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Tokyo One (Telephone Booth)
by five_extra_arms

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Submitted on: Jul 28, 2008 - 06:52:28 PM
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Keywords Tokyo (10), Casio (5), Space Helmet (1), Telephone Booth (3)

Description My local friend and rockstar Carlo and I actually got together in the same room and worked on this song. His girlfriend shouts a perfect batch of "Tokyo - Tokyo"s through out this reconfiguration of an old idea that we've revisited, abandoned and reconstructed entirely from the ground up. The only thing recognizable from the original version is the single word "Tokyo".

I have missed my time here at Macjams and I hope to be able to get back into the groove again. Please let us know what you think of this new song. Carlo sings and plays guitar and I play my black and scratchy and add unnecessary electronic noises that irritate.

Thanks,

Lyrics TOKYO, TOKYO, TECH SUPPORT FOR TOKYO
DID YOU FIND THE SPACESHIP?
DID YOU FIND THE SPACESHIP?
YEAH, TOKYO, TOKYO, COME IN, COME IN, COME IN, COME IN

CASIO, CASIO, DATABASE ERROR CASIO
INVALID SEQUENCE CASIO
IRONIC CLOCKSTOP CASIO
YEAH, CASIO, CASIO, COME IN, COME IN, COME IN, COME IN

SUGAR IN MY COFFEE
SUGAR IN MY TEA
SQUARE PEG IN
CIRCLE HOLE
PIXEL KARATE
SUPER FANTASTIQUE

TOKYO, TOKYO, PUT DOWN THAT COFFEE TOKYO
DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE
TAKING OVER THE MONITOR SCREEN?
YEAH, TOKYO, TOKYO, COME IN, COME IN, COME IN, COME IN.

CASIO, CASIO, THIS AIN’T NO SYCHRONIZED VACATION CASIO
BETTER TIMES CASIO
OUTLOOK IS NOT SO GOOD
COMIN’ DOWN WITH FIRE LIKE A METEOR SHOWER

WAY OVER THERE ON THE TIMELINE
LEFT OF THE PRESENT
WAS THE SITE OF THE CRASH
THEY CAME DOWN FAST NOW WITH
SPACECRAFT AND HELMETS AND
WITH THEIR DESCENT, THE
TIMELINE WAS WRECKED
FACTORY DIGITAL BRAINS
ARE NOT THE SAME AS REAL BRAINS
NOT THE SAME AS FATHER’S BRAIN
SO THE GIRL SANG
ROCK SONG, ROCK SONG
ALL THEM GIRLS SING
ROCK SONG, ROCK SONG, ROCK SONG, ROCK SONG
NO ENFORCEMENT OF STYLE
INTERPRETATION THIS IS ROCK
SONG – YOU ARE FREE

SUGAR IN MY COFFEE
SUGAR IN MY TEA
SQUARE PEG IN
CIRCLE HOLE
PIXEL KARATE
SUPER FANTASTIQUE

…CASIO ALPHA-NINER, THIS IS TOKYO ONE
THIS IS TOKYO ONE. DO YOU COPY? OVER.

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	12parsecs said 115 days ago
	true indie! nicely done. the vocals are awesome! (bgs included. and not just the 'awesome' thrown around everywhere, i mean v cool and sincere awesome.) very sparse mix which is totally working. also digging the guitar tone. it's almost as if: 'hey, you guys seen my microphone anywhere?' 'no dood' 'crap!' 'i'll betcha we could wire that old telephone receiver into your mac.'

	Vic Holman said 115 days ago
	excellent stuff well I can imagine you locking the office door and putting up matteresses to block out the noises of the employees pounding on the door. And yanking the phone from the wall jack. Great treatment of the synths and percussion. Great to hear this come to full realization.

	cjdaley said 115 days ago
	casio! I've been to Tokyo, and it just sounds like this. I like The energy of it, be it the thin and barbed-wired rythm guitar sound or in the vocal delivery and I think the mix of drums and crude drum machine -the 909?- with those perfect handclaps really does it. My favorite telephone booth song so far.

five_extra_arms said 114 days ago

Handclaps
Tokyo One was the first song Carlo and I wrote together, so rewriting this with the same approach as we did in 1999 was a thrill. It's great that he abandoned every element of the original song. I was hesitant to dismiss what I thought was my best bass line ever, but in the end, I too think this could possibly be our best song POSTED here. You'll have to wait and see what else has been sitting in the corner of my hard drive.

Regarding the drums - I'm pretty sure you're correct about the 909. It's a hard sound for me to avoid. We also used (from Jam Pack 1) Analog Drum Machine 05 and 06, for those with the same addiction.

Thanks cj - I had hoped you'd like this song.

	motormouth said 115 days ago
	30 seconds/ 8-bit over tokyo "life in Tokyo" can be difficult, as they used to say, but you survived it. any song with tokyo in the title does it for me, so I'm not objective.

	rsorensen said 115 days ago
	Tokyo 1 dude this is awesome. love the warm mix and the vox are fantastic. those 'electronic noises' ARE necessary and bring a lot to the song. Great 80s punk sound. More to come? I hope so!

	alexweiler said 115 days ago
	Electro (Punk) Rock what a young, fresh production and a bright comeback, Bob! Everything's well placed from Carlo's vox to your irritating noises. I'd really like to hear more from that combo. Keep it up. alex

	lengold said 115 days ago
	Great to have you back Bob You've been missed. You two really do fit together perfectly. This works perfectly especially like the percussion. Cheers Len

	Lennon714 said 115 days ago
	damnit I just wrote a brilliantly worded appraisal of this badass tune (that included a reference to Japanese translations and the movie You've Got Mail). But I screwed something up. Anyway... LOVE this. The stomp/clap thing is a big favorite of mine. The lyrics are disjointed and fantastic. You've got to bring Telephone Booth out to AZ.

