The first Content Providers album was conceived as a solo album, until I decided that the many musical contributors deserved a clever band name as a form of acknowledgement. Inspired by a Tom Tomorrow cartoon depicting William Shakespeare as a “content provider”, the name was born. Slowly I Turned gradually took form in the aftermath of X-tal’s breakup, my girlfriend’s sudden death, and an ensuing period of depression, poverty, and eventual return to health. The recording began in my brother Bob Bassham’s studio in Salinas and was completed at the Wally Sound. Cover art by Céline Keller.
Buy Slowly I Turned at CD Baby.
VIEW LYRICS at the links below.
All songs ©2001 J Neo Marvin (BMI) except where noted.
1) MISSING LINK (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocal, 4 guitars, church organ and avocado
Recorded & mixed at Shadow Studios by Bob Bassham & J Neo Marvin
2) ROOM 205 (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocal and guitar
Alan Korn: Bass guitar and mandolin
Tim Ennis: Twinchin drum
Carrie Bradley: Violin
Rico Bell: Accordion
Recorded and mixed at The Wally Sound by Wally Sound
3) PIECE OF WORK (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocals, guitar, Hammond organ
Alan Korn: Bass guitar
Tim Ennis: Dumbek
Meri St. Mary: Extra vocal
Recorded and mixed at The Wally Sound by Wally Sound
4) YOUNG OFFENDER (Neil Tennant-Chris Lowe)
© 1993 EMI-Virgin Music (ASCAP)
J Neo Marvin: Vocals and acoustic guitars
Alan Korn: Pedal steel guitars
Recorded at Shadow Studios by Bob Bassham,
Steel guitar overdubs and final mix at The Wally Sound by Wally.
5) SOFT SHOULDER (Maati Stojanovich-J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocal, guitar and electric toy organ
Alan Korn: Bass guitar and pedal steel guitar
Tim Ennis: Tar
Sid Merritt: Clarinet
Recorded and mixed at The Wally Sound by Wally Sound.
6) DOG DAYS (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocals and 2 guitars
George Galvas: Bass guitar
Bob Bassham: Drums
Recorded & mixed at Shadow Studios by Bob Bassham & J Neo Marvin
7) MR. FLOPPY’S REQUEST
J Neo Marvin: Clavinova on piano setting, street noise tape collage
Ambient sounds recorded on block of Market, Mission, 8th and 9th Sts. in San Francisco on Panasonic boombox; clavinova track recorded and final assembly performed at The Wally Sound by Wally and Neo.
8) SHOUTING FIRE IN A CROWDED THEATRE (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocal, guitar, backward guitar, Wurlitzer piano
Alan Korn: Bass guitar
Tim Ennis: Tambourine
Rico Bell: Accordion
Recorded and mixed at The Wally Sound by Wally Sound
9) INTERFERENCE (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocal and guitar
Alan Korn: Bass guitar and pedal steel guitar
Tim Ennis: Claves
Carrie Bradley: Violins
Recorded and mixed at The Wally Sound by Wally Sound
10) VAGABOND (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocal, guitar and banjo
Alan Korn: Bass guitar
Tim Ennis: Twinchin drum
Carrie Bradley: Violins
Rico Bell: Accordions
Recorded and mixed at The Wally Sound by Wally Sound
11) RUNNING UP A TAB ON THE UNIVERSE (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocal, acoustic and electric guitars, big evil drum
Alan Korn: Bass guitar
Tim Ennis: Finger cymbals
Carrie Bradley: Violin
Sid Merritt: Clarinets and maniacal laughter
Recorded and mixed at the Wally Sound by Wally Sound
12) IS THIS WHERE WE GET OFF? (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocal, rhythm guitar, hideous guitar solo, piano, Hammond organ, plastic woodblock and cowbell
Alan Korn: Bass guitar
Tim Ennis: Shekere
Wally Sound: Righteous kick drum pattern
Lisa McElroy: “What were you THINKING?”
Recorded and mixed at The Wally Sound by Wally Sound
13) HOW I SPENT THE DARK AGES (J Neo Marvin)
J Neo Marvin: Vocals and 12-string guitar
George Galvas: Bass guitar, 12-string guitar solo and vocals
Bob Bassham: Drums
Recorded & mixed at Shadow Studios by Bob Bassham & J Neo Marvin
14) ASHES (Meri St. Mary)
J Neo Marvin: Vocal, acoustic guitar and church organ
Rico Bell: Accordion
Recorded at Shadow Studios by Bob Bassham, accordion overdub and final mix done at The Wally Sound by Wally.
All songs written by J Neo Marvin except as noted.
All songs belong to their authors except as noted.
Performance clearance: BMI.
© 2001 J Neo Marvin