11 Transistor

December 2010 May 2025 11 Transistor studio Lazlo Bane Lazlo Bane - 11 Transistor.jpg January 28, 1997 1995–1996 Cheswick Studio, Los Angeles, California Alternative rock, indie rock 45:12 Almo Sounds Chad Fischer Short Style 1996 All the Time in the World 2002 11 Transistor Studio Buttercup 1996 Overkill 1997 Allmusic 3 511 Transistor at Allmusic babysue 4 6http://www.babysue.com/Reviews-March-97.html March 1997 Reviews babysue.com March 1997 2018-02-26 11 Transistor is the debut album by the American band Lazlo Bane, which was released on the Almo Sounds label in early 1997.https://www.onamrecords.com/labels/dark-horse-records Almo Sounds History onamrecords.com 2014-07-14http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/508932/lazlobane-sm-lazlobanegif.jhtml https://archive.today/20130411102734/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/508932/lazlobane-sm-lazlobanegif.jhtml dead April 11, 2013 Debut album due soon mtv.com January 20, 1997 2014-07-14 Overview According to Lazlo Bane's frontman Chad Fischer most of the record was done on 16 tracks with very few effects with all the songwriting done on an acoustic guitar into a little dictaphone. He also said that the idea was to work with as little as possible and make it sound the best it could, just like old transistor radios.http://www.myspace.com/lazlobaneofficial/blog/157351928 The History of Lazlo Bane myspace.com August 18, 2006 2011-01-01http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lazlobane All the Time in the World cdbaby.com 2014-07-20 The album was recorded through 1995 and 1996 with the input from various musicians to the songwriting and recording. They include Chad Fischer's fellow School of Fish band members Josh Clayton-Felt and Josh Freese, Wire Train's Kevin Hunterhttp://www.simpleminds.org/sm/people/kh2.htm simpleminds.org Kevin Hunter 2019-02-20 and Anders Rundblad, Lyle Workman of the Bourgeois Tagg and the most notable being Colin Hay who provides guitar and vocals for Lazlo Bane's version of Men at Work's "Overkill".http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/505528/man-back-at-work.jhtml https://archive.today/20130411094708/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/505528/man-back-at-work.jhtml dead April 11, 2013 Man (Back) At Work mtv.com September 22, 1996 2015-01-26 11 Transistor features all the songs from the band's previous release, Short Style EP. Release and promotion Lazlo Bane was initially signed to an indie label Fish of Death Recordshttps://books.google.com/books?id=XA0EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22fish+of+death%22+records+lazlo+bane&pg=PA20 Fish of Death records in Billboard magazine 2 May 1998 billboard.com 2016-01-09 and released the song "Buttercup" as a single on vinyl backed with "Overkill".http://www.45cat.com/record/fod010 Buttercup single on 45cat.com 45cat.com 2016-01-09 After signing with Almo Sounds "Buttercup" was included on various promo compilations, including 1996 album titled Swagalicious,http://www.allmusic.com/album/swagalicious-mw0001091209 Swagalicious at Allmusic allmusic.com 2016-01-09 which was compiled of the tracks from artists signed to Almo Sounds, Geffen Records, DreamWorks Records and Outpost Recordings. "Overkill" was shifted to the A-side and released as single in some territories in 1997 and 1998, while "I'll Do Everything" was released as promo single in 1997.https://www.onamrecords.com/artists/lazlo-bane/discography/united-states/almo-sounds/pro-cd-8015/i-ll-do-everything I'LL DO EVERYTHING – LAZLO BANE onamrecords.com 2022-12-29 Music video for "Overkill" featuring Colin Hay was also released.http://colinhay.com.br/bio Colin Hay Biography colinhay.com 2015-01-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20150320031513/http://colinhay.com.br/bio 2015-03-20 live The band went on tour in support of the album later in 1997. Originally released on CD and cassette the album was unavailable digitally until 2020 when it was made available on streaming serviceshttps://open.spotify.com/album/3OQPS8nUM2jf37uclmbeet 11 Transistor spotify.com 2021-03-27 and in digital download format. In support of the digital reissue Chad Fischer released a video of the new solo version of the album's opening track "I'll Do Everything".https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdbOrjKojGk https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/kdbOrjKojGk 2021-12-20 live I'll Do Everything youtube.com September 18, 2020 2021-03-27 Reception The album received positive reviews upon release with critics praising the songs "I'll Do Everything" and "Overkill" the most. Before the release of the album "I'll Do Everything" was named the Song of the Month by Los Angeles' radio KROQ-FM.http://lazlobane.net/discography/11-transistor/ 11 