Memory Tapes
Player Piano
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

2011 Gatefold Original On Clear Vinyl. “For The Product Of A Self-Described Socially Awkward Homebody, Memory Tapes' 2009 Debut Album, Seek Magic, Sounded Remarkably Expansive And Exploratory, Bubbling Its Way Through Seemingly Limitless Sonic Tangents And Stylistic Intersections To Forge Something At Once Fresh-Feeling And Immensely Nostalgic. Like Its Predecessor, Player Piano Was Created In Dayve Hawk's New Jersey Home Studio, And It Plows A Similar If Somewhat Narrower Musical Swath: Dreamy, Texture-Heavy Electronic Indie Pop, Dripping With Reverb And Lousy With Synthesizers, Commingled With Elements Of Dance, Rock, And New Age That Are In This Case Considerably Toned Down, If Still Discernible. This Time, Though, The Visceral Effect Of The Music More Closely Matches The Insularity Of Its Origins; These Tracks Feel Simpler, Smaller In Scope, Less Adventurous, And More Inward-Focused. Having Nailed A Sprawling But Undeniably Evocative Sound The First Time Out, Hawk's Evident Focus Here Is On The Songs Themselves: Save For A Few Relatively Brief Instrumentals, His Vocals Are Notably More Prominent Than Ever Before.” – K. Ross Hoffman, AMG