This is the Ninjas’ first studio release since “where the rubber meets the road” (WTRMTR). It’s a collection of songs recorded both before and after Eco brought her magic to the band.

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“Dick Cheney” and “Bird Fly, Bird Fall” (a rework of the song “dreams” from WTRMTR) were recorded at Parasight Studios in Nevada City, CA in 2004. Kipchoge, Hayes Burris, and Isaac James (who plays drums on the whole EP and sings soul on Dick Cheney) were the original Ginger Ninjas, and they laid down these two tracks after a summer tour of Alaska with producer, singer, mad dancer, and multi-instrumentalist Borrina Mapaka. Mapaka sings (the crazy African parts are especially worth listening for), plays some guitar and produced these songs, along with “Stuck on Earth” and “Total Believer.” Bodhi Busick lent his axe skills to “Bird Fly” (listen for the classical arpeggio after the bridge), and engineer Michael Logue plays the solos on “Stuck on Earth.” The teaser of “the Tide” is just that, a short segment of an enchanting song that frustrates the listener into wanting more, not by design but just because we have yet to record the entire song. That’s Eco, solo. “Liberate Your Mind” was recorded and produced in Uruguay by a DJ friend of Eco (gracias Ian! his site: ouzomusic.com). About Dick Cheney The newly reunited Ginger Ninjas were practicing late one night in April 2004. Our friend Amber Cone showed up, heard someone mention the vice-president, and related the story of an outrageous 4 and 7-year old sister and brother named Quinn and Jared who are great young friends and fans of the band. The two had been arguing. Quinn, the younger, smaller, and feistier of the two began chasing her big brother around the house. She called him some names; he taunted her, unfazed. Then she used her til-then-secret weapon. “Dick Cheney, Dick Cheney, Dick Cheney, Dick Cheney,” she teased. Unable to cope, Jared broke down crying. “I am not,” he protested. “Dick Cheney, Dick Cheney,” Quinn continued, until forced by their mom to stop. Wow, we thought. Even the hearts of children fill with terror at the idea of personifying poor Mr. Cheney. That man needs some love. So we wrote a song. It became an anthem everywhere we went. Encouraged to make a single, we went to the studio with ace producer Borrina Mapaka, and made the hit (or what masquerades as a hit when you’re a teensy little mostly unknown band). The song was engineered by Paul Kraushaar as was Bird Fly. The rest of the album was engineered by Michael Logue at Sun Sound Studios in Grass Valley, CA. Get it Now