Discography
Ken Kase • The Ken Kase Group • Corpus Alienum • The Sun Sawed in 1/2 • The Birthday People
Ken Kase (2023) The self-titled EP features five songs written, produced and performed by Ken Kase with a little help from special guests John Holt, Micke Schrand, Doug Bobbenhouse and Dave Farver. Limited edition CD available at Bandcamp. “A masterpiece.”-Hughes Nelson, DailyMusicRoll.com
Collected Works 1997-2008 (2011) This compilation brings together three releases by the Ken Kase Group, including Extended Play-No Waiting (1997), Stereophonic Nervous Breakdown (2000), and the three song single, Shiner (2008). "Kase's pop is intricate and blithe, a tribute to his passionate vigilance and the band's youthful virtuosity. In the baroque, jazzy invention, his biting, comic voice, and the viciously parodic lyrics, one can hear Zappa's playfulness and gravity. When Kase's voice burrows into the low, growly registers, he finds the soulfulness of R&B, a sign that he and his band's growth is worth following." — Roy Kasten, Riverfront Times
Corpus Alienum "testing, testing..." (2023) The fourth album of Ken Kase's instrumental music features soloists Chris Kase (trumpet), Rinn Netherton (violin) and Dave Farver (tenor sax) who take these mostly jazzy, funky grooves into the stratosphere. Limited edition CD available at Bandcamp.
The third Corpus Alienum album, Mantovani Boogie Man (2021) is all about the groove, using drum loops as the inspiration for funky instrumental jams that you might find on the "B" side of fictitious hit singles. Limited edition CD available at Bandcamp.
Corpus Alienum's Mind Control Dance Party (2019) is a sound collage of funky grooves, Cold War-era paranoia and electronic noise. The music was inspired by dialogue and music from training and educational films from the 30s to the 50s. Limited edition CD available at Bandcamp.
Corpus Alienum's Dark Signal (2014) Electronic compositions with elements of avant garde, musique concrete, early fusion and microtonal music. Special expanded 10th anniversary CD edition available now. All proceeds from download and CD sales on Bandcamp will be donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Hear Ken's vocals and vocal arrangements on "Twist of Lemon", "Before the Fall", "A Better Place" and "Falling in Slow Motion." from the Sun Sawed in 1/2's Before the Fall EP (2022)
On the Sun Sawed in 1/2's Sirens eP (2021) Ken provides more vocals and vocal arrangements for "Outta My Mind", "Cat's Away", "You Wake Me" and "The Cool Ivory Wonderful", which also features him singing a duet with UK vocalist Ruth Royall.
On Sun Sawed in 1/2's Beaches in Bali EP (2021) Ken brings his vocal arrangement and singing skills to "Dried Cherry Blossoms" "Dear Always", "Good King of the Summer" and "Beaches in Bali"
On Elephants into Swans (2013) the Sun's long-awaited follow up to Bewilderbeest, Ken sang backup harmony and helped write the vocal and horn arrangements.
On the Sun 's Bewilderbeest (1999),Ken contributes guitar, piano, vocals and vocal arrangements. Songwriter and lead vocalist on "Song No. 11." Lead vocals on "Still Rain.”
Ken acts as co-producer, guitarist, keyboardist and background vocalist on the third album of Mike Schrand's songs. Welcome to the Poorhouse (2021) Features brother Chris Kase playing flugelhorn on "This is How it Ends."
Mike Schrand and Ken Kase return for their second release, Here's to Another (2017). Kase is co-producer, keyboardist, guitarist and percussionist and sings backup vocals.
First release of The Birthday People (2014), a duo with musician and songwriter Mike Schrand which they co-produced. Kase played keyboards, guitar, bass, percussion and sang backup vocals. They co-wrote "Maelstrom" which features Ken's lead vocal.
Not Dead Yet (2018), The Mound City Slickers' second album of old time music, produced by Ken.
Ken produced Made GOOD For You (2013), the first album by the Mound City Slickers, an old time string band in St. Louis.