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Recorded in 2013, the Drum/Keyboard combo of XY Plane was assisted in recording by Ben Switzer on guitars to record "In The Cards" in a garage located right on Bay and Mission in sunny Santa Cruz.

XY Plane(Featuring Ben Switzer) - In The Cards

The Robot Carnival is the first song off XYPlane's concept album,"Metal N2 Flesh"

The song begins the saga of an unnamed robot, living amongst a mirror image of our world only occupied by robots in all instances. The robot goes out to the Carnival with his robot sweetheart when he catches a glimpse at his reflection and instead of seeing his own cold,metal face it is replaced with flesh and bone. These visions begin to stir something inside our hero, his computer functions begin to malfunction. Perhaps there is something more to this machine than just parts and programming.

Dave-Drums
Tony-Keyboards
Recorded in March of 2013

1.The Robot Carnival

Mechanized Glory is the 2nd song off of the XYPlane concept album, "Metal N2 Flesh". The story represented here is that of a robot, shaking off his troublesome night with disturbing visions. He looks on to his Robot World and feels pride and glory, but his new found sensations will not leave him alone and in the end he begins to realize he will never be the same again.

Dave-Drums
Tony-Keyboards
Recorded in March of 2013

2.Mechanized Glory

The 3rd track from the XYPlane E.P. "Metal N2 Flesh", features guitars from Michael Hagen and Scott Frayley. The robot, now realizing that he has become obsessed with the idea of being a Human. He is to be asleep, plugged into the mainframe and most importantly powered down. However, his new found compulsion will not leave him and it becomes clear he has a choice to make...

Mike and Scott-Guitars
Dave-Drums
Tony-Keyboards

3.The Choice

The 4th track off the XYPlane concept album "Metal N2 Flesh".
This track, was originally going to be kept off the album, but producer Dave The Drummer decided on its inclusion even though it nearly dragged it run time to that of a full L.P. The story continues on from the last track, the robot has now made his decision to become human at all costs, sacrificing everything he knows including his own existence as he knows it. It is not the end only the beginning of a magical journey for this robot.

Mike and Scott-Guitars
Tony-Keyboards
Dave-Drums
Recorded in March of 2013

4.Surrender

The 5th track of the "Metal N2 Flesh" E.P.
This track illustrates the struggle with which the robot now finds himself. He has managed to build the apparatus in which he is to travel his robot consciousness from his stream plugged inside of a mainframe with the rest of his society, to that of a perfectly grown Human body. His metal body now worthless, but his mind not fully integrated into his body. His new found pains and aches will test his courage and his might, his is a mind that has not felt flesh or the pain of emotions.

Tony-Keyboards
Scott and Mike-Guitars
Dave-Drums
Recorded in March 2013

5.Trials Of Pain

The final track in the "Metal N2 Flesh" E.P. The song brings to an end the transformation of robot into man. He looks upon his old body and along with the trauma of his transformation is brought into a state of slumber. His subconsciousness, as fresh as a new born baby, but something still lingers within him. The robot essence is still with him, even if he is just of flesh and bone now. He remembers the last thing he read before this all began, a book about some nonsense of androids dreaming of some electric animal, sheep. He dreams in sleep, no longer needing to power down and plug in.

Dave-Drums
Tony-Keyboards
Scott and Mike-Guitar
Recorded in March 2013

Some Minor Notes:


I was partly inspired to create the E.P. because of my back injury preventing me from playing drums in my other bands. Looking for something productive to do I decided to finish up a project I had long been desiring to complete, the "Robotica" saga which I had proposed to my band mate Tony Hernandez, years ago when it was first recorded.

Inspiration for the direction and concept of the overall album came from Robin Williams character in "Bicentennial Man" and his search for a similar goal as our main character. The main character also from the film "Chappie"gave me great inspiration as the character had a wide eyed, optimistic approach on life until he realizes his short amount of time left. His desperation to life is what motivated me to make the character in our concept album to become desperate and obsessed with not just being like man, but a man himself.

I would like to thank Mike, Scott, Tony and everyone else who helped me make this album you guys rock, much love to Marleah for her contributions in my life.

Dave The Drummer

6.His Dream

Created on June 9th 2017 by Dave De Leon

Inspired by Stranger Things Soundtrack, John Carpenter Soundtracks and also 8o's Synth Slasher Soundtracks.

Experiment 17 is a character first introduced in XYPlane 2015 EP "Metal N2 Flesh". A robot that seemingly became human with transference of his robotic consciousness. He runs from the machines he once called his friends. he flees to seek the meaning of his new found life. He had a name once, now he is only referred to as...

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Experiment 17

Our First Track In Years!
Performed and Produced by Antonio Raphael Hernandez

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Created by Tony Hernandez(Sax and Keys) and Dave De Leon(Drums and Keys)as psychedelic garage rock type of project, but over time has evolved over time covering different generes such as Jazz Fusion, Electronica and Progressive Pop.

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