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Hacking Through the Tentacles of Despair

by The Monkey Power Trio

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    4-song EP. It's black and shiny. It's got physical grooves and one musical one.

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1.
The Robot Woman Meets the Monster Man 02:12
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Butt Science 02:15
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OK Here we go. Butt science Butt science Butt science Butt science Gimme a protractor Let me measure that thing Butt science Butt science What's the square root of that thing? Let me see it Let's get the protractor out Let's calculate that because... It's butt science It's butt science It's butt science C'mon butt science Gimme the algorithm Subtract 10 Times 5 pump it up big Butt science Now get it Butt science Butt science Butt butt science Let's do it now, c'mon Butt science go now! Do the butt science Who's got it? Pump it out Let me see it Butt science
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TV 02:35
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UFO 02:31
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This album is called "Hacking Through The Tentacles of Despair" and that is exactly what we have accomplished musically with this record. For the 2003 recording session, The Monkey Power Trio returned to Brooklyn, NYC - the birthplace of the MPT nine years ago. It took us nine years, but we broke down several barriers in the field of music this time - barriers that have stood for time immemorial. You could say that we are revolutionary pioneers, bettering society through our art. For one, we recorded some songs that have more than one vocal and musical part played over and over; we started and stopped the playing of musical instruments at the same time at the inception and conclusion of songs. This works toward bringing harmony and peace to the world. Also, we recorded some of the songs with a special guest who is a WOMAN. We have driven through the roadblock of gender segregation in rock 'n' roll, and therefore in the global community as a whole. Most importantly, we have included the hated and feared ukulele instrument on several of the songs, fostering an almost magical sense of inclusion and diversity.


"Hacking Through The Tentacles of Despair" has four songs on it.

The songs are jangly, poppy, discoey, and spacy, respectively. We might never craft songs this well again (and I say that as a participant in the yet-to-be released 2004 session). We hope that when you listen to the songs, they inspire you to break down barriers, hack through tentacles, and carry on our progressive work.

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released September 9, 2003

Anne Shapiro, special guest star

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The Monkey Power Trio is both an art project and an oddball DIY band that makes songs by recording for 24 hours once a year. In these 1-day sessions, they create messy songs without the usual constraints of genre or musicianship. The group has convened annually since 1995 and is honor-bound to continue until the last guy alive does a solo album. ... more

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