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Tonal Oak
Fusion / Jungle / Dub

High-horsin' around



Michigan
United States

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Member Since11/13/2005
Band Websitetonaloak.com
Band MembersIan Bost (guitars, voices, computers, clapping, chair squeaks, honey locust pods)

Helper Elves:
Ryan Keberly (guitar, bass)



Pat Padilla (saxophone, bass clarinet)



Jen Lowenberg (flute)



Odenwrath (guitar solo)

Influencesgreyhounds (the dogs), Heatwave, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, early Was (Not Was), Slave, Snoop, S.O.S. Band, Tim Hecker, Vladislav Delay, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Luke Vibert's various guises, Chic's productions, Kevin Godley & Lol Creme, Claude Debussy, Ray Davies & The Kinks, Brian Wilson-y stuff, 4 Seasons, The Association, High Llamas, Aphex Twin, Gentle People (dreamy), 10cc, Steely Dan, Stackridge (if only their catalog was available!), Frank Zappa & the MOI, 70s Canterbury "prog"--like, say, Hatfield and the North, Caravan, Gong, Steve Hillage, etc.; Todd Rundgren, Sparks, The Free Design, Nellie McKay, death (etc.) metal (i like jolts of power and adrenaline from time to time), shoegazer-doom-metal (for example, Nadja sounds good), Joni Mitchell (maybe her weird jazz-ish bits, Hissing, etc.), some Curt Boettcher productions, My Bloody Valentine, 1st 3 Mercury Rev albums, Venetian Snares, The Orb, Curse of the Golden Vampire, Mouse on Mars, Aaron Copland; Van Dyke Parks, Shuggie Otis, Curtis Mayfield, Mighty Sparrow; Steve Reich, Dvorak & Josef Suk (czech it out), My New Filing Technique is Unstoppable (the comic strip); The Russian Futurists, Dykehouse, Ariel Pink--y'know, one-man band kinda stuff; Lilys, Belle & Sebastian (catchy, good songwriting), Field Music, Lansing-Dreiden, Isolée, Uusitalo, Burger/Ink, The Modernist, Metro Area, Herbie Hancock, Parliament, Bark Psychosis, Roy Wood's various projects (and Jeff Lynne is nothing to sneeze at, either), Animal Collective, the Left Banke/Montage, Max Tundra, Little Brother, Final Fantasy, Stereolab, and all other awesome things discovered and yet to be discovered.

Sounds LikeThe Dust Bowl, only dustier
The Great Depression, only greater and more depressing
The New Deal, only newer
Record LabelOn The Quercusp/None


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   About Tonal Oak
It was the beginning of time ... a time when many Scientific Things occurred. In order that Tamagotchis could someday exist, the inflaton field decided to release its potential energy and violently expand (the "big bang"). Soon after that, at the Caveman Institute of Upper Mesopotamia, Homo Sapiens invented Luxembourg, torture, and environmentally-friendly detergent. Then, their least-important invention: the computer. And you, fair reader, know the rest of this particular story ...


Here's another idea ... we need a rag-tag crew of reluctant misfits ... we shall meet up and enjoy each other's company for a few, too-short days in the face of an ominous future, realizing we will never experience such innocent merriment again ... we will part, each assigned a perilous task which there's little hope of ever completing ... we will face trials, tribulations, deadly challenges; and things will seem bleak, very bleak ... but, against all odds, we will succeed! ... triumphantly, we shall reunite ... waves of relief, friendship, and camaraderie will sweep over us ... we will be very happy ... yet, somehow, also, things will be bittersweet ... we will have a bond that can never be broken, but we will all go back to our homelands ... maybe, someday far in the future, we will meet again, and we'll remember ...

Watch for it on A&E Biography!

Photo by Ryan Keberly

Select Discography

Ur-Album (1915)
Duke Tony And His Oakestra Present A "Psychedelic" Concept Album (1947)
(As "Cedric and the Tonetones") She's 15, I'm 42 (Boppity Boo) (1956)
The Times They Are A' In the Process of Differentiating Themselves from the Times that Preceded Them (1962)
Senator Flapjack's Hallucinogenic Filibuster (in stereo) (1967)
Marmalade, Unicorns, And Cotton Fucking Candy (1968)
Relaxin', If I Do Say So Myself (1971)
H. R. Pufnillegalnarcotics (1972)
The Seven Poisonous Space-Herbs Of Captain Oliver Garbage-Sticks (1976)
Nostril Pricks (1978)
Video Game Graphics Have Peaked (Like Our Love) (1985)
Cut, Buff, and Ready For The Russkies (1987)
Have I Told You Lately (That I'm From the Streets)? (1990)
Calculated Rejection of Bloated '80s Excess (1992)
Severe Booty Watch (1994)
Live: The Y2K Bunker Sessions (1999)
Oakle Folk EP (2004)
The Burnt District (2005)
TONAL OAK: Man TroubleMan Trouble (2007) You buy on iTunes?
Future-Tron Space-Thousand EP (2008)

