"It's surprising this record even got made," bass player and songwriter Kristian Dunn reflects. "[Drummer] Tim's dad died just before the recording was to begin. Obviously he needed to go back to Pittsburgh to be with his family. He returned to California relatively quickly, ready to work, and then I was struck with serious food poisoning."
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As soon as one band member in the duo was ready to work, it seemed the other had something come up. Even their engineer, Chris Cheney, had to leave in the middle of recording to go DJ for the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team. Deadlines were rapidly approaching and the record wasn't finished. "It was stressful, but it seemed to all work out," Tim Fogarty adds.
Appropriately, the record is all about family and the connection between parent and child. Opening with "Point Breeze" (an area in Pittsburgh in which Tim's dad used to hang out when young) and moving right into "Scott Township" (an area of Pittsburgh where Fogarty did the same), the record is alive with sounds both futuristic and anachronistic.
The album is full of parental nods. "'Fast Forward' is a band name my dad would always suggest when I was starting new bands in high school. I thought it was stupid and would blow him off! Now I actually think it's cool. It really represents something that is old, but also forward looking and inventive." Dunn explains. "Peter and Jack" is a thank you to father and son team Peter Hook (of New Order and Joy Division) and Jack Bates who, after playing some shows with El Ten Eleven, suggested to Dunn that he employ one of the six string basses they were using.
"Not to exaggerate, but the effect those two had on El Ten Eleven is sort of incalculable. I wouldn't have even considered the Bass VI if it weren't for them. And the direction of the band definitely changed because of it," Dunn says.
The record was written at their homes and practice studio in Atwater Village, and recorded with Cheney at Costa Mesa Recording Studio in Costa Mesa, CA. Dunn and Fogarty are the only musicians that appear on Fast Forward; everything you hear was done by the two of them using two basses, electronic drums, acoustic drums, and myriad looping pedals and effects.
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Under the moniker Mylets, Henry Kohen takes on the roles of several musicians at once. The wunderkind guitarist who, at 17, became the youngest artist signed to Sargent House has since established his reputation as an awe-inspiring and agile performer, playing across North America and Europe multiple times over the past couple of years.
http://mylets.bandcamp.com
Dancing across multiple guitar pedals that line the stage, Kohen also sings and lays down guitar loops while simultaneously tapping out beats on a drum machine. Nothing is pre-programmed. Every note played is as organic and fallible as its performer. Kohen's physicality and presence is captivating on stage, but what's even more impressive is that his songwriting talent is equally as vast and varied as his multitasking skills.
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http://www.elteneleven.com
As soon as one band member in the duo was ready to work, it seemed the other had something come up. Even their engineer, Chris Cheney, had to leave in the middle of recording to go DJ for the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team. Deadlines were rapidly approaching and the record wasn't finished. "It was stressful, but it seemed to all work out," Tim Fogarty adds.
Appropriately, the record is all about family and the connection between parent and child. Opening with "Point Breeze" (an area in Pittsburgh in which Tim's dad used to hang out when young) and moving right into "Scott Township" (an area of Pittsburgh where Fogarty did the same), the record is alive with sounds both futuristic and anachronistic.
The album is full of parental nods. "'Fast Forward' is a band name my dad would always suggest when I was starting new bands in high school. I thought it was stupid and would blow him off! Now I actually think it's cool. It really represents something that is old, but also forward looking and inventive." Dunn explains. "Peter and Jack" is a thank you to father and son team Peter Hook (of New Order and Joy Division) and Jack Bates who, after playing some shows with El Ten Eleven, suggested to Dunn that he employ one of the six string basses they were using.
"Not to exaggerate, but the effect those two had on El Ten Eleven is sort of incalculable. I wouldn't have even considered the Bass VI if it weren't for them. And the direction of the band definitely changed because of it," Dunn says.
The record was written at their homes and practice studio in Atwater Village, and recorded with Cheney at Costa Mesa Recording Studio in Costa Mesa, CA. Dunn and Fogarty are the only musicians that appear on Fast Forward; everything you hear was done by the two of them using two basses, electronic drums, acoustic drums, and myriad looping pedals and effects.
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Under the moniker Mylets, Henry Kohen takes on the roles of several musicians at once. The wunderkind guitarist who, at 17, became the youngest artist signed to Sargent House has since established his reputation as an awe-inspiring and agile performer, playing across North America and Europe multiple times over the past couple of years.
http://mylets.bandcamp.com
Dancing across multiple guitar pedals that line the stage, Kohen also sings and lays down guitar loops while simultaneously tapping out beats on a drum machine. Nothing is pre-programmed. Every note played is as organic and fallible as its performer. Kohen's physicality and presence is captivating on stage, but what's even more impressive is that his songwriting talent is equally as vast and varied as his multitasking skills.
