One Man Bannister- Birds & Bees (MC/Sold Out)

by Thokei Tapes

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	1.	Weka (Intro) 00:38
	2.	Summer Showdown 03:35
	3.	B1 02:26
	4.	The Bees Are Busy 02:50
	5.	B2 01:15
	6.	Not Just A Feeling 01:41
	7.	How Do You Do 04:07
	8.	Picture Book 03:35
	9.	B3 02:04
	10.	Doesn´t Matter To Me 03:05
	11.	B4 02:08
	12.	Starlight 02:22
	13.	B5 02:20
	14.	A Boy And A Girl 02:52
	15.	Scared 03:20
	16.	B6 01:31
	17.	As Long As 02:22
	18.	Eyepod Song 02:32
	19.	Kiwi (Outro) 00:42
	20.	Enouh Already 03:29

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TAPE IS SOLD OUT!
(Limited Edition of 100/C-52)

Downloads are available from Matthew Bannisters personal BC Page:
matthewbannister.bandcamp.com

You can find some MC copies here:
www.fusetronsound.com

www.discogs.com/label/777557-Thokei-Tapes

All Songs (except track 1 and 19) were written, performed and produced by Matthew Bannister (copyright 2014)

Vocals on Track 12: Paula Law

Mastering: Karsten Zinsik
Layout: Christian Witt
Photography: Hayley Theyers

"Birds and Bees" is One Man Bannister's third release, following 2013's "Evolver" (a re-interpretation of the Beatles' "Revolver" album) and 2007's "Moth". One Man Bannister is Matthew Bannister, who has played in many NZ groups including Sneaky Feelings, Dribbling Darts of Love, The Weather, The Mutton Birds and most recently The Changing Same.

Matthew's solo albums have all been recorded at home, and over the years he has accumulated hundreds of tracks. Some end up being performed live, but many only exist as recordings, because sometimes the magic moment isn't replicable. You can get sounds in the studio that you can't get live. This album compiles some of those moments, interpersing a number of never-before-heard songs with reflective instrumental interludes. The general theme is summer in sunny Aotearoa/New Zealand - quite often you can hear birds singing in the background of the recordings, so the album opens and finishes with some ornithological observations! The oldest song ("Scared") dates from the early 1990s, the most recent "Summer Showdown" from early 2014. An apt comparison would be Paul McCartney's early solo albums, such as "Ram", or post-"Smile" Beach Boys, modest, home-made, wholesome fare, but packed with melodic invention and domestic quirkiness.

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released February 1, 2015

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