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

Review of Twink and Supercute! from Hubsville

I can't remember when or how I stumbled upon Twink. It was through the internet a couple of years ago, but I have no idea who to give credit to so I'm just going to go ahead and give all the credit to the one who most deserves it: Mike Langlie. He wasn't the first. He is definitely not the last. But from what I've heard, he is definitely the best: a musician specializing in using childrens toy instruments.

Mike and his friends create a weird, whimsical, dreamlike, fantasy-land inhabited by teddy bears, pladough snakes, laughing clowns, decapitated Barbie's, GI Joes with lit cherry bombs taped to their backs, and the Easter bunny handing out nitrous balloons. Twink's music jumps from carnival music to new age pennywhistle to plushy rave party to a dark terrifying cartoon theme. Twink's music spans inconceivable distances in genre which makes for an incredibly interesting listen.

Aiding in the incredible diversity in style is the huge variety in childrens instruments used to create Twink's two albums Supercute! and Twink. Instruments/toys such as the hurdy gurdy, the pling plong, giggle sticks and the see'n'say all get used. And they all get used to great benefit through the imagination, skill, and musical sophistication of Mike Langlie.

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