Here is "THE SPONGE".
One of the rather timeless pieces of the 80s.
Wolfgang is still active as a DIY Jazz musician, doing great stuff outside the lines.
Ater i found this record, i had to do what thre writing on the sleeve told me. "Call Wolfgang".
For sure, this record was made long time ago. Wolfgang moved back to Austria, so i had a good time giving him a call.
Here is what Wolfgang told me:
“The Sponge was a spontaneous decision.
I knew Johnny Wingstedt from Berklee College—he now lives back in Sweden—as well as Mario Horikawa, who’s now in Japan again.
We graduated from Berklee in 1986 and wanted to start a band that would play both original pieces and some cover tunes.
To find a drummer, I walked through the practice rooms and listened through the doors to hear who was playing. I knocked on one door because I liked what I heard—that’s how I met Aaron Comess. I asked him if he was interested, and he agreed.
I don’t really remember how we found the singer anymore. She worked in some office at the college at the time.
So I booked a studio for 10 hours. We used the time to set up, record three songs, and mix. Everything happened very quickly, and of course, the quality suffered because of that.
We selected two tracks for a single. But since the total playtime was too long for 45 rpm, we had them pressed at 33 rpm instead. I always wanted to remix the recordings, but I kept putting it off.…”