# Quadropus

'Quadropus' is the third full-length album by Estradasphere. It was released on October 28, 2003.

## Track listing

* "Mekapses Yitonisa" – 4:22
* "Dubway" – 3:39
* "King Krab Battle" – 8:31
* "Speck" – 4:34
* "Hardball" – 13:40
* "A Car Ride In Idealistic Ethiopia (Part 1)" – 5:47
* "Crystal Blue" – 3:40
* "Jungle Warfare" – 5:42
* "Body Slam" – 3:09
* "At Least We'd Have Today" – 9:40

## Album credits
### The band

* Timb Harris – violin, viola, trumpet, guitar, mandolin, Turkish mandolin, vocals, percussion
* Jason Schimmel – guitars (electric, acoustic, baritone), banjo, organ, piano, synths, harpsichord, vocals, percussion, beatboxing
* Tim Smolens – bass (electric, upright), bari guitar, piano, synths, violin/viola/cello, vocals, percussion
* John Whooley – saxophones, flute, vocals, beatboxing, organ

### Additional musicians

* String quartet on "At Least We'd Have Today" and "Speck"
** Violins – Timb and Ben Blechman
** Viola – Sarah Hart
** Cello – Aria DiSalvio
* Horn section on "King Krab Battle"
** Trumpets – Timb, Val Hall, Richard Karst
** Trombone – Scott Harris
** Bass trombone – Luke Kirley
** Saxes – John Whooley, Joel Ford, Scott Norgren, Paul Tarantino, Wes Anthony
** Tuba – John Thomas

### Album Personnel

* Produced by Tim Smolens with help from Jason Schimmel except for:
** "Speck" – produced by Jason Schimmel
** "Dubway" – produced by Andrew Kapner
* Recorded mostly in our living rooms (George's too), plus Bear Creek Studios, Pine Forest studios, CC's recording studio and Angelhouse Studios
* Engineered by Tim Smolens, Jason Schimmel, Chris Parsons and Trey Spruance
* Mixed by Tim Smolens, Timb Harris and Jason Schimmel
** "Dubway" mixed by Andrew Kapner
** "Bodyslam" mixed by Chris Parsons
** "Jungle Warfare" and "Speck" mixed by Trey Spruance
* Additional engineering by Chris Parsons
* Artwork and layout by Mike Bennewitz

### Dedication

Quadropus was created in loving memory of Mary Aquinas McClafferty Whooley and John Patrick Whooley Sr.

## Song information
### Mekapses Yitonisa

* Composition – Greek traditional
* Arranged and transcribed by Tim and Timb
* Drums – Dave Murray
* Dombeks and percussion – Mike Shannon

### Dubway

* Composition – Estradasphere
* Acapellarrangement – John and Jason

#### Trivia

* Absolutely no keyboards, drum machines, guitars or bass were used in the recording of this song.
* A live music video for the song is included on the DVD of Passion for Life.

### King Krab Battle

* Composition – Iron Chef Whooley
* Horn arrangement by John and Tim
* Drums – Theo Mordey

### Speck

* Composition – Schimmel
* Lyrics by Schimmel, Smolens
* Lead vocals – Jason
* String arrangement by Trey Spruance
* Piano – Jeff Attridge
* Drums – Theo Mordey

### Hardball

* Composition – Schimmel, Whooley, Harris
* Drums – Theo Mordey
* Percussion – Doug Smolens

### A Car Ride in Idealistic Ethiopia (Part 1)

* Composition – Smolens
* Drums – Dave Murray

### Crystal Blue

* Composition – Whooley
* Lead vocals – John
* Organ and piano – Dale Ockerman
* Drums and tambourine – Mike Shannon

### Jungle Warfare

* Composition – Schimmel, Smolens
* Lyrics by Dave Murray
* Vocals – Dave Murray and Youri Raymond of Unhuman
* Drums – John Merryman of Cephalic Carnage
* Guitar solo – Kevin Kmetz

### Bodyslam

* Composition – Estradasphere, Dave Murray
* Lyrics and lead vocals – John
* Drums – Dave

### At Least We'd Have Today

* Composition – Smolens
* Lead vocals – Tim
* Vocal bridge – Joel Robinow