HORSE'S MOUTH by Tavo Carbone
Released Mar 2010
TAVO CARBONE - voice, guitars, piano on 3, vibraphone/chimes on 7
MATTHEW SCOTT - bass, voice, orchestra drum on 11
HEATHER SOMMERLAD - violin, voice on 5
ADELE MORI - cello, voice on 5
JJ BECK - drum kit, piano on 7 and 10, glockenspiel on 8
MICHAEL CHINWORTH - keyboard, voice, accordion, piano on 5
JOHN EAGLE - french Horn, voice on 5
SAM CLEMENT - 12-string acoustic guitar on 3, el. guitar on 8
TREVOR WILSON - harp on 11
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Recorded in April 2009 at MagMA studios in Greenpoint Brooklyn by Ben Mayock. Further production at Mother West Studios in Manhattan by JJ Beck
Tracklist
| 1. | Sophia | 0:47 |
| 2. | Tumbleweeding | 4:00 |
| 3. | As I Climb | 3:58 |
| 4. | In the Woods | 2:16 |
| 5. | Blue Boats on Black Lakes | 4:14 |
| 6. | In the Morning | 1:32 |
| 7. | As I Walked Away | 3:37 |
| 8. | Phone Booth | 3:52 |
| 9. | Thin Branches | 2:51 |
| 10. | Crow Song | 3:43 |
| 11. | Numbers Shapes and Signs | 5:30 |
| 12. | After the Rain | 1:40 |
Credits
released March 20, 2010
"Music that maintains its mystery is often far more effective, and Carbone does exactly that here. A Brooklyn native, met his bandmates during College in Vermont. The members have been playing Carbone’s songs together in various forms since 2005. You can hear the chemistry between the musicians almost immediately upon listening- The live performances are impressively faithful to the record without losing any of the feeling of fun and spontaneity" - Amp Eater Review
"Refreshingly off-beat, old time-y folk pop" - Paper Garden Records
"Drummer J.J. Beck‘s engineering really shines through on this record. You’ve got to catch them live at some point this fall" - Dipped in Dollars
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Produced by Tavo Carbone / JJ Beck / Ben Mayock
Engineered by JJ Beck & Ben Mayock
All Music and Words © Tavo Carbone 2010
Arrangements / Performances © Carbone / Beck / Scott / Sommerlad / Chinworth 2010
Mixing: JJ Beck / Ben Mayock
Recorded at MagMa Technologies & Mother West Studios, NYC
Additional Engineering: Tim Kretchmer
Cover Illustration: Dorothy Allen "Going Home with Polly" © D. Allen 2009
Art Layout / Photo Design: Kia Carbone
All Rights Reserved
John Eagle: French horn ('as I climb', 'blue boats...', 'in the morning', 'phone booth', 'numbers...', 'after...'), voice ('blue boats' middle vocal section)
Adele Mori: cello ('as I climb', 'blue boats...', 'in the morning', 'phone booth'), voice ('blue boats' middle vocal section)
Sam Clement: guitar (Nashville acoustic on final 'as I climb' chorus / vibes and mandolin (end of 'as I walked away) / electric guitar ('phone booth'), voice ('blue boats' middle vocal section)
Trevor Wilson: harp ('blue boats...', 'numbers...')
Allen Shawn: piano ('sophia', end of 'phone booth', 'after the rain')
Kaori Washiyama: violin (end of 'phone booth', 'after the rain')
Bruce Williamson: bass clarinet ('sophia', 'after the rain')
Sylvia Lou: cello ('sophia', end of 'phone booth', 'after the rain')
Tavo Carbone: orchestra drum and chimes ('blue boats...', 'in the morning'), piano ('as I climb', 'numbers...'), xylophone ('in the morning')
JJ Beck: melody harp ('in the woods', 'phone booth'), toy marimba ('in the woods'), percussion, chord organ ('phone booth')
Heather Sommerlad: voice ('blue boats...')
Michael Chinworth: sound tubing ('blue boats...')
Matthew Scott: voice, bass, Portuguese Guitar ('in the woods'), orchestra drum ('numbers...')
