Minibands is a long-term project by Mary & Eli Chartkoff (Monolators, Cobra Lilies, Dawn of Sequins, Madame Headdress). We always wanted to form side projects & new bands with friends and people we've met by playing music in Los Angeles, but everyone is already in multiple bands as it is and nobody has time to commit to yet another one. To get around this we decided for form a series of 'mini-bands' with strict limitations: each band will only record a single EP, play a single show, and then break up. All of the minibands records will have 6 original songs and one cover.
Three Fruit Fantasy was the second miniband, formed with drummer Jeff Electric (Downtown/Union, 123Death). The concept for Three Fruit Fantasy was to form a rock and roll band with a saxophone instead of a guitar. Several of the songs on this record (Ain't No Rain Gonna Come Down, Fight!, Valentine's Day Airplane Ride) started as live recordings of improvisations with lyrics & vocals added later on. This record was recorded in January/February 2016 and released/performed in April 2016 at Pehrspace.
credits
released April 22, 2016
Mary Chartkoff (saxophone, vocals),
Jeff Electric (drums, vocals),
Eli Chartkoff (bass, vocals)
Recorded and mixed by Three Fruit Fantasy.
Photo by: Three Fruit Fantasy
Drawing by: Ivan Chartkoff
Tracks 1,2, 4 and 5 written by Eli Chartkoff and Three Fruit Fantasy.
Tracks 3 and 7 written by Mary Chartkoff and Three Fruit Fantasy.
Track 6 written by Peter Case (The Plimsouls)
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