Pete Downes: vocals, bass.
Andy Wyatt: acoustic guitar, backing vocals.

Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.

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.
Album recording info:
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go farJon: 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 & gearsJimmy 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 momentRandy 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
wandaAndy: four acoustic guitars [DADFAD] Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.♥︎ 2014.08.03
blue pilotJon: 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 aliveJon, 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 vibrationAndy: 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.
spiderJon 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
ninenteenninetyfiveAndy: 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 wandaAndy: 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 discJon 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 deskAyman 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.
gusAyman 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.
cleaEric 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 hourPete Downes: vocals, bass. Andy Wyatt: acoustic guitar, backing vocals. Recorded in 1995 in mangobananas studios, Ithaca, NY.
crazy creekPete 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 workPete 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
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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.