Mark's Keyboard Repair
1995 studio album by Money Mark
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Mark's Keyboard Repair is the debut studio album by American musician Money Mark, released on the Mo' Wax label in 1995. It peaked at number 35 on the UK Albums Chart.[2] "Insects Are All Around Us" / "Cry" was released as a single and reached number 99 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] Later, "Cry" was released as a single again and reached number 80 on the chart.[2]
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Lo-fi[1] | |||
| Length | 38:17 | |||
| Label | Mo' Wax | |||
| Producer | Mark Ramos-Nishita | |||
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Money Mark used principles inspired by Dogme 95 to record this album.[3]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[5] |
| The Guardian | [6] |
| Muzik | 4/5[7] |
| Pitchfork | 9.0/10[8] |
| Rolling Stone | [9] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [10] |
The Independent opined: "The overall effect though is entirely fulfilling: the listener glides at will between a happy host of different cocktail hours, while Ramos-Nishita's natty organ doodles conjure up the diverse spirits of US jazz giant Wild Bill Davis and our own legendary Mrs Mills, empress of pub piano."[11] NME listed Mark's Keyboard Repair as the 24th best album of 1995.[12]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mark Ramos-Nishita.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pretty Pain" | 3:10 |
| 2. | "No Fighting" | 1:28 |
| 3. | "Ba Ba Ba Boom" | 1:34 |
| 4. | "Have Clav Will Travel" | 1:27 |
| 5. | "Don't Miss the Boat" | 2:30 |
| 6. | "Sunday Gardena Blvd." | 1:32 |
| 7. | "Insects Are All Around Us" | 2:21 |
| 8. | "Scenes from..." | 1:07 |
| 9. | "Poets Walk" | 0:59 |
| 10. | "Spooky" | 1:07 |
| 11. | "Cry" | 2:19 |
| 12. | "Ease" | 2:57 |
| 13. | "Got My Hand in Your Head" | 1:39 |
| 14. | "That's for Sure / Sixth Synth" | 1:53 |
| 15. | "Invitation" | 2:06 |
| 16. | "Time Lapse Life" | 2:25 |
| 17. | "Seven, Seven, Seven" | 1:44 |
| 18. | "Sometimes You Gotta Make It Alone" | 2:31 |
| 19. | "Pinto's New Car" | 2:22 |
| Total length: | 38:17 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pretty Pain" | 3:10 |
| 2. | "No Fighting" | 1:28 |
| 3. | "Ba Ba Ba Boom" | 1:34 |
| 4. | "Have Clav Will Travel" | 1:27 |
| 5. | "Don't Miss the Boat" | 2:30 |
| 6. | "Sunday Gardena Blvd." | 1:32 |
| 7. | "Insects Are All Around Us" | 2:21 |
| 8. | "Scenes from..." | 1:07 |
| 9. | "Poets Walk" | 0:59 |
| 10. | "Spooky" | 1:07 |
| 11. | "Cry" | 2:19 |
| 12. | "Ease" | 2:57 |
| 13. | "Got My Hand in Your Head" | 1:39 |
| 14. | "That's for Sure" | 0:37 |
| 15. | "Sixth Synth" | 1:16 |
| 16. | "Invitation" | 2:06 |
| 17. | "Time Lapse Life" | 2:25 |
| 18. | "Seven, Seven, Seven" | 1:44 |
| 19. | "Sometimes You Gotta Make It Alone" | 2:31 |
| 20. | "Pinto's New Car" | 2:22 |
| 21. | "Revolt of the Octopi" | 2:34 |
| 22. | "Never Stop" | 2:24 |
| 23. | "Slow Flames" | 2:20 |
| 24. | "Hard Ass" | 2:30 |
| 25. | "From the Beginning to the End" | 1:50 |
| 26. | "Functions" | 2:08 |
| 27. | "World Lesson Pt. 2" | 2:33 |
| 28. | "Inner Laugh" | 2:13 |
| 29. | "The Grade" | 4:38 |
| 30. | "Mark's Keyboard Repair" | 0:58 |
| Total length: | 61:19 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Mark Ramos-Nishita – production
- James Lavelle – A&R
- Ben Drury – sleeve design
- Will Bankhead – sleeve design
- Paul "Jazz" Thompson – color photography
- Mario Caldato Jr. – black and white photography