Andy - electric guitar, vocals
Jon - drums
Recorded live with two mics into a cassette deck on 20 April 1996 at Albrectsen Road Studio, Ithaca, NY. ©1996 The Andy Band
This song was the
Pick of the Week on 2017.07.23.
Here's the story:
Like last week, this song is from a session out at Jon's place on April 20, 1996, released on the album synapses. Jon's drums are thundering in his big living room, and if comments between songs are to be believed, there was an electrical storm dancing around the neighborhood, too. This one gets a good groove going and the guitar riff almost makes up for the absence of bass.
Thanks for listening!
-Andy
synapses
I tell you
there's only two of us
but we're gonna try
gonna try
and make a lot of noise
I know it's just the two of us but
we're going to try
going to try
going to try my best
going to try and
try my best
gonna try my best
to tell you about the lightning
gonna try
about the spark between my lips
and my mind
jumping on the synapse
tripping cross the synapse
we're all different frequencies
different polarizations
chemically charged
it's coming across the gaps
coming across the gaps
gonna make a lot of noise
gonna make a lot of noise
gonna make a lot of noise
gonna make it
gonna try
and make a lot of noise
gonna
gonna try to tell you about
the look in that dog's eye
gonna try
to tell you 'bout
the way the weather
made me feel
lyrics improvised by Andy Wyatt on 20 April 1996
music improvised by Andy Wyatt and Jon Morse on 20 April 1996
©1996 by The Andy Band
Andy improvising with various members of Killer Whirlpool, but never all at once. See song recording info for details.
Recorded on 1996.04.20 with two mics to a cassette deck at Albrectsen Road Studios, Ithaca, NY. ©1996 by The Andy Band
Album recording info:
song | recording info | favorite / pick of the week |
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synapses | Andy - electric guitar, vocals
Jon - drums
Recorded live with two mics into a cassette deck on 20 April 1996 at Albrectsen Road Studio, Ithaca, NY. ©1996 The Andy Band | ♥︎ 2017.07.23 |
lightning | Andy - electric guitar, vocals
Jon - drums
Recorded live with two mics into a cassette deck on 20 April 1996 at Albrectsen Road Studio, Ithaca, NY. ©1996 The Andy Band | |
oui | Andy - electric guitar, vocals
Jon - drums
Recorded live with two mics into a cassette deck on 20 April 1996 at Albrectsen Road Studio, Ithaca, NY. ©1996 The Andy Band | |
round | Andy - bass, vocals
Jon - drums
Tommy - harp
PeBo - congas
Recorded live with two mics into a cassette deck on 20 April 1996 at Albrectsen Road Studio, Ithaca, NY. ©1996 The Andy Band | |
blue airplane | Andy - bass
Jon - drums
PeBo - congas
Recorded live with two mics into a cassette deck on 20 April 1996 at Albrectsen Road Studio, Ithaca, NY. ©1996 The Andy Band | |
ant jobs | Andy - electric guitar, vocals
Jon - drums
Tommy - harp
PeBo - congas
Recorded live with two mics into a cassette deck on 20 April 1996 at Albrectsen Road Studio, Ithaca, NY. ©1996 The Andy Band | ♥︎ 2017.07.16 |
body | Andy - acoustic guitar, vocals
Jon - drums
Tommy - recorder
PeBo - percussion
Recorded live with two mics into a cassette deck on 20 April 1996 at Albrectsen Road Studio, Ithaca, NY. ©1996 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.