	Micheal_Wark said 115 days ago
	Big fun! Wow...It's good to have you back Bob! You guys achieve a definite 80's punk feel here. Energetic delivery. Good mixing... Be well!

	Peter Bauckham said 114 days ago
	Great having a new tune from you - killer guitar sound - can't think of anything I'd change... Peter

	five_extra_arms said 114 days ago
	Killer Guitar Sound We did have some fun manufacturing that guitar sound. If there is such thing as a Tonka Guitar amp, I think this is what it would sound like! Ballsy, but friendly and no sharp edges.

	Micheal_Wark said 113 days ago
	Ha ha... I think I might have owned a Tonka Guitar Amp when I was a kid. It didn't get played with much because I didn't know what an Amp was...

	egobandit1 said 114 days ago
	I like Its like a fix very cool drums on this! Did I get to see the live acoustic version ? mMy memory is gone downloaded for prosperity!!!!!!!!

	bud said 114 days ago
	Excellent and even better than excellent perfect production on this baby - a fully happening blast of pop punk electro disco fun. Youv'e been missed - but this was worth waiting for.

	michael2 said 113 days ago
	hells yeah perfection. so good. i have no constructive criticism except you should post more often. there is so much to like in this, i don't even know where to begin. veeeery cool. wish i had an indie label right now.

	rabittwhole said 113 days ago
	dang :-] very cool

RazorsKiss said 112 days ago

well,
here are some of the things i liked about it;
i liked it for the no nonsense approach to straight forward indie rock and roll. if this had more rock, it would be gravel.
you very nearly have written a song by the vapors. kind of punk, and anarchistitc in the vocal delivery, and your singer is quite good. now on to the wish there was more department.
i want more of this music. you are very good at this genre. i have the utmost faith in your abilities, and they seem to shine brightest when doing this style of music.

thank you for the post.
it is always great and exciting when i see a new post next to your name.
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	lavalamp said 111 days ago
	Listened I had to listen to the first one before listening to this. Did really enjoy the way out sounds. CARLO! John Wilkes Telephone Boothe.

	Diviner said 109 days ago
	Cool Punk and its punk in its true sense where you just get on and do tracks complete with girlfriend singing in, lol. Good track Bob, look forward to more.

	racerat said 109 days ago
	80's Fun, fun, fun! I had a casio keyboard that made that same wacky sound. Takes me back to my 4-track days. Glad to see you back at it Bob! Philip

	peace-girl said 109 days ago
	Tokyo One (Telephone Booth) by five_extra_arms Nicely done! Like the 80's retro sound, the guitar tone really adds to it. Vocals are just perfect for this tune!

	The Infinites said 108 days ago
	I'd like to see you guys live... ...and who knows it could happen! Coolest sounds - fresh from the 80s. It's all good fun and is the kind of stuff I like to hear on a loud system in a club/pub. Great ending with the double crash. DL'd of course Jim

	Feter said 115 days ago
	Tokyo (Telephone Booth) IS cool rockin of the 80's my friend ...thnx for sharin this colab !!!!

	five_extra_arms said 113 days ago
	Cool Rockin' Thanks for listening Feter. You always take the time to hear my songs and I greatly appreciate it.

	five_extra_arms said 115 days ago
	Unfair Advantage It's obvious you've seen our studio. I might have to post an image of the guitar set up.... you're close, real close!

	five_extra_arms said 114 days ago
	Close, but not exactly.... I pushed my employees up against the wall so I wouldn't hear the mattress. Our production has improved quite a bit since we quit faxing our tracks back and forth. Thanks Vic!

	five_extra_arms said 114 days ago
	Tokyo Tunes Hey motormouth, Let's clab on a Tokyo Tune. You have some great electro sounds that say Tokyo in any language. What does that mean?

	five_extra_arms said 114 days ago
	Motormouth Thanks Alex. I'm sure there will be more posted soon. Are you motormouth? Just curious, as I saw a recent forum post accusing you.

	alexweiler said 114 days ago
	second identity? hey bob! No, its not me (accusing myself?). But I'll take a look at the forum post ... take care, alex

	five_extra_arms said 114 days ago
	Beats Me! You Like Percussion? What a surprise! Thanks len, you are one of the kings of percussion in my book. Your electrofriend, Bob

	five_extra_arms said 114 days ago
	Disjointed and Fantastic This is the phrase I'll use to describe our sound. Thanks man. If I can get the bus running better, we'll load up the kids and drive out to AZ for a show and put you on the crowded guest list. Thanks for listening.

	five_extra_arms said 114 days ago
	80's Punk Feel We worked hard on this song, so I appreciate the feedback on production. We did our best and happy to post another song soon.

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	five_extra_arms said 114 days ago
	Telephone Booth There's magic in the Telephone Booth and this particular track seemed proof to my ears. I'm just happy that anyone else likes it! Thanks for the warm welcome back, bud. I really miss my time here.