electrophonic

 

Released in 1989, this cassette release was my first professional release, reviewed in Option magazine, Sound Choice, Gajoob, Factsheet Five, and other zines.

From the liner notes: 'no acoustic instruments were used in the production of this recording. All songs were created by recording the parts into a sequencer in real time and playing them back through electronic keyboards and drum machines.'. It took 11 keyboards and 2 drum machines to produce electrophonic. Tracks marked with an asterisk appear on the CD Lost In Time.

  1. *Suburbia (Elephant Jam) 4:15
  2. *Autumn Leaves/Summertime 4:11
  3. *Samba for Steve 4:19
  4. Night Song II (electric) 4:20
  5. *Now I've Found You 4:56
  6. Round Body Midnight and Soul 5:40
  7. Untied 5:00 - remastered in 2010 for the *Mesa Village Blues 5:11

Here are the three music videos for electrophonic tracks, as seen on Austin's ACTV cable channel (in rotation for more than 10 years!)

Sequenced tracks recorded September 1987 - August 1989. Mixed direct to DAT August 5-7, 1989 at Sixth Street Studio.

Produced, composed, arranged and performed by Karl Rehn (except as noted).

Associate producer - Andrew Wimsatt

Drum programming - Chris Bennett and Karl Rehn

Recording Engineer - Aaron White

Advice and Support - Peter McNutt

Cover Art - Michael 'Mick' McMillan

Layout - Glen 'Mr Write' Cox

Autumn Leaves by Johnny Mercer, Summertime by George Gershwin, Round Midnight by Theolonius Monk, Body and Soul and J. Green.

Option Magazine review

Option review

Gajoob review

gajoob review

 

Factsheet Five review

Factsheet Five review