Written in early 2006 for 5 string electric fretless bass as the finale for my first real 30 minute solo bass set - Apotheosis was the most aggressive of the 2 or 3 solo pieces I played live, but intentionally never recorded.
I used to like the idea of having solo pieces that people could only hear at my shows.
Apotheosis was always the closer. It became the most viewed Jeff Schmidt Solo Bass Video on You Tube - for whatever that's worth.
But that's the reason I decided to finally record it -and offer up a bunch of re-mixes. - people seemed to dig it.
ALL sale proceeds from APOTHEOSIS : DEVIATIONS will be donated to Music In Schools Today - a San Francisco Bay Area charity helping fund music education in schools. Good cause.
I admire the way Jeff Schmidt uses fretless bass in his music, and found this project's vibe very interesting.
I also like the fact that by adding more instruments in this project, it doesn't get monotonous.
I enjoy this kind of music when I want to listen to different landscapes and sounds without having to pay too much attention to busy bass lines, etc, and it is always a great inspiration in terms of expressiveness on bass. Pablo Cavallo
I made love with my girlfriend so many times on this album. It is incredible. The songs are so beautiful and the rythm so well coordinated for this kind of moment... Anyway, always good to listen to it in the bus too Faugus
Glowing melodic synth sequences meet jagged noise and other industrial textures on this new LP by soundtrack composer René G. Boscio. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 13, 2020
The second LP from Kuedo feels like the soundtrack for future-noir, with rippling, uneasy synths and steadily-increasing tension. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 1, 2016