The Krelkins (band)
The Krelkins
free downloads - the album - songs in progress - the band - contact us - what's a krelkin?

FREE DEMOS

DO WHAT YOU LOVE: by Wayan; 5MB, 2012. Or plain MP3
"Do what you love and the money will follow!" We sang it in clubs & cafes. Well maybe it did once but now it rings hollow...
pencil drawing by Chris Wayan of a being met in a dream who called herself a krelkin
SABOTEUR: by Wayan; jazz song based on two dreams, 2012, 7MB. Or plain MP3
I dreamed I met my inner saboteur. Then I became my saboteur. Success is immoral!
DAWN'S DREAM: by Dawn Z and Wayan; 2.3MB, 1999/4/1; or plain MP3
My friend Dawn dreamed she crawled into a dumpster to live, and at last felt at home, secure
A TOUR OF YOUR BRAIN: by Wayan, 3.4MB, May 2004, a rock-jig. Or plain MP3
A lobe-by-lobe musical tour of your brain with Buddha as your tourguide
GOD'S SONG: by Mike Marrelli, 3.4MB. Or plain MP3
God tells all! "I admit I've a split personality..."
GAIA'S SONG: by Wayan, 2.1MB, 2002, an old English ballad on robotics. Or plain MP3
Gaia appeared in a warning vision. Only she wasn't warning us, but our silver successors
PINK EARS: by Mike Marrelli, 2.2MB; or plain MP3
A sea-chanty mourning how Nic's stuffed bunny fell overboard into San Francisco Bay
COYOTE SENT ME CASH!: by Wayan, 3.1MB, a 2007 jazz-rap telling a 1982 psychic dream. Or plain MP3
A true tale proving the Trickster God really will provide. We're lilies of the field!
I WANNA BE: by Mike Marrelli, 3.25MB. Or plain MP3
Tell me--what's your secret desire? Now... can you act on it?

THE ALBUM


  • Strangers Break In: I'm scared to start singing 'cause strangers break in... as in burglars. Or music critics.
  • We've finished our first album!
    14 songs, professionally produced
    • Tidal Wave: Our local ecosystem is devastated by an invading species: financially solvent people
    • A Tour of your Brain: A lobe-by-lobe musical tour of your brain with Buddha as your tourguide
    • Memory Pie: We incarnate, acquire new memories... rampant downloading! Sue somebody!
    • I Wanna Be: Tell me--what's your secret desire? Now... can you act on it?
    • Saboteur: I dreamed I met my inner saboteur. Then I became my saboteur. Success is immoral!
    • Why do We choose Hate?: Enough said.
    • Fight to Win: the music business takes stamina and resilience. Can you bounce back?
    • Do What You Love: "Do what you love and the money will follow!" We sang it in clubs & cafes. Well maybe it did once but now it rings hollow...
    • He Talks About and she sings about it. Can there be love between consumer and non?
    • Coyote Sent Me Cash! A true tale proving the Trickster God really will provide. We're lilies of the field!
    • Dawn's Dream: My friend Dawn dreamed she crawled into a dumpster to live, and at last felt at home, secure
    • The God Song: God tells all! "I admit I've a split personality..."
    • Pinkears: A sea-chanty mourning how Nic's stuffed bunny fell overboard into San Francisco Bay

    SONGS IN PREPARATION

    The Krelkins, a San Francisco band. Left to right: Chris Wayan, Nic Griffin, Mike Marrelli. Photo by Ingrid Larson.


    THE BAND

    WHO ARE WE?

    A San Francisco band playing originals. Many of our songs come from dreams. Most have three-part harmonies. Some have accordion. Only one has quacking.


    Mike Marrelli, guitarist and songwriter for The Krelkins. Photo by Nic Griffin.

    WHAT SORT OF SONGS DO WE PLAY?

    Originals.

    WHAT STYLE OF MUSIC DO WE PLAY?

    Each song gets the sound it needs. Rock, jazz, folk, baroque, punk, classical, salsa, rap.

    Then comes the next song.


    MUSICAL ROOTS


    Nic Griffin, drummer and vocalist for The Krelkins, a San Francisco band. Photo by Ingrid Larson.

    CONTACT US

    Email: thekrelkins@yahoo.com
    Phone: (415) 648-4907 or (415) 830-2808

    NicGriffin.com: Nic's trash fashion

    WorldDreamBank.org: Chris's dream art

    Nothin' But Fun: Mike & Erik's cover band

    REFERENCES


    WHAT'S A KRELKIN?

    Krelkins are strange beings I keep meeting in my dreams--something like maned, horse-tailed herbivorous greyhounds, or hornless deer-sized unicorns... with opposable thumbs and huge brains. On rare occasions, I've dreamt I am one, a wonderful experience, since Krelkins enjoy life: amiable, sensual, humorous and highly intelligent. Like human shamans, they like to roam between realities. They're not Club Med-type tourists, either--they'll explore bizarre, backward places. They'll even come here.

    Anyway, the other band members liked the strangeness of the name--we'll never get mistaken for anyone else. Since no one else can spell it.

    --Chris Wayan

    A krelkin: a sentient herbivore like a lightly built pony with paws not hooves; opposable thumbs on the forepaws.
    This is a guest page of the World Dream Bank, a site for dream art, dream stories, dream poetry, and dream music. It even has krelkins.