"It's surprising this record even got made," bass player and songwriter Kristian Dunn reflects. "[Drummer] Tim's dad died just before the recording was to begin. Obviously he needed to go back to Pittsburgh to be with his family. He returned to California relatively quickly, ready to work, and then I was struck with serious food poisoning."
http://www.elteneleven.com
As soon as one band member in the duo was ready to work, it seemed the other had something come up. Even their engineer, Chris Cheney, had to leave in the middle of recording to go DJ for the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team. Deadlines were rapidly approaching and the record wasn't finished. "It was stressful, but it seemed to all work out," Tim Fogarty adds.
Appropriately, the record is all about family and the connection between parent and child. Opening with "Point Breeze" (an area in Pittsburgh in which Tim's dad used to hang out when young) and moving right into "Scott Township" (an area of Pittsburgh where Fogarty did the same), the record is alive with sounds both futuristic and anachronistic.
The album is full of parental nods. "'Fast Forward' is a band name my dad would always suggest when I was starting new bands in high school. I thought it was stupid and would blow him off! Now I actually think it's cool. It really represents something that is old, but also forward looking and inventive." Dunn explains. "Peter and Jack" is a thank you to father and son team Peter Hook (of New Order and Joy Division) and Jack Bates who, after playing some shows with El Ten Eleven, suggested to Dunn that he employ one of the six string basses they were using.
"Not to exaggerate, but the effect those two had on El Ten Eleven is sort of incalculable. I wouldn't have even considered the Bass VI if it weren't for them. And the direction of the band definitely changed because of it," Dunn says.
The record was written at their homes and practice studio in Atwater Village, and recorded with Cheney at Costa Mesa Recording Studio in Costa Mesa, CA. Dunn and Fogarty are the only musicians that appear on Fast Forward; everything you hear was done by the two of them using two basses, electronic drums, acoustic drums, and myriad looping pedals and effects.
-----
Under the moniker Mylets, Henry Kohen takes on the roles of several musicians at once. The wunderkind guitarist who, at 17, became the youngest artist signed to Sargent House has since established his reputation as an awe-inspiring and agile performer, playing across North America and Europe multiple times over the past couple of years.
http://mylets.bandcamp.com
Dancing across multiple guitar pedals that line the stage, Kohen also sings and lays down guitar loops while simultaneously tapping out beats on a drum machine. Nothing is pre-programmed. Every note played is as organic and fallible as its performer. Kohen's physicality and presence is captivating on stage, but what's even more impressive is that his songwriting talent is equally as vast and varied as his multitasking skills.
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http://www.elteneleven.com
As soon as one band member in the duo was ready to work, it seemed the other had something come up. Even their engineer, Chris Cheney, had to leave in the middle of recording to go DJ for the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball team. Deadlines were rapidly approaching and the record wasn't finished. "It was stressful, but it seemed to all work out," Tim Fogarty adds.
Appropriately, the record is all about family and the connection between parent and child. Opening with "Point Breeze" (an area in Pittsburgh in which Tim's dad used to hang out when young) and moving right into "Scott Township" (an area of Pittsburgh where Fogarty did the same), the record is alive with sounds both futuristic and anachronistic.
The album is full of parental nods. "'Fast Forward' is a band name my dad would always suggest when I was starting new bands in high school. I thought it was stupid and would blow him off! Now I actually think it's cool. It really represents something that is old, but also forward looking and inventive." Dunn explains. "Peter and Jack" is a thank you to father and son team Peter Hook (of New Order and Joy Division) and Jack Bates who, after playing some shows with El Ten Eleven, suggested to Dunn that he employ one of the six string basses they were using.
"Not to exaggerate, but the effect those two had on El Ten Eleven is sort of incalculable. I wouldn't have even considered the Bass VI if it weren't for them. And the direction of the band definitely changed because of it," Dunn says.
The record was written at their homes and practice studio in Atwater Village, and recorded with Cheney at Costa Mesa Recording Studio in Costa Mesa, CA. Dunn and Fogarty are the only musicians that appear on Fast Forward; everything you hear was done by the two of them using two basses, electronic drums, acoustic drums, and myriad looping pedals and effects.
-----
Under the moniker Mylets, Henry Kohen takes on the roles of several musicians at once. The wunderkind guitarist who, at 17, became the youngest artist signed to Sargent House has since established his reputation as an awe-inspiring and agile performer, playing across North America and Europe multiple times over the past couple of years.
http://mylets.bandcamp.com
Dancing across multiple guitar pedals that line the stage, Kohen also sings and lays down guitar loops while simultaneously tapping out beats on a drum machine. Nothing is pre-programmed. Every note played is as organic and fallible as its performer. Kohen's physicality and presence is captivating on stage, but what's even more impressive is that his songwriting talent is equally as vast and varied as his multitasking skills.
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