Baby's First Beats, by The Busy Signals

Baby's First Beats

by The Busy Signals

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THE FIRST DAYLILY ARBORETUM RELEASE OF THE NEW YEAR:

The Busy Signals - Baby’s First Beats

Something special was going on in Minneapolis, Minnesota back in the late 90’s. After years of grunge and indie/alternative ruling the local music landscape, some artists started turning towards electronic music and the conveniences of easy access to home recording equipment. Sukpatch (Slabco, Moshi Moshi, Sub Pop) planted their roots in town after getting their start in Southwestern USA, Kitty Craft (Kindercore, March) transitioned from lo-fi twee recordings to blissful beats and breaks, and Howard Hamilton III aka The Busy Signals was right in the middle of all of it, working with the aforementioned artists and many others that I wish I had the time to shout out.

The music being made within this circle never was really given a particular name or genre, but it’s all incredibly unique and ahead of its time. Each artist had a unique take on the sound, but in general if someone picked up one of their records, one could expect to hear a tasteful blend of plunderphonics, breakbeats, loops, and a healthy splash of twee themes/sensibilities. Bands/artists like TV Girl, The Russian Futurists, and Fox Academy have brought similar sounds into the modern generation, albeit more coincidentally than intentionally (as far as I’m aware).

First released in 2000, “Baby’s First Beats” is just a wonderfully playful and witty album from front to back. Every track is built upon a looped sample taken from any number of sources (including a noteworthy series of chops from the song “Kites Are Fun” by The Free Design on track 9), with every lyric capable of being a one-liner from an old book of funny jokes to tell to your friends. As a Minnesota native it’s nice to see that this album is not ashamed to be Midwestern, and though it sounds like something that could’ve been cooked up by someone with too much time on their hands at the 7th St Entry, it holds that special quality of being an album that transcends the time and place in which it was created. Taken from the Japanese release of the CD back in 2000, Howard stated this about “Baby’s First Beats”:

“Last century’s science fiction showed a future of people with brightly colored hair and shiny spacesuits. Predictors were only half-right, they turned out to be punk rockers, ravers, and new-wavers. Hybridization is the future of music, the very best of the past meshed with technology and restraint.

The sampler is the ultimate instrument, it forces you to use your imagination unlike any other, talent is redefined. I have always loved pop music and knew as a child that someday I would make my own music that would sound exactly like these recordings. My music is every song I’ve ever loved mixed together. I have heard this sound in my head all along.”

I hope you enjoy this release, and I hope it turns you on to something new! Cassettes include 4 bonus tracks, originally exclusive to the Japanese CD release via Flavour of Sound.

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released January 12, 2024

Music by Howard Hamilton III / The Busy Signals:

obscurityorbust.bandcamp.com

Backing vocals on track 2: Lisa Janssen

Backing vocals on track 7: Pamela Valfer / Kitty Craft

Mastered by: Jeff Lipton @ Peerless

Original design: Charlie Becker

Recorded on 1/4" analog (Fostex R8) 8-Track

Cassette design/re-formatting by Thor CB.

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