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Mellotrons and Optigans and Space Echoes, oh my!

A collision of nostalgic tones and deconstructionist sensibilities, Cranky Machines is a wobbly, glitchy, stuttering set of 13 originals inspired by funky throwback styles and charismatic antiquated musical technologies. Meticulous yet lighthearted, decadent yet minimalist, analog yet digital but also a bit optical—this sophomore album by pianist/harmonicist/producer Ross Garren and looping specialist/guitarist Andre LaFosse is an unapologetic and fashionably passé labor of love by two kindred idiosyncratic musical spirits.