TRACK LIST

1	Heart-soul Way	3:58
2	Pitch Perfect (in the Middle Way)	3:10
3	V.L.D. (Worldly Radio)	3:32
4	Ain’t Life Grand	3:21
5	Brooklyn Crooklyn	2:57
6	Change Is Coming	4:02
7	Sorry Boy	4:08
8	Ceremony In The Sky	3:12
9	Here Comes (Mr. Right Now)	4:21
10	Saviors of the Universe	4:32
11	Them, Me & You	3:36
12	Time	9:36

CREDITS All vocals MO Po and all instruments and production Alex Edwards at Alexland Studios excepting for:
Heart-Soul Way – Willie Tarzian, drums; Pete McClanahan, bass
Pitch Perfetc (On the Middle Way) – Nick H, drums
V.L.D. (Worldly Radio) – Korey Clarke, drums
Ain’t Life Grand – Korey Clarke, drums; Johan, bass
Change is Coming – John the scientist, drums; Joe Drew, trumpet
Here Comes Mr. Right Now – Tobias, drums; Sergio, bass
Saviours of the Universe – Roz, drums; Elias, bass; Rosado, Nick H, piano; Carol & Virginia, back up vocals
Ceremony in the Sky – Korey Clarke, drums
Them, Me & You – Willy Tarzian, drums
Time – Tobias, drums
Bonus song remix by Nick H.

being numun numun worked in a very loose way for several years before the release of its only album, Ceremony in the Sky. The core of the group was Alex Edwards and Bruce Waide. We would all meet at Alex’s apartment on Third Avenue (in the 20s), and he would cue up a loop or a drumbeat or some sample which would prompt us to jam. If the improvisation flowed well enough, Bruce would start furiously flipping through his notebook or scraps of paper for a lyric, and then he would create a vocal line.

When I joined the fold, Bruce and Alex had already been working with Tee Templeton, who played synths and had an amazing sample library. I mostly played trumpet, but in various sessions, I would switch to keyboards or even guitar, while Tee played drums or another instrument. The four of us, Bruce, Alex, Tee, and me, made most of the music of numun for a couple of years.

We played a showcase in Alex’s loft, where I met Benny Rietveld who co-owned a studio space on Rivington Street with Tee and Mic Rains. (That’s how I eventually ended up joining Rains’ band Sputnik a few years later). We played the old Luna Lounge on Ludlow, but most of our activity consisted of making music in Alex’s apartment studio.

Eventually, Tee left the fold and recorded a solo album. Alex and Bruce started building momentum towards an album. numun played a residency at The Continental, and the album took shape with a new batch of songs that departed from much of the introspective, atmospheric work of the core quartet. — As told to Rene Edumds by Joe Drew.