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gadget goose

by Barnaby Greebles

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making amends with congeniality 03:54
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2.
throw your gun into the ocean, then the fish will fight 03:58
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3.
sisophon 03:28
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increment hunting with the fowler's snare 03:17
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an ode to the generosity of spirit amid darkness and destitution 01:34
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the earth was restarted for this 06:23
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the butterfly and rhinoceros will clap their hands as you leap forth with fountains of joy 03:31
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in the same way that the sultana has been quenched of life's liquid 03:16
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spiel 04:26
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10.
phones and phonetics 00:37
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11.
take me to the marble arches 02:49
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six seconds of styrofoam 05:05
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blankets 02:17
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the planting 03:52
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15.
blinkers 02:45
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about

After several years performing local venues in a variety of alternative rock outfits, Barnaby decided it was time for a change. Noticing that pink had been pronounced the "new black" by fashionistas, Barnaby decided that milder, more quaint musical forms, performed to a backing track, should be the new version of smashing-one's-guitar-against-a-set-of-drums.

However, this was not the only musical crime afoot. Barnaby (known as syndrome at the time) had built a miniscule local reputation touting an eccentric mix of shoegaze, new wave, and noise rock under the moniker, "gadget goose". Holding onto the name to release his new pink-themed music and embark on a European tour may have been somewhat incongruous. But the larger problem was, that prior to this change of direction, gadget goose was a 4-piece rock band.

Of course, being the superlative gentlemen they are/were (RIP Odee, you heavenly nonconformist), none of Barnaby's former band mates so much as batted an eyelid at his wild behaviour. However, it was the band's drummer who devised the title they had become known by. Realising semantic piracy is no way to win friends, Barnaby eventually came to his senses and moved on.

Not only did he come to regret stealing the name (and the subparticle of esteem the band had built), but he also came to regret some of the musical crimes committed in the rush to print a compact disc with 15 pink-coloured tracks in the months leading up to his departure date.

As soon as the tour came to an end, Barnaby moved from pink to twee and adopted "The Royal Trumpets" as his new tag. The gadget goose album sat unloved and unpromoted until the recent discovery of a handful of jewel cases prompted Barnaby to give it a second chance.

His impression, after not having heard a jot for many years was that his previously held musical inclinations somewhat tempered the pinkness of the album. There are still a few moments of cringe, want of slicker production techniques, but overall, it may have been a case of throwing the baby out with the bathwater, which Barnaby can be known to do from time to time when some new and exciting whim arrives to take his fancy.

Featuring a range of electro and organic instrumentations, including extensive use of recorder (performed by his then fiancé, Kathryn M), the album comes into its own as it progresses and the level of whimsy gives way to a more balanced approach. Giving way means there's a clash of styles in places, but the instrumentations and innovative electronic underpinnings help generate an overarching sense of synchrony.

Themes rove over topics from religion, Bowlbian psychoanalysis, fledgling romance, to criticism of clandestine US military involvement in Cambodia in the 70s.

Trinkets plucked from Barnaby's wandering mind seep through, more so than in later offerings. The result is a work that, while hackneyed in places, still reflects his ingrained commitment to push untested forms and to experiment with the space between known and novelty.

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released January 1, 2007

Kathryn Maree - recorders and backing vocals.
B Greebles - guitar, midi, instruments, peculiar noises, voices.

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Barnaby Greebles Hamilton, New Zealand

Seldom blathering former member of Wince, Shekinah, Pantellica, Ska Trek, One Man Riot, The Brains Trust, Gadget Goose (may have forgotten some). Current member of Orbjks.

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