mangobananas music : The Andy Band : flipping bits

flipping bits

1	go far	1995	Jon: drums sampled from "Voyage" on the cassette Voyager, March 1980 - 5 second loop. Andy: bass; two acoustic guitars [std], one with a quarter-note echo; three vocals, one with very slight delay for doubling effect. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg
2	farms & gears	1995	Jimmy Buffet's Coral Reefers: congas and percussion sampled from "Everybody's Got a Cousin in Miami" on the CD Fruitcakes -6 second sample looped. Andy: acoustic guitar (3 tracks)[std], clavinet bass, vocals (3 tracks) Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg
3	hold the moment	1995	Randy Huiskens: almost frantic drums sampled from the very end of Voyager 94, June 1994 when he played Food Chain's "Who's Deli" drum part - 3 second loops, manipulated. Pete Downes: guitar vibration at beginning and ringing through the tune. Andy: tongue clicking and cheek popping, frisbee bass drum, slap bass, acoustic guitar with a 1.5 note echo, more slap bass, electric guitar stums & electric guitar noodles both with slight MXR Distortion+, three vocals. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg
4	wanda	1995	Andy: four acoustic guitars [DADFAD] Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg
5	blue pilot	1995	Jon: drums sampled from "Voyage" on the cassette Voyager, March 1980 - 1.5 second loops. Andy: loop resampling, layering, and reconstruction with snip from "go far"; bass; two electric guitars [std]; vocal; with some 327 ms delay treatments (bass breakdown, & guitars). Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg
6	the only things alive	1995	Jon, Tim, and Andy: drums (L), more drums (R), and congas sampled from the song "chimichanga" from the cassette E.B.A. chimichanga, October 1995 - 26 second loop, plus 36 seconds more in the bridge. Andy: acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar through MXR distortion+ (outtro), pan pipes (bridge), three vocals Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg
7	deep root vibration	1995	Andy: 12'x12' roll of sheet vinyl beaten in the middle with my knuckle is the bass drum, a paper towel tube is the accent beat, then two acoustic guitars, piano, bass, vocals, and an acoustic guitar solo Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg
8	spider	1995	Jon Morse & Jorge Cuevas: congas from a cassette tape made in April 1989 at Eastern Heights Studio - 7 second sample looped. Andy: acoustic guitar [CGCGBbD], electric guitar through MXR Distortion+ [std], vocals, rice in a film vial (looped), large skillet lid (looped), blown beer bottle. Junior: purring at beginning and end Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg
9	ninenteenninetyfive	1995	Andy: acoustic guitar (two tracks)[FADGAC], vocals (two tracks) This was my first test of Deck II, with mostly nonsense babbling lyrics. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg
10	zoe said to wanda	1995	Andy: percussion (thumping mic and tapping pencil on a desk), three acoustic guitars [DADFAD], piano, two vocals. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg
11	pen digital disc	1995	Jon Morse: drums sampled from "Silence" on the cassette E.B.A. at Brown Carpet Studios December 1987. Andy: acoustic guitar (2 tracks) [CGCGBbE], electric guitar (2 tracks) [std], vocals (3 tracks). Laidback deadlike groove, noisy drum sample, cool humming harmonies. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg
12	jump up from your desk	1995	Ayman Mobarak: samples of San Francisco street noises, samples of tearing paper. Barbara Cain: sampled from voice mail. Andy: constructions of samples & loops, bass guitar, electric guitar [std, with 333ms delay], vocal [real mic with 227ms delay]. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg
13	gus	1995	Ayman Mobarak: five-string fretless electric bass guitar Andy Wyatt: acoustic guitar (2 tracks) [std], electric guitar [std], vocals, bells & pan pipes & keys, bells & b-vox. Excellently tuned pipes & bells, by happenstance, cool lead-in of talking, improvised lyrics. Made by layering tracks in Ithaca on top of a mono digital track of Ayman and me jamming in his apartment in Los Gatos, CA in May 1995. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg
14	clea	1995	Eric Krivitzky: bass, knee slapping, vocals. Andy Wyatt: acoustic guitar, knee slapping. This is Eric's song, totally incredible. He made up the bass riff while jamming on his new bass, and we got a groove going. He got right into recording it, with a few loops, and some loopy lyrics! Wow. Passing on the craft... (Eric was 15 years old.) Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg
15	the eleven eleven hour	1995	Pete Downes: vocals, bass. Andy Wyatt: acoustic guitar, backing vocals. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg
16	crazy creek	1995	Pete Downes: hi hat, two electric guitars, shouting in the bathroom. Ayman Mobarak: tape of Berry Creek, Big Basin Redwoods, CA (Feb 94), played through a boombox while piano & bathroom shouting were recorded. Andy Wyatt: wire drum brushes slapped together, acoustic guitar, bells, piano. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg
17	fun work	1995	Pete Downes: hi hat, acoustic guitar, vocals. Andy: foot on mic stand, bass, electric guitar. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	7	flipping bits	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/flippingbits.jpg

Info for song: go far

Jon: drums sampled from "Voyage" on the cassette Voyager, March 1980 - 5 second loop.
Andy: bass; two acoustic guitars [std], one with a quarter-note echo; three vocals, one with very slight delay for doubling effect.

