MAGICAL BEAUTIFUL | not building a wall but making a brick | IHANW #10 | 43-minutes | cassette (Dec '09) & digital (Mar '10)
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MENUFrom the liner notes:
All elements of all songs (excluding the songs recorded at Empty Bottle & Beat Kitchen) were improvised and recorded in real-time with no overdubs (except on Chagall's Green). Work done concurrently with Here Come The Wild Waves LP. Post-editing done by Tyson at Hear A New World in Chicago, IL; November-December, 2009.
Color artwork made by Christopher Schreck; insert by TT; album title and some song titles by Brian Eno / Peter Schmidt. "I think it's gonna be pretty bad when we come down" title by Owen Ashworth.
This is I Hear A New World #10. Released December 06, 2009.
Thanks for your help: Chris Schreck; Tony Janas; Leslie Deckard.
Dedicated to the SHAPE SHOPPE and all Chicago dopeness: Chandeliers; Michael Columbia; Mahjonng/Waterbabies; Gatekeeper; GA'AN; Bobby Conn; The Race; Abrams/Kelly/Rosaly; Implodes; Chandalas; Icy Demons; CFTPA; Hamid Drake; Mandate; Plastic Crimewave; Serengeti; Fake Lake; Killer Whales; Bronze; Scalpels; Pizza Dog; Lil Sister; the almighty Herculaneum; Mayor Daley (band); Cave, Fielded; Lupe; Fred Anderson; Eternals; Hot Dougs; Logan Theatre; Co-Pro Sphere; Hungry Brain; Miko's; Heaven; Peoples Projects; Myopic; Quimbys; Sultans; Cemitas Puebla; South Shore beaches; Forest preserve; Chicago DIY Underground 2010.
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SIDE A
01. MARTIN REV (Magical Beautiful)
Recorded with one mic on Korg D3200 at Hear A New World; Winter, 2007.
TT - Roland XP60; Ensoniq ESQ1; MPC1000
CV - bass guitar
AW - drumset
02. CHAGALL'S GREEN (Magical Beautiful)
Recorded by NB on Pro Tools at Shape Shoppe; Summer, 2009 during "here come the wild waves" sessions. Overdubs at Hear A New World; Fall, 2009.
TT - electric piano; overdubbed bass; overdubbed Roland SH32
CV - baritone guitar
NB - space organ
AW - drumset; shaker
03. BERNANKE'S BLUES (Torstensen)
Recorded by TT on Pro Tools at Hear A New World; December, 2008. Excerpt from "Songs For Painting" (IHANW*A).
TT - XP60; ESQ1; mixing board
04. WILD STYLE (Magical Beautiful)
Recorded on Pro Tools by NB at Shape Shoppe; February, 2009.
TT - Finger drums
NB - organ
AW - drumset
05. "DON'T BE FRIGHTENED TO DISPLAY YOUR TALENTS" (Magical Beautiful)
Recorded on stereo field recorder at Hear A New World; Spring, 2009.
TT - electric piano; loops; vocals
AW - drumset
06. ROCK A WHILE (Magical Beautiful)
Recorded on stereo field recorder at the Empty Bottle in Chicago, IL (opening for AntiPop Consortium); October, 2009. Live sound by Patrick Scott.
TT - voice; MPC1000; electric piano; SH32
CV - baritone guitar; voice
NB - organ; voice
AW - drumset; voice
07. DEEP SEA CREEP (Magical Beautiful)
Recorded by NB on Pro Tools by at Shape Shoppe; February, 2009.
TT - MPC1000
NB - organ
AW - drumset
08. REY COLON (Magical Beautiful)
Recorded with one mic on Korg D3200 at Hear A New World; Winter, 2007.
TT - bass guitar; ESQ1
CV - violin
AW - drumset
09. HORSEBREAKER (Torstensen)
Recorded live on digital camcorder by Kristin Reger at the Beat Kitchen (opening for Casiotone For The Painfully Alone); January, 2007 featuring the rare live lineup of:
TT - electric guitar; MPC1000; fake piano
NB - organ; trombone
CV - desert violin
SIDE B
01. "I THINK IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY BAD WHEN WE COME DOWN" (Torstensen)
Recorded by TT on Pro Tools at Hear A New World; December, 2008. Excerpt from "Songs For Painting" (IHANW*A).
TT - Roland XP60; Ensoniq ESQ1; MPC1000; mixing board
02. TOP GUN ANTHEM (for Joe Meek) (Faltermeyer/Stevens)
Recorded with one mic on Korg D3200 at Hear A New World; Winter, 2007.
TT - ESQ1
CV - violin
AW - drumset
03. PLATFORM ON THE LAKE (Magical Beautiful)
Recorded on Pro Tools by NB at Shape Shoppe; February, 2009.
TT - MPC1000; XP60
AW - drumset
NB - trombone
04. WINGS IN THE SKY (Torstensen)
Recorded on stereo field recorder at the Empty Bottle in Chicago, IL; October, 2009. Sound engineered by Patrick Scott.
TT - voice; electric piano; MPC1000; SH32
CV - baritone guitar; voice
NB - organ; trombone
AW - drumset; melodica
05. HEY HEY HIGHWAY STAR (Young/Blackburn and Blackmore/Gillian/Glover/Lord/Paice)
Recorded on stereo field recorder at Hear A New World; Spring, 2009.
TT - voice; electric piano; fake organ
CV - baritone guitar
NB - organ
AW - drumset
06. "TRUST IN THE YOU OF NOW" (Magical Beautiful)
Recorded on stereo field recorder at Hear A New World; Summer, 2009.
TT - MPC1000; electric piano
AW - drumset
07. CARIBBEAN CREEP (Magical Beautiful)
Recorded on Pro Tools by NB at Shape Shoppe; February, 2009.
TT - MPC1000; ESQ1; XP60
NB - trombone
AW - drumset