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The Lewiston EP

by Trent Belnap

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Giving it all on the I-84 (Moscow, ID, Version) 03:20
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Lewiston 04:20
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Waltz in C (aka Cinder Block) 04:12
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Liberty and Justice 04:41
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Part 03:44
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Part (Sincerity Version) 2008 04:08
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The making of The Lewiston EP spanned from the spring of 2006 to the summer of 2007. It's the only group (or album) of songs I composed (with the exception of I-84) while in law school.

While the EP only includes 5 songs, there are a handful of other tracks that were composed contemporaneously (see the single "Ghost Towns of the Nuclear Age").

One of the most difficult challenges of attending law school was not having enough time for my music. I would (as some of my friends will attest) determine to record and compose a new project only to get lost in my class work and forget my musical goals altogether.

I recorded tracks for these songs in 3 different locations -- my first Moscow residence on "C" street, my apartment on Main in Moscow, and my Grandpa Nelson's basement in Idaho Falls.

During the making of The Lewiston EP, I decided I wanted to learn how to play pedal steel guitar. I found a junk MSA Sidekick-10 on the internet and bought it. I tried teaching myself how to play it but spent more time trying to repair it. I ended up selling that instrument for a few bucks more than I originally paid for it. I used some of that money to buy a lap steel guitar -- a remake of the old Fender Champs. I took some lap steel lessons from a local musician by the name of Doc Rosgren in effort to jump start my skills on the instrument. I still can't play the thing to save my life but I managed to record a track for "Liberty & Justice"

One of my law school friends, Sean Beck from Idaho Falls, helped with the backing vocals on "Waltz in C" and "Part." Sean's voice, while having its own distinct character, blends surprisingly well with my voice.

Ken Dudley was brought into the project for editing, mixing, and mastering. He added all the percussion sounds you hear (with the exception of "Part" and "Giving it all the I-84") with his computer (his magic computer). With that said, The Lewiston EP has the highest level of post-production of any group of songs I have ever recorded.
All the tracking, aside from those parts performed by Sean and Ken, were performed by me: the vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, bass guitar, piano, and percussion (tambourine and empty glass bottles).

P.S. The cover art - which was created by Eric Boam - is a picture of the Clearwater River at Lewiston, ID. The bridge depicted is the "Old Boundary Bridge" (my name for it) referred to in "Lewiston"

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released September 6, 2006

Trent Belnap: Vocals, Bass, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Lap Steel Guitar, Piano, Percussion

Ken Dudley: Drums

Sean Beck: Harmony Vocal on "Part" and "Waltz in C"

Eric Boam: Cover Art

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