Liner Notes from Steve Kouba's CD
Consanguinuity

All songs Written, Performed & Produced by Steve Kouba, in an extended act of pure egotism.

1) NOTHING TO LOSE
Gold rock or rock gold, it's all the same pursuit.
Mixed at The Room.

2) JAH LOVE WORLD
For my friends and brothers. The best for you I'll always pray.
Recorded at Bubblehaus & The Room.
Mixed at The Room.
Drums - Ron Barnes
Guitars - Mike O'Cull, Doug Druckemiller
Bass - Adam Johnson
Solo Guitars - Tony Newman

3) I CAN'T HELP MYSELF
³I am crudely malely sexual and cannot help myself
and have lecherous and so on propensities.² - Kerouac
Recorded at Bubblehaus, mixed at The Room
Sax - Josh Bell
Percussion - Earl Talbot
Guitar - Mike O'Cull

4) ANNA LEE
Inspired by a beautiful girl. Most things are.
Recorded at Bubblehaus & The Room, mixed at The Room.
Guitar - Mike O'Cull
Drums - Ron Barnes
Bass - Adam Johnson
Electric Guitar - Bill Denny

5) KING FOR A DAY
It's a hell of a position, this modern male condition.
Live drums recorded at Bubblehaus, vocals and mixing at The Room.
Drums - Ron Barnes

6) RESENTMENT SONG
Don't worry, I'm over it.
Mixed at The Room.
Guitar - Tony Newman

7) NOIZES, VOIZES, CHOIZES
Life from two voices and one keyboard. Not a techno song.
Mixed at The Room

8) TAKE THAT SHOT
I think this song is for all the artists. I've got faith in you.
Recorded at Bubblehaus & The Room.
Mixed at The Room
Bass - Tony Newman

9) NORTH CALIFORNIA
San Francisco days, San Francisco nights. A ³demo² that I just couldn't resist sharing.
Guitar - Mike O'Cull

10) TRIBUTE TO YOU
Music by Kouba and Scanlon. That's my Bro.
Mixed at The Room, live drums by Earl Talbot.

11) WAR & PEACE & WAR
Mixed at The Room.
World percussion by Earl Talbot at Bubblehaus.

12) WICKED WORLD
I wanted this last song for you, and God let it happen.
Recorded and mixed in 6 hours at Rax Trax.
Bass - Brian Sheridan
Acoustic Guitar - Andy Perostianis
Drums - Ron Barnes
Electric Guitar - Steve Gerlach

Thank You and Love to Mom and Dad and the Kouba kids (Rob, Kathy, Matthew and Alan), Grandma & Grandpa Plummer, Mark Mitchell, Teri Danai Vrakas, Mike O'Cull, Michele Mitchell, Dave Ashdown, Heather Horton, Steve Gerlach, Tom Gerlach, Quantum Leep, Duff Entertainment, Jeffrey Reid at Yo Mama's, Bill Denny, Sean Scanlon, Ben Ruth and The Convulsions, Laurie Sparrow, Douglas Hustad, Mike Rice, Andy Magnuson, Chuck Blomberg, Chrissy Kizziah, Bridget Knight, Lisa Marie Smith, Kristel McGuire, Lisa Ribek, Ken Jagmin, Darren & Linda Edwards at Dag-nabit Media, ChicagoGigs.Com, the kinfok in Nashville & Ohio, The Kouba's in California, Liz Phair, Kevin McKeough, Lauren, The Indoorfins, Val McGee, Vince Mahler, Frank Morello, M.D., the Radiology Deptartment at Children's Memorial Hospital, Doctor Frank Harrison (loved laughter more than truth), Lissa Schmidt, Jon Wills, Carol Larson, Penny Larson, Ralph Stricker at Silver Fox Blackjack, Edward Abbey, Joseph Campbell, The Sioux Nation, Estelle's, Puerto Rico, Paula O'Neil (my piano teacher), Jacks London and Kerouac, Boris (wherever you are), The Hell's Angels Oakland, bran flakes, Market Street Cinema (San Francisco), The Berlin, Savory La Fontaine, Telecompanions, my 1984 Dodge Ram pick-up truck, and Jesus.

Special Thanks to the great musicians and engineers whose talents grace this album: Ron Barnes (Bad Examples), Josh Bell (Cassius Clay), Matt Crowley (Bubblehaus), Billy Denny (Trippin' Billies, New Blue Records), Doug Druckemiller (for the ideas) & Tony Newman (for the artistry) (Indoorfins & The Room), Steve Gerlach (Mystery Driver), Adam Johnson, Mike O'Cull (Convulsions), Andy Perostianis & Brian Sheridan (Middle 8), and Earl Talbot (Poi Dog Pondering).

No Thanks to Las Vegas, cigarettes, carpal tunnel, repetitious compulsion, parking enforcement, Wicker Park.

Recorded in unequal measure at my apartment, Bubblehaus Studio in Chicago, The Room Digital Studio in Lima, Ohio, and Rax Trax, Chicago.

Mastered by Michael Lavista @ L Studio

Cover Photo by Karen Hoyt Photography

Graphic design and production by Michael Beck

Manufactured by Big Ugly Music & Media www.bigugly.com

"Consanguinuity" is the common blood we share. All of us.

Contact and info at www.stevekouba.com

©1999 Steve Kouba

No animals were harmed during the making of this album. And remember, don't kill spiders.