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Scenes from a Dream
A progressive album that combines Rock, Blues, Jazz, and Funk
for a unique and exciting collection of ear pleasing songs.

Cover art by: Lorella Mastropasqua
Permission for use given by: Lorella Mastropasqua
Performed by Colin Stack and The
Project.
Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Colin Stack and Kirk Anderson.
All orchestrations composed and arranged by Colin Stack.
All music and lyrics by Colin Stack except for, "Nothing in Particular"
(Music and Lyrics by Colin Stack and Mike Lococo),
"Baby's Feelin' Blue" (Music by Colin Stack and Robert Krout.
Lyrics by Colin Stack),
and "From Silence" (Music by Jamie Harrington and Colin
Stack.
Lyrics by Colin Stack), and "March of Time" (Music by Colin
Stack. Lyrics by Colin Stack, Jason Perrotta, and Adam Turner).
Graphic art and CD cover layout by Kirk Anderson.
Recording sessions coordinated and directed by Colin Stack.
Recorded from 12/21/96-8/30/97.
All songs copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Stacktone Music.
All rights reservered.
Most of the sessions were originally recorded in the basement of
Colin's old house in Red Hook, NY.
Various grand piano, vocal, and string sessions were recorded at
Blume Hall, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson.
A new string quartet was added on the verses to "Wasting My Time" in
Septemeber of 2000.
A series of new lead vocal tracks were re-recorded during the summers
of 2000 and 2001.
Various songs from this album were re-mixed and re-mastered by
Colin Stack.
FANTASTICALLY
INSPIRED
KIRK ANDERSON-drums. MIKE LOCOCO-acoustic guitar, clean guitar
solo.
COLIN STACK-electric guitars, basses, piano, organ, synth brass
section, distorted lead guitar solo, lead and backing vocals.
THAT OLD
BRICK BUILDING
ERICA BERMAN-flute. KIRK ANDERSON-drums. MIKE
LOCOCO-acoustic guitar.
COLIN STACK-electric and acoustic guitars, bass, lead guitar, all
vocals.
ADMINISTRATIVE
EDUCATION
KIRK ANDERSON-drums, congas, bongos, shakers, tambourine, fish.
COLIN STACK-electric, rhythm and lead guitars, bass, lead and backing
vocals.
WASTING MY
TIME
COLIN STACK-grand piano, bass clarinet, and voice.
THE STRING QUARTET ON THE VERSES: REBECCA STOKES, LlYOD WESLEY
LUKE-violins.
GABRIEL SCHLAFFER-viola. NICHOLAS JUUL-cello.
IMPROVISED STRING QUARTET: Jacob Mitas, Petie Russo-violins. Joan
Tyler-cello. Sharina Lahi-string bass.
MAPLE ST.
PETIE RUSSO-Vocal. KIRK ANDERSON-drums. DAVE KOLTAI-guitar
solos.
MIKE LOCOCO- acoustic guitar. COLIN STACK-lead vocal, all vocal
choir tracks, piano, organ, electric guitars, mandolin, bass.
LAUREN
KIRK ANDERSON-drums and brushes, rain stick shaker.
COLIN STACK-acoustic rhythm and lead guitars, string bass, mandoline,
triangle, suspended cymbal, vocals.
MARCH OF
TIME
COLIN STACK-electric 6&12 string rhythm and lead guitars, bass,
drums, piano, hammond rhythm II, lead and harmony vocals
.
THE COURSE
OF HER WEEKEND
KIRK ANDERSON-drums. COLIN STACK- electric and acoustic guitars,
bass, clavichord, piano, organ, vibes, lead and backing vocals.
IN SPACE
(live)
COLIN STACK-acoustic guitar and voice. RECORDED LIVE WITH THE U.S
EASTERN MUSIC CAMP CHAMBER ORCHESTRA:
BRIAN SHAHEEN, ROB WEISBERGER-violins. MADELINE CRAW, KATIE
COLEBELLO-cello.
