Revolution
01. Revolution 1
02. Revolution 2
03. Dinosaurs
When I was 10, my dad played The Beatles' 'Revolution 9' to me. I'd only been properly paying attention to music for a few months and immediately the barriers were blown away: music had no need for melody, harmony, rhythm, structure or even conventional instruments. For some time afterwards, my friend Richard and I attempted to recreate the piece's collage nature, and although never reaching satisfactory results, some interesting sounds came from the recordings. It is from these sessions, along with other tapes I recorded between 1996 and 1999, that Revolution is built, as the final realisation of our vision. The best excerpts from our 30 'Revolution' recordings are featured alongside field recordings, tape manipulation, guitar and microphone feedback, long wave radio recordings, casio keyboard, acoustic guitar, mandolin, plunderphonics and spoken sections.
Ross Baker: Electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard, mandolin, vocals, field recordings, tape, radio, collaging.
Richard Cook: Acoustic guitar, tape, radio.
Adrian Baker: Acoustic guitar.
Revolution is not a serious release, but a bit of fun and a nostalgic reminder that there was life before Second Thought! It was released on Bandcamp on 1st January 2012 as a free download, to mark the return to using my own name after Second Thought.