Hey!Tonal
Label | Computer Students – CS004 |
Format | 2 x Vinyl, LP, 45 RPM, Reissue, White |
Barcode | 3700604733683 |
Country | US |
Released | 08 Oct 2021 |
Genre | Rock |
Style | Math Rock, Experimental, Post Rock, Avantgarde |
FEATURING MEMBERS OF STORM & STRESS, MAPS & ATLASES, JOAN OF ARC, SLEEPING PEOPLE, RUMAH SAKIT AND CHEVREUIL.Hey!Tonal is the first album by HEY!TONAL, a project helmed by the guitarists, multi-instrumentalists and sound designers Mitch Cheney (Rumah Sakit, Sweep the Leg Johnny) and Alan Mills (Chiisai-oto).Each member constructed the album instrument-by-instrument between 2006 and 2008 over a vast geographical area from NYC, Chicago, Florida, San Diego and Nantes in France. Main collaborators included Kevin Shea (Storm & Stress), Theo Katsaounis (Joan of Arc, Dead Rider), and Dave Davison (Maps & Atlases). Kenseth Thibideau (Rumah Sakit, Sleeping People) and Julien Fernandez (Chevreuil) joined the group for a song as well.In 2009 the album was released by Africantape on CD format, now, Hey!Tonal has been remastered by Carl Saff and pressed to vinyl for the first time.Hey!Tonal is the second under the Computer Students Anatomical Reissues series, which devotes aesthetic and analytical re-examination to existing works. The record is available on double white vinyl with all four sides running at 45 rpm, packaged in a superb gatefold cover complete with a massive poster, all housed in metallic packaging that reflects Computer Students futuristic ethos.
A1 | If Flash Gordon Was a Sk8er | 5:19 |
A2 | Uppum | 6:51 |
B1 | Kcraze | 4:59 |
B2 | Tao Of Chin Drapery | 4:34 |
C1 | Smarmy Faulkner | 4:35 |
C2 | Skitch | 6:10 |
D1 | Carl Sagan Is The Long Form Of Bitchin' | 5:51 |
D2 | The Best Way To Say Goodbye Is With A Silent Ride Off Into The Sunset... Or On A Boat Or Something | 8:25 |
Artwork [Poster Drawings] – Jeremiah Maddock
Artwork, Layout – Julien Fernandez
Bass [Low Ends], Edited By, Recorded By – Theo Katsaounis
Drums – Kevin Shea
Guitar – Dave Davison
Guitar, Bass [Occasional Low Ends], Electronics [Digiblips], Horns, Edited By, Producer, Engineer, Recorded By – Alan Mills
Guitar, Bass [Rare Low Ends], Vocals, Electronics [Digilips], Edited By, Producer, Engineer, Artwork, Layout, Recorded By – Mitch Cheney
Lacquer Cut By – Ruy Mariné
Mastered By – Carl Saff
Recorded By – Kenseth Thibideau
Recorded By – Miguel Constantino
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched) – CS004 A RUY @ D&M VI
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched) – CS004 B RUY @ D&M VI
Matrix / Runout (Side C, Etched) – CS004 C RUY @ D&M VI
Matrix / Runout (Side D, Etched) – CS004 D RUY @ D&M VI