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New - Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - Twinkle Hello - LP
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“Never has electronic music sounded warmer or more human than Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. Owen Ashworth uses equipment that could be considered antique (SK-1 or MT-100 models of Casio keyboards) to provide a humming, squeaking, buzzing backdrop for his tales of pained love.”
That was taken from the 2003 press release for Twinkle Echo, the third album I made under the name Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. Originally released on German electronic label Tomlab Records, Twinkle Echo has been out of print for nearly a decade, slowly building a cult audience from a new generation of DIY & indie music enthusiasts, thanks in large part to the album’s availability on streaming services. I’d previously reissued vinyl editions of two later Casiotone for the Painfully Alone albums (2006’s Etiquette & 2009’s Vs. Children) on my own label, Orindal Records, but I had some hesitation about reissuing Twinkle Echo, partially because its hyper, overdriven sound felt so far removed from the music I make now with Advance Base, & partially because this music came from a difficult period of my life that I just didn’t care to revisit. I’ve finally come around to the idea, thanks to the encouragement of some old friends & new... more
That was taken from the 2003 press release for Twinkle Echo, the third album I made under the name Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. Originally released on German electronic label Tomlab Records, Twinkle Echo has been out of print for nearly a decade, slowly building a cult audience from a new generation of DIY & indie music enthusiasts, thanks in large part to the album’s availability on streaming services. I’d previously reissued vinyl editions of two later Casiotone for the Painfully Alone albums (2006’s Etiquette & 2009’s Vs. Children) on my own label, Orindal Records, but I had some hesitation about reissuing Twinkle Echo, partially because its hyper, overdriven sound felt so far removed from the music I make now with Advance Base, & partially because this music came from a difficult period of my life that I just didn’t care to revisit. I’ve finally come around to the idea, thanks to the encouragement of some old friends & new... more
released August 9, 2024
Twinkle Echo was written, performed & recorded by Owen Ashworth in the states of California, Oregon & Washington, 2001-2003. Ryan Myers operated the 4-track & picked the vocal take for "Students." Jherek Bischoff performed & recorded the contrabass on "Yellow T-Shirt." Final assemblage, overdubbing & mixing were done at Jamie Stewart's during the winter of 2002-2003, Oakland, CA. Jamie did all of the engineering & also played the reverb-y guitar on "Half Ghost." "Blue Corolla" was written & recorded by Owen Ashworth after everything else was finished & was mixed w/ Doug Clarke.
Mastered by Jim Reitzel
Cover art by Heidi Anderson
Twinkle Echo was written, performed & recorded by Owen Ashworth in the states of California, Oregon & Washington, 2001-2003. Ryan Myers operated the 4-track & picked the vocal take for "Students." Jherek Bischoff performed & recorded the contrabass on "Yellow T-Shirt." Final assemblage, overdubbing & mixing were done at Jamie Stewart's during the winter of 2002-2003, Oakland, CA. Jamie did all of the engineering & also played the reverb-y guitar on "Half Ghost." "Blue Corolla" was written & recorded by Owen Ashworth after everything else was finished & was mixed w/ Doug Clarke.
Mastered by Jim Reitzel
Cover art by Heidi Anderson