It was late, really late. Everyone had gone but the three of us diehards. Jamie had called Uncle Pat earlier in the day to get a recording of his honest voice. Uncle Pat phoned this little proverb in from his home in New Mexico. We filled out t

14. Space Prison

Feb 10th, 2009 1m 55s

It was late, and I barely remember what was going on at this point. I'm not sure I knew what I was doing at the time, so forgive my hazy recollection. Anyhow, after "Breakin' Up Full Time" wrapped up, there was a slow shift in the energy. Ukule

13. Breakin' Up Full Time

Feb 3rd, 2009 3m 58s

and Davis took the lead for this late night number. After getting a solid jam together with Davis' foot stompin' riff and Loki's wonky interjections, the two put together a little story about trials and tribulations over a breakup–what I assum

10. Soldier and Death

Jan 30th, 2009 4m 16s

Jamie came back from his song writing session in what once was the "game room" of Kurt's house. He brought this somber tale to us about a soldier's tale of luck, life and death–based on Jim Henson's Storyteller rendition of this Russian tale. H

12. 24 Hour Love Song

Jan 27th, 2009 3m 11s

The idea came about that we should do an a cappella number, given that we had so many bodies and strong singers. What resulted is a prime example of 24 Hour Album magic: no rehearsal, no consensus, no concept, roll tape! Well, we wanted to make

11. ...So Now It's Mine

Jan 27th, 2009 3m 13s

New faces, new fresh energy, and an entirely new gender for the first time this year showed up in the evening. After Christopher and I came up with a stupid chord progression (V forever, then finally I), this magical number came to life. First-

7. Black Santa Claus

Jan 23rd, 2009 3m 32s

The titular track of the 2008 album, and the Twenty-Four Hour album's premier into the genre of reggae. Being that it was mere days before Christmas, Kurt and Danny found inspiration from our timeless Christmas darling, Santa Claus–in Jamaica,

9. Interlude

Jan 23rd, 2009 2m 30s

Well, Jamie ran upstairs to write an epic and tune. Meanwhile, this interlude came together after a good interval of dilly-dallying. Kurt and Christopher depict a couple of fine, English gentlemen in an engaging conversation about family histor

8. You found your way in now find your way out

Jan 22nd, 2009 4m 31s

Every Twenty-Four Hour Album (seems) to need some metal. This years answer was a conglomeration of diverse forces. Kurt leads this angsty number with his matter-of-fact advice. Andrew makes his debut appearance on Kurt's famed "Hondo" guitar. T

6. Robot Conversations

Jan 9th, 2009 4m 21s

This next track is an electro-lover's delight. Kurt and Jamie's improvised dialogue is a robo-fantasy charged with robot-chivalry, sexual exploration, and eventual declaration of catastrophic warfare of man vs. machine–all accompanied by a cool

5. Highway 104: The Ballad of Johnny Fenderbender

Jan 9th, 2009 4m 22s

An all-American tale of moral dilemma: wife and kids; mistress and mayhem. The Butcher threads his tale while Jamie and Christopher provide a little depth to Johnny's story. In the end of this folk tale, Johnny's life falls apart, falls apart,

4. Rant No. 4 or 5

Jan 8th, 2009 3m 40s

Sorry, Nick, we couldn't remember which number it was when we named the songs at 3:30 in the morning. Well, Nick came by, poetry pad in one hand, a sixer of Henry Weinhard's root brew the other, and graced us with his delightful rant. We all pi

3. Jammin' with the Butcher

Jan 7th, 2009 4m 1s

It was early afternoon by the time the three of us diehards had a new face to gaze. joined us with his usual arsenal of fruit and firearms (macintosh, electro sound boxes and gizmos, and of course bass guitar). Before we even had a moment to

2. Epic Sword Fight Battle on Top of a Train through a Tunnel in a Forrest at Dawn

Jan 5th, 2009 2m 57s

I'm not sure what 24 Hour Album would be complete without some 1980's cinematic action music. We featured Kurt's new swords in this track. Complete with chanting choruses in three octaves, this epic three minute battle keeps the imagination cap

1. Showdown at High Noon

Dec 29th, 2008 2m 39s

We opened this album with a cute ditty featuring mandolin and cap gun. The mandolin brought us back to the days of Jeremy Stern's bright riffs from his mandolin pickin' prowess. This bubbly beat breaks our fast of what turned out to be a hell o

11. Woozle Wozzles

Aug 23rd, 2008 1m 6s

The Twenty-Four Hour Album has had a love/hate relationship with woozles and wozzles–that is, those little toys and nicknacks that squeak, squawk, ting, tang, bing, bang, bong, sizzle, shimmer, twitter, plink, plunk, bip, bop, and boop. They ca

12. Bonus Jam

Aug 23rd, 2008 3m 37s

Who knew I had the camera running!? I didn't! After reviewing the footage (soon to come), I found this little jam between Kurt and I. In fact, I was just banging away at the drums and I didn't even know that Kurt was playing with me. I don't kn

10. Acro Trumpet Pizzicato

Aug 23rd, 2008 3m 45s

After an exhausting run with chupacabras, the excitement died down, and we came to this somber tune. Kurt, sitting on his double decker couch with trumpet in hand, blasts his final, jaded note while I slide around on the cello neck like a child

9. Birdbath of Blood

Aug 23rd, 2008 2m 57s

Essentially, the title track of the album. With creative geniuses Drew and Skinny Jim on board, we have a fun filled rock anthem about chupacabras and demonic visions. An epic adventure-tale for the Twenty-Four Album.Vocals, Theremini - Drew

8. Waltz of the Hoes

Apr 19th, 2008 2m 3s

In the words of Jamie:"[Cindy] and I wanted to be as generic as we could lyrically to express that pop music today is not that imaginative. WE covered as many genres as we could, i.e. rap, rap/metal, lesbian folk, I forget what else. I wanted

7. Double Bass

Apr 5th, 2008 1m 34s

Kurt finally fixed his home made bass. It's worth a look. (Kurt, send me a picture and I'll post it.) I asked him to a "Bass Off" with my crappy basstar. We joined in with this riff. Rachel makes her debut on the drums in this one, as well.Ho

6. Nackles

Mar 1st, 2008 2m 22s

Nackles, a short story by under the pseudonym Curt Clark is narrated by Jon. We phoned Jon (a.k.a. Dad) from his home in , where he reads Jamie's synopsis of Nackles, the evil brother of Santa Claus.Phone - JonGlockenspiel - RachelTubu

5. Who Will Fight in the Robot Wars?

Feb 16th, 2008 2m 29s

We all know that the day will come when the creature of man, robots, will try to destroy their maker. And who will fight in the robot wars? Jamie sings in the pop-folk idiom, a war protest song a la Bob Dylan about our dreadful fate.Vocals, R

2. Drumset

Jan 12th, 2008 3m 10s

Kurt, who has typically been the host of the Twenty-Four Hour Album, has always contributed his drum set. Last year, for some reason unknown to me, he sold it to a friend and we were without, forcing us to come up with other creative alternativ

1. Back to the Reggaeton

Jan 12th, 2008 2m 41s

Here's the opening track of this years album! It was a slow, technically challenged start this year, but once we were rolling, we created this ethnic/country/sci-fi groove. Too bad we didn't really have a theremin in our arsenal of woozles and