Zru Vogue Eleven Eyes
For this project, Andrew and Rick set out to create a musical work that was experimental, collaborative, and would stretch the concept of Zru Vogue in new directions. They weren’t interested in doing the same things they’d done before. The challenge brought about a period of intense creativity for them both. Songs were recorded in Logic Pro (a couple of them beginning life in Garageband), and mastered in Waveburner on the Mac. By intention, most songs were kept primarily instrumental. Both Andrew and Rick working in Logic Pro allowed for a kind of collaboration that would not have been possible for them previously, in which they sometimes worked separately, then combined the tracks together within the music software program.
Who is Zru Vogue?
ZRU VOGUE is the independent music duo of Andrew Lawrence Jackson and Rick Cuevas. They are based in the San Francisco Bay Area. On this album, they performed acoustic and electric guitars, e-bows, electric bass guitars, keyboards and synthesizers, digital loops, electronic drums, hand drums, home-made marimba, shakers, and drum programming. They both sang, too.
Eleven Eyes Additional Credits
Zru Vogue Eleven Eyes contains samples from Creative Commons licensed audio files, including vocal3.wav by LS, GigglingFrenchGirls.mp3 and RocDirexions.wav by acclivity, accordian at la republique.wav by cliftonaudio, PeaceFam new e.mp3 by ERH, Seine-Clapot.aif by roubignolle, Govorit_i_pokazivaet_Moskva.mp3 by Prokur, girl_laughing_2.wav by Robinhood76, zapping german cabletvprogram saturday evening.mp3 by Connum, mbira (low and high) by b0bd0bbs, and Scènes de la vie privée from La Comédie humaine by Balzac (public domain). Thanks to The Freesound Project and LibriVox. The special edition CD tray cover art contains an edit of the photograph “No Hat For You” by Quinn Dombrowski used under a Creative Commons license (photo also appears at the top of this web page). Thank you.
Eleven Eyes
It’s
all right to be strange
“Whoa! As a long time Zru Vogue fan, I was unprepared for this full assault on the Zru Senses! I consider this one of, if not, their best CDs yet. Andy and Rick have locked up this unique combination of experimental, danceable, soulful electronic MUSIC!
In other words, this CD is a singularity - a milestone. Try it and you will understand Zru Vogue (if that is possible!)”
- Randy N. (CD Baby)
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1.Sharpen Your Wings
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2.Charming
“How I became charming, likeable, delightful." Inspired by the Dada Manifesto. -
3.Dubious (zudo nomi)
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4.The Visitor
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5.The Awakening
“Together it comes / together it falls / together we’re one / together we’re all / Awaken today / awaken to be / awaken to you / awaken to me / Forever today / forever will be / forever in you / forever in me” -
6.Another Near Future
“On this dry sand / near not far / in this hot land / where you are / turn to the light / dare to trust / in this dark night / soon you must / Keep your head down / stay in line / look all around / all things in time / On this dry sand / near not far / in this hot land / where you are / turn to the light / dare to trust / in this dark night / how soon you must.” -
7.Yes = No
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8.Absinthe and Seine
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9.Elongated Strange (“It’s all right to be strange”)
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10.See Thru Head
“Wait in line for your time to come. Maybe in this life or maybe the next. Where’s the joke? A punch line should go here. Or at least a chorus, or a funky break you can dance to.” -
11.Times Are Hard For Dreamers
Inspired by the film Amélie.
All songs composed, performed, recorded, arranged and produced by Rick Cuevas and Andrew L. Jackson a.k.a. Zru Vogue.
Tracks & Lyrics
“Charming” by Zru Vogue from Eleven Eyes
“Another Near Future” by Zru Vogue from Eleven Eyes
