, tuba, bass, Minimoog

“Aqui Crece”
piano, tenor saxophone, Dr. Sample, cello, violin, Hammond x77

“Expectation of June”
clarinet, contra-alto clarinet, frame drum, dumbek, Wurlitzer

“The Additional Words of Jonny Troubles”
piano, tuba, euphonium, trumpet, Hammond x77, phone conversation

“Turtle”, “Oat”,“Tennis”, “Hug”
reedless tenor saxophone and electronics

All music and lyrics by Matt Glassmeyer, except for “Expectation of June” vocal by Katja Raine.
ANOTHER VERSION
“The Foam Alone, My God (Discussed by sugar sk*-*lls)”
sugar sk*-*lls [Ben Marcantel, Tye Bellar and G. Seth West]
sugarskulls.bandcamp.com

“Besos Para la Abuela (Hummed by Sarah Saturday)”
Hummed by Sarah Saturday [Gardening, Not Architecture]
gardeningnotarchitecture.bandcamp.com

“Turtle (Compiling by Matt Parish)”
stuffedspider.bandcamp.com

“The Magnolia (Clarinet Reaction by Eve Maret)”
Clarinet by Eve Maret. Reaction by Shrimpy
evemaret.bandcamp.com

“Oat (Wendy Walker Silverman Blues)”
wendywalkersilverman.com

“Aqui Crece (Ben Garnett playing)”
bengarnett.bandcamp.com

“Tennis (Andie at Random Sample)”
Ambience by 48th Ave N, Nashville.
body-electric.bandcamp.com
instagram.com/rand0m_sampl3

“Expectation of June (Carl Abrams in the Laundry Room)”
cmaxj-photography.com

“Hug (Spoken by Amoretta Layne and Kyle Numann)”
cloudmouthmusic.bandcamp.com

“The Additional Words of Jonny Troubles (Catwalk by Mike Shepherd)”
towerdefense.bandcamp.com

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