Romantic illusions of life in the East Village during the early 80s.

Avenue A

"Destroyer Girlfriend" is a groove number from Desi Desi and Desi that was played at every performance in the band's East Village lifetime (1980-86). It features an ostinato slab of a riff under a pre-rap vocal performance of a rough-edged poetic lyric. 

This recording began life in '80 or '81 with drummer Mike McShane and bassist Mike Enright at the A7 Club (where the Desis rehearsed and ofter performed). Vocals and skronk guitars were added later by Enright onto the Tascam 3340 recording; Byron Stevens added lyric (though strange) guitar lines on the final remaining channel. 

The Tascam reel-to-reel master is badly deteriorated; for this new mix the remaining tracks were combined with additional instrumentation to replace the tracks that could barely be heard. This work was completed in April of 2016.

Destroyer Girlfriend (archaelology mix)

Smooth and dreamy oddball pop, a song for the happiest day in your life. From the latest Menright collection: My It's a Rainbow.

Changing the Marquee [extended version]

Elements of EDM, elements of ambient, pieces of melody, shredded keys. A European-American production that first saw light in Amsterdam; this is the v6 final mix, straight from New York. Another track from the HYPNOVISTA collection.

Good Day

Bob Lind's 45 came out about fifty years ago and was one of the records I would stack on the thick spindle of my record player before I went to sleep. Desi Desi and Desi played a punk version of the tune in 80's clubs like A7: very fast, very rough. Now I've brought it up to date with a new electronica version. I aimed for the beauty and polish of a 120 bpm ballad like "Liberation" (from my mentors The Pet Shop Boys) and failed completely. But I did make something else, a labor of love that came together with unusual ease. I hope you like it.

Elusive Butterfly

Written in the early 80s and finally recorded during the summer of 2016, "Fucked from the Start" is B.B. King at a late dinner with the Pet Shop Boys: trad blues in a moody, spare, electronic space.

Fucked From The Start

Featuring Harriet. A political lyric, a booming kick, plenty of synths, and a black hole guitar hook: "Music Time," the latest oddball pop from Mike Enright.

Music Time

A four in the morning taxi ride in downtown Manhattan circa 1985. "We were at the Baltic / off Houston Street." For Mike McShane. From the upcoming album "Why Am I Awake?"

Your Friend Frankie

A four in the morning taxi ride through downtown Manhattan circa 1985; this is a comprehensive remix of an edit that dropped a verse. From the upcoming album "Why Am I Awake?"

Your Friend Frankie [edit and remix]

The latest tune from menright's hit factory, a cover of Donovan's "Sand and Foam" for the electronica age. Slammin' beats, shredded guitar, and a back-alley vocal. From the upcoming album "Why Am I Awake?"

Sand And Foam

Intertwining riffs, some custom arpeggiation, electronic tracks, an old-school sample. Remembering how much I enjoyed those Grandmaster Flash days. Video adaptation of this cut now available at https://vimeo.com/219933448

One Million Years

Desi gets his analog groove on and talks about economics. From the heart of the East Village around '82, '83, those go-go Reagan years.

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