Back to B.A.S.I.C., by Children of the CPU

Back to B.A.S.I.C.

by Children of the CPU

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Our first album on compact disc with lyric booklet and fancy drawings. Comes in a plastic jewel case straight from our basement.

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1.	Slay Your Dragons 04:16	buy track
2.	Omega Race 03:56	buy track
3.	Firefly 03:38	buy track
4.	Closer Than You Think 05:18	buy track
5.	Laurentien 04:57	buy track
6.	Stardust/Note to Self 05:02	buy track
7.	Cascadia 01:38	buy track
8.	Logic is for Loners 04:40	buy track
9.	I Spy 03:52	buy track
10.	Weeping Willow 04:20	buy track
11.	Analog Heart 04:09	buy track
12.	Endnote to Self (free) 00:30	download

about

Our debut album was recorded in a bedroom by the Salish Sea in Vancouver B.C. using a PC, a Roland MC-303, a Roland JX-305, a crappy APEX mic, and a whole bunch of synth plugins.

credits

released January 1, 2006

Veronica Rossos - vocals, lyrics
Cameron Shay - lyrics, music, production, synths, guitar, vocals
Amy Norris - vocals on Closer Than You Think
David Eby - lyrics
Fedge (fedge.ca) - mastering

Cover art by Cameron Shay

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Children of the CPU Vancouver, British Columbia

We are Children of the Central Processing Unit.

We are a Nerdwave duo from the misty Pacific Northwest.

We have analog hearts and 8-bit souls.

We live and record in a treehouse in a rainforest between the mountains and the sea. ... more

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