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Artist Biography by Ryan Downey
Project Kate was a short-lived, New York-based
project that centered around Kate Reddy, one-time guitarist for Hare
Krishna-inspired hardcore band 108, that included many East Coast
hardcore scene notables. Project Kate songs were acoustically driven,
laid-back ballads expressing Reddy's private thoughts on her parents,
marriage, spirituality, and love. Reddy recorded the album while eight
months pregnant -- and the love, warmth, and affection she felt for her
soon-to-be expanding family is evident throughout the simple, yet
heartfelt, recordings. Reddy began playing acoustic guitar with her
friend Shannon in Shannon's dad's basement in 1987. But the Project Kate
concept never formally materialized until 1991, when she began jamming
with the then-Quicksand rhythm section of drummer Alan Cage and bassist
Sergio Vega, who himself would go on to release solo material in 2000.
They jokingly referred to what they were doing as "Kate" as they goofed
around in a basement rehearsal space. The trio recorded three songs for
free in July 1991 at Centerfield Studio. That fall, Reddy recorded a
song called "California" by herself at the same place. Around this time,
Quicksand signed to a major label and began touring and recording with
far more regularity, so Project Kate fell apart. Reddy joined the Hare
Krishna organization and eventually the band 108, married Equal Vision
Records owner Steve Reddy, and began running the label with him. The two
of them decided they wanted to release the Project Kate demo, but it
was lost. Original engineer Mike Maineiri would later find the tape
behind a dresser during a move, but before that happened, Kate Reddy had
already assembled a new version of Project Kate and re-recorded three
of the original songs, along with five new ones, in December of 1995 and
January of 1996. These recordings, made with producer Ray Martin,
surfaced as the album ...The Way Birds Fly in 1996. the album carries a
dedication to newborn baby Kaulini Reddy in the liner notes. The other
musicians involved included then-Texas Is the Reason/later New End
Original guitarist Norman Arenas (on the track "Simon Says"), bassist
Vega, drummer John K., and violin player Ida Pearle. Texas Is the
Reason/New Rising Sons frontman Garret Klahn was also involved to some
degree.
Tracklist
| 1 | Simon Says | 3:12 |
| 2 | The Way I Am (Or Not At All) | 3:50 |
| 3 | Stare At My Sky | 3:05 |
| 4 | Father | 3:45 |
| 5 | Mother Kaulini | 2:36 |
| 6 | California | 5:02 |
| 7 | Bobby | 4:17 |
| 8 | Disappeared | 4:32 |
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