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Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

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RECENT RELEASES THAT ARE ACTUALLY IN PRINT:
CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE
"Town Topic EP" four song 7" in a full color sleeve
OIB Records
limited to 1200 copies (200 light blue vinyl, 500 clear vinyl, 500 black vinyl)
1. Ice Cream Truck
2. Town Topic (instrumental)
3. I Love Creedence (instrumental)
4. Green Cotton Sweater (version)
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CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE & CONCERN collaboration
two song, square, one-sided 8 3/8" vinyl in a full color 9" sleeve
People In A Position To Know Recordings, Inc.
limited to 1000 copies (500 brown marble vinyl, tan marble vinyl)
1. Born In The U.S.A.
2. Streets of Philadelphia
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CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE
two song picture disc 7" featuring photography by David Horvitz
Aagoo Records
limited to 500 copies
1. Old Panda Days (vocals by Nick Krgovich )
2. Lesley Gore on the TAMI Show (version) (vocals by Jenny Herbinson)
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
"David Shrigley’s Worried Noodles" thirty-nine song double CD & fancy book
Tomlab Records
1. Roger Ferguson – Welcome Singer
2. Christopher Francis - One
3. Grizzly Bear – Blackcurrant Jam
4 .R. Stevie Moore – Live In Fear
5 .Phil Elverum & Nick Krgovich
6. Scarlett’s Well - Maybe
7. Psapp – Sad Song
8. Aidan Moffat & The Best Ofs
9. Yacht – I Saw You
10. Simon Bookish – Prince Of Wales
11. Deerhoof – You, Dog (aka Kidz Are So Small)
12. Hank – Baby’s Bible
13. Mariott 1262 (TV On The Radio Portland Chapter) - Sweet, Sweet Potato
14. David Byrne – For You
15. James Chadwick – The Wooden Floor
16. Islands – Joy
17. Cotton Candy – A Sentimental Song
18. Franz Ferdinand - No
19. Alig Fodder – The Hole
20. Cibelle – Elaine
21. Dirty Projectors – Come Forward
22. The Curtains - Show Me The Way Things Work
23. Max Tundra – A Truce
24. Munch Munch – Squirrel
25. Liars – Panic Button
26. Tussle (ft. David Shrigley) - A Clash Of Heads
27. Trans Am – The Film
28. John Shankie – A Song
29. Scout Niblett – The Bell
30. Final Fantasy - Joys
31. Mt. Eerie – A Sentimental Song
32. The Dead Science - Once I Found A Diamond
33. Lord Cut Glass - Maybe
34. No Kids – Another Song
35. Hot Chip - No
36. Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - Pretty Girl
37. Mitch Friedman - Awesome
38. Bombay 1- Elaine
39. Les Georges Leningrad - Manager And Coordinator Of Prostitutes
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VARIOUS ARTISTS
"Peace on Earth: A Charity Holiday Album" Eighteen Song Compilation
Hard To Find A Friend
DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ONLY
1. Prayers & Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers - Shepherd’s Song
2. Quiet Company - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
3. Great Lake Swimmers - Gonna Make it Through This Year
4. Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin / Sweetwater Abilene - The Wheels Are Off
5. Chris Walla - Coventry Carol
6. David Karsten Daniels - In The Bleak Midwinter
7. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Instrumental)
8. The Winston Jazz Routine - Through the Snow
9. Via Audio - My Boo
10. The Long Winters - Sometimes You Have to Work on Christmas (Sometimes)
11. TW Walsh - Drop the Bomb
12. Ohtis - American Christians
13. Aaron Robinson - End of the Year
14. The Cotton Jones Basket Ride (Michael Nau of Page France) - White Christmas
15. American Music Club - Please Please
16. Johnny Bertram - Merry Christmas (You Won’t Get What You Want)
17. Rosie Thomas - Christmas Time is Here
18. Sleeptalker - This is Christmas
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THE DONKEYS & CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE
four song split 7"
Antenna Farm Records
limited to 1000 copies
The Donkeys:
1. Be My Girl
2. Seventh Heaven
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone:
3. White Corolla (vocals by Jenny Herbinson)
4. White On White
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FOOT FOOT & CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE
two song split 7"
Oedipus Records
limited to 500 copies (150 copies on white vinyl)
Foot Foot:
1. Hysterical
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone:
2. It’s A Crime
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CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE
"Bobby Malone Moves Home" five song CDEP & two song 7"
Tomlab Records
7" limited to 1000 copies
7":
1. Bobby Malone Moves Home
2. Jeane, If You’re Ever In Portland (Daytrotter Version)
CD EP:
1. Bobby Malone Moves Home
2. Jeane, If You’re Ever In Portland (Live)
3. Tonight Was A Disaster (Live)
4. It Wasn’t The Same Somehow (Live)
5. Bobby Malone Moves Home (Live)
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CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE
"Young Shields" four song CDEP & two song 7"
Tomlab Records
7" limited to 1000 copies
7":
1. Young Shields
2. When You Were Mine
CD:
1. Young Shields
2. When You Were Mine
3. Roberta C (version)
4. The Subway Home (version)
The Subway Home (video)
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CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE
"Etiquette" CD/LP
Tomlab Records
1. Etiquette I.D.
2. New Year’s Kiss
3. Young Shields
4. I Love Creedence
5. Nashville Parthenon
6. Scattered Pearls
7. Happy Mother’s Day
8. Holly Hobby (version)
9. Cold White Christmas
10. Bobby Malone Moves Home
11. Don’t They Have Payphones Wherever You Were Last Night
12. Love Connection
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A complete discography can be found HERE
This is what the press has to say about ETIQUETTE, which is the most recent album by CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE:
Being on the emotionally fragile side, Arab Strap comparisons are inevitable for CFTPA, but that would be over-oversimplifying things. While no single track stands out, this has wide stylistic range and a sparse feel that works fantastically well: it never once bored me. Owen Marshall is presented to the world by his PR sheet as your everyday bedroom electronic Mozart, and he looks bloody shy. I actually bet he has it away with loads of girls. -Flux Magazine
I have never been in a real fight. I’ve been beat up before, but never really fought anyone. I almost got jumped last week by two guys and it scared the shit out of me. They threw a beer bottle at me as I rode by them on my bike. I ducked and it whizzed past my ear. For some reason I stopped, as if I was gonna stand up to these two big drunk thugs. But as soon as one of them started coming at me, I jumped on my bike and rode off, thinking about how badly I could have just been mained. Anyway, thank god there is pussy-ass music like this to make me feel the tiniest bit tough, regardless. -Vice Magazine

