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The Big Disappointments is eric boomhower on vocals & guitar, andy abrahamson on guitar, tall jon littlefield on bass, and lisa mullen on drums. the new album consists of fifteen songs recorded at kissypig studio in allston ma.

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thalia zedek (come, live skull, uzi, and of course the current thalia zedek band) co-produced the album. the album was mixed by paul kolderie at camp street. paul has worked with Hole, Radiohead, the Pixies, and Dinosaur Jr. to name a few. alex hartman also assisted. it was mastered by nick zampiello at new alliance east.

track listing: only here only now, dance track budokan, deathbed country, like to know, a warhead, chemicals, crop diamond everglade, too much intake, an absolute farmer, the hunted whale, money makers, and how relieved, the ugly man, so unlike you, guarantee

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Boom Maxwell is eric boomhower and rob maxwell. Blues Revue was recorded one hot summer with 2 guitars plugged into a fender bassman amplifier. the album cover features a burned window of a now infamous house in newton, massachusetts. a house that was host to hundreds of eclectic recordings and performances. the house burned under mysterious circumstances and was later demolished.

track listing: first impression, shoot the preacher down, the devil told me, taken by surprise, fair trade, out of meds, cobblestone blues

The Wrong Hole is darcey leonard on vocals, jessica rylan on bass, eric boomhower on guitar, & dan boucher on drums. one day the four musicians met at eric's house to record some music. this was before dan boucher joined the avant noise band Neptune on drums and after jessica rylan had played bass in Neptune. so, obviously the rhythm section of The Wrong Hole rocks. this recording also has darcey leonard spewing forth some of the most stinging lyrical passages she has ever dared to sing. eric b. adds his familiar voodoo psych blues surf guitar to complete the sound.

track listing: the wrong theme, take it back, you can't have it both ways, you can't have it both ways (reprise), why do you hurt me, i don't wanna be your girl, you don't know nothing

Ossiander is ilona virostek, frank aveni, andy abrahamson, eric boomhower, eric dahlman on trumpet, & jonathan hall on trumpet. this band entranced audiences with other-worldly, interweaving guitars played with a touch of madness by eric and ilona. eric dahlman added miles davis-esque trumpets. frank played drums and andy played bass. this live record documents memorable performances from 2001-2002.

track listing: dissolving quasars, dynamic universe, constant reminder, tempest, paragon, solaris syntax, swimming in place, lorelei, mar lune content, country train, the classic slowdown, nebula radio, entrecote, climactico

Ossiander recorded this 4 song e.p. in 2002 at andy abrahamson's recording studio in allston massachusetts.

track listing: paragon, lament nocturne, dissolving quasars, post-revelation

Mastablasta is a side project of colin asquith and eric boomhower. it began after the demise of their psych-rock band The Arrangement. fusing delayed, programmed drum machines with drone psych electric guitars and keyboards was the idea. but, what came to be recorded was a world of music that neither was prepared for. unique and mysterious.

track listing: blowfish, dosxx, wild, corky, coke up, televisions, lightemmel, blonde, grailkilfix, deltawood, meltdown

mastablasta bring their guitars and electronic gadgetry to the midway in jamaica plain massachusetts. the crowd goes wild.

track listing: webjacked, corky, dosxx

Trial By Fire is tracey maccullion on guitar, jon littlefield on bass, and eric boomhower on drums. this recording was made on sep. 16th 2005 at the berwick research institute in roxbury massachusetts on the very last day the band performed together.

track listing: sudden death, spider, angel dust, demonlover, in danger, trial by fire, (i found) a bridge to hades, hexes, hole in the ground, sickness, shape of fear to come, freak accident

f.y.y.f. is an album recorded on oct. 2nd 2005. all songs were improvised on the spot and recorded to 4 track at studio-eight in allston massachusetts. the musicians are eric boomhower on guitar, jon littlefield on bass, colin asquith on guitar, & kyle smith on drums. one song actually clocks in at 25 minutes! it is clear from this album that these four chaps were using mental telepathy to transmit the sounds and arrangements to each other's heads. fans of can, pink floyd, miles davis & king crimson will not be disappointed.

track listing: f.y.y.f., diabolical, war in the valley, somebody get me a bucket, kings queens daughters

