what is your favorite song by casiotone for the painfully alone?

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Casiotone Karaoke Call

the next san francisco casiotone for the painfully alone show is halloween night at the hemlock tavern. also playing is nate denver's neck. this show is the kick-off for a month long nate/owen national tour.

the casiotone for the painfully alone set will be a one-time only karaoke performance, where all of the songs will be sung by people who aren't normally in the band. the instrumental accompaniment will be provided by the normal band members.

if you would like to sing a casiotone for the painfully alone song or this show, please email [cftpa email] and let me know which one you are interested in singing. it's ok if you don't know all of the words. i can email them to you. song choices are first come, first serve, so email soon, if you're interested.

already requested:
casiotone for the painfully alone in a green cotton sweater

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 26 September 2003 01:10 (9 years ago) Permalink

the new album really deserves a thread of its own, it's easily in my top 5 of the year. i think it's a massive improvement on the previous two (which i like). hopefully i will find the time to write something more about it soon.

in addition to the tracks mentioned above, "hey eleanor" needs major props.

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 26 September 2003 05:15 (9 years ago) Permalink

btw: the karaoke blurb is c/p'd from owen's livejournal (see above).

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 26 September 2003 06:48 (9 years ago) Permalink

check the new vanity fair and the article on the rapture specifically the picture and you will find a really neat treat.

― gygax! (gygax!), Saturday, 27 September 2003 00:06 (9 years ago) Permalink

Hmmm.

― adaml (adaml), Saturday, 27 September 2003 00:21 (9 years ago) Permalink

http://www.imomus.com/dailyphoto090603.html

We Have Mice is my favourite OMD cover ever. Oh, wait...

― Momus (Momus), Saturday, 27 September 2003 09:54 (9 years ago) Permalink

Will be buying the new record at the end of the week, when I get paid.

― adaml (adaml), Sunday, 28 September 2003 18:00 (9 years ago) Permalink

Just heard it in full this morning, it's another sweet treat.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 28 September 2003 18:11 (9 years ago) Permalink

[this is hard to write about but what the hell]

irony defined:
when casiotone for the painfully alone starts dating your ex-girlfriend.

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 04:25 (9 years ago) Permalink

! I hate to say this but now I'm already imagining album number four.

And for what it's worth...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 04:35 (9 years ago) Permalink

irony defined:
when casiotone for the painfully alone starts dating your ex-girlfriend.

*Shock*

― adaml (adaml), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 04:39 (9 years ago) Permalink

dude, gygax, that's rough!!

― geeta (geeta), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 04:41 (9 years ago) Permalink

I said I wanted more gossip on ILX, but...

― adaml (adaml), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 04:43 (9 years ago) Permalink

haha, it's all fine and dandy, i was being a tad dramatique there but still... the irony... it is rich.

i mean how painfully alone can you be touring the world with the rapture and going out with my xgf? </stand-up routine worthy of jess harvell dismissal>

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 04:48 (9 years ago) Permalink

you are certainly being dramatique, gygax! i was going to email you about this stunning development last night, but i thought perhaps it was a touchy subject. then lo and behold, the bombshell is broadcast across the internet...

ps- perhaps "casiotone for the painfully alone dating your ex-girlfriend" is gonna be on the next record?

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:23 (9 years ago) Permalink

(uh oh, i hope that didn't sound snide. you get consoling pats from me whenever i see you next.)

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 11:27 (9 years ago) Permalink

your royal snideness,

i will take a raincheck on your consoling pats; however, your promise of stuffed peppers/eggplants does not meet a similar fate... what is your recipe?

yr. ob'd'nt servant, &c., &c.,
gygax!

― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 20:23 (9 years ago) Permalink

look on the bright side, gygax!: if you're talking about whom I think you're talking about, well, um, oh neverfuckingmind. You have my sympathy, bro.

