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NoboDaddy in the Lower World:   We suggest that you navigate to the "Text Works" page for the full text and libretto which can be perused while listening simultaneously to these recordings.

Please note that the following order of tracks follows the exact order on our NoboDaddy CD.   If you are new to free improvisatory music + poetry of this kind, you might wish to listen to more "accessible" tracks first, like "NoboDaddy in the Lower World" (track 6) and/0r "Film Noir" (track 9)..... and then expand from there.

(NB:   This music can also be found on the Thomas Ager SoundCloud page.)

This online NoboDaddy in the Lower World realization is dedicated to Seattle percussionist, teacher and artist extraordinaire Paul Kikuchi.  Paul encouraged me (relentlessly) for years to save this collaborative recording from obscurity.   When I finally woke up and agreed that the project was worth doing, Paul further expedited the idea by graciously digitizing the original, 1985 1/4-inch 4-track analog recording so that I could commence a mixdown.  He then recommended the superb engineer and musician, Evan Schiller, to create a professional mix and final master.  This website and the CD we created from the final master would never have happened without Paul's years of tireless support, encouragement and professional technical expertise.  Steven Weinberg and I will be forever grateful for the vision that Paul Kikuchi had for this artistic enterprise, recorded so many years ago  -  and for helping us to bring it to fruition.