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

Review of Miniatures Volume 1 from The Noise by Max Bowen

What began as a way to pass the time on the train has become the eighth album from Twink, the toy piano band of Mike Langlie. Made entirely using the Yellofier iPhone app and sounds from Twink's own toy box, this album is a trippy, electronica theme park soundtrack. I'm very impressed with what this app can do, and the results speak for themselves. "Spinning Fish" takes me back to my days playing Mega Man until my eyes stopped working, with a crazy musical mix that sounds like it was grown right in the Nintendo garden. "Cake Weather" has some kickass percussion, from drum beats to what sounds like wind chimes. Just about every sound you can think of can be found courtesy of this musical mad scientist. It all comes together well though, and what may seem like a mish-mash at first reveals itself to have plenty of form and function. "Whackamole" makes me think of an audio experiment in progress, as Twink tries one effect after another to see how it comes together. The answer? Very, very well.

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