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Mike
Alvarez - 2324
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On
April 23 and 24th of 2005, Mike Alvarez set out to celebrate
his 35 years in the music business by writing and recording
a full-length, 10-song LP in two days, recording on a
20-year old Fostex 8-track 1/4" reel-to-reel. Much
of the project was filmed in 3-D by film maker Tom
Koester.
The 3-D documentary "2324: The Making of an Underground
Rock Album" is now available. See Documentary
Promo below for preview.
Alvarez
says, "the project was tough, recorded on antiquated
equipment, but I think most of the songs stand for themselves
and hold their own. My long-time friends and long-time
music collaborators came together for me resulting in
a record I'm proud of."
Special
guests include Jonie Hell, Bruce Hughes, Matt Jansky,
Suki Fujioka, Bill Dumas, John Lusitana, Bill Rehn, Ken
Jones, Mark Sabatini.
TRACK
LISTINGS
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on blue highlighted songs
for free MP3 downloading and listening
1.
Mambo Sun (M. Bolan) 3:23
2.
Peace (M. Alvarez) 2:26
3.
Woman (M. Alvarez) 3:58
4.
Destiny (M. Alvarez) 4:47
5.
She Comes and She Goes (M. Alvarez) 3:14
6.
Tape (M. Alvarez, K. Jones, M. Jansky, B. Dumas,
J. Howard) 6:13
7.
Les Paul (M. Alvarez, J. Lusitana) 3:13
8.
Tell Me (M. Alvarez) 3:35
9.
Round and Around (M. Alvarez) 1:54
10.
Take Mary Home to N. Y. (M. Alvarez, M. Jansky,
S. Fujioka) 2:37
MAMBO
SUN
Mike
Alvarez: Acoustic guitar, vocals
Bruce Hughes: Bass guitar,
backup vocals
Matt
Jansky: Acoustic guitar
Jonie
Hell: Electronic drums, bongos
Bill
Dumas: Doumbek steel drum, maracas
PEACE
Mike
Alvarez: Electric guitar, lead vocals, tambourine
Bruce
Hughes: Bass guitar, backup vocals
Jonie
Hell: Electronic drums
Tom
Koester: Maracas
Bill
Dumas: Kalimba hand percussion
WOMAN
Mike
Alvarez: Electric guitar, lead vocals
Matt
Jansky: Bass guitar
Jonie
Hell: Electronic drums, bongos
Bill
Rehn: Back up vocal arrangement, backup vocals
John
Lusitana: Tambourine
DESTINY
Mike
Alvarez: Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, lead
vocals
Suki
Fujioka: Bass guitar
Jonie
Hell: Electronic drums
Bill
Rehn: Back up vocal arrangement, backup vocals
String section:
Taylor Graham Howard: Viola
Max Zakzook: Cello
Laila Zakzook: Violin
Marc Sabatini: Chorus electric guitar
Mike Alvarez: tom drum
SHE
COMES AND SHE GOES
Mike
Alvarez: Electric guitar, lead and backup vocals
Bruce
Hughes: Bass guitar
Jonie
Hell: Electronic drums, backup vocals
Tracy
Aguilar: Doumbek steel drum
TAPE
Mike
Alvarez: Electric guitar
Matt
Jansky: Bass guitar
Jonie
Hell: Steel and electric drums
Bill
Dumas: Tambourine
Poem
and Poetry Recital: "Think of the Kids in Africa"
by Ken Jones
LES
PAUL
Mike
Alvarez: Acoustic and electric rhythm guitar, vocals
John
Lusitana: Bass guitar, electric lead guitar
Jonie
Hell: Electronic drums
TELL
ME
Mike
Alvarez: Electric guitars, vocals
Matt
Jansky: Bass guitar, acoustic guitar
Bill
Dumas: Bongos
Larry
Smith: Acoustic guitar
ROUND
AND AROUND
Mike
Alvarez: Bass guitar, electric guitar, vocals
Jonie
Hell: Electronic drums
John
Lusitana: Tambourine
TAKE
MARY HOME TO N. Y.
Mike
Alvarez: Acoustic guitar, lead vocals
Suki
Fujioka: Bass guitar
Jonie
Hell: Electronic drums
Bill
Rehn: Backup vocals arrangement, backup vocals
All
songs © 2005 Not Records Tapes/ASCAP
except
for "Mambo Sun" (Warner Bros. Music).
The
poem "Think of the Kids in Africa" used in
"Tape"
©Ken Jones.
Tracking
Engineers: Mike Alvarez, John Lusitana,
Matt
Jansky and Jonie Hell. Produced by Mike Alvarez
and
John Lusitana for Not Records Tapes, Los Angeles, CA.
View
press release, photos from the recording sessions,
documentary promo clip, lyric sheets and "about the
songs"
below:
Mambo Sun
She
Comes and She Goes
Les Paul
Tell Me
Round and Around
Destiny
Woman
Take
Mary Home to N.Y.
Tape
Peace
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