Michael MacDonald, founder and leading force behind
Jupiter
88 died unexpectedly in April of 2000. He had already completed recordings
for the band's second CD, RedGo. The material for this CD was recorded in 2
different studios - in 2 different incarnations of the band. The original band
was predominantly made up of Michael and vocalist Darla Villani. They produced
the band's first CD,
Jupiter 88, which was released
by Unit Circle Rekkids in 1998. The second and final incarnation of the band
consisted of MacDonald, vocalist Rosa Pullman, and Jonathan Lemaster. Michael's
most brilliant vision was to successfully marry the avant garde music that he
loved (e.g. Shoenburg, electronic and tape based music, 20th Century chamber
music, and free improv) with the populist beats of rock, country, trip hop and
electronica. We at Unit Circle are proud to team up with Sublingual Records
to allow Michael's final set of songs to be enjoyed by all.