― hstencil, Tuesday, 7 October 2003 20:26 (9 years ago) Permalink

i will pat you if i like, gygax!.
as far the peppers: preheat oven to 400. clean and cut in half lengthwise a bunch of giant red bell peppers, then boil them until slightly tender but not smooshy. when that's done, mix up a batch of polenta with loads of gorgonzola, olive oil, salt, pepper, and balsamic vinegar. stuff the peppers with the polenta, put them in a baking pan, and cover with tomato sauce (i use the recipe in mario batali's simple italian cooking). sprinkle some extra cheese on top of everything, and in the oven it goes until everything is bubbling and melty. while waiting for it to finish, get good and drunk on the red wine you were saving for company.

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 7 October 2003 21:28 (9 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

casiotone play cambridge tonight. opening for the rapture. i havent heard the rapture yet. should i bother to wade through the hipsters to see casiotone??

― ke[hm, Thursday, 4 December 2003 16:47 (9 years ago) Permalink

Yes, and remind him it's his girlfriend's birthday.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 4 December 2003 22:03 (9 years ago) Permalink

gygax is creepy in love with casiotone!

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 4 December 2003 22:06 (9 years ago) Permalink

p.s. i like the one song i've heard

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 4 December 2003 22:06 (9 years ago) Permalink

p.p.s. i forget the name though

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 4 December 2003 22:06 (9 years ago) Permalink

p.p.p.s. i stuck it between wayne wonder and hood on a mix cd.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 4 December 2003 22:07 (9 years ago) Permalink

what's the name of that one about the 26 steps? thats my fav.

― Felcher (Felcher), Thursday, 4 December 2003 22:13 (9 years ago) Permalink

is it really his gfs' bday? haha

― kephm, Thursday, 4 December 2003 22:14 (9 years ago) Permalink

both of you dorxxx need to read upthread ca. October 6th.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 4 December 2003 22:25 (9 years ago) Permalink

um, i read the post. it did not mention the birthdates of anyone.

― kephm, Thursday, 4 December 2003 22:27 (9 years ago) Permalink

felcher = "destroy the evidence"

...which according to the lead post from a year ago (and upthread posting of the lyrics around March 24th), is one of mine too!

yes, kephm it's 100% true.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 4 December 2003 22:28 (9 years ago) Permalink

it was a "haha, that is odd" not a "haha gygax lost the girl" haha
when i go to live shows these days i feel painfully alone.

― kephm, Thursday, 4 December 2003 22:34 (9 years ago) Permalink

it's actually a good thing, kephm: nothing lost, much gained.

and yes, you should get to the show early!

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 4 December 2003 22:38 (9 years ago) Permalink

I just saw him play with the Rapture at the Black Cat a couple nights ago. Excellent show. He definitely looked painfully alone though.

My favorite Casiotone song right now would have to be "Calloused Fingers..." Twinkle Echo is a big improvement and one of my favorites of the year as well.

― lou (lou), Thursday, 4 December 2003 22:42 (9 years ago) Permalink

how about a CD80 'portable'?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Thursday, 4 December 2003 22:47 (9 years ago) Permalink

I think his entire discography is about 100 minutes, here's a good ~60 minute sampler (in chronological order):

Cold Shoulder 2:38
Rice Dream Girl 1:53
Baby It's You 4:51
I Should Have Kissed You When I Had The Chance 1:24
Hotel Huntington Sign 2:30
It's Winter And You Don't Love Me Anymore 3:00
We Have Mice 1:57
Tonight Was A Disaster 1:48
Oh, Contessa! 3:27
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone In A Green Cotton Sweater 2:19
Number Ten 1:29
Destroy The Evidence 3:43
Die Zugfahrt, die Unsere Beziehung Kaputtgemacht Hat 2:22
Jeane, If You're Ever In Portland 2:28
Toby, Take A Bow 1:59
Half Ghost 3:04
Calloused Fingers Won't Make You Strong, Edith Wong 1:43
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone In A Yellow T-Shirt 2:18
Roberta C. 3:45
The Attic Room 3:08
Twinkle Echo 0:39
Baby It's You (DFA Mix) 6:49

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 4 December 2003 23:06 (9 years ago) Permalink

oh, "rice dream girl"! that's the one i've heard.

