existing purely in his own mind, mentalward lives for the sole purpose of confounding the genreficators, whose sole purpose in life is to classify and critique. "it helps to know," they argue. this is true, if you are a marketing company or have been bitten by a spider.

stopgap (debut EP) is an eclectic groove patty on DIY bread, with an irreverent pickle and self-effacing, good-time fries. home grown loops, samples, groovebox, sp-808, guitar, hammond organ, horns and various other toys weave a head-nodding backdrop for irreverent, semi-reflective rhymes and harmonized choruses.

the EP saw modest airplay from San Francisco to Toronto, and a Friend of the Devil cover was honored by David Gans on his nationally syndicated GD Hour, as well as the Coverville podcast, show #96. And big ups to Insomnia Radio SF for spinning Bush Whack out into the podwaves.

the CD is not available for legal sale, as one sample was made prohibitively expensive by a giant record label that starts with a W. however, the mp3's are available for free on this site. enjoy.