Another unexpected turn from the label that brought you Flaming Dragons Of Middle Earth and other East Coast oddities, Music on Canvas, by Tellavision, first came out in 2011 as a CD-R on an obscure German label so of of course a label in Massachusetts came knocking; bound to happen right? A nice discovery too. The dog-bark synths complement the potentially cheesier Casio programs nicely, along with spiky guitar and a lady singer who sounds like she might actually mean it. K Records looms large, particularly when there’s only bass, hand drums, and keys backing the singer, yet there’s also a bohemian art-store house act vibe to it all. When’s she takes it down a notch and plays solo with guitar accompaniment she shines the most, offhandedly delivering vocals you will be thinking about on long drives and those late nights when sleep couldn’t be farther away. The slight, downcast electronic detour near the end of Side A also is welcome; definitely not a release you can pin down, as is Feeding Tube’s wont. I believe you can still find one of the 300 of these made through the label, but don’t assume you can wait forever.
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