Quadropus

'Quadropus' is the third full-length album by Estradasphere. It was released on October 28, 2003.

Track listing

 * 1) "Mekapses Yitonisa" – 4:22
 * 2) "Dubway" – 3:39
 * 3) "King Krab Battle" – 8:31
 * 4) "Speck" – 4:34
 * 5) "Hardball" – 13:40
 * 6) "A Car Ride In Idealistic Ethiopia (Part 1)" – 5:47
 * 7) "Crystal Blue" – 3:40
 * 8) "Jungle Warfare" – 5:42
 * 9) "Body Slam" – 3:09
 * 10) "At Least We'd Have Today" – 9:40

The band

 * Timb Harris – violin, viola, trumpet, guitar, mandolin, Turkish mandolin, vocals, percussion
 * Jason Schimmel – guitars (electric, acoustic, baritone), banjo, organ, piano, synths, harpsichord, vocals, percussion, beatboxing
 * Tim Smolens – bass (electric, upright), bari guitar, piano, synths, violin/viola/cello, vocals, percussion
 * John Whooley – saxophones, flute, vocals, beatboxing, organ

Additional musicians

 * String quartet on "At Least We'd Have Today" and "Speck"
 * Violins – Timb and Ben Blechman
 * Viola – Sarah Hart
 * Cello – Aria DiSalvio
 * Horn section on "King Krab Battle"
 * Trumpets – Timb, Val Hall, Richard Karst
 * Trombone – Scott Harris
 * Bass trombone – Luke Kirley
 * Saxes – John Whooley, Joel Ford, Scott Norgren, Paul Tarantino, Wes Anthony
 * Tuba – John Thomas

Album Personnel

 * Produced by Tim Smolens with help from Jason Schimmel except for:
 * "Speck" – produced by Jason Schimmel
 * "Dubway" – produced by Andrew Kapner
 * Recorded mostly in our living rooms (George's too), plus Bear Creek Studios, Pine Forest studios, CC's recording studio and Angelhouse Studios
 * Engineered by Tim Smolens, Jason Schimmel, Chris Parsons and Trey Spruance
 * Mixed by Tim Smolens, Timb Harris and Jason Schimmel
 * "Dubway" mixed by Andrew Kapner
 * "Bodyslam" mixed by Chris Parsons
 * "Jungle Warfare" and "Speck" mixed by Trey Spruance
 * Additional engineering by Chris Parsons
 * Artwork and layout by Mike Bennewitz

Dedication
Quadropus was created in loving memory of Mary Aquinas McClafferty Whooley and John Patrick Whooley Sr.

Mekapses Yitonisa

 * Composition – Greek traditional
 * Arranged and transcribed by Tim and Timb
 * Drums – Dave Murray
 * Dombeks and percussion – Mike Shannon

Dubway

 * Composition – Estradasphere
 * Acapellarrangement – John and Jason

Trivia

 * Absolutely no keyboards, drum machines, guitars or bass were used in the recording of this song.
 * A live music video for the song is included on the DVD of Passion for Life.

King Krab Battle

 * Composition – Iron Chef Whooley
 * Horn arrangement by John and Tim
 * Drums – Theo Mordey

Speck

 * Composition – Schimmel
 * Lyrics by Schimmel, Smolens
 * Lead vocals – Jason
 * String arrangement by Trey Spruance
 * Piano – Jeff Attridge
 * Drums – Theo Mordey

Hardball

 * Composition – Schimmel, Whooley, Harris
 * Drums – Theo Mordey
 * Percussion – Doug Smolens

A Car Ride in Idealistic Ethiopia (Part 1)

 * Composition – Smolens
 * Drums – Dave Murray

Crystal Blue

 * Composition – Whooley
 * Lead vocals – John
 * Organ and piano – Dale Ockerman
 * Drums and tambourine – Mike Shannon

Jungle Warfare

 * Composition – Schimmel, Smolens
 * Lyrics by Dave Murray
 * Vocals – Dave Murray and Youri Raymond of Unhuman
 * Drums – John Merryman of Cephalic Carnage
 * Guitar solo – Kevin Kmetz

Bodyslam

 * Composition – Estradasphere, Dave Murray
 * Lyrics and lead vocals – John
 * Drums – Dave

At Least We'd Have Today

 * Composition – Smolens
 * Lead vocals – Tim
 * Vocal bridge – Joel Robinow