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E2 - The World (Stephen Sheehan)

from The World (unreleased tracks - 1990) by The World (Stephen Sheehan)

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this is the 4th and final track from the unreleased album by The World. this track is an instrumental written by John Tingle. I played in both The World and Digital Sex with John for a total of probably 7 years. the entire time. throughout all the years I played with John, he recorded his own music and released cassettes in small batches. many times I asked John to contribute music to a band. he never contributed music to Digital Sex but he did contribute two pieces to The World. when I first heard E2 on one of his tapes, I was certain The World could do a great version of it. he agreed to offer it and the band more than did it justice. I love everything in this track but I especially love hearing Scott Miller's palpitating kick drum near the end of the song in two sections.

that's it for the 4 songs from what would have been the 8-song debut album by The World. do me a solid and download one, some or all of them (and the three versions of Less and Less while you're here). and yeah, please share these around wherever and with whomever. as incredibly thrilled and happy as I am over how great these tracks emerged after 30 long years of hibernating in a box in storage, this was also a bittersweet project as it marks the final time I will work inside Ware House Productions with Tom Ware. Tom has recorded almost every piece of music i've ever released since 1983. he is a joy to work with and probably the most creative and wonderfully mad person i'll ever know in my life. I would rank these sessions with Tom as being probably the best i've and we've ever had. additionally, I feel completely vindicated that my memory of The World was correct and that this was a once-in-a-lifetime kind of band. i'm eternally grateful for everyone who played in the band, came out to see the band, and helped us in any way. thank you. extra special thanks to web wizard and audio archivist Christopher Erisson who has continually done a superb job of uploading and maintaining my songs across multiple platforms. thanks, neighbor!

lastly, I am dedicating the release of these songs to the memory of Bart Wolfe. I was in a short-lived group with Bart and Jerry Smith called Missionary Position that existed right before The World began. Bart wrote the music to two songs that appeared on my Eyes of the Wilderness album, Reluctant Rage and Ocean's Warning (Song for a Seafarer). Bart was an exceptional guitarist and songwriter who left us far too soon. Bart's music and Missionary Position were important steps away from the long shadow of Digital Sex and into the band that became The World. I wish he could've heard these songs. maybe he's listening now. thanks, Bart.

more tracks by The World here, along with other projects of mine including Digital Sex: www.youtube.com/user/sundaramaji/videos

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from The World (unreleased tracks - 1990), track released July 18, 2020
recorded November 4, 1990 at Digisound and engineered by Tom Ware
guitars – John Tingle
keyboards – Maureen Evans-Hansen
bass – Craig Crawford
drums – Scott Miller
written by John Tingle
restored, mixed and mastered by Tom Ware at Ware House Productions in Omaha, NE, July 2020
produced by Stephen Sheehan and Tom Ware

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stephen sheehan Omaha, Nebraska

vocalist for Digital Sex, The World, Between The Leaves, and Bliss Repair. released music on these labels: Sordide Sentimental (Joy Division, Durutti Column, Psychic TV, Savage Republic), New Rose (Arthur Lee, Iggy Pop, Johnny Thunders) Emigre (Basehead) and Dead Man's Curve. influenced by wild weather, communal naps, contact yoga, and hot springs. fan of David Bowie, Brian Eno, and Tom Robbins ... more

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