The first track is a home recording of "New Year's Kiss," played, sung & recorded by Owen Ashworth sometime in 2006 & remixed sometime in 2017.
An earlier mix with a lot more bass was previously available as a free download at cftpa.org. I prefer this mix.
The second track was recorded live in studio by Patrick Stolley in Rock Island, IL sometime in 2007. The Donkeys were the backing band for this session.
The original version of "New Year's Kiss" can be found on Casiotone for the Painfully Alone's 2006 album, Etiquette.
"New Year's Kiss (4-Track Version)"
Owen Ashworth- Korg EM-1, Casio MT-100, Boss DD-3
Recorded & mixed on a Tascam 424 MKIII cassette 4-track
"New Year's Kiss (Rock Island Version)"
Anthony Lukens- Organ
Sam Sprague- Drums
Tim DeNardo- Bass
Jessie Gulati- Guitar
Owen Ashworth- Electric piano & singing
Engineered by Patrick Stolley at FutureAppleTree Studios, Rock Island, IL
supported by 12 fans who also own “New Year's Kiss Versions”
as someone with a sort of shitty relationship with christmas, listening to advance base (particularly this album) as well as Owen's christmas specials have been my own little way of celebrating the season <3 tulpa toad
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