released June 1, 2005

Michael Manring
Soliloquy

All compositions by Michael Manring
Published by Manthing Music (BMI)
Selene Administered by Imaginary Road Music (BMI)

[© 2004 Manthing Music/BMI © & (p) 2004 Manthing Music]

1) Helios (4:20)
2) Excuse Me, Mr. Manring (3:55)
3) Solipsism (1:14)
4) I Left America (3:07)
5) Greetings, Eathlings! (4:50)
6) Makes Perfect Sense to Me (1:03)
7) The Light Which Puts Out Our Eyes (4:30)
8) A Morning Star (for Matt and Al) (3:14)
9) Selene (4:50)
10) Dabuda’s Memory (5:24)
11) When We Were Asleep in the Earth (1:22)
12) The Orffyreus Wheel (4:51)
13) Insomnia Lessons (3:56)
14) Come With Me, My Love (5:24)

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1) Helios
Instrument: Zon Michael Manring Hyperbass

2) Excuse Me, Mr. Manring
Instrument: Custom Zon Sonus/Hyperbass hybrid

3) Solipsism
Instrument: Larrivee 5-string Fretless Acoustic Bass Guitar, prepared

4) I Left America
Instrument: Larrivee 5-string Fretless Acoustic Bass Guitar

5) Greetings, Eathlings!
Instrument: Custom Zon Sonus/Hyperbass hybrid

6) Makes Perfect Sense to Me
Instrument: Custom Zon Sonus/Hyperbass hybrid, heavily processed

7) The Light Which Puts Out Our Eyes
Instrument: Custom Zon Sonus/Hyperbass hybrid

8) A Morning Star
(for Matt and Al)
Instrument: Zon Legacy 10-string

9) Selene
Instrument: Zon Michael Manring Hyperbass

10) Dabuda’s Memory
Instrument: Zon “Vinny” prototype

11) When We Were Asleep in the Earth
Instrument: Zon Michael Manring Hyperbass

12) The Orffyreus Wheel
Instrument: Custom Zon Sonus/Hyperbass hybrid

13) Insomnia Lessons
Instrument: Zon “Vinny” prototype

14) Come With Me, My Love
Instrument: Custom Zon Sonus/Hyperbass hybrid

Michael Manring: solo bass guitar
These are live solo recordings. Although only “Selene” was recorded in front of an audience, they were all performed in real-time without overdubs.

Produced and Recorded by Michael Manring at Funk & Disorderly Studio, Oakland, CA
except “Selene” recorded live in San Francisco by Allen Lam
Mixed and Mastered by Tony Mills and Michael Manring at Spark, Emeryville, CA

Designed by Matt Guthrie, New York City
Photography by Stephanie Williamson

“ I do not say that John or Jonathan will realize all this; but such is the character of that morrow which mere lapse of time can never make to dawn. The light which puts out our eyes is darkness to us. Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a morning star.”
-Henry David Thoreau, Walden

Thanks to:
Kelli Manring, Matt DeLange, Al Olsen, Betsy Guthrie, Joe Zon and Zon Guitars, SWR Amplifiers, D’Addario Strings, the E-Bow, Hipshot Extender Keys, Philippe Lissart, Backstreet Booking, Alessio Ambrossi, Steve Lawson, Alonso Arreola, Gonzalo Trejos, Larry Kassin, Tom Darter, John Gorka, Attention Deficit, Sadhappy, Cloud Chamber, Scott McGill, Vic Stevens, Ken Golden, Sharon Curry, Max Valentino (the prepared acoustic bass guitar dude!), Tony Mills, Jon Durant and the guy who gave me the rolling capo at a NAMM show.