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.

Link: https://mangobananas.com/music.php?songID=89

Download: go far.mp3

An alternate version of this song was the Pick of the Week on 2014.04.06. Here's the story:

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This song was written in 1995 sitting by Beebe Lake in Ithaca, NY, during a lunch break. I was working at the time doing database and software development at Cornell Information Technologies. I was struggling with working 9-to-5 but feeling a burning desire to play music all day. That struggle has really been there since I started working a "real job" after graduating from Cornell in 1988, and continued in varying degrees since then. But having the technology these days to easily record my musical ideas, and getting out and playing at open mics in the last few years since moving to Vermont, has really helped.

The original recording of this song was featured on my 1995 album flipping bits. This is a re-recording done in 2007 with much-improved recording tools, on the album refresher. There are a dozen or so background vocal overdubs and it gets to sounding like I'm having a party with myself. And that right there is why I've always called my solo work The Andy Band.

I haven't attempted to play this live, yet. Too many vocal parts, too many guitar parts. But I dream about it sometimes.

All sounds by Andy Wyatt except drums by Jon Morse.

Thanks for listening!

-Andy

go far

I want to go far
and see and do everything

I really want to change my self
I really want to change my work
I really want to change my town
I really want to change my world

there's just so much things to do now
there's just so much things need done
but I'm just sitting on the side of the lake now
too many battles still need won
but as I go through every day now
as I go through everything
I want to do good for my kids now
got to trust this golden ring

	oh baby, I love you
	oh baby, I wanna eat with you
	oh baby, I want you
	oh baby, I wanna live with you

feel it in a meditation
see it in a dream
there's a way to make a difference
without getting too extreme
people fishing people farming
there's just so much things need done
so let's go out and do our groove things
our lives have just begun

	oh baby, life eats life
	oh baby, life feeds life
	oh baby, life kills life
	oh baby, life makes life


November 10-13, 1992
©1992 Andy Wyatt

Info for album: flipping bits

Andy recorded this album in 1995 after getting OSC's Deck II and a Mac Centris 660AV.
Ayman - samples of ripping paper and SF street noises on "jump up from your desk", bass on "gus", samples of Berry Creek on "crazy creek"
Eric - vocals, bass, and knee slapping on "clea"
Freebus - vocals and bass on "the eleven eleven hour"; hi-hat, electric guitars and shouting on "crazy creek"; and hi-hat, acoustic guitar, and vocals on "fun work".
Jon - drum loops on "go far", "the only things alive", "spider", and "pen digital disc".
Tim - second drum kit loop on "the only things alive".
Jorge - conga loop on "spider".
Coral Reefers - drum loop on "farms & gears".
Randy - drum loop on "hold the moment".
Andy - everything else.

Link: https://mangobananas.com/music.php?albumID=7

Album recording info:

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song recording info favorite / pick of the week
go far Jon: drums sampled from "Voyage" on the cassette Voyager, March 1980 - 5 second loop.
Andy: bass; two acoustic guitars [std], one with a quarter-note echo; three vocals, one with very slight delay for doubling effect.

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. 2014.04.06
farms & gears Jimmy Buffet's Coral Reefers: congas and percussion sampled from "Everybody's Got a Cousin in Miami" on the CD Fruitcakes -6 second sample looped.
Andy: acoustic guitar (3 tracks)[std], clavinet bass, vocals (3 tracks)

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY. ♥︎ 2015.01.11
hold the moment Randy Huiskens: almost frantic drums sampled from the very end of Voyager 94, June 1994 when he played Food Chain's "Who's Deli" drum part - 3 second loops, manipulated.
Pete Downes: guitar vibration at beginning and ringing through the tune.
Andy: tongue clicking and cheek popping, frisbee bass drum, slap bass, acoustic guitar with a 1.5 note echo, more slap bass, electric guitar stums & electric guitar noodles both with slight MXR Distortion+, three vocals.

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY. 2015.01.25
wanda Andy: four acoustic guitars [DADFAD]

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY. ♥︎ 2014.08.03
blue pilot Jon: drums sampled from "Voyage" on the cassette Voyager, March 1980 - 1.5 second loops.
Andy: loop resampling, layering, and reconstruction with snip from "go far"; bass; two electric guitars [std]; vocal; with some 327 ms delay treatments (bass breakdown, & guitars).

