Twink, the Toy Piano Band! Twink, the Toy Piano Band!

Review of The Broken Record from LMNOP

The third album from Twink is a goofy and wild collection of cut-and-paste recordings featuring snippets from Mike Langlie's collection of scratchy old children's records. Being big fans of scratchy old children's records ever since we were...well, children...we couldn't help but be fascinated, entertained, and intrigued by this clever and goofy album.

This is a true one-man-affair. Langlie created all the music himself and also did all of the superbly effective artwork for this project. The end result is an album that will make you think and laugh...and you will almost certainly be inspired to turn others onto it. The Broken Record is (appropriately) released on the Seeland label (which is run by those ultra-nutty folks in Negativland). Listening to this CD is like having your entire childhood flash through your brain. There are so many odd, familiar tidbits thrown into the mix that you can't help but be fascinated. The album makes one realize how truly bizarre children's music once was. Langlie obviously spent a great deal of time assembling these tracks.

This CD is a wild trip indeed...featuring 21 insane compositions.

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