The initial thoughts, concepts and illusions of one kid from Nowheresville, Minnesota, uprooted at the age of 5 and transported to the concrete streets of Chicago's near west side. From the endless acres of his parents' dairy farm to his grandmother's cellular two-bedroom apartment. A relocation and transformation that clearly and deeply rattled his brain at such a very young age. The years that followed... filled with school, jobs, relationships, love, loss, heartache, happiness, life and death... provide the backdrop for the collection of songs that have been compiled over the years. This 5 song EP is just a small peek into the cracked cranium of Al Krause. More to follow... soon...LAYERS represents the persona of that twisted kid... who began writing at the age of 14, coinciding with the death of his dad. Over the years he memorialized his thoughts and visions and dreams, as well as his fears, nightmares and faults... and those thoughts, music and visions begin here.