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Thursday, 4 December 2003 23:09 (9 years ago) Permalink

wtf? when DFA get their hands on him? I haven't heard that.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 4 December 2003 23:09 (9 years ago) Permalink

http://www.tigersushi.com/site/frameset.jsp?page=Rcd.jsp&RcdId=6831

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 4 December 2003 23:18 (9 years ago) Permalink

rumor has it... (again this is just conjecture) that they will have their hands on him again.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 4 December 2003 23:20 (9 years ago) Permalink

for the next week or so, when not playing east coast shows with the rapture, owen can be found at my house. last night we watched the simple life and the o.c., then ate too much greasy chinese food. we also went through a pack of cigarettes and argued about who smoked more. the end.

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 5 December 2003 00:37 (9 years ago) Permalink

That's funny, because Brian Eno is sleeping on our couch at the moment. He rents a lot of Jaques Tati movies and holds up cards with pictures of food on them when he wants a bite to eat.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Friday, 5 December 2003 00:51 (9 years ago) Permalink

(sorry)

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Friday, 5 December 2003 00:51 (9 years ago) Permalink

― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 5 December 2003 01:13 (9 years ago) Permalink

adam i kiss you

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Friday, 5 December 2003 01:13 (9 years ago) Permalink

A couple nights ago I woke up with my arms around my plush domokun. I had thai take-out box on the floor next to me. The stereo was playing "by your side".

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 5 December 2003 01:30 (9 years ago) Permalink

wait a sec, gygax called ME a dork? the ironing is delicious.

xpost :P

― kephm, Friday, 5 December 2003 01:31 (9 years ago) Permalink

don't you have a show to go to?

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 5 December 2003 01:33 (9 years ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

Build it and they will come.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 23 December 2003 05:14 (9 years ago) Permalink

I don't like this artist.

― adam michel (adam michel), Tuesday, 23 December 2003 07:28 (9 years ago) Permalink

"artist"

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 23 December 2003 22:28 (9 years ago) Permalink

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it's good!

― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Monday, 21 May 2012 18:13 (11 months ago) Permalink

It's very good! And I should have said something earlier, true.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 21 May 2012 18:13 (11 months ago) Permalink

new video up on pitchfork
http://www.pitchfork.com/tv/musicvideos/2021-summer-music/
it's pretty twee

― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 15:51 (11 months ago) Permalink

owen's songwriting is vastly underrated. haven't heard this new thing yet.

― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 15:57 (11 months ago) Permalink

apparently the guy who did the video is from the jim henson studios

― congratulations (n/a), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 16:01 (11 months ago) Permalink

wow uh not kidding about the tweeness

― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 23 May 2012 16:06 (11 months ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

album is up on spotify if you want to listen to it
http://open.spotify.com/album/5479sSiKx80I05WLfA1Wo6

― congratulations (n/a), Monday, 11 June 2012 20:41 (11 months ago) Permalink

2 weeks pass...

i like it a lot but not as much as the old stuff...

re: thread qn i guess either 'scattered pearls' or 'calloused fingers wont make you strong, edith wong'

― Lamp, Friday, 29 June 2012 19:58 (10 months ago) Permalink

this is also p much my favorite music rn with the possible exception of 'ladies of the canyon' and i listen to his songs everday when i ride my bike home from work in the heat, thinking about midwestern winters

― Lamp, Friday, 29 June 2012 19:59 (10 months ago) Permalink

The lyrics on this record are nowhere near as strong as thse on Vs. Children.

Sounds pretty though.

― to welcome jer.fairall, pie is served. (jer.fairall), Friday, 29 June 2012 20:52 (10 months ago) Permalink

I assumed he was done making music when he retired CftPA; glad to see otherwise. He's so good at saying so much with so few lyrics. One of my favorite songwriters.

― musicfanatic, Friday, 29 June 2012 23:54 (10 months ago) Permalink

2 months pass...

daytrotter session is up: http://www.daytrotter.com/?_escaped_fragment_=%2Fconcert%2Fadvance-base%2F20056095-37383301, you can listen with a free trial registration. really happy with how it turned out, probably a better reflection of the full-band live sound than the album. i play bass on three songs and autoharp on two.

― congratulations (n/a), Tuesday, 25 September 2012 15:26 (7 months ago) Permalink

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