III - January 2000 - Color of Space is released

The old millenium left, the new millenium came, and the power grid and my computer still work well enough that I can reflect a bit on the completion of Color of Space. Matt's amp did eventually get fixed, and we were finally able to schedule a few more sessions to track the remaining guitar parts, mix, and master. Although the entire process was memorable, the memories of the final night of mastering will be with me forever. After some relatively ordinary struggles with the computer, we spontaneously made some decisions about track order, EQ levels, beer and pretzel brands, and other important musical parameters. 2:00 a.m. eventually rolled around and saw the departure of our hallucinating engineer. Fort unately we were offered the opportunity to preview the final product by one of the night owls at Fanfare Studios, so the three of us (unfortunately Matthew was not with us that night) dimmed the lights, cranked the volume, and pressed play. The next 47 minutes and 18 seconds were filled with indescribable emotions and happiness as we leaned back and enjoyed the results of over 2 years of work together. If you are reading this and have heard the CD, my only hope is that you en joy listening to it a fraction as much as we enjoyed making it.