During his time at Sullivan University, Steven Baker teamed up with Eric Marcum, and the two worked together to resurrect the Dementia Cookie Box, a creative endeavor that Steven had been working on back in 1996. Searching for a means of performance as a 2-man project, Steven favored electronic drum loops heavily with these new songs. Influenced by the likes of My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson, the new album quickly took on a techno-industrial vibe. However, Steven still held true to his 90s alt-rock roots and tracks were peppered in that were reminiscent of bands like Hum, Jawbox and the Flaming Lips.
Steven and Eric completed the record by renting some studio equipment from the local gear shop, and hunkered down in Steve's room for any free afternoon or weekend they could spare. A photo-shoot with worms and rotten fruit, and a trip to Kinko's to run copies was all that was left before officially releasing the first full-length Dementia Cookie Box album. Steven was working at Toys R Us in 1999, and wanted some special packaging - something that didn't look like it came from Wal-Mart. He found some colored jewel cases in variety packs. They separated the cases into the three parts and then reassembled them in a mixed variety of colored parts. Each CD had its own look and with the black and white inserts, the final products were eye-candy to the max. Since Steven had access to a shrink-wrap machine through Toys R Us, he was able to make this a retail-ready release with an official look.
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