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Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

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  • Active: '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: Rock
  • Instrument: Main Performer, Performer
  • Representative Albums: "Pocket Symphonies for Lonely Subway Cars," "Vs. Children," "Twinkle Echo"

Biography

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone is the lo-fi solo project of Owen Ashworth, a Portland-based songwriter who mixes sensitive Bright Eyes-styled balladry with Atom & His Package battery-operated antics. His weapons of choice are the Casio SK-1 and several hot rod Casiotones, while his lyrics are a coy-edged blend of Stephin Merritt's sarcasm and the Mountain Goats' earnestness. Ashworth released his first recording, 1999's Answering Machine Music: A Brief Album in Twelve Parts -- loosely a concept album of clever musical voicemails -- on his own label, Cassingle USA. Some of the tracks, including "Theme from David Hanna," were first recorded into his machine. Pocket Symphonies for Lonesome Subway Cars followed in 2001 on the Tomlab label and featured several "real" instruments, including cello and drums. Twinkle Echo arrived in 2003, and 2006's Etiquette expanded Ashworth's sound even further by adding more analog instruments. While remixing songs for the likes of Dudley Benson and Headlights, Ashworth found time to continue his work with Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, whose fifth album (the diverse Vs. Children) arrived in early 2009. ~ Daphne GA Carr, All Music Guide
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Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

Owen Ashworth
Background information
Origin San Francisco, California, USA
Genres Lo-fi
Indietronica
Years active 1997–present
Labels Tomlab
Website Official website
Members
Owen Ashworth

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (CFTPA) is the musical solo-project of musician Owen Ashworth (born 1977) of Redwood City, California.

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History

Ashworth started CFTPA after he dropped out of film school in 1997. He has toured with other similarly acclaimed indie artists like The Donkeys, The Papercuts, Cass McCombs, Kill Me Tomorrow, P:ano, The Dead Science, David Bazan, The Rapture, and Xiu Xiu.

The musical style is characterized by the use of electronically produced beats, cheap keyboards, and slow, frank lyrics. On Etiquette, Ashworth widened his musical horizon and added more analog instruments and an overall more organic sound.

His brother is Gordon Ashworth, who makes experimental harsh noise as Oscillating Innards and ambient works as Concern.

Discography

Albums

Compilations

  • The First Two Albums by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - CD (Tomlab, 2005)
  • Town Topic EP - CD EP (Tomlab, 2008)
  • Advance Base Battery Life - CD/LP (Tomlab, 2009)

EPs, Splits, and Singles

  • Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - 7" single (Train Bridge Recordings, 1998)
  • Alphabet Series G - 7" single (Tomlab, 2005)
  • Fox Pause / Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - 7" split (Stationary (Heart) Recordings), 2005)
  • Young Shields - 7" single & CD EP (Tomlab, 2005)
  • Bobby Malone Moves Home - 7" single & CD EP (Tomlab, 2006)
  • Graceland - 7" single (Rococo, 2006)
  • Foot Foot / Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - 7" split (Oedipus Records, 2007)
  • The Donkeys / Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - 7" split (Antenna Farm, 2007)
  • New Year's Kiss '08 - free download (cftpa.org, 2007)
  • Casiotone for the Painfully Alone & Concern - one-sided square 8 & 3/8" single (People in a Position to Know Recordings, Inc., 2008)
  • A David Horvitz Picture Disc with Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - 7" picture disc (Aagoo Records, 2008)
  • Town Topic EP - 7" EP (OIB Records, 2008)
  • STSNC Instrumentals - 7" EP (People in a Position to Know Recordings, Inc., 2008)
  • Instrumentals #2 - 7" EP (Stationary (Heart) Recordings), 2009)

Compilation Appearances

  • Music for Baby! - CD (Amorfon Records, 2004)
  • Bro Zone - CD (States Rights Records, 2005)
  • Scumrock Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - CD (New York City Records, 2005)
  • Sneakmove Minicomp - 7" (Sneakmove, 2005)
  • David Shrigley's Worried Noodles - double CD (Tomlab, 2007)
  • Peace on Earth: A Charity Holiday Album - digital download (curated by hardtofindafriend.com, 2007)
  • A Soundtrack for a Polaroid of Two Trees in Indiana - CD included with Xiu Xiu: the Polaroid Project: the Book (Mark Batty Publisher, 2007)

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