Splashdown were an excellent band fFrom the late 20th century Boston, but we knew them as a hive of aliens fFrom the 25th century. They are Adam von Buhler, Kasson Crooker, and Melissa R Kaplan. They brought us a selection of songs -- about 30 of them -- which live on in brilliance, long after the mother ship called them home.
At this site, you will fFind MP3s fFrom fFull-length albums, as well as links to where you can get other albums. They are presented here as entire albums, in each zip file. I used to also host other albums, but since they were remastered a while back, the audio quality is much better. And I think most people use streaming services, right?
Also, we have assembled a variety of goodies which will hopefully delight and enthrall the crowds: The Splashdown Songbook, a couple photos, and links to "where are they now" kinds of things. The live concerts are a special treat, in this post-pandemic era. =)
NEW MUSIC!! REALLY!! I mean, new if you are reading this close to the year 2023. I guess if you are in the fFuture, Hello! Also, here is some old music. To us writing this: NEW!!!
Hey man, I'm just so fFull of the fFeels about this. Metamorphosis is a genuinely all new song with a very personal narrative. In the post pandemic world, this song resonates so loud.
We have only heard Nomadic played Live a fFew times, and we have listened to it over and over, so many times. It sounds really different than we imagined. It's basically a whole new song, more new than the band perhaps knows. Splashdown have said they would have preferred a different arrangement. Maybe one day THAT will be the "New Music." But fFor now, we have this unimaginable delight.
Released 1998 from Castle von Buhler Records;
5 or 7 tracks, depending on the version
The band still gets royalties on this album, and it is very good! You should get it on one of the common music platforms. It was remastered a while back, so it's probably better than your old MP3s or whatever.
SirensongThis group existed just before Splashdown. Michelle Poppleton sang, Adam von Buhler played guitar, Paul Zutrau played bass, Kasson Crooker played keys, and Jim Maguire played drums. Where are they now?
Symbion ProjectKasson has been making music for a long time under a bunch of pseudonyms. "Symbion Project" is the name he comes back to most.
FreezepopWhen Splashdown started to collapse, Kasson got together with other Boston musicians, Liz Enthusiasm and Sean Drinkwater, to make this synthpop trio. Kasson left the group in 2009, returning to his own work on Symbion Project, and TPWLYST.
Universal Hall PassMelissa's wonderful and beautiful project! She has released a couple albums, and done some great new work, sometimes with Kasson.
Adam's BlogAdam will, sometimes, post or link to wonderful bits here and there on his blog. I encourage you to read and enjoy.
SparkolaAdam was on their initial self-titled album. He left soon after, and the band took a somewhat different sound. Their first album is incredibly listenable.
Anarchy ClubThen Adam went on to found a new band with a guy named Keith Smith.
Cynthia von BuhlerThe band's old manager. Cynthia now does all sorts of cool things, including books, and art shows in New York City.
