The Gadgetbox Album

a deepfried production

Peter is a little nutty.

He built a MACHINE for blending sounds & beats.

He calls it the cuisNart.

Rob is an audio nerd.

He likes stripping out the NOISE so you can feel the BASS.

Peter & Rob play music.

They call it DEEPFRIED.

Andy Z runs GADGETBOX recording studios

But really Andy runs a community.

Andy lined up THREE days of transient talent, wandering through his labyrinth of isolation rooms, cheering everyone on and sprinkling delight all around.

Gabe, the compression greaser, the beat suplimentarian, the hail Marry master of the VERSE, made sure all the dots connected and sounds perfected, signals protected and rhythms resurrected.

Twenty four songs recorded

on thirty two tracks

averaging thirty minutes each

consuming over one hundred Gigabytes of disk space

featuring eight vocalists

six guitarists

six cool cats on the keys

four paws plucking bass strings

four key charmers rolling old-school analogue classic down and dirty synths

& ONE flute, trumpet, violin, cello, standup bass, harmonica, darbouka, sentir, and even a bong

although the bong sounds were actually scrubbed during production

distilled into NINE glorious tracks and aged for

5 years

Deepfried @ Gadgetbox is a story of improvisation and meticulous production. It's a story of discovery, delight and partying all night.

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Peter's Epilogue

I grew up in a family that built every social event around jam sessions. There were always instruments lying around inviting us to play. It has always been my dream to infuse improvisation with technology to better capture and share the awe-inspiring feeling of jamming. I want every participant to sound epic and to be able to hear it clearly after the fact. In facilitating this album, Andy helped me to realize an elusive dream. It's not just another recording for me. It's an experience.

Live Production (using Max/MSP): Peter Chester
Arrangement: Rob Cross & Peter Chester
Mastering: Rob Cross @ Reasoning Studio
Musician wrangling and studio recording: Andy Zenczak & Gabe Panel
Originally recorded: 2010 in Gadgetbox Studios in Santa Cruz, CA
Released: 2014
Artwork: Peter Chester
Copyright, all rights reserved: Deepfried (Peter & Rob)

Track 1 - That's Fresh

90BPM

Arrangement, Beats, Guitar, Piano: Peter Chester
Mastering, Bass, Rhodes: Rob Cross
Guitar, Organ: Andy Zenczak
Synth: Ryan Lotz
Vox: Mojo DeVille (Jessica Lotz)
Vox, Flute: Gabe Panel
Trumpet: Greg Weber

Track 2 - Choose the Challenge

85 BPM

Vox: Mojo DeVille (Jessica Lotz)
Arrangement, Beats, Acoustic Guitar, Vox: Peter Chester
Mastering, Bass: Rob Cross
Piano, Synth: Gabe Panel

Track 3 - Sweet Tea

90 BPM

Arrangement, Beats, Organ, Piano: Peter Chester
Mastering, Bass: Rob Cross
Vox, Claps, Elec Guitar, Darbuca, Fingerbells: Jacob Gross
Vox: Mojo DeVille (Jessica Lotz)
Rhythm: Ryan Lotz
Harmonica: Andy Zenczak

Track 4 - Mind Control

80 BPM

Vox, Arrangement, Beats, Organ, Melodica: Peter Chester
Mastering, Vox, Guitar, Bass: Rob Cross
Vox: Lindsey Chester
Slide Guitar: Andy Zenczak

Track 5 - Fruit of the Lovin'

85 BPM

Vox: Gabe Panel
Vox (Chorus): Rob Owen
Arrangement, Beats, Piano: Peter Chester
Mastering, Bass: Rob Cross
Guitar: Ryan Inlow
Synth, Rhodes, Tambo: Andy Zenczak

Track 6 - Happy Accidents

120 BPM

Arrangement, Beats, Piano: Peter Chester
Mastering, Bass: Rob Cross
Bass: Andy Zenczak
Guitar: Mason Hicks
Vox: Naomi Wilder
Synth: Gabe Panel
Guitar: Dan Fulop

Track 7 - We'll Ask Peter

Guitar: Mohamed Aoulou
Sentir, Banjo: Fattah Abbou
Arrangement, Mastering, Bass: Rob Cross
Live Mixing, Piano: Peter Chester
Synth, Rhodes: Ryan Lotz
Beatbox: Gabe Panel

Track 8 - Carnal