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Secret Enemies by Magic Hero Vs Rock People –
7" vinyl EP from the Austin, Tex./Oakland, Calif.-based psych/pop/folk group. Brand new 2012 release limited to 300 copies. From electrifying psychedelic nuggets to mellow folk-pop, Magic Hero present a new sound and invite one and all to join in the fight against the dreaded Rock People.
This disc liberally utilizes vintage instruments and recording techniques -- and everything was recorded as sacredly as possible, as if it were 1968, utilizing tape delays, spring reverbs and tube compressors. This is an analog recording, and was mixed specially to mono on an Ampex tape deck using original old stock tape.
Who will lead the chosen when the wise have gone blind?
In 1967, Harry Nilsson wrote and recorded a demo of “I Live in a World” for the Monkees. The group was impressed with his songwriting but never recorded the song. Nor did anyone else, until now. With today’s technological/economic advances, it became possible to take a capsule and float back in time so that the song could finally be recorded. Not by the Monkees, but by a “current” group, as in currently living in the past. To communicate with our great American groups of the ‘60s, as they were in the ‘60s (not only the Monkees but the Lovin’ Spoonful, faceless and unknown garage bands, etc.; after all, it’s a folk-rock protest song), is difficult indeed. But we are getting better at it, and we have added in a few of our own compositions. Technical notes: as usual, the record was made in an old fashioned manner: tape, transformers, tubes and transistors.
Now, secret enemies are everywhere, songs are everywhere; we found some of both and included the stories and melodies. After the struggle of ‘BEGIN THEE AGAIN’ and the transitional period during the ‘ODD ZEN ENDS’ recordings, the previously cluttered path became clear. This is a true record, short in length because special attention has been paid to ensure that all dynamic energy contained in the recording is transferred directly to the listener at 33 1/3 RPM.
Side One: 1. I Live in a World / 2. Heroes for Sale - Side Two: 1. Time to Crawl in My Hole / 2. 1978 / 3. Question of Treason
2012 release, mono.