The Arrangement is eric boomhower on guitar and vocals, ilona virostek on guitar, keyboard, and vocals, colin asquith on bass, michael hutcherson on fender rhodes and organ, and frank aveni on drums. recovery is the band's first album and it begins with two studio tracks recorded by andy abrahamson. eric b. recorded the others with his mixer and computer. the result is an album of varied textures of experimentation. prophetic lyrics from eric and ilona mingle with beautifully crafted "arrangements". eric dahlman contributes trumpet on the track new blood for the new film.

track listing: angela, sisters of the storm, new blood for the new film, road to recovery, favorite, disappear, a company of wolves

The Arrangement take great leaps toward defining their sound on their second album entitled "A". The epic track breakfast takes a slow opening to frantic heights and back again. eric's lyrics bind all the songs together and the band plays with an urgency all its own. this is ilona's last album with the band. eric dahlman plays trumpet on the album's opening track and andy abrahamson recorded the album at studio-eight.

track listing: return to the womb, breakfast, thin white man, summer of love, broken buildings, metal box

The Arrangement as a four piece record their third album at the berwick research institute. michael hutcherson acts as recordist and engineer and the band deliver another strong set of songs in the psych rock vein. this is michael hutcherson's last album with the band.

track listing: call them out, worms, raven, now you know, remain, room for two, beyond the wall, ghost

The Arrangement's final release is an e.p. and as a trio they return to andy abrahamson's studio to record. the songs have a raw edge and show each member's renewed spirit and approach.

track listing: mistake, can i get a witness, worms

Unangst 1 is the first recording from Unangst originally formed by eric boomhower and matt hunter (both former members of boston band The In Out) sometime in the mid-nineties. the songs are "not for the faint of heart or the terminally ill" according to one reviewer. eric's guitar and vocals distort and feedback and matt's drums are the equal of ten drunken sailors. recorded on a 4 track this record became the source of much controversy and some of the songs inspired the current big disappointments.

track listing: later comes along, no such luck, guarantee, too much intake, and how relieved, running away, turn around, ambiguity, domestic superstar, always never, caught, money makers, only here only now

Unangst 2 has eric boomhower experimenting with multi-tracking on his 4 track and adding hints of psychedelia to the punk. kyle smith and mark leonard also join up to drum on some tracks.

track listing: apathy, so unlike you, agro-culture, beware of the fender, hydrophobia, a stellar course, racist and foreign, get around, hungry clouds, the story with lilly, something different, tales of brave ulysses (by Cream)

eric boomhower uses his 4 track to record the album 'mad cow blues' sometime around 1998. he plays all the instruments himself. the songs have pop influences but his harmony hollow body and overall clean sound except for some distorted bass give the recording a melancholic vibe.

track listing: radio wire, the place i like, evil twins, knocked out, that's why they hide, cemetery flies, when you sleep, scared, tried to warn you, come inside, no one talk to me

eric boomhower uses his 4 track to record the album 'psychedelic mirror' in the late nineties and he gets a little help from his friends. rob maxwell plays drums and sandy from portland plays bass on tracks 2, 5, 7, 9, 14 & 15. on track 16 rob plays drums and ilona virostek sings backup and plays rhythm guitar. eric also plays violin bow on guitar for this track. all other tracks were recorded in hollywood, california and eric plays all the instruments. the album cover is a self-portrait.

track listing: viewing room, insulation, shoegazer, purple grey horizon, anti-you overthrow, the way it sounds, home on fire, rain will fall, red light, academy prizefight, leave me alone, close to your skin, finder plane, low flying machine, she never wants to change, solaris syntax, behind the sun

eric boomhower uses his 4 track to record the album 'whipping post' in 1999. joining him on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 & 10 is luna pagan on backing vocal and rhythm guitar. epic songs mean perfecting the sound of his recording technique and eric gets a bigger and better sound to bring the songs to life. all other songs are acoustic guitar and vocal by eric except for track 12 which features ilona virostek on organ and eric on all other instruments including drum machine.

track listing: a dream i can't ignore, why should we, are you asleep or awake, voices in the sky, the road to you is gone, this day breaks over you like a flame, wanting, nothing to fear, bottom of the ocean, touch to the eyes, the only word, the future is a dream

eric boomhower uses his 4 track to record the album 'killing time' in the year 2000. this recording nearly drove him mad due to his 4 track constantly breaking down. but the result was a fuzzy fiery collection. eric plays all the instruments. the album cover is a self-portrait.

track listing: day of good news, widow's son, seventy-four, i'll save you from myself, great divide, stop the ride, the demons set me free, ladybug killer, we have arrived, put to sleep, reunion, leaving yesterday, head full of up and down

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