COLOUR TWIGS, Self-titled CD. Chuckie-Boy Records (#CB1005), released 1998.
COLOUR TWIGS: Gordo-Tronic, Fiendishly Catchy Art Pop with a Long, Lean cast of Co-conspirators.
Seattle’s GORDON RAPHAEL is an accomplished Musician, Producer, Traveller, and Story-Teller. He is renowned for, among many other bits of Joy, bringing us the first albums from THE STROKES and REGINA SPEKTOR. Earlier in the Arc, he gathered some friends together in Seattle (early-80’s-ish) to lay down just a few of the ideas he was percolating. Chuckie-Boy Records gathered up some of them in 1998, and put them out on a CD called “Sticks and Stoned” (#CB1005).
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COLOUR TWIGS, Self-titled CD. Chuckie-Boy Records (#CB1005), released 1998. Pictured, L-R: Gordon Raphael; Mike Davidson; Tor Midtskog.
A few copies of the original CD, with a grand booklet by Seattle photographer and Scene Chronicler CAM GARRETT, are available in the shop. Includes the mighty, stomping opus “I Said” (hear below).
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COLOUR TWIGS:
GORDON RAPHAEL—Voices, Arp Synthesizers, Jingly Bracelets, Toy Drums, Rat Guitar, Synclavier, Pocketchange, Feedback.
TOR MIDTSKOG—Electric Guitar, Voice, 808, Keys on “Somewhere” and “Divided”.
MIKE DAVIDSON— Rickenbacker Bass, Special Effects, Radio Noise, Invaluable Help, Symbolism, DX Drums on “Experimental Sex In Space”, Drums and Bass on “Somewhere” and “Divided”.
BILL ADAMS—Bass on “I Sleep on the Radio”.
MIKE STEIN—Drums on “I Sleep on the Radio”.
PETE BODINE—Drums on “I Said”.
DON FREEBORN—Atlantean Drumming on all other tracks.
GRIFF STEVENS and RITA—The Icehead Choir.
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It’s harder to think for yourself.