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/17/2005
Band Website: cftpa.org
Band Members: Owen Ashworth plus a dedicated staff of dedicated volunteers
Influences: KMEL Jams in the late 80's, Shrimper Records in the early 90's
Sounds Like: The flute sound on a Casio SK-1 playing a C chord with the bass and treble cut out and the mid all the way up
Record Label: Tomlab
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

CFTPA/CLUE TO KALO MIDWEST, SOUTH, & EAST COAST TOUR

Hi folks! I’m about to leave on another tour. AAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!! This time around I’ll be traveling with my friends in Clue To Kalo, who are from Adelaide, Australia, and release records on...
Posted by cftpa on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:43:00 PST

MARCH UK TOUR! NEW EP!

Folks,The UK tour starts Wednesday and I’m pretty excited, dudes. Jenny Herbinson will be joining me for the tour, and we’ll be making our UK debut as a DUO. What else. OIB Records in B...
Posted by cftpa on Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:10:00 PST

Daytrotter session 3

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Posted by cftpa on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:08:00 PST

"New Years Kiss (version)" Free Download

A four-track home recording of "New Year's Kiss" is now available as a free MP3 download exclusively at www.cftpa.org. Happy New Year!!!
Posted by cftpa on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:04:00 PST

January 2008 Pacific Northwest Tour & Two New Singles

In January 2008, People In A Position To Know Recordings, Inc. will release a Casiotone for the Painfully Alone and Concern collaborative Bruce Springsteen tribute single. This vinyl only release is ...
Posted by cftpa on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:45:00 PST

ATTENTION NEW ZEALAND

I recently remixed a track for my friend Dudley Benson in Auckland, NZ. The remix is for a song called "I Don't Mind" and it's only available on a limited edition 12" on Dudley's own Golden Retriever...
Posted by cftpa on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:40:00 PST

EXCLUSIVE CHRISTMAS JAM ON TOYS FOR TOTS BENEFIT COMPILATION

HIHard To Find A Friend (the music blog) asked me to record a Christmas song for a download-only benefit compilation album called PEACE ON EARTH. Anyone who knows me knows that I love toys AND tots, ...
Posted by cftpa on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:33:00 PST

Daytrotter Session 2 up now!

The Donkeys and I recorded another round of songs for Daytrotter on our last summer tour. The Casiotone vs. The Donkeys session is up now, and The Donkeys vs. The Donkeys session should be up later in...
Posted by cftpa on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 06:25:00 PST

CFTPA Northeast plus some of Canada Tour Oct/Nov

Hey folks,I'm touring in support of no new releases, just out of my love of many regions of North America. I've got some new songs and some very old songs to play, and I'm bringing my favorite Canadia...
Posted by cftpa on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:25:00 PST

karaoke w/ xlr8r & safety scissors

when i was in san francisco, i made karaoke & interview time with matthew from safety scissors for xlr8r magazine. here is the video they made out of it: ...
Posted by cftpa on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:36:00 PST