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

Review of The Broken Record from TapeOp Magazine

First of all, this isn't that Twink, of The Pretty Things and Pink Fairies, but the alter-ego of Mike Langlie. Mike's game is to collect, sample and reconstruct old kiddie records — his credits read "record players, loops, programming and artwork." Like (label mates) Negativland set loose in a nursery, this is a psychotic trip through songs about the alphabet, pussies, monkeys, hot dogs and three blind mice. "Hip Hopera" is a blend like you might imagine — Dangermouse would be proud. Appropriately enough, given his sense of humor, this CD was mastered by our wacky friend and TapeOp mascot Darron Burke at Makeshift Studio in Boston. Disturbing and beautiful at the same time - this is a fun trip down the rabbit hole.

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