
(2020) Artifactual
Tracklisting:
01. By Popular Demand
02. Go-to Guy
03. Plausible Deniability
04. Back to Me
05. See It Through
06. Hometown
07. Road of Rage
08. Capitalize on That
09. TBD
10. Rare, Uncommon, Extraordinary
11. Some Other Place of Some Other Time
12. We Were Only Having Fun
Eureka Moment is:
Dave Sieracki: Lead vocals
John Jackson: Backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Featuring:
Paul Bell: electric and acoustic guitars
Jon Carroll: keyboards, electric guitar, backing vocals on “By Popular Demand”
Johnny Castle: bass
Pete Ragusa: drums
Eddie Hartness: percussion
Vocal arrangement for “By Popular Demand” by Jon Carroll and John Jackson
Special Guests:
Janice Torres: vocals on “Plausible Deniability”
Chris Watling: saxophone on “TBD”
Brad Clements: trumpet on “See It Through”
Rachel Eddy: mandolin and fiddle on “Hometown”
Recorded at Cue Recording Studios (Falls Church, VA), RHL Audio (Fairfax, VA),
and Cone of Silence Studios (Fairfax, VA)
Produced and Engineered by Chris Murphy
Mastered by Greg Lukens
Manufactured by Oasis Disc Manufacturing
CD artwork and Graphic Design by Gina Jackson
Our third album! John and I started on this musical odyssey in 1999, released our first album (Finally Catching On) in 2012, our second (Tilting at Windmills) in 2015, and now, at long last, Artifactual emerges blinking into the light. 2020 has been a time of incredible hardship and stress for the human race, but we hope in our own small way to resolve it on a nicely sustained root note the way every discordant year should.
At the time we began this effort, I happened to be reading a book about the Shang dynasty in ancient China. When a nobleman wanted to divine the future, he would have his Oracles inscribe possible outcomes on a piece of bone, and then slap a white hot piece of bronze betwixt them, which would instantly cause a resounding pop as the bone cracked under the thermal stress. The outcome to which the crack most closely pointed would surely come to pass. Millions of these artifacts have been found in enormous pits, and they are serving the secondary, and entirely unintentional, purpose of revealing in remarkable detail how people lived 3,500 years ago in Henan province. I found myself pondering what scholars of the future might make of our efforts if they uncovered one of our discs in the year 5500 CE.
Now for the kudos: John would like to thank his beautiful, charming, life partner, and soulmate Lynn for her never-ending patience, support and generous spirit. He hit the lottery the day they met. Dave would like to thank his cat for not peeing on the bed in over a month.
John and Dave would like to express our heartfelt and (borderline) limitless gratitude to Chris Murphy of RHL Audio. As our musical director, producer, technician, engineer, composer and backup tambourine player, we can say with certainty that we simply couldn’t have done any of this without him. He is, in truth, the third Moment.
We feel we can say with confidence that this is our strongest effort to date. We’ve learned much along the way, forged great new friendships, and have had the privilege to collaborate with some of the finest musicians anywhere. Seriously, we’re talking world class here folks. So please pour yourself a beverage, settle into an easy chair with some quality headphones and let these guys wash over you. If John and I manage not to ruin the experience with our caterwauling then we will consider it a victory!
(2012) Finally Catching On
Tracklisting:
01. The Influence
02. Falling Off The Pedestal
03. Captivate My Heart
04. She’s Not In Your League
05. Camouflage
06. Finally Catching On
07. Method In His Madness
08. The Good Songs
09. Eyes On My Soul
10. If The Shoe Fits
11. Sadly Mistaken
12. Won’t Leave Them Behind
EUREKA MOMENT is:
Dave Sieracki: Lead vocals
John Jackson: Backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Featuring:
Paul Bell: electric and acoustic guitars
Jon Carroll: keyboards, horn arrangements
Johnny Castle: bass
Pete Ragusa: drums
Special guests:
Eddie Hartness: percussion
Chris Watling: tenor and baritone saxophones
Brad Clements: trumpet
Jodi Beder: cello
HT Gold: trumpet
Allen Sieracki: electric guitar
Chris Murphy: additional percussion and vocals
Produced and Engineered by Chris Murphy
Recorded at Cue Recording Studios (Falls Church, VA) and RHL Audio (Fairfax, VA)
Mastered by Bill Wolf at Wolf Productions (Arlington, VA)
Manufactured by Oasis Disc Manufacturing
CD artwork and Graphic Design by Alfred Vallarta
Special thanks to Paul, Johnny, Pete and Jon for their expert musicianship and encouragement, and especially to Murf for guiding us through the whole experience.
Additional thanks: Mike and Noelle Maloney, Iota Bar and Grill, the Big Bad Fu Cover Band
Dave and John would like to thank our families for their patience and support; Andreas Barrett for showing us the path to studio recording; and Tracy Barret for the inspiration on “Eyes On My Soul”.
(2016) Tilting At Windmills
Tracklisting:
01. Making Plans
02. Down To Your Level
03. The Best Thing I’ve Never Done
04. Natalie
05. Another Man
06. You Forgot To Mention
07. Double Shame
08. Constant Variable
09. Tip The Balance
10. Take That Back
11. The Daydream
12. My Plus One
EUREKA MOMENT is:
Dave Sieracki: Lead vocals
John Jackson: Backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Featuring:
Paul Bell: electric and acoustic guitars
Jon Carroll: keyboards, horn arrangements, backing vocals on “Take That Back”
Johnny Castle: bass
Pete Ragusa: drums
Eddie Hartness: percussion
Special guests:
Janice Torres: backing vocals on “Double Shame” and “Take That Back”
Chris Watling: baritone saxophone
Brad Clements: trumpet
John DeSalme: tenor saxophone
Produced and Engineered by Chris Murphy
Recorded at Cue Recording Studios (Falls Church, VA), RHL Audio (Fairfax, VA), and Cone of Silence Studios (Fairfax, VA)
Mastered by Bill Wolf at Wolf Productions (Arlington, VA)
Manufactured by Oasis Disc Manufacturing
CD artwork and Graphic Design by Alfred Vallarta

