mangobananas music : The Andy Band : refresher

refresher

1	go far	2007	Andy: vocals (at least 10 tracks including vocalized hi-hat, kick), claps, electric piano, electric guitar (2 tracks of Strat), acoustic guitar, bass Jon - drum kit Recorded in 2007 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	3	refresher	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/refresherJim.png
2	the only things alive	2007	Andy: piano, bass, electric guitars, acoustic guitar, rhodes, vocals. Jon: drums Recorded in 2006-2007 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	3	refresher	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/refresherJim.png
3	hold the moment	2007	Andy: bass, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, pianos, vocals. Jon: drum kit. Recorded in 2007 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	3	refresher	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/refresherJim.png
4	everything	2007	Andy: programming samplers for drums & bass & piano, acoustic guitar, vocals (10 tracks) Jon: drum kit Recorded in 2007 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	3	refresher	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/refresherJim.png
5	liquid	2007	Andy: acoustic guitars (3 parts), organ, piano, bass, vocals (5 parts) Jon - drum kit Recorded in 2007 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	3	refresher	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/refresherJim.png
6	here today	2005	Andy: programming drums, bass, sax, trumpet, and trombone; playing acoustic guitar (two tracks), playing electric guitar, and singing (7 tracks). Recorded in 2005 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	3	refresher	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/refresherJim.png
7	moving along	2008	Andy: drums, rhodes, three acoustic guitars, 5-string fretless acoustic bass guitar, sampled cellos, vocals Recorded in 2008 at mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	3	refresher	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/refresherJim.png
8	the big dream	2008	Andy: drums, bass, clavinets, piano, two acoustic guitars [CGCGBbD], sketchy vocals Recorded in 2008 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	3	refresher	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/refresherJim.png
9	fire	2005	Andy: drum & piano programming, bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitars, vocals Recorded in 2005 at mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	3	refresher	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/refresherJim.png
10	talking to cacti	2006	Andy: sampled instruments: congas, drums, violin (x2), cello (x2), piano; real instruments: electric guitar [DADGAC], acoustic guitar [DADGAC], vocals (x3), bass [DADG]. Recorded in 2006 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	3	refresher	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/refresherJim.png
11	satellites	2005	Andy: drum programming, piano synth programming, electric guitar, two acoustic guitars, vocal Recorded in 2005 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	3	refresher	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/refresherJim.png
12	opened up	2006	Andy: programming drums, bass, piano, organ, sax, trumpet, trombone (Logic instruments); three electric guitar tracks, three vocal tracks Recorded in 2006 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	3	refresher	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/refresherJim.png
13	painted turtle	2006	Andy: programming drums, bass, strings; acoustic guitar, vocals Recorded in 2006 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	3	refresher	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/refresherJim.png
14	at the end of the day	2007	Andy: congas (EXS24 percussion kit), percussion (real hand claps, sampled ride cymbal), piano (EXS24 small soft grand), clavinet (EVD6 funky clav), organ (EVB3 San BlackMagic), bass guitar (C#ADG), two acoustic guitars (one capoed at 9th fret), electric guitar (Strat), vocals (many many tracks) Jon: drum kit Recorded in 2007 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	3	refresher	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/refresherJim.png
15	go	2005	Andy: drum programming, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, synthetic piano, vocal (rough!), electric guitar Recorded in 2006 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	3	refresher	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/refresherJim.png
16	go / only 4 words	2005	Andy: acoustic guitar and vocal captured from a cassette tape improvisation Recorded in 2005 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	3	refresher	The Andy Band	https://mangobananas.com/img/icons/refresherJim.png

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Info for song: go far

Andy: vocals (at least 10 tracks including vocalized hi-hat, kick), claps, electric piano, electric guitar (2 tracks of Strat), acoustic guitar, bass
Jon - drum kit

Recorded in 2007 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.

Link: https://mangobananas.com/music.php?songID=438

Download: go far mix 8 rc3.mp3

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: refresher

These are re-recordings of songs Andy originally recorded in between 1986 and 1999. They were recorded in between 2005 and 2008 after Andy got Logic Pro 7 and a PowerBook G4 -partly as a learning exercise, and partly to try to improve on the original recordings. The originals can be heard at the playlist 'refresher originals'.

Jon plays drums on "go far", "the only things alive", "hold the moment", "everything", and "liquid". Andy plays all other instruments and sings.

Link: https://mangobananas.com/music.php?albumID=3

available at bandcamp for high-quality streaming, downloads, CDs, and a music-loving community

Album recording info:

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song recording info favorite / pick of the week
go far Andy: vocals (at least 10 tracks including vocalized hi-hat, kick), claps, electric piano, electric guitar (2 tracks of Strat), acoustic guitar, bass
Jon - drum kit

Recorded in 2007 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. ♥︎ 2014.04.06
the only things alive Andy: piano, bass, electric guitars, acoustic guitar, rhodes, vocals.
Jon: drums

Recorded in 2006-2007 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY. ♥︎ 2014.05.18
hold the moment Andy: bass, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, pianos, vocals.
Jon: drum kit.

