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This website is dedicated to the now defunct band:


and their album:


...giving thanks to the Forces that Surround...


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Avagadro's Number - Circadian Rhythms.ZIP <-Full album!

Recorded at The Space (Poughkeepsie, NY) with Jacques Cohen in 1997.
24-Channel Mackie and 16-Track Analog Tape Reel-to-Reel, then mixed and mastered to DAT.

Album track list:
1. A Cry for Independence
2. Delicious
3. Casanova
4. Rainy Day Song
5. Pieces
6. For King and Country
7. Behind the Curtains
8. Hobby
9. Differences Resolved
10. Where's my Wine
11. Ashiko Jam
12. Gettin' By
13. (This track intentionally left blank)
14. Fell In



Live Performance Video

Recorded at The Chance on February 28, 1997 - opening for Itchy Fish (Pearl Jam tribute band).
Jon on Mapex drums and Sabian/Zildjan cymbals, Chris on Gibson Les Paul Studio and 1x12" 100W TubeWorks, Paul on Washburn XB-400 and 4x10" 350W Gallien-Krueger, Tim on Fender Stratocaster Standard and 80W Hughes & Kettner with 2x12" ADA. Video recorded with unknown camera, transfered to VHS, copied (dubbed), and finally digitized in 2004.

The Chance Video -> Quality MPEG-1 (312MB - FOR DOWNLOAD ONLY)

The Chance Video -> For Internet Streaming - Windows Media Format or WMV (52MB)

The Chance Video -> For Mobile Streaming - 3GPP (H.263) Format (57MB)




The Early Tape Sessions

Recorded during the Summer 1996 at 115 Talmadge.
Jon on Mapex drums and Sabian/Zildjan cymbals, Chris on Gibson Les Paul Studio and 2x10" 130W Peavey, Paul on Fender P-Bass Esquire and 1x15" 80W Crate. Songs recorded to tape using run-of-the-mill Radio Shack recorder.

1. Play
2. Think Twice
3. Left So Down
4. My World




Chris and Paul - Home Recordings

Recorded in August 2002 at Heritage Hills - Paul's place.
Chris on Alvarez Regent acoustic guitar, Paul on Washburn bass. Songs recorded to PC (laptop) using a Sure SM58 and Sonic Foundry's Sound Forge software. One track recording of living room space sound . The spinning sound is the laptop's hard drive bleeding over into the recording!

1. Sound 1 - Well, Well, Well...
2. Sound 3 - No More (Ashes Ashes)
3. Sound 4 - My Girl




Chris - Home Recordings

Recorded by Chris at his place and at different points in time.

1. Natural Mystic And Then Some
2. Days
3. Well, Well, Well...
4. Scratch
5. Run




Paul - Home Recordings

Recorded by Paul at his place and at different points in time.

1. Como Uma Onda No Mar (Lulu Santos)
2. Ja Sei Namorar (Tribalistas)




DJ D Shaw - Remixes

Remixed by David Shaw at his place May 2005.

1. DJ D Shaw - Rainy Day Song (Drum & Bass Drunk Sailor Mix)




Show Posters and Set Lists

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Show Poster - 4/24/96 - First Show at Marist College
Set List - 4/24/96 - First Show at Marist College
Show Picture - 4/24/96 - First Show at Marist College (The Band)
Show Picture - 4/24/96 - First Show at Marist College (The Crowd)

Show Poster - 5/4/96 - First Gig at Rhinecliff Hotel
Set List - 5/4/96 - First Gig at Rhinecliff Hotel
Show Poster - 9/19/97 - The Chance Tibetan Reality Concert (Front)
Show Poster - 9/19/97 - The Chance Tibetan Reality Concert (Back)





The Band:

Chris Penner Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals
Jon Maione Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Paul daSilva Bass Guitar, Tambourine, Backing Vocals
Tim Solomon Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals


.... Stay tuned for more MP3's including:
  • pre-Avagadro Home Recordings by Chris and Paul at C-1 Townhouse in 1995!
  • more post-Avagadro Home Recordings by Chris and Paul in 2004!

This page last updated by Paul daSilva on July 21, 2004
Copyright 1997, 2001 Avagadro's Number and Weight of a Mole Music