Projected Releases

Oops, I Never Did it Ever (2010)
Revolution No. -9 (RFID-only release) (2012)
The White, Black, Grey, Pink, Orange, White, Green, White Album (2014)
Ephemeral Pool Shanties (2019)
No President, No Funny (standup comedy) (2022)
Algae-Powered Remnant Population Retrospective (2038)




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Jun 30 2009 3:56 PM


Thanks...
Nice to meet you !

Good Work !
Seth Fentress





Jun 5 2009 4:49 PM

To everyone who has entered or plans on entering the "Bomb Ass Anime Video Contest" The deadline is July 4th. Hit the blog on my page to watch cool videos already entered or learn how to enter your own Seth Fentress AMV. Good luck.



khi-lee





Mar 26 2009 1:07 PM

Love your new song you have up there. Funky and travels very smoothly from one of my ears through to the other, great mixing. Groooovy. :). Salutations from Melbourne.
Frank English





Feb 11 2009 3:18 AM

Tributary





Jan 17 2009 3:49 PM

Orchid-Star





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Dec 15 2008 2:37 AM


I-94 BERGAMONT
(jam at seven brothers this wed the 17th it would be good to see and hear you brother and your brother anytime)
Frank English





Nov 15 2008 4:07 PM

dang argyle





Aug 14 2008 2:30 AM

"glitch and magic moments at twilight time" is an interesting way of putting it. i say.
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TEAM17





Jul 25 2008 1:03 PM

Boys Dreams





Jul 14 2008 2:12 AM

Its rather fun to leave comments,
and its very wonderful getting them,
so this takes care of both......
plus we get to say Hi too new and old friends!
dang argyle





Jun 12 2008 2:17 PM

the up north song! har har. it totally takes me back to the old attic jam sessions. wow... when was that?! who were we?!
-a
Frank English





Jun 4 2008 7:07 AM

Hope you are well.
Your set in Hamtramck was very fine..
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RECURRENCE
TEAM17





Apr 2 2008 11:31 PM

c

ach thank you for being our friEND NOW!!!

Oh Ne





Feb 9 2008 9:07 PM



We are your friends now FÜR IMMER !!!
Sank you...
Benny G Whiskers





Jan 21 2008 12:50 PM

Eh up!
How ya doin?

Check out my new show "Bugbeat Breaks", on http://www.nsbradio.co.uk or http://www.nuskoolbreaks.co.uk every wednesday 3-5pm GMT

Every week 2 hours of live mixing, playing all the best, new and old, kickin' Breaks, Electro and House.

Come along and say hello in the chat room.

No worries if you miss the show just go to http://www.nsbradio.co.uk/archives/index.php, look for the bugbeat breaks folder and download the archive!

I will also be uploading the tracklistings after every show @ www.bugbeat.co.uk/bugbeatbreaks.

My NSB Radio Profile

Please vote NSB Radio for Best Radio Station @ Breakspoll.

www.breakspoll.com/vote

Nice one

Mackee :~)

Please also check out my we site www.bugbeat.co.uk for downloadable mixes.

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PSICOSUONO





Jan 11 2008 1:49 PM

Hi Guys! Thanks a lot for the add!! Ciao Ciao from Italy!
dang argyle





Dec 29 2007 3:53 AM

i'll be fever free then. good. ^_^
Walter Taieb





Dec 18 2007 8:21 AM

Missqulater





Nov 12 2007 2:52 PM

Thanx 4 The Add & Comment!

So Fluffy Soundz!
Keep On Shoegazin'!!
dang argyle





Nov 7 2007 4:33 AM

it's about time you released this album! again!
khi-lee





Oct 23 2007 6:52 AM

your musics very good tonal o
coco





Sep 28 2007 3:44 AM

sometimes i still hear amanda's sewing machine in my head, but maybe it's your music. i dunno.
Leah





Sep 27 2007 5:23 PM

I have not been to your page in ages, I thought for a second those shows were real... I got excited.
Walter Taieb





Sep 17 2007 9:43 AM

Tonal Oak
Have a great week! Please stay in touch.
Walter Taieb
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