as communal and as enjoyable as this

recorded and (almost entirely) performed by founding husband / wife duo J

and beginnings

Little Common Twist

and I wish more labels would deliver the goods in such a nice package

GROUPER - ruins LP Disco as communal and as enjoyableRuins was made in Aljezur, Portugal in 2011 on a residency set up by Galeria Z dos Bois. I recorded everything there except the last song, which I did at mother's house in 2004. Im still surprised by what I wound up with. It was the first time Id sat still for a few years; processed a lot of political anger and emotional garbage. Recorded pretty simply, with a portable 4 track, Sony stereo mic and an upright piano. When I wasnt recording songs I was