JULIE WATT-glock. DOUG GOLDBERG-timpani. ERICA
BERMAN-flute.
DAVID BECK-orchestra leader, cello, and harmony vocal. The rest
of the players were not documented
.
NOTHING IN
PARTICULAR
MADELINE CRAW-vocal. ERICA BERMAN-flute. KIRK
ANDERSON-drums. MIKE LOCOCO-jazz imitation guitar.
COLIN STACK-vocal, bass, percussion and cymbal samples.
BABY'S
FEELIN' BLUE
KIRK ANDERSON-drums. SEBASTIEN JEAN-3rd guitar solo. MIKE
LOCOCO-electric guitar.
COLIN STACK- lead and harmony vocals, string bass, electric
guitar, piano, 1st, 2nd, and 4th guitar solos.
RED HOOK
TIMES
SEBASTIEN JEAN-guitar solos. CHIP RICHARDSON-acoustic
guitar. KIRK ANDERSON-congas, bongos, and shakers.
COLIN STACK-lead and harmony vocals, piano, organ, electric and
acoustic guitar, drums, bass, xylophone, timpani, bass clarinet,
triangle, mandolin, chimes, synth trumpet, sleigh bells, cymbal
samples. HORN ENSEMBLE: NASTASHA HALL-flute. MALISSA
STICKEL-clarinet.
DEB DENEGAR-alto sax. SHANE BLUNDELL-alto sax. ALEC
O'NEIL-barry sax. KATE MAYO-french horn.
THE FLAT
OUT TRUTH
ERICA BERMAN-flute and piccolo. ED BUTLE-electric guitar.
MIKE LOCOCO-electric guitar, trombone. COLIN STACK-vocal, drums,
bass guitars, jazz imitation guitar, guitar solos, string bass,
trumpet, bass clarinet.
MISSION
FROM MARS
KIRK ANDERSON-drums. SEBASTIEN JEAN-electric guitar, 2nd guitar
solo. ED BUTLER-3rd guitar solo.
COLIN STACK-all vocals, electric guitar, 1st guitar solo, roland JV30
tracks, bass.
APATHY
NICOLE DUFFUS-voice. COLIN STACK-grand piano.
***
Bonus
Tracks
FROM
SILENCE
Recorded August 1994 on a
Fostex analog 4-track
JAMIE HARRINGTON-electric guitar.
COLIN STACK-acoustic and electric guitar, bass, synthesizer,
organ, lead and harmony vocals, taped effects.
LOST
INSIDE
Recorded live at Red Hook Highschool
May 1995
MIKE LOCOCO-bass. MIKE CRUGER-drums. ED BUTLER-acoustic
guitar.
VIRGINIA LEE AND JAKE McCLENNAH AN -synthesizer
CHRISTINE FLYNN AND JOEY FERNANDEZ-backing vocals. COLIN STACK-grand
piano, lead vocal.
STRANGE
WAY
Recorded September 1994 on a Fostex
analog 4-track
ROBERT KROUT- elctric leand and slide guitars.
COLIN STACK- electric and acoustic guitar, bass, piano, organ, drums,
and vocals.
Special thanks to: Ed Butler, Jon Stern, Sebastien Jean, Jason
Perrotta, Chip Richardson, Erica Berman, Erica's mother for driving her
from
Masschutes and staying in a hotel for the weekend while we worked on
the album, Madiline Craw, and the Colgate gang for all their love,
support, and inspiration.
Very special thanks to: Kevin Stack (my dad), Joe and Evelin Stack,
Kirk Anderson for all of his creative imput and time dedicated,
Scotty for hooking us up, Eric Anderson for the original web page,
Sharina Lahi for assembling the string quartet at Bard college,
and all of those who dedicated their time to the
orchestrations. Without you all, this album would not be what
is......Thank you a thousand times over!!
This album is dedicated to the various members that performed in
The Project from 1994-1998: Mike Lococo, Ed Butler, Kirk Anderson,
Sebastien Jean, Mike Cruger,
and Jake McClennahan. Keep on rockin' guys!!!