Jennifer's Appendix, Vol. 5: To the Edge and Back - Restored Edition

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1.	To the Edge and Back, Part I: Leaving Home 02:36	buy track
2.	If You Were Mine 03:14	buy track
3.	Welcome to Wasteland 08:40	buy track
4.	To the Edge and Back, Part II: The Edge (feat. Cory Waldron) 07:38
5.	Inside My Mind 03:06	buy track
6.	The Only One 07:58	buy track
7.	Goodbye 01:34	buy track
8.	To the Edge and Back, Part III: Coming Home 03:01	buy track
9.	Forever 06:05	buy track
10.	[Outside the Edge] 04:36	buy track

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Originally released on CD-R to bemused high schoolers in spring 2003, 'To the Edge and Back' represented everything possible if you:

1. Had an orchestra of midi instruments and an SM-77 you could plug into the back of your computer
2. Loved Pink Floyd's the Wall
3. Grew up Catholic in New England

It's also worth noting that the music is primarily shaped by having no courage to use a credit card on the internet (yet) and operating under the belief I only had 30 days to record and release a full length album... because that's how long the free Mp3 encorder trial on my parents' computer lasted.

Subtracting some truly uncomely contributions to the original 2003 sequence, the remains show a portrait of a young, 15-16 year old songwriter, working with what they have to make rock and roll dreams come true ... and without having any waking clue what "DIY" and "indie" music were.

In accordance with the charitable ethos of the original release, proceeds from this anniversary set will go to Brooklyn Public Defender.

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released June 2, 2023

Recorded October 15, 2002 - April 30, 2003 at Oak Hill Studios in Lincoln, RI. Mixed and mastered May 1, 2003 at Oak Hill Studios by Matt DeMello.

Matt DeMello - vocals, midi programming, piano
Cory Waldron - vocals, guitar, Keenish Lagen-Vagen
Joel DeMello - Keinish Lügen-Vügen

Produced by Matt DeMello. Cover art by Max Robertson.

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An inner-ear drum secret filmmaker since 2002. Everyone's welcome! Survivors rewarded...

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