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NEW! This CD is a remastered collection of the best of our first three albums which were released only on cassette. There are sixteen tracks featuring the original members of the group, especially featuring the brilliant electric violinist Clayton Park. l mp3s: [right-click to save] 1) Train of Thought 2) China Seas 3) Daddy Long Legs |
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NEW! The 5th Mystery School album is titled "INSECT MASQUE." It features all our friends from the 4th album, plus some new ones! This album playfully shows how much humans and insects have in common. mp3s: [right-click to save] 1) Spanish Flea 2) The Larval Stage 3) Dirge of the Drone Workers |
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The Fourth Mystery School album came out in 1999 and is called "DREAMS OF THE EARTH." It is available on CD only, with cover art by Milo Duke, and interior art by Jon Strongbow, from the Secret City Suite. The theme of this album is "The earth is dreaming and we are her dreams." It features the same line-up as before, but also features Jarred Kaplan of Hanuman on percussion, Willow has a few delicious vocals; Christine Gunn plays gorgeous cello and Carolyn Crusoe astonishes us all with flute and hammered dulcimer. mp3s: [right-click to save] 1) Dreams of The Earth 2) Never-Ending Road 3) Harmonic Convergence |
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Available on high quality cassette for a limited time are two albums containing some of the aforementioned quirky surrealistic rock songs. "SOMETHING DIFFERENT" contains 10 songs from the late 80's. And "WHAT IT TAKES" contains 10 songs from the late eighties/early 90's, and also contains one of his first instrumentals. (One of his personal favorites!) Note: An earlier version of the album "Something Different" is also available on vinyl. The cassette version is completely re-mixed and re-mastered and contains new lyrics and some new musical over-dubs. |
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In 1992 and 1993 Jon Strongbow released his first instrumental albums: "WORLD WITHOUT WORDS" and "MUSIC FOR INTENSE CITIES," both of which contain the seeds for what later would become Mystery School. Both these albums contain Tibetan chants from the Shakya Monastery woven into some of the music. |
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In 1994 Jon Strongbow embarked on a project now known as "SHORT STORIES," where 20 musical themes are compressed to three minutes or less. This was accomplished with the aid of the sensational Martin Sutlovich on fretless bass and the extraordinary Patrick Donicht on drums and engineering. In 1995 this same group of artists recorded "DREAM WALTZ" which contains 10 larger instrumental pieces by Jon Strongbow. This album was created immediately prior to the founding of MYSTERY SCHOOL and has many of the same musicians performing on it. |
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The first official Mystery School album is 1995's "ANCIENT YOUTH." The theme is "We are all immortal children." It features Clayton Park on electric violin, Martin Sutlovich on fretless bass, Dave Martin on drums, Mark Taylor on percussion and Jon Strongbow on keys. This was followed in 1996 with "TRAVELOGUE." The same lineup is featured here, but with emphasis on special effects that induce the sensation of traveling to remote parts of the earth, including the China Seas, Arabia, Rain Forests of South America, Venice Italy, the Mountains of Tibet, and ghost towns in America, to name a few. |
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In 1997 the group released their 3rd album: "THE RIVER OF TIME." The theme is "Moving through the world, while maintaining touch with the vastness of history." (All of these are available in very limited amounts on highest quality cassette at this time.) |
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Very rare vinyl LP "ALIEN CITY" made in 1979. Now sold out. Copies may be available from individual collectors. |