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
the only things alive Jon, Tim, and Andy: drums (L), more drums (R), and congas sampled from the song "chimichanga" from the cassette E.B.A. chimichanga, October 1995 - 26 second loop, plus 36 seconds more in the bridge.
Andy: acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar through MXR distortion+ (outtro), pan pipes (bridge), three vocals

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY. 2014.05.18
deep root vibration Andy: 12'x12' roll of sheet vinyl beaten in the middle with my knuckle is the bass drum, a paper towel tube is the accent beat, then two acoustic guitars, piano, bass, vocals, and an acoustic guitar solo

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
spider Jon Morse & Jorge Cuevas: congas from a cassette tape made in April 1989 at Eastern Heights Studio - 7 second sample looped.
Andy: acoustic guitar [CGCGBbD], electric guitar through MXR Distortion+ [std], vocals, rice in a film vial (looped), large skillet lid (looped), blown beer bottle.
Junior: purring at beginning and end

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY. ♥︎ 2015.01.18
ninenteenninetyfive Andy: acoustic guitar (two tracks)[FADGAC], vocals (two tracks)

This was my first test of Deck II, with mostly nonsense babbling lyrics.

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
zoe said to wanda Andy: percussion (thumping mic and tapping pencil on a desk), three acoustic guitars [DADFAD], piano, two vocals.

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
pen digital disc Jon Morse: drums sampled from "Silence" on the cassette E.B.A. at Brown Carpet Studios December 1987.
Andy: acoustic guitar (2 tracks) [CGCGBbE], electric guitar (2 tracks) [std], vocals (3 tracks).

Laidback deadlike groove, noisy drum sample, cool humming harmonies.

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
jump up from your desk Ayman Mobarak: samples of San Francisco street noises, samples of tearing paper.
Barbara Cain: sampled from voice mail.
Andy: constructions of samples & loops, bass guitar, electric guitar [std, with 333ms delay], vocal [real mic with 227ms delay].

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
gus Ayman Mobarak: five-string fretless electric bass guitar
Andy Wyatt: acoustic guitar (2 tracks) [std], electric guitar [std], vocals, bells & pan pipes & keys, bells & b-vox.

Excellently tuned pipes & bells, by happenstance, cool lead-in of talking, improvised lyrics. Made by layering tracks in Ithaca on top of a mono digital track of Ayman and me jamming in his apartment in Los Gatos, CA in May 1995.

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
clea Eric Krivitzky: bass, knee slapping, vocals.
Andy Wyatt: acoustic guitar, knee slapping.

This is Eric's song, totally incredible. He made up the bass riff while jamming on his new bass, and we got a groove going. He got right into recording it, with a few loops, and some loopy lyrics! Wow. Passing on the craft... (Eric was 15 years old.)

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
the eleven eleven hour Pete Downes: vocals, bass.
Andy Wyatt: acoustic guitar, backing vocals.

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
crazy creek Pete Downes: hi hat, two electric guitars, shouting in the bathroom.
Ayman Mobarak: tape of Berry Creek, Big Basin Redwoods, CA (Feb 94), played through a boombox while piano & bathroom shouting were recorded.
Andy Wyatt: wire drum brushes slapped together, acoustic guitar, bells, piano.

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY. 2014.12.07
fun work Pete Downes: hi hat, acoustic guitar, vocals.
Andy: foot on mic stand, bass, electric guitar.

