MICHAEL KULAS - MOSQUITO
"One morning I awoke from a dream with the seemingly awkward image still naked and active in my mind. As I stepped from the carriage of an old unidentifiable passenger train, a group of small children ran wildly towards me from the shadows of a gothic train station, and like demonic puppets, began surrounding my legs, screaming madly. Suddenly, one child from out of the crowd yelled out 'Who is he?' When they heard nothing, a second child stepped forward and answered for me 'He's a mosquito' she said lightly. This response triggered the rest of the group to begin yelling, and nervously I stood among them, listening to them corral their voices until they were all chanting 'MOSQUITO, MOSQUITO'
The next day I wrote about the mosquito and how in taking blood from all of us to sustain its life and its offspring, was not unlike the way you and I take and absorb energy and sustenance from each other to survive. This transference of energy in society and culture thus became the running theme for the songs that would become 'Mosquito'"
from the sleeve notes to Mosquito
Mosquito, Michael Kulas' solo album, was released in Canada on 1A Records (catalogue number MOS395) in 1995 and was a success on the independent circuit over there.
Michael plays vocals, guitars, piano, e-bow and bass on the album. Saul Davies plays drums, percussion, violin and electric guitar. Craig Arnett plays bass.
All 13 tracks on the album are written by Michael. The sessions for the album was recorded at Vancouver's Desolation Sound Studios in July and October 1994. Production duties on the album were undertaken by Saul Davies and bass player Craig Arnett took engineering and mixing responsibility.
The album never received a UK release and is therefore almost impossible to get an original copy of. However, Michael did distribute some copies during his debut UK tour in 1997 as the aim was to repackage the album with some new tracks and get a record deal for Europe. This did not materialise as Michael's involvement with James grew.
Check out the very dodgy transcription of the lyrics below
Mosquito cover and disc artwork
