Taking Time - The Scientific Americans - opening track from our 1980 3-song flexi disc "Beyond Fiscal Distress" released on our Tekno Tunes label.  Recorded in June of that year the basement of Downtown Sounds in Northampton, MA on a very hot evening in two live passes onto a TEAC A3340s with dub effects and looping done live & on the fly.  The loud chorus was comprised of about 40 inebriates excorted from Rahar's at closing time and enticed with a case or two of cheap beer to record and shout while I ran around on top of a folding table holding up the words on large flash cards and pointing at the chorus sections.  Instruments are bass, drums, processed guitar, Minimoog, EMS Synthi AKS, and lots of tape echo devices, flangers, EQ, etc.  This is pretty close to how we sounded live in that era and there is only minimal post-processing.  This is taken from a copy of the flexi-disc and opens with the sound of the needle hitting the vinyl.

(zounds! That's what we need - someone with an affected accent!)

Taking Time - it's happening again yesterday
Half past noon - 23 more or less, make a choice, take a guess
Play for keeps - the time is now or never
Fall asleep - in the driver's seat
Taking Time, Calling back - that Master Beat
I'm feeling fine I feel that I'm in the race.

Radijeck! Radijeck! Radijeck! Escape
Radijeck! Radijeck! Radijeck! Escape
Radijeck! Radijeck! Radijeck! Escape
E Loup Krog
E Loup Krog
E Loup Krog

Radijeck! Radijeck! Radijeck! Escape
Radijeck! Radijeck! Radijeck! Escape
Radijeck! Radijeck! Radijeck! Escape
Radijeck! Radijeck! Radijeck! Escape
E Loup Krog
E Loup Krog
E Loup Krog
E Loup Krog

Taking time - get out from under
Play the odds - 23 Doctors can't be wrong or could they?
Take a break - the time is now or never
Break a vow - to the spouse
Do it now - Take the Dawg!
Leave the house - you know it only takes a second or two.

Beyond Fiscal Distress

TakingTime

Aging, failed electronic musician. Former VP in several boring companies, ALZ primary caregiver for 5 years, now retired and back to trying to practice music daily.  I'm not very good but I have fun.  In the late 70's I was the office manager for the US importer of EMS synths and also sold large Moog modulars, ARP 2500s, Oberheim, and Revox equipment. Vocalist/synthesist with the Scientific Americans, collaborator with the younger Elliott Sharp, guest musician/writer with WKGB.

TakingTime

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