Blue Down Where the Diver Goes

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#		Title	Length
1		The Ballad Of...	3:46	Play
2		Join the Circus	5:26	Play
3		Blue Diver	7:27	Play
4		Crow	3:46	Play
5		Tornado Mouth	4:07	Play
6		Riptide	2:39	Play
7		Reliance	5:20	Play
8		House of Crazies	4:13	Play
9		Old Friend	5:01	Play
10		Build Me a Bomb	4:29	Play

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Frequency db recorded "Blue Down Where the Diver Goes" in 1997-98 at Moon Music in Olympia, WA with engineer Scott Swayze (Modest Mouse, Dirty Birds). Additional tracking and mixdown was done by Tom Smurden at Barrett Jones Laundry Room Studio in Seattle, WA. Jeremy Wilson (Dharma Bums, Pilot) produced. Sam and John Densmore wrote the songs, sang and played guitar and bass, Peter Buzzelle played drums, Derek Johnson played the cello, Rob Allison sang some backups.
the band fielded record deal offers and toured for a year after making the CD, then broke up, got back together and broke up again following an accident in Oly on Elvises birthday, 2000 where Sam was hit by a car, forcing him to move to his hometown of Coos Bay, OR. Currently, the Densmore Bros. are collaborating in Silverhawk and have a recently released CD titled "Westward" available on Blue Eyed Crow Music.

Frequency db created enduring songs that bridge the gap between Space Rock, New Wave and Classic Pop/Art Rock. Each song to occupied it's own space by utilizing a catchy melody, distinctive instrumentation, and an undeniable groove. Frequency db opened shows for national artists such as Frank Black, Creeper Lagoon, Dub Narcotic, Mike Watt, The Posies, Sky Cries Mary, Sunset Valley and others... for more info, see the old school website here:http://www.olywa.net/sunnyside/frequencydb/

FDB vs. DMB: "Did Dave Matthews steal my riff??"

"Some of you may be asking why the main riff in "the ballad of..." (first released in 1998) sounds so mysteriously like a Dave Matthews song released in 2001 called "The Space Between". We are pretty curious about that oursleves. I kept getting phone calls and e mails from friends saying 'I heard you on the radio, but it wasn't you'. I blew it off till I heard it myself. Then I looked up the sheet music. "the Space..." is even recorded at the exact same tempo as "the Ballad.." What a cowinkydink.
I remember arguing with the head of Resistor as to whether or not "the ballad" was a good lead off track on the album. I maintained that the riff was a hit. In fact it was VH1's song of the year. I was right, but I didn't make a dime off of it."
Sam Densmore 2004