THANK YOU
JJ, Ben, Mother West, MagMa, Connor, Kia, Dorothy, our families, Trevor, Coach, Eagle, Ken, Tim, Adam Uhl, Frank & Ed at Union Pool, The Extraordinaires, Punk Rock Payroll, E-Con, Justin Wolf, Jacob Wolf, Bennington College, Pete's Candy Store, The Whisk, Bart Ford, Emily Paschal, Under the Mooch Records, Wighead, The Armchairs, Jeff Blinder, Rich Wexler, Ben Ellenburg, Charlie Burnett, Gabriel Birnbaum, Corndawg, Mark, Alex, Eben, Michael Hartman, Corby, Matt Morelock, Matthew Ferry, Andy Bodor, Vijith Assar, Andrea, SD, Lizzy, Rubics, Travis G, Hurren, Nicole & BTB, Owen, Hoschway, Patrick, Sean, Eric B, Mason, Irwin V, Scott N
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All lyrics © Tavo Carbone 2010
"Music that maintains its mystery is often far more effective, and Carbone does exactly that here. A Brooklyn native, met his bandmates during College in Vermont. The members have been playing Carbone’s songs together in various forms since 2005. You can hear the chemistry between the musicians almost immediately upon listening- The live performances are impressively faithful to the record without losing any of the feeling of fun and spontaneity" - Amp Eater Review
"Refreshingly off-beat, old time-y folk pop" - Paper Garden Records
"Drummer J.J. Beck‘s engineering really shines through on this record. You’ve got to catch them live at some point this fall" - Dipped in Dollars
_______________________________________________
Produced by Tavo Carbone / JJ Beck / Ben Mayock
Engineered by JJ Beck & Ben Mayock
All Music and Words © Tavo Carbone 2010
Arrangements / Performances © Carbone / Beck / Scott / Sommerlad / Chinworth 2010
Mixing: JJ Beck / Ben Mayock
Recorded at MagMa Technologies & Mother West Studios, NYC
Additional Engineering: Tim Kretchmer
Cover Illustration: Dorothy Allen "Going Home with Polly" © D. Allen 2009
Art Layout / Photo Design: Kia Carbone
All Rights Reserved
John Eagle: French horn ('as I climb', 'blue boats...', 'in the morning', 'phone booth', 'numbers...', 'after...'), voice ('blue boats' middle vocal section)
Adele Mori: cello ('as I climb', 'blue boats...', 'in the morning', 'phone booth'), voice ('blue boats' middle vocal section)
Sam Clement: guitar (Nashville acoustic on final 'as I climb' chorus / vibes and mandolin (end of 'as I walked away) / electric guitar ('phone booth'), voice ('blue boats' middle vocal section)
Trevor Wilson: harp ('blue boats...', 'numbers...')
Allen Shawn: piano ('sophia', end of 'phone booth', 'after the rain')
Kaori Washiyama: violin (end of 'phone booth', 'after the rain')
Bruce Williamson: bass clarinet ('sophia', 'after the rain')
Sylvia Lou: cello ('sophia', end of 'phone booth', 'after the rain')
Tavo Carbone: orchestra drum and chimes ('blue boats...', 'in the morning'), piano ('as I climb', 'numbers...'), xylophone ('in the morning')
JJ Beck: melody harp ('in the woods', 'phone booth'), toy marimba ('in the woods'), percussion, chord organ ('phone booth')
Heather Sommerlad: voice ('blue boats...')
Michael Chinworth: sound tubing ('blue boats...')
Matthew Scott: voice, bass, Portuguese Guitar ('in the woods'), orchestra drum ('numbers...')
THANK YOU
JJ, Ben, Mother West, MagMa, Connor, Kia, Dorothy, our families, Trevor, Coach, Eagle, Ken, Tim, Adam Uhl, Frank & Ed at Union Pool, The Extraordinaires, Punk Rock Payroll, E-Con, Justin Wolf, Jacob Wolf, Bennington College, Pete's Candy Store, The Whisk, Bart Ford, Emily Paschal, Under the Mooch Records, Wighead, The Armchairs, Jeff Blinder, Rich Wexler, Ben Ellenburg, Charlie Burnett, Gabriel Birnbaum, Corndawg, Mark, Alex, Eben, Michael Hartman, Corby, Matt Morelock, Matthew Ferry, Andy Bodor, Vijith Assar, Andrea, SD, Lizzy, Rubics, Travis G, Hurren, Nicole & BTB, Owen, Hoschway, Patrick, Sean, Eric B, Mason, Irwin V, Scott N
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All lyrics © Tavo Carbone 2010
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