![]() ![]() ![]() “I call it Spooky Jets at a Distance, which is based on a theory that (Albert) Einstein had called ‘Spooky Action at a Distance.’ It’s a theory that relates to quantum physics, a concept that an object can be moved, changed, or otherwise affected without being physically touched by another object. Yes, inquiring minds want to know minutiae such as this. The burning question within our collective synapses is how or why he chose the name for the album. “Chuck Cleaver from the band Wussy and Kyle Sowash from Kyle and the Sowashes are playing. Here in Columbus, McGee will be performing songs from Spooky Jets at a Distance on June 10 at the Big Room Bar with some select friends. I’ll be there for ten days, and both the shows are on Saturday nights in London.” “So, I thought that since I was going and had this solo record, I should take advantage of being there. Those trips have always lived on in the mythology of our relationship, where we always wanted to return and go together. “When I first met my wife, she took two trips to England. He’s making a trip across the pond to England in June, where he will play two shows in London showcasing his solo work. That’s what prompted me to record those songs, just so I could share it with some friends of mine.” I was just sort of bummed at that, and depressed. ![]() So, I realized that the record wasn’t going to be ready in a month and it’s not going to come out in the same timeline. “The record ( Pause for the Jets) probably should have come out in the Fall of 2015, but it got pushed back a year. So, I knew it was going to take some time, and it took approximately an additional 10-12 months to get the record fully mixed. He kind of balked, as he was so busy at the time. So, I called my friend Tom Boyer (GBS Records) and asked him to mix Pause for the Jets. But, the mixes were coming back and they weren’t exactly as I had envisioned them. “On Pause for the Jets, we had finished all of the recording and mixing it with a really talented guy that I’d wanted to work with. Born of being bummed out, Spooky Jets at a Distance shows another facet of the talented Lizard McGee. The delays in mixing and releasing Pause led to frustration on the songwriter’s part. To me, it felt like the album has two sides.” Starting with Holy Ghost Letter, those are from the morning after. I woke up the next morning, listened back to them and a few of them weren’t as good… especially a couple on the second-half of the album. I recorded every song in one night and mixed-in the sounds from the yard. It’s just myself and a guitar on one mic. “All of the songs are recorded in just one take, basically, with one microphone. As such, this solo effort both stands alone on its own merits, and as a companion piece to Pause for the Jets. The sonic simplicity of the material gives added gravitas to the original songs. It’s in the song by accident, but I thought it was fitting for the album.” I didn’t even know that was there until I listened back to the record on headphones. “The jet that passes in the third song, I Don’t Want to Go, that was an accident. So, the one that appears at the beginning of the (solo) album was intentional. One is doing a supersonic pass, breaking the sound barrier. ![]() “It was… I’m sure you’re familiar with the term ‘happy accident.’ For instance, the opening for Pause for the Jets, there are two jets. ![]()
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