Recorded in 2007 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. 2015.01.25
everything Andy: programming samplers for drums & bass & piano, acoustic guitar, vocals (10 tracks)
Jon: drum kit

Recorded in 2007 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY. ♥︎ 2014.04.20
liquid Andy: acoustic guitars (3 parts), organ, piano, bass, vocals (5 parts)
Jon - drum kit

Recorded in 2007 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY. ♥︎ 2014.04.27
here today Andy: programming drums, bass, sax, trumpet, and trombone; playing acoustic guitar (two tracks), playing electric guitar, and singing (7 tracks).

Recorded in 2005 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY. 2014.03.02
moving along Andy: drums, rhodes, three acoustic guitars, 5-string fretless acoustic bass guitar, sampled cellos, vocals

Recorded in 2008 at mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY. ♥︎ 2014.03.23
the big dream Andy: drums, bass, clavinets, piano, two acoustic guitars [CGCGBbD], sketchy vocals

Recorded in 2008 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. 
fire Andy: drum & piano programming, bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitars, vocals

Recorded in 2005 at mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. 2015.09.27
talking to cacti Andy: sampled instruments: congas, drums, violin (x2), cello (x2), piano; real instruments: electric guitar [DADGAC], acoustic guitar [DADGAC], vocals (x3), bass [DADG].

Recorded in 2006 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. 
satellites Andy: drum programming, piano synth programming, electric guitar, two acoustic guitars, vocal

Recorded in 2005 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. 
opened up Andy: programming drums, bass, piano, organ, sax, trumpet, trombone (Logic instruments); three electric guitar tracks, three vocal tracks

Recorded in 2006 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. 
painted turtle Andy: programming drums, bass, strings; acoustic guitar, vocals

Recorded in 2006 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. 
at the end of the day Andy: congas (EXS24 percussion kit), percussion (real hand claps, sampled ride cymbal), piano (EXS24 small soft grand), clavinet (EVD6 funky clav), organ (EVB3 San BlackMagic), bass guitar (C#ADG), two acoustic guitars (one capoed at 9th fret), electric guitar (Strat), vocals (many many tracks)
Jon: drum kit

Recorded in 2007 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. 2015.02.08
go Andy: drum programming, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, synthetic piano, vocal (rough!), electric guitar

Recorded in 2006 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY. 
go / only 4 words Andy: acoustic guitar and vocal captured from a cassette tape improvisation

Recorded in 2005 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.

song	recording info	favorite / pick of the week
go far	Andy: vocals (at least 10 tracks including vocalized hi-hat, kick), claps, electric piano, electric guitar (2 tracks of Strat), acoustic guitar, bass Jon - drum kit Recorded in 2007 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	♥︎ 2014.04.06
the only things alive	Andy: piano, bass, electric guitars, acoustic guitar, rhodes, vocals. Jon: drums Recorded in 2006-2007 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	♥︎ 2014.05.18
hold the moment	Andy: bass, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, pianos, vocals. Jon: drum kit. Recorded in 2007 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	2015.01.25
everything	Andy: programming samplers for drums & bass & piano, acoustic guitar, vocals (10 tracks) Jon: drum kit Recorded in 2007 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	♥︎ 2014.04.20
liquid	Andy: acoustic guitars (3 parts), organ, piano, bass, vocals (5 parts) Jon - drum kit Recorded in 2007 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	♥︎ 2014.04.27
here today	Andy: programming drums, bass, sax, trumpet, and trombone; playing acoustic guitar (two tracks), playing electric guitar, and singing (7 tracks). Recorded in 2005 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	2014.03.02
moving along	Andy: drums, rhodes, three acoustic guitars, 5-string fretless acoustic bass guitar, sampled cellos, vocals Recorded in 2008 at mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.	♥︎ 2014.03.23
the big dream	Andy: drums, bass, clavinets, piano, two acoustic guitars [CGCGBbD], sketchy vocals Recorded in 2008 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.
fire	Andy: drum & piano programming, bass, acoustic guitar, electric guitars, vocals Recorded in 2005 at mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	2015.09.27
talking to cacti	Andy: sampled instruments: congas, drums, violin (x2), cello (x2), piano; real instruments: electric guitar [DADGAC], acoustic guitar [DADGAC], vocals (x3), bass [DADG]. Recorded in 2006 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.
satellites	Andy: drum programming, piano synth programming, electric guitar, two acoustic guitars, vocal Recorded in 2005 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.
opened up	Andy: programming drums, bass, piano, organ, sax, trumpet, trombone (Logic instruments); three electric guitar tracks, three vocal tracks Recorded in 2006 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.
painted turtle	Andy: programming drums, bass, strings; acoustic guitar, vocals Recorded in 2006 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.
at the end of the day	Andy: congas (EXS24 percussion kit), percussion (real hand claps, sampled ride cymbal), piano (EXS24 small soft grand), clavinet (EVD6 funky clav), organ (EVB3 San BlackMagic), bass guitar (C#ADG), two acoustic guitars (one capoed at 9th fret), electric guitar (Strat), vocals (many many tracks) Jon: drum kit Recorded in 2007 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.	2015.02.08
go	Andy: drum programming, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, synthetic piano, vocal (rough!), electric guitar Recorded in 2006 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.
go / only 4 words	Andy: acoustic guitar and vocal captured from a cassette tape improvisation Recorded in 2005 in mangobananas studio, Ithaca, NY.

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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