Kamakiriad

~ Release by Donald Fagen (see all versions of this release, 11 available)

Annotation

Promotional Limited Edition In Digipak sleeve. Super Bit-Mapped gold disc.
Includes 10-page folded inlay.

This disk is the product of three exciting technologies designed to enhance the listening experience and increase the quality of the disk itself.

FIRST, Kamakiriad is a 20-bit DDD recording. The DDD notation, of course, means that the music has spent its entire recorded life in the digital domain, from the studio to your compact disk player, ensuring the highest possible digital fidelity. 20-bit recording is a higher-definition technology that results in significantly more information than standard 16-bit digital recording techniques.

SECOND, it has been manufactured on a gold disc. In this fabrication process, a super-fine layer of 24K gold coats the reflective metallic surface of the disc itself, guaranteeing long life without any possibility of oxidation or deterioration of the playing surface.

THE THIRD, is a digital noise shaping process called Super Bit Mapping (SBM), developed by Sony Music Entertainment. SBM creatively adapts the 20-bit "words" used i digital tape studio recordings to the 16-bit "language" of CD's. it does this by processing each 20-bit "word" (actually and electronic "sample" of a wave-form) through a algorithm designed to minimize noise i the most sensitive portion of our hearing range. The result is not only a lower noise, but reduced harmonic distortion, a greatly expanded sense of atmospherics, sonic "warmth" and more detailed musical perspective.

AS THE famous science fiction writer Aurthur C. Clarke once noted, any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. So, it's magic.

Annotation last modified on 2026-06-28 17:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: Kamakiriad Stero + Bonus Tracks
2DVD: Kamakiriad: 5.1 Mix
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1Trans-Island Skyway (5.1 mix)
additional engineer, additional producer and additional mixer:
Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Walter Becker
drums (drum set):
Christopher Parker (American drummer)
lead vocals:
Donald Fagen
recording of:
Trans-Island Skyway
lyricist and composer:
Donald Fagen
6:30
2Countermoon (5.1 mix)
additional engineer, additional producer and additional mixer:
Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Walter Becker
drums (drum set):
Christopher Parker (American drummer)
solo tenor saxophone:
Illinois Elohainu
lead vocals:
Donald Fagen
recording of:
Countermoon
lyricist and composer:
Donald Fagen
5:06
3Springtime (5.1 mix)
additional engineer, additional producer and additional mixer:
Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Walter Becker
membranophone:
Leroy Clouden
lead vocals:
Donald Fagen
recording of:
Springtime
lyricist and composer:
Donald Fagen
5:07
4Snowbound (5.1 mix)
additional engineer, additional producer and additional mixer:
Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Walter Becker
drums (drum set):
Dennis McDermott
lead vocals:
Donald Fagen
recording of:
Snowbound
writer:
Walter Becker and Donald Fagen
7:09
5Tomorrow's Girls (5.1 mix)
additional engineer, additional producer and additional mixer:
Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Walter Becker
drums (drum set):
Leroy Clouden
lead vocals:
Donald Fagen
recording of:
Tomorrow’s Girls
lyricist and composer:
Donald Fagen
6:18
6Florida Room (5.1 mix)
additional engineer, additional producer and additional mixer:
Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Walter Becker
drums (drum set):
Christopher Parker (American drummer)
solo tenor saxophone:
Cornelius Bumpus
lead vocals:
Donald Fagen
recording of:
Florida Room
lyricist:
Donald Fagen and Libby Titus
composer:
Donald Fagen
6:02
7On the Dunes (5.1 mix)
additional engineer, additional producer and additional mixer:
Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Walter Becker
drums (drum set):
Christopher Parker (American drummer)
solo tenor saxophone:
Cornelius Bumpus
lead vocals:
Donald Fagen
recording of:
On the Dunes
lyricist and composer:
Donald Fagen
8:07
8Teahouse on the Tracks (5.1 mix)
additional engineer, additional producer and additional mixer:
Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Walter Becker
drums (drum set):
Leroy Clouden
solo trombone:
Birch Johnson
lead vocals:
Donald Fagen
recording of:
Teahouse on the Tracks
lyricist and composer:
Donald Fagen
6:11

Credits

Release

art direction:George Delmerico
photography:James Hamilton (photography)
executive engineer:Roger Nichols (US mastering, recording engineer and producer)
producer:Gary Katz
horn arranger:Donald Fagen
Rob Mounsey
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1492971 [info]
ASIN:US: B000M06SVS [info]