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY. 2014.11.23

song	recording info	favorite / pick of the week
go far	Jon: drums sampled from "Voyage" on the cassette Voyager, March 1980 - 5 second loop. Andy: bass; two acoustic guitars [std], one with a quarter-note echo; three vocals, one with very slight delay for doubling effect. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	2014.04.06
farms & gears	Jimmy Buffet's Coral Reefers: congas and percussion sampled from "Everybody's Got a Cousin in Miami" on the CD Fruitcakes -6 second sample looped. Andy: acoustic guitar (3 tracks)[std], clavinet bass, vocals (3 tracks) Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	♥︎ 2015.01.11
hold the moment	Randy Huiskens: almost frantic drums sampled from the very end of Voyager 94, June 1994 when he played Food Chain's "Who's Deli" drum part - 3 second loops, manipulated. Pete Downes: guitar vibration at beginning and ringing through the tune. Andy: tongue clicking and cheek popping, frisbee bass drum, slap bass, acoustic guitar with a 1.5 note echo, more slap bass, electric guitar stums & electric guitar noodles both with slight MXR Distortion+, three vocals. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	2015.01.25
wanda	Andy: four acoustic guitars [DADFAD] Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	♥︎ 2014.08.03
blue pilot	Jon: drums sampled from "Voyage" on the cassette Voyager, March 1980 - 1.5 second loops. Andy: loop resampling, layering, and reconstruction with snip from "go far"; bass; two electric guitars [std]; vocal; with some 327 ms delay treatments (bass breakdown, & guitars). Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
the only things alive	Jon, Tim, and Andy: drums (L), more drums (R), and congas sampled from the song "chimichanga" from the cassette E.B.A. chimichanga, October 1995 - 26 second loop, plus 36 seconds more in the bridge. Andy: acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar through MXR distortion+ (outtro), pan pipes (bridge), three vocals Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	2014.05.18
deep root vibration	Andy: 12'x12' roll of sheet vinyl beaten in the middle with my knuckle is the bass drum, a paper towel tube is the accent beat, then two acoustic guitars, piano, bass, vocals, and an acoustic guitar solo Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
spider	Jon Morse & Jorge Cuevas: congas from a cassette tape made in April 1989 at Eastern Heights Studio - 7 second sample looped. Andy: acoustic guitar [CGCGBbD], electric guitar through MXR Distortion+ [std], vocals, rice in a film vial (looped), large skillet lid (looped), blown beer bottle. Junior: purring at beginning and end Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	♥︎ 2015.01.18
ninenteenninetyfive	Andy: acoustic guitar (two tracks)[FADGAC], vocals (two tracks) This was my first test of Deck II, with mostly nonsense babbling lyrics. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
zoe said to wanda	Andy: percussion (thumping mic and tapping pencil on a desk), three acoustic guitars [DADFAD], piano, two vocals. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
pen digital disc	Jon Morse: drums sampled from "Silence" on the cassette E.B.A. at Brown Carpet Studios December 1987. Andy: acoustic guitar (2 tracks) [CGCGBbE], electric guitar (2 tracks) [std], vocals (3 tracks). Laidback deadlike groove, noisy drum sample, cool humming harmonies. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
jump up from your desk	Ayman Mobarak: samples of San Francisco street noises, samples of tearing paper. Barbara Cain: sampled from voice mail. Andy: constructions of samples & loops, bass guitar, electric guitar [std, with 333ms delay], vocal [real mic with 227ms delay]. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
gus	Ayman Mobarak: five-string fretless electric bass guitar Andy Wyatt: acoustic guitar (2 tracks) [std], electric guitar [std], vocals, bells & pan pipes & keys, bells & b-vox. Excellently tuned pipes & bells, by happenstance, cool lead-in of talking, improvised lyrics. Made by layering tracks in Ithaca on top of a mono digital track of Ayman and me jamming in his apartment in Los Gatos, CA in May 1995. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
clea	Eric Krivitzky: bass, knee slapping, vocals. Andy Wyatt: acoustic guitar, knee slapping. This is Eric's song, totally incredible. He made up the bass riff while jamming on his new bass, and we got a groove going. He got right into recording it, with a few loops, and some loopy lyrics! Wow. Passing on the craft... (Eric was 15 years old.) Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
the eleven eleven hour	Pete Downes: vocals, bass. Andy Wyatt: acoustic guitar, backing vocals. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
crazy creek	Pete Downes: hi hat, two electric guitars, shouting in the bathroom. Ayman Mobarak: tape of Berry Creek, Big Basin Redwoods, CA (Feb 94), played through a boombox while piano & bathroom shouting were recorded. Andy Wyatt: wire drum brushes slapped together, acoustic guitar, bells, piano. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	2014.12.07
fun work	Pete Downes: hi hat, acoustic guitar, vocals. Andy: foot on mic stand, bass, electric guitar. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	2014.11.23

Info for artist: The Andy Band

eclectic acoustics

Members: 
Andy Wyatt - vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, mandolin, ukulele, studio.
Guest musicians have included co-conspirators from other projects/bands including: Jon Morse, Tim Odell, Pete Downes, Ayman Mobarak, Paul Tuckey, Tommy Whittle, Pete Bosanko, and Eric Krivitzky

Years of Activity:
1978-present

Overview:
There are cassette tapes by "The Andy Band" dating back to 1979, when Andy was 14 years old, and he is still an avid recording musician. Sometimes The Andy Band is all about "hit record and go" improvisation, other times it's all about one-man-band multi-tracking in the studio. Since 2010, Andy has been playing some of these songs live near his new home in Vermont at open mics. He relishes the thrill of improvising with an audience, as well as singing three-part harmonies and playing bass with players there. But he also loves building up a song with layers and layers of Andys, singing and playing everything.

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