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Orphans of the Discotheque

by 2 Mikes In Racin' Wagon

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    14-track album in hard jewel case. 12-page lyric / photo gallery / info and bio insert included. Album design by Noiseland Industries.

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1.
In Style 03:07
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2.
Hold Me 04:09
3.
Uptown 04:26
4.
200 Years Old 03:40
5.
This Castle 04:05
6.
Positive Attitude 04:07
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7.
One Who Was 04:28
8.
Pelicans 03:39
9.
Big Head 03:42
10.
One Kiss 04:40
11.
Ancient Sun 05:05
12.
I Barely Made It To The River 04:07
13.
I Wanted to Say 03:30
14.
Goodbye Lake 03:31

about

2 Mikes played together in a really cool band. Then everything changed. To make way for the 'next big thing', we - and many others like us - were forced from the stages of clubs, ballrooms and bowling alleys. Abandoned and unloved, we unwittingly became orphans of the discotheque.

With nowhere else to go, we decided to make a recording studio.

So – we got a tape recorder.
Then we got a bunch of other stuff and hooked it all up in whatever basement, assorted bedroom, living room, porch, garage, tool shed or storage locker was available. A 4-track. An 8-track. And finally, two inches/16 tracks of meaty, analog deliciousness at 30ips. 2 Mikes decided to make a record.

So - we wrote some songs.
We explored such timeless subject matter as ‘walking’ and ‘talking’ in the ‘park’ after ‘dark’ with ‘my love’ (somehow, inexplicably) ‘sent from above’. We utilized the always reliable ‘words that end in …t-i-o-n’ rhyming scheme. Eventually, we got a couple we liked.

So – we recorded some songs.
NOTE: For a more complete and enjoyable listening experience, 2 Mikes respectfully suggests you turn it up really loud and regard any/all audible anomalies included in this recording via an extremely diverse range of technical protocol as ‘ear candy’. Hey, it’s possible that we meant to do that.

And, that’s the 2 Mikes In Racin’ Wagon deal.
We wrote some songs and we recorded some songs and we made this record and...
Time stands still.

credits

released November 10, 2014

All songs by Michael Linden and Michael A. Nelson ℗ 2013 Linnel Songs
Produced and engineered - Nels
Additional engineering / programming - Kent Peterson
Mastered - Kent Peterson / Essential Sessions Studios
Album design - Dan Miggler / Noiseland Industries
Cover Photo “The Last Days of Disco” used with permission of Chloe Weil
All sounds by 2 Mikes – except the really good ones! Those come courtesy of the remarkable musicians you see listed below. We can’t thank all of our dear friends enough for their invaluable, creative contributions to our little record. We wouldn’t change a thing!

In Style
Bass – Todd Larson
This Castle
Bass – Kent Peterson
Positive Attitude
Drums – Willy Blanco
Saxophone – Pat Mackin
Bass – Todd Larson
Vocals – Bryan Clark, Julie Clark, Bryan Forrester, Jack Jodell
Pelicans
Vocals – Karen Linden
One Kiss
Bass – Bryan Forrester
Roland Guitar Synth – Bryan Clark
Vocals – Bryan Forrester, Bryan Clark, Julie Clark
Ancient Sun
Saxophone – Doug Kuehn
Vocals – Jack Jodell
I Barely Made It To The River
Bass – Kent Peterson
Drum sequence – Kent Peterson
Guitar – Randy Casey

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Michael Linden Minneapolis, Minnesota

Raised on big PA's, light shows, B3’s, Leslies, SVT, Marshall, multi-level drum risers, gongs, bells and fog machines. Big hair, big trucks and buses, platform shoes and sparkly attire. Legend has it that some of these so-called ‘Orphans of the Discotheque’ continue to roam the world in search of the last remaining Drink & Sink promotion. ... more

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