| Did You Know People Can Fly? | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Kaddisfly |
| Cover: | Did You Know People Can Fly.jpg |
| Released: | December 12, 2003 |
| Genre: | Progressive rock |
| Length: | 40:58 |
| Label: | Independent |
| Prev Title: | Humania EP |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | Buy Our Intention; We'll Buy You a Unicorn |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
Did You Know People Can Fly? is the first full-length album by Kaddisfly.[1] It was released in 2003 under a self-titled independent record label.[2] In interviews about the album, the group's musicians commented that they were trying to a new style to stay fresh and differentiate themselves from their prior works.
The album was released December 12, 2003,[3] under the label Kaddisfly.[4] Aaron Tollefson, a musician who played guitar on the album, commented about the writing of the music, "when it came to writing this record, we wanted to wipe away everything people knew of us and resurface with a composition that couldn't be boxed, labeled, or formulaically packaged."[5] Beau Kuther, a fellow member of the group who contributed percussive talent to the album, observed, "We wanted to really challenge ourselves and write a record where every noise, texture, and color fit into the composition on a whole." Kile Brewer, who contributed bass on the piece, emphasized the importance of the group's music staying original, "We are all of the same mind that if we are going to exist in this business for life, we will have to perpetually challenge ourselves, take risks, and never create the same record twice. The moment you grow static is the moment your music needs eyes." Christopher Ruff, who sang and played piano, later talked about how the album was done "entirely in a studio out in L.A., it felt a lot staler, it didn’t feel like there was as much depth or as much of an overall vibe to the album. We thought we were able to catch more of a vibe back in Oregon and doing it there."[6]