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Like many other Athens, GA-based groups, the Instruments are less of a band and more of a loose collective of musicians and artists centered around one figure: something between a band and a solo project. Heather McIntosh, the cellist for Japancakes and Circulatory System, is the sun in the solar system of the Instruments. Surrounding herself with some of Athens' "best and brightest" -- including Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum (vocal harmonies), Olivia Tremor Control and Circulatory System's Will Hart (drums and vocal harmonies), Julian Koster from the Music Tapes (singing saw), and Elf Power's Laura Carter (clarinet, accordion, vocals), to name a few -- McIntosh fashions together a surprisingly cohesive ten-song album. Revealing a heavy debt to the traditional music of Eastern Europe and the work of Kurt Weill, McIntosh and company split the album evenly between instrumentals and songs featuring vocals. "Carnival" and "Sea Chantey" would make Tom Waits proud. Elsewhere, "Song of Thomas" and "Bird Song" sound more like the British folk of Fairport Convention and Nick Drake. Billions of Phonographs is an enjoyable listen and a solid debut, especially considering that the album could have sounded like a random hodgepodge of session players. ~ Jason Nickey

The Instruments include: Heather McIntosh (vocals, guitar, cello); Andy Gonzales (guitar); Laura Carter (clarinet, accordion, background vocals); Peter Erchick (keyboards, background vocals); Chris Bishop (bass, background vocals); Will Hart (drums, background vocals).

Personnel: Heather McIntosh (guitar, cello); Andy Gonzales (guitar); John Fernandes (clarinet); Pete Erchick (keyboards); Chris Bishop (bass guitar); Will Cullen Hart (drums); Eric Harris (percussion, bells, Theremin).

Recording information: Radium Recording.Magnet (1/03, p.80) - "...McIntosh - whose occasional singing has a pleasant, Joni Mitchell like sheen - is the focal point of the Instruments....E6 is nowhere near extinguished..."
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Category Rock/Pop Albums, Alternative CDs, Rock
Label Orange Twin
Orig Year 2002
All Time Sales Rank   218393  
CD Universe Part number 5076336
Discs 1
Release Date Oct 01, 2002
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Chris Bishop
Engineer Chris Bishop
Personnel Andy Gonzalez, Heather McIntosh, John Fernandes, Eric Harris, Pete Erchick, Will Cullen Hart, Chris Bishop
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1.Lullaby
2.Song for Thomas
3.Sea Chantey
4.When the Stars Shine
5.Carnival
6.Bird Song
7.Sad Song
8.For a Silent Movie
9.My Ship
10.By and By
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