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Eleven powerful songs from the heart and soul, deceptively simple, instantly endearing, featuring a who's-who of the incestuous SF music scene: jackass-about-town and pro-skateboarding legend Tommy Guerrero (MoWax, Galaxia, Function 8) on bass and guitar; Tim DeGaugh (Jet Black Crayon) on drums; Arthur Liboon (ex-Mordred) on bass; Sam Bass (Deadweight) on cello; Gregg Galbreathe on Rhodes; Rich Millman (Zen Guerilla) on guitar; and label chief Gadget on production, drums, programming and scratches.

A twenty-something cat singing with a vulnerable intensity like he's a thousand years years old, Gresham is a holy fool. A Persian cowboy flying high across the West on a Sleek Yellow Dolphin, commanding stages big and small with the arresting presence of Abe Vigoda channeling Janis Joplin with a dash of Jello Biafra. God love him. Born in Los Angeles to a typical American family of foreigners, weaned on Iranian dinners, Irish culture and Sunset Strip Rock & Roll. He was lured to San Francisco by rumors of blatant debauchery and full moon dance parties on the beaches above Santa Cruz. Think RZA meets Bon Scott at Reggae on the River, with guitars. Well, the new millennium is here, the Holy Fool has finally made good in the studio, and here he comes. Get ready for the high madness in your ear holes and the Amazing Flying Dolphin Circus, coming to your plateau soon.

• With Tommy Guerrero, Gadget, Tim Degaugh, Rich Millman, and others
  
• Previous Gresham 12-inch "Far From Under" is sold out and in demand (no repress; see you in hell, Frank Alberti)

  30-second RealAudio excerpts:

  The Defender
  Far from Under (Acoustic Revisited)
  Tony Ishmar
  Tenn
  One More Time
  Too Much Left Behind
  Octopus
  Come In
  Belly Dish
  Autonomy
  Vanishing & Exploding

Those familiar with Jet Black Crayon will find a renewed soundscape, and those familiar with Guerrero's music will note a more visual, cerebral, and textural sound. The interplay between music and film on In the Interim is key. The creative process was a true collaboration-- the band and the filmmakers exchanged rough mixes and edits, allowing them to shape the respective audio and visual parts in tandem. Some of the songs dynamically move to the films while others create a moody score. Check out musical cameos from John Herndon and Dan Bitney (Tortoise) on "Lost in the Fog," the powerful spoken word of Pete Simonelli (The Enablers) on "My Fair Romans," and longtime Jet Black Crayon collaborator Charlie Hall playing drums on "Brighter Days."

Prior to the release of In the Interim, the film/song "Lost in the Fog" (film by Dan Wolfe) was accepted into the Underskatement 4 Film Festival.

30-second MP3 excerpts:

Memory Lost
8 Bad Years
20 Hundred
Lost In The Fog
Monday
Brighter Days
My Fair Romans
The Mussenger
Post Meridian

Where "Trace" and "Orca" lay low in the cut, drums skittering about, bass lines plunking heavy, "If Only" soars to new and glorious heights. "Eyes Closed, Numbers Appear" tolls like a funeral dirge-- a slow, strange highway to Somewhere Else, leaving one puzzled, exhausted, and wanting more. Melodicas wail away and live strings add striking eeriness. It's sublime, mature stuff. "The Mentalist," for instance, wants a drive along the Coast. "Tomorrow Was Raining" sounds like it just stepped out of an Alex Cox movie. This is soulful, quirky and beautiful music, from a group of fine young fellows reaching for something more.

• The much anticipated follow up to JBC's Low Frequecy Speaker Test EP (out of print)
  
• Tommy Guerrero still in spotlight from recent Mo'Wax label release
  
• Enhanced CD features photos and video footage of interviews and live shows
  
• Features John Herndon of Tortoise

  30-second MP3 excerpts:

  The Mentalist
  Tomorrow Was Raining
  Empiric
  Saint Peter
  The Light Offer
  Nexus
  Trace
  If Only
  Sirens on 6th
  Collapse With Trophy
  Slowsand
  Orca
  Invisible Ink
  Eyes Closed, Numbers Appear

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