How long ago did the first album come out? What about the Black Tulip single?
DR I came out in ’99. I believe the single was the prior year. What else is in the can, Stump Wizards or Deep Reduction-wise? Where does the name Deep Reduction come from? Stump Wizards have some unreleased material, but no one will agree on what to do with it. Deep Reduction has nothing extra in the can. Our can is empty. The name Deep Reduction comes from the truck diving term for a vastly lowered gearing. Like when your hauling waste up a hill. A steep hill. Both the band and “2” have had an interesting evolution. Can you take us through that? Whose idea was it to involve Rob Younger on vocals? Deep Reduction has constantly evolved. First it was Stump Wizards, including Bassist Mike Giblin, plus Deniz. Then Mike was out, and I was in as bass player and some singing. Then Rob was brought in, because we like Rob, and Rob liked the material. Then Jack left, I switched to guitar, and Jim is playing bass. Most of the tracks were more or less instrumentally complete by the time he came ov