Transistor 11 Transistor advance CD liner notes 2018-02-27 In the review for the Miami New Times, Steven Almond described the album having "great hooks, slinky beats, quirky lyrics" noting, that "the band's playful spirit is best captured on the exuberant opener "I'll Do Everything"". He also called the ballads "dependably entrancing, built around Fischer's mournful melodies and spiced with just enough rhythmic muscle to keep the proceedings from turning maudlin".http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1997-03-06/music/rotations/2/ 11 Transistor (Almo Sounds) in Rotations Steven Almond miaminewtimes.com March 6, 1997 2014-07-14 Sandra Schulman of the Sun-Sentinel described the album as having "crafting hooky, melodic, slightly quirky pop songs" and also said that "many of these tracks have a rough edge".http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-10-14/lifestyle/9710130237_1_chris-ledoux-source-line-tonio https://web.archive.org/web/20151209120423/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-10-14/lifestyle/9710130237_1_chris-ledoux-source-line-tonio dead December 9, 2015 A Real Singin' Cowboy sun-sentinel.com October 17, 1997 2018-02-26 Daily Herald's Adam Webb Teen called the album a "stunning debut" and said that Chad Fischer "combines crafty, peppy pop riffs with his mellowing rough-around-the-edges voice. It's a voice that fits perfectly with each song".https://www.questia.com/article/1G1-69119328/boston-s-lazlo-bane-revives-peppy-pop-rock-with-11 Boston's Lazlo Bane Revives Peppy Pop-Rock with '11 Transistor' Daily Herald Questia subscription 2018-02-26October 2026 medicmedic In the review for the Lollipop Magazine Sheril Stanford said that "11 Transistor is 99 and 44/100ths percent pure good times" and called a cover of Men at Work's "Overkill" "a truly outstanding track".https://lollipopmagazine.com/1997/04/lazlo-bane-11-transistor-review/ Lazlo Bane – 11 Transistor – Review April 1997 lollipopmagazine.com 2023-02-11 On-line magazine babysue rated the album 4 out of 6 stars and described the music as "lush and full of great vocal harmonies" with the songs being "truly catchy tunes" noting "standaout tracks: "Flea Market Girl," "Buttercup," "Sleep," and "Overkill". A review at ocolly.com described the album as "The quasi-Beatles sound [that] comes together beautifully".http://www.ocolly.com/article_493075de-afa7-5e63-aa54-e8cdc973f458.html Boston band blasts Beatles beat ocolly.com March 6, 1997 2018-02-26 DeadJournalist of the tsururadio.com called "Overkill" "One of my favorite cover songs of all-time".http://tsururadio.com/2011/04/lcd-soundsystem-the-dum-dum-girls-elvis-aretha-sugarland-and-lazlo-bane/ Various and Sundry: LCD Soundsystem, Dum Dum Girls, Elvis and ... Lazlo Bane? tsururadio.com April 4, 2011 2018-02-26 2018-02-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20180227035422/http://tsururadio.com/2011/04/lcd-soundsystem-the-dum-dum-girls-elvis-aretha-sugarland-and-lazlo-bane/ dead Track listing I'll Do Everything Chad Fischer / Jon Simon 3:21 Wax Down Wings Fischer 4:05 Flea Market Girl Fischer / Kevin Hunter 3:56 Buttercup Fischer / Lyle Workman 3:44 1975 Fischer 2:50 View From The Pavement Fischer / Workman 4:26 Sleep Fischer 4:52 Novakane Fischer 2:37 Last Black Jelly Bean Fischer 2:12 Overkill feat. Colin Hay Colin Hay 4:14 Midday Train Fischer / Anders Rundblad 3:55 Prada Wallet hidden track Fischer / Josh Clayton-Felt / Hunter 1:12 Bonus track on the Japanese edition Mean Mr. Mustard The Beatles cover, hidden track John Lennon / Paul McCartney 2:24 On original 11 Transistor US CD after "Midday Train" tracks 12 to 68 are silent and lasting 4 seconds each, making "Prada Wallet" 69th track overall, which starts after 3:48 of silence. The cassette edition simply had 3:48 of silence after "Midday Train". Personnel Lazlo Bane – primary artist Jon Simon – guitar and bass on "I'll Do Everything" Kevin Hunter – guitar and bass on "Flea Market Girl" Princess Fresse – drums on "Buttercup" and "Prada Wallet" Lyle Workman – guitar and bass on "Buttercup" and "View From The Pavement" Colin Hay – guitar and vocals on "Overkill" David Dale – guitar on "Overkill" Dave Collins – mastering Tony Phillips – mixing Chad Fischer – engineer Jeff Robinson – assistant engineer Additional personnel Jill Berliner – legal Keryn Kaplan – management Paul McGuinness – management Paul Kremen – artist & repertoire Mary Lynne Barbis – art direction, design Patrick Raske – art direction, design Mary Kocol – photography William Howard – photography Lauren Lambert – photography Molly Amanda Rubin – photographyAll personnel is taken from 11 Transistor liner notes References collapsed Category:1997 debut albums Category:Lazlo Bane albums Category:Almo Sounds albums Category:Albums produced by Chad Fischer fr:11 Transistor