Tempora mutantur nos et mutamur in illis.

Been involved in music since the 60s. In and out of different bands from 66 through 91 or so. Always been enamored with recording - tape first then digital - so it was natural to want to put music down in that manner.

I would put myself under the category of "hobbyist" as I don't spend a lot of serious time doing music. Life has a way of intruding as some of you can attest. Listen to a wide range of things, but I'm drawn to a well done pop or rock tune. Maybe it was all that time watching American Bandstand when I was a little kid. It came on just before the Mickey Mouse club in my area. Really enjoyed watching the kids dance and listening to the music. I thank Kirk Kaufman at Junior's for giving me my first exposure to studio recording back in the late 70s. A talented and nice guy - thanks Kirk!

I also appreciate humor in music whether it's "She's Going Bald" by the Beach Boys, "The Prince's Panties" by Mason Williams or "Blow Up Your TV" by John Prine. 

Most of the stuff I do is for myself. Of course, at one point like many my age caught in the garage band explosion of the 60s, I wanted to be the Beatles. Now I'm more of the mind - as mirrored in the Raspberries tune "Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)" - to just enjoy hearing one of my tunes on the radio. I've read about those moments as others experienced them - and was depicted well in the movie "That Thing You Do" - and am sure it would be a "stop and then go crazy" thing for me if it would happen.

Some of the songs here appear on the album "Test Patterns" by allen/carlson which is available at iTunes and Amazon along with Spotify.

Thanks for listening to my stuff (and reading this jumble).

"Sonic goodness coming to an eardrum near you." 

Songwriter, Guitarist, Musician, Recording Engineer, Remixer. #MychaelGabriel #ShadesAndColour #Minneapolis ✌️

VINYL SUN
http://vinylsun.bandcamp.com
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Spotify - Single Release May 02nd, 2020
It All Just Takes time by Vinyl Sun
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VINYL SUN - An indie powerpop band originally formed in Vancouver, Canada.   

Indie Alt/Rock/PowerPop/Retro/Electro Pop/DooWop

Our first album was a concept album.  

The concept; We thought we would compose a Greatest Hits album. 

In theory, this meant making an album that sounded like it was spanning a decade of album releases. 

The result, a deliriously eclectic debut album driven by an unsatiable desire to knock every track out of the ballpark with reckless melodic abandon. 

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VINYL SUN:

James Justin - Vocals, Guitar, Keys
Carl Schurman - Vocals, Bass, Guitar
Jerry Sintich - Vocals, Guitar, Keys
Mark Poy - Vocals, Keys
Tayo - Vocals, Drums, Keys

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Full 14 track album including 5 unreleased tracks from sessions available at BandCamp.
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Lazy Dynamite on Soundcloud & Bandcamp  is a related profile to Vinyl Sun. 

Acoustic pre-production reference demos from Vinyl Sun post Life Inside Lucy sessions.

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