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 Genetically Modified Alternative Music
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Online Edition - Wednesday - 8th September 2010 |
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140/90 - 2007
Titled after the blood pressure reading indicating first stage hypertension, Headless Human Clones' latest album "140/90 (say "one-forty over ninety") is on the streets (Music Millenium), on the internet airwaves (Mastan Music Podcast), and on i-Tunes, and is bound to raise pulses with it's high energy antics and social commentary.
For a complete copy of the lyrics on this album, click here: FREE LYRICS.
Already here, may as well keep going
The 140/90 Project began in 2002 (as the Dreamworld Project, actually), and since then we have gone through many changes as a band and as individuals. There were incredibly dark days when the completion of this project seemed not only impossible but inconsequential. A time line of events is not necessary here; every band has survived similar events and circumstances. Horrifying tragedies, evolving personal relationships, contentious artistic differences, and challenging recording environments aside, we have no need to make excuses. The bottom line is that we are sure that if you listen to 140/90, you will enjoy it.
What's new
140/90 is reminiscent of our debut effort, Get in Line (also still available), in that the tracks on 140/90 features a unique lyrical sense, eclectic rhythmic and melodic mixtures, and a genuine sense of humor. But unlike our first CD, 140/90 was produced in-house, which allowed for, if not directly caused, a lot of risky experimentation tempered by nearly endless re-mixes. Instrumentally, since we no longer have a keyboardist, we created new arrangements with more predominant guitar tracks and the addition of trumpet, harmonica, and percussion tracks, as well as the occasional tastefully-executed quiet space.
Bags of inspiration, a case of everything I know
Some of the songs date back to our high school days ("Take off your Clothes"), others were staples of our set when Mike and Don were in the band and have since been rearranged to work with our new lineup ("Swingin', "Get Off"), and others are brand new ("Get Along with Me", "The Government's out to Get Me"). Stylistically, 140/90 covers realms as diverse as surf, ska, r&b, classic rock, and electronica, yet, the CD has an undeniable flow to it. Feel free to check out some of our free stuff, then make the right call - get your own copy of 140/90!
To hear samples of the songs on this album and purchase this album on line, click here:
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Get In Line - 2001
 This is the debut cd by the band released in 2001. Packed with such lip-twitching grippers as Happy Song and Surf City, the full-length recording exemplifies the Headless Human Clones experience as they embark on their four-man mission to expose common sense and mass appeal as the shams to humanity that they really are. For a free download of Happy Song click on the banner at the top of this page.
Get In Line is something of a contradiction. It's enthusiastic, high energy sound is laced with lyrics of social satire and existential angst. The somewhat commercial, formulaic song structures are a vehicle for an experimental quirkiness that is a hybrid of four musicians with very different backgrounds and musical influences.  Most of the lyrics and music are written or co-written by bassist and lead vocalist Paolo Weatherbee. His attitude toward pop culture is obviously cynical, yet his songs, on the whole, are convincingly pop. Get In Line has a forlorn, yet comical sense of fate and predestination throughout. The last chorus on the album sums it up,
"Already here, may as well keep going. My fate is sealed whatever I choose.
Pick up the pace, pick up the pieces. I know that's not much but that's all I can do."
 Headless Human Clones' eclectic sound has been compared to everything from Frank Zappa to U2. Mike Schmitt's percussion style ranges from the tasteful jazz of "Drive Better" to the pounding metal of "Already Here". Don Henson's keyboards, which include everything from a state of the art Kurzweil to a 70's Radio Shack synth, cross all rock boundaries, with influences ranging from Abba to Brian Eno to Steve Naive. Dave Hopkins' guitar work reminds you at different times of Skunk Baxter, or Pete Townshend, or Dick Dale. Producer John Cluff (Pacific Wonderland, Mission 5, Lew Jones) did marvelous work bringing it all into focus.
It all adds up to a thoughtful set of songs that appeal to anyone who appreciates high-tech, original music with a sense of rock history. Whether you relate to tales of love that never was, the cynicism of pop culture, or the life theatening dangers of the daily commute, have an ability to laugh at yourself because there's probably a song here about YOU.
To hear samples of the songs on this album and purchase this album on line, click here:
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