Happy Tape, by Zelda and the Unibrows

Happy Tape

by Zelda and the Unibrows

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1.	Overture 05:06	buy track
2.	Panties 02:47	buy track
3.	Lake Disease 03:49	buy track
4.	Still Around 02:54	buy track
5.	Coupons 02:35	buy track
6.	Pluffart 04:12	buy track
7.	Forgotten Birthday 02:09	buy track
8.	Cake 02:27	buy track
9.	Closing 04:45	buy track
10.	Wednesday, July 12, 1978 01:54	buy track
11.	Trigliceride 00:20	buy track
12.	I Don't Want To Do This 00:49	buy track
13.	Mesu Kasumai - Do You Want Some More Cake? 02:24	buy track

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This release contains the same material as the first half of our "Greens" album, remastered and with updated cover art, plus bonus tracks.

In 2002. I found a cassette at Sunshine Thrift Store in Clinton Township, Michigan containing an hour-long audio letter from 1978. The family who recorded it had moved from Michigan to Florida and decided to fill the tape each morning with excerpts of their lives during a visit by their grandchildren. Paul and I attempted to contact the family and were unable to find them, but were charmed by their personality and started conceiving music for their conversations. Years later, Paul was finally able to find and contact Tommy, who was 16 when the tape was recorded. He was happy to hear the recording of his family again and as an added bonus, did not sue us for putting them all on an album.

Before making the album, we asked "Weird Al" Yankovic to write a motif in our notation book that we could use for a larger work. This motif was the jumping-off point for Paul's compositions.

– Joseph C. Krause

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released December 28, 2017

Composed by Paul Szewczyk and Joseph C. Krause

Produced by Joseph C. Krause

Paul Szewczyk – vocals 2, 8; Joseph C. Krause – accordion 2, 3, 6, 8; Megan Marcoux – oboe 8; Mike Hanlon – beats 6; Mike Fiedler – oboe 2, 7; John Smith – bassoon 8

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Zelda and the Unibrows Detroit, Michigan

Zelda and the Unibrows is a quirky multimedia music project from Detroit. It has taken many forms over the years, including albums, videos, blogs, theatre and zines.

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