Sometime this summer, I emailed a bunch of musically-inclined people in the community to take part in a music project I was putting together called “UCB Record Club.” It was inspired by the fantastic Beck’s Record Club, which was “an informal meeting of various musicians to record [i.e. cover] an album in a day.” More:The album chosen to be reinterpreted is used as a framework. Nothing is rehearsed or arranged ahead of time. […] The songs are rough renditions, often first takes that document what happened over the course of a day as opposed to a polished rendering. There is no intention to ‘add to’ the original work or attempt to recreate the power of the original recording. Only to play music and document what happens. So basically, this was all for fun. A bunch of us got together in late September and actually did this. We recorded 6 songs from the 1998 compilation MASTERPIECE Now That’s What I Call Music Vol. 1. We didn’t finish the entire album (we only recorded 6 songs) and we made a loud mess, but it was a blast and we plan to do this again soon. You can download the entire album here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/0btj3i Or listen on SoundCloud. Listen with your headphones! UCB Record Club #1 Participants:Anna Callegari, Jason Flowers, Eric Gersen, Matt Hunziker, Michael Martin, Nick Mendillo, Veronica Osorio, Morgan Phillips, Josh Sharp, Achilles Stamatelaky, Erik Tanouye, Siobhan Thompson, Ben Warheit, Doug Widick “Liner notes” below the cut: “” “Fly Away” by Lenny KravitzVocals and Drums: Doug WidickGuitars: Achilles Stamatelaky and Eric GersenBass: Matt Hunziker“Sex & Candy” by Marcy PlaygroundVocals: Jason FlowersGuitars: Achilles Stamatelaky and Erik TanouyeBass: Matt HunzikerDrums: Nick Mendillo“All My Life” by K-Ci and JoJoVocals: Anna Callegari, Jason Flowers, Eric Gersen, Michael Martin, Nick Mendillo, Veronica Osorio, Morgan Phillips, Josh Sharp, Erik Tanouye, Siobhan Thompson, Ben WarheitPiano: Eric GersenBass: Matt HunzikerDrums: Nick Mendillo“Karma Police” by RadioheadVocals: Morgan PhillipsKeyboards: Eric GersenGuitar: Erik Tanouye and Achilles StamatelakyBass: Matt HunzikerDrums: Nick MendilloXylophone: Veronica OsorioShaker: Anna CallegariToy Keyboard: Josh Sharp“Never Ever” by All SaintsVocals: Anna Callegari, Veronica Osorio, Siobhan ThompsonKeyboards: Ben WarheitGuitar: Josh SharpDrums: Nick MendilloTambourine: Achilles Stamatelaky“Mmmbop” by HansonVocals: Jason Flowers and Veronica OsorioGuitar: Achilles StamatelakyBass: Ben WarheitDrums: Nick MendilloTambourine: Anna CallegariAll songs mixed by Achilles Stamatelaky
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Sometime this summer, I emailed a bunch of musically-inclined people in the community to take part in a music project I was putting together called “UCB Record Club.” It was inspired by the fantastic Beck’s Record Club, which was “an informal meeting of various musicians to record [i.e. cover] an album in a day.” More:

The album chosen to be reinterpreted is used as a framework. Nothing is rehearsed or arranged ahead of time. […] The songs are rough renditions, often first takes that document what happened over the course of a day as opposed to a polished rendering. There is no intention to ‘add to’ the original work or attempt to recreate the power of the original recording. Only to play music and document what happens.

So basically, this was all for fun.

A bunch of us got together in late September and actually did this. We recorded 6 songs from the 1998 compilation MASTERPIECE Now That’s What I Call Music Vol. 1. We didn’t finish the entire album (we only recorded 6 songs) and we made a loud mess, but it was a blast and we plan to do this again soon.

You can download the entire album here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/0btj3i

Or listen on SoundCloud.

Listen with your headphones!

UCB Record Club #1 Participants:
Anna Callegari, Jason Flowers, Eric Gersen, Matt Hunziker, Michael Martin, Nick Mendillo, Veronica Osorio, Morgan Phillips, Josh Sharp, Achilles Stamatelaky, Erik Tanouye, Siobhan Thompson, Ben Warheit, Doug Widick

“Liner notes” below the cut:

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“Fly Away” by Lenny Kravitz
Vocals and Drums: Doug Widick
Guitars: Achilles Stamatelaky and Eric Gersen
Bass: Matt Hunziker

“Sex & Candy” by Marcy Playground
Vocals: Jason Flowers
Guitars: Achilles Stamatelaky and Erik Tanouye
Bass: Matt Hunziker
Drums: Nick Mendillo

“All My Life” by K-Ci and JoJo
Vocals: Anna Callegari, Jason Flowers, Eric Gersen, Michael Martin, Nick Mendillo, Veronica Osorio, Morgan Phillips, Josh Sharp, Erik Tanouye, Siobhan Thompson, Ben Warheit
Piano: Eric Gersen
Bass: Matt Hunziker
Drums: Nick Mendillo

“Karma Police” by Radiohead
Vocals: Morgan Phillips
Keyboards: Eric Gersen
Guitar: Erik Tanouye and Achilles Stamatelaky
Bass: Matt Hunziker
Drums: Nick Mendillo
Xylophone: Veronica Osorio
Shaker: Anna Callegari
Toy Keyboard: Josh Sharp

“Never Ever” by All Saints
Vocals: Anna Callegari, Veronica Osorio, Siobhan Thompson
Keyboards: Ben Warheit
Guitar: Josh Sharp
Drums: Nick Mendillo
Tambourine: Achilles Stamatelaky

“Mmmbop” by Hanson
Vocals: Jason Flowers and Veronica Osorio
Guitar: Achilles Stamatelaky
Bass: Ben Warheit
Drums: Nick Mendillo
Tambourine: Anna Callegari

All songs mixed by Achilles Stamatelaky

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  1. notyoufakebrooklyn reblogged this from jasonflowers
  2. sunfell reblogged this from laughterkey and added:
    Interesting…
  3. laughterkey reblogged this from toyns
  4. toyns reblogged this from thatbirch and added:
    Achilles set up this amazing project and then, I assume, spent many hours splicing together usable takes of my guitar...
  5. thatbirch reblogged this from iamachilles and added:
    This is a great project! Can’t wait to listen to it later today and so glad “All My Life” made the cut.
  6. jasonflowers reblogged this from iamachilles and added:
    This was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.
  7. corypalmer said: It won’t let me Sendspace at work! Soundcloud this!
  8. averymonsen said: YESSSS.
  9. iamachilles posted this