1942

Recorded over a three day period in November 2000, 1942 is an organically based departure from Soul-Junks recent hip-hop influenced long players. "Glenn Galaxy came with 20 guitar parts on a tape. Everyone was in their station around the New Jerusalem Recreation Room (my parents basement). The stations were separated by matresses and ping-pong tables and the assembling began. It was flawless, everyone carried their weight and was happy to do it. My friends Glen Galaxy, Jon Galaxy, Slo-Ro and this new character Sufjan Stevens ploughed through many unknown territories...all I could do is clap along. We would work and then come up for air and then the whip was cracked and back to work. Day three and the deadline was near. Glenn still had to write and record his vocals. The trooper (that he is) stayed up all night writing words and parts and the next morning's "let's do it" completed this project just in time. Lenny Smith and Micah Ortega joined in the men's choir and Chris Palladino put on a synth part. I took these tracks and mixed them up and bounced them off of Glenn and 1942 was born." -Daniel Smith