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Bobby Genovese

About Me

Bobby Genovese is an outsider musician from Wantagh, Long Island, NY. He has released 2 albums and an e.p. so far via the Internet Archive (archive.org)
His best known songs are "February" and "My Tongue Is The Muscle That Works Harder Than My Heart".
LOOK FOR A CAREER SPANNING RETROSPECTIVE ENTITLED "STRANGE HITS OF FASHION" TO BE RELEASED ON TESTAROSSA RECORDS ON AUGIST 22!!!

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Member Since: 05/10/2006
Band Website: archive.org/details/testarossa-records
Band Members: Bobby Genovese: vocals, electric guitar (Fender Jaguar, Fender Mustang), electric bass (SX Jazz-style bass), programming (Roland TR-606, Roland TR-707, Propellerhead Reason), analogue synthesizers (Roland Alpha Juno 1, Roland JX-3P), digital synthesizers (Akai Miniak), softsynths (Propellerhead Reason, Sample Moog), and manning the ProTools setup (Pro Tools M-Powered 7.4.2cs2 through a M-Audio ProjectMix I/O interface running on a MacBook) using Sennheiser e906 and MD-421 microphones along with a Rode NT1 microphone and a SHURE SM57. Bobby would like to say he knows he listed a lot but he still probably forgot stuff.
Influences: Teenage Fanclub, Wall of Voodoo, Daniel Johnston, Neutral Milk Hotel, Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds", Plastiscines, Rose Elinor Dougall, Tubeway Army, Gary Numan, The Indelicates, The Pipettes, Brand New, Kirsty MacColl, Depeche Mode, Aphex Twin, Kraftwerk, Joy Division, New Order, The Smiths, Elvis Costello, The Smithereen's song "Behind The Wall of Sleep" (for "My Tongue Is The Muscle..."), Camper Van Beethoven, Portishead, REM, etc...
Sounds Like: Bobby has described his sound in the past as sounding like a cross between "Pink Floyd, Throbbing Gristle and the Fiery Furnaces". Please visit http://www.archive.org/details/testarossa-records and you can listen in for yourself.
Recently at an open mic, after covering Daniel Johnston's "Funeral Home", he was told by an audience member that he sounds like Daniel Johnston.
Record Label: Testarossa Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Strange Fits Of Passion DOWNLOAD LINK!!!

http://www.archive.org/details/TSTR001Go to that URL and download my original debut release, "STRANGE FITS OF PASSION"!!!I've finally gotten around to reissuing it after taking it down so long ago.Go ...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:10:00 GMT

I believe in God, and I certainly believe in the devil...

"I Believe in God, and I Believe in the Devil. There's certainly a devil, and He knows my name." - Daniel JohnstonI just learned from a friend of mine that another friend of mine from high school has ...
Posted by on Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:26:00 GMT

"I Like Things That Kind Of Look Like Sputnik"

I got back earlier tonight from seeing BRAND NEW in concert. Fucking amazing! I've also been working on/writing/recording new material. I've decided to name this upcoming release "I Like Things That K...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:06:00 GMT

BACK IN FLESH!!!

I've decided to pull one of my famous "I've Changed My Mind"'s. I've decided I'm not going to retire from music just yet. I've been inspired by what my friend (and Psych 59 Bandmate) Matt says all the...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:07:00 GMT

I'm retiring from making music...

I know I've said it before, but I'm serious this time. I'm through making music. It just doesn't make me happy like it used to. Now instead I'm going to concentrate on Recording/Producing. I'm better ...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:55:00 GMT

The time has come to get this e.p. in gear

Forget what I said before. I've decided to go back to making Powerpop. It's what I do best. And now that I have an awesome VOX AC15 amp and an Epiphone Dot guitar I really am making the sounds I've al...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:16:00 GMT

Working on more Trip-Hop oriented material...

Well, I'm writing because I'm starting work on more Trip-Hop oriented material. I feel since I'm in a somewhat Trip-Hop oriented band, it's a good direction to start with. But make no mistakes, this i...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:13:00 GMT

Writer's block vs. urge to record...

I know this kind of sucks, but I'm totally writer's blocked at the moment. This sucks even more because I'm really in the mood to record. I'm thinking of bringing back my Leninsk project, but I'm real...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 08:30:00 GMT

The Psych 59 are on a 2-week hiatus...

The Psych 59 are currently on a 2-week hiatus from recording/etc...This meaning that I will be able to write/record more solo material. This includes a new version of "Lindsay", which will be reti...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:54:00 GMT

New song posted!

A new song I have written (and recorded) entitled "Lindsay" has been uploaded to the page for streaming. IF possible let me know what you think. I was going for a cross between "Pet Sounds", early Neu...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:19:00 GMT