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Tokyo One (Telephone Booth) by five_extra_arms [Email]
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Uploaded: Jul 31, 2007 - 10:09:01 AM
Last Updated: Oct 12, 2007 - 04:26:00 PM
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This is my first entry into the Analogapalooza Thing.

Back in early 1999, my friend Giancarlo Rendina and I started recording songs on Saturdays at my place on the Alafia River. I called my "recording studio" the Telephone Booth, because of that feeling I would get as I walked into it as a mild mannered dork and left it as a caped crusader of sorts.

We originally called ourselves Monkey Fist Hypocrasy. We were passionately know as the MFH. The more time we spent in the Telephone Booth, we decided that might be a better band name, so we changed our name in the summer of 1999.

G. Rendina wrote all of the lyrics and sang with his amazing voice and played the guitar. He is quite a showman too. At the time of our first performance his hair was fluorescent Pink.

I played bass and synths (imagine that) and programmed all the drums on Dr Rhythm. I was also back up vocals and walkie talkies.

I don't know how we stopped writing songs together, because we had no shortage of ideas. In the end days, we thought I should play on real drums for our live performances... waitaminute... now I remember why we quit playing together. My drumming sucked!!! Our sound was missing the meaty bassline and the synths and the perfect beats of Dr Rhythm.

Enjoy history as it happened.

Hardware:
Bass, Dr Rhythm, Strat, Shure mic, Midiverb, Walkie Talkies

Software:
Audacity
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Out of,,,, &mdash 07/31/07 - 11:34:03 AM
the garage - brings back many memories of my youth banging away in the garage w/ fellow players & pretenders - short & sweet - enjoyed it.

Blessings,

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Players And Pretenders &mdash 07/31/07 - 03:23:27 PM
You got that right!

Can't wait to see what you post for this Analogapalooza thing!

Start digging!


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she'll love five extra arms.

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cool &mdash 07/31/07 - 01:20:15 PM
I dig the sound you got.
I use to use a 4 trk Tascam too.
way back in 84
the tapes are burried deep thank god
i'll go lookin
maybe


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Start Digging! &mdash 07/31/07 - 03:28:22 PM
This is a cool idea. We need to hear our humble beginnings.

I have a couple others I might post, if I get my hands on 'em.

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Sounds like great fun &mdash 07/31/07 - 01:28:22 PM
was had Bob. Doesn't sound bad either. I don't know if I have the courage to dig deep into the cupboards - who knows what might be lurking in there. No I think I'll leave it alone for now.
Cheers
Len




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Great Fun &mdash 07/31/07 - 03:35:09 PM
I personally would love to hear your old stuff!

Come on Len, you've done dumber things in your life than post an old song on an anonymous music community website!

We need your support!

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Ha ha! &mdash 07/31/07 - 02:13:56 PM
Good effort - you should reform, but only use Macs on stage!!!

However - in saying that, I like the Bauhaus style bass sound!

Thank for having the cahunas to share!

Jim.

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Bauhaus Bass &mdash 08/01/07 - 03:54:50 PM
I was thinking along the lines of Bauhaus, Sisters of Mercy when I wrote this. A little goth never hurt anyone!

Macs on stage - wouldn't that be fun?!

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I love the telephone booth analogy &mdash 07/31/07 - 04:18:16 PM
- this time you guys came out with a little Gang of Four on you I think. I really like this track - on second listening it's growing on me more and more. Interesting how "agitprop 80's" this is in 1999. The idea of having to play drums against programmed tape synth or bass is just too funny.

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Allright &mdash 07/31/07 - 07:13:29 PM
TOkyo tokyo... This is memory lane! I like the heavy guitar part! I think if ya speed this up you can get a cool nihilistics sound! just kiddin realy diggin this!

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stripped down punk.. &mdash 07/31/07 - 09:35:00 PM
the only way to play it! :D

takes me back to simpler times
i'd love to hear more 'old stuff'
rock.
on.

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Stripped Down &mdash 08/17/07 - 05:47:15 AM
Thanks for the comments _nderscore.

I don't know if stripped down by design or by lack of ability!

Bob

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she'll love five extra arms.

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Bod Dorseys dead! &mdash 08/01/07 - 12:01:11 PM
I'm with jim on this - it's got a great Bauhaus/ drak vibe going on, exactly the sorta thing i would've bought and loved in the 80's. The track has a great sense of atmosphere, but not over the top dark. Downloaded and ipoded ... do you have more of this stuff???

Steve

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krypto-nite &mdash 08/02/07 - 05:13:42 AM
mean basswork, tense number. The fans want camerahead

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Mean Bass &mdash 08/03/07 - 04:38:38 PM
Yeah man, that is one WICKED bassline.

You want Camerahead?

You got it!

Thanks Ultraleft. I'm so glad you finally joined MacJams. Can't wait til these people hear what you got up your sleeve.



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she'll love five extra arms.

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Great... &mdash 08/02/07 - 06:28:43 PM
It's early Sisters of Mercy - I love that bass sound and that grungy guitar near the end. Top marks all round - Glad you're dusting off these old numbers.

Peter

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Sisters Of Murphy &mdash 08/03/07 - 04:33:56 PM
You nailed it Peter.

I was totally thinking Sisters when I played this bass riff.

I bet we'd be band mates if we lived closer!

Your pal and gigantic fan (I'm 6'4")

Bob

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she'll love five extra arms.

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Tokyo One &mdash 08/07/07 - 06:48:58 AM
this is a good recording and its Rock !

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Killer Bass Line &mdash 08/08/07 - 12:20:30 PM
nice gothic feel to this very modern song.

the walkie talkie vocals remind me of something from 1979 england.

the ending is pretty heavy. fast song. good work.

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awww &mdash 08/09/07 - 05:04:58 PM
so sad that you stopped playing together. you know, you could just play with your computer on stage, like Radiohead.

Ah...I have my first songs on cassettes, which were written just a few years ago. But how do you post them? convert? how?

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Analogapalooza &mdash 09/04/07 - 10:46:40 AM
Thanks to the Vintage Music Festival and the comments on this song and the others I entered, I am currently back in the Telephone Booth with new songs!

Keep your ears open!

Thanks estellie.

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OHHHHHHHHH! &mdash 09/04/07 - 04:11:35 AM
It was very walkie. No talkie. Waiting for a come back.
Crazy Dave

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