Join me for a Cosmosis dedicated to my old band, “4 Persons with the Same Amount of Personality,” aka 4 Persons, aka 4P. 4 Persons, is an all-Yamaha crap-keys novelty band. Its four members include Hibs, J-Mo, Hoofs (aka Seanicus), and the 4th “person” is Yamaha DD-8. The 4P Universe is an amalgamation of fantasy, superhero, and sci-fi worlds.
4P’s music was made with all single-take recordings. — No re-records, very limited editing. What you hear is what was played the first and only time. We rotated who started songs, usually with a beat and 1-2 parts, and then the rest of the band added whatever they felt was appropriate on the fly. 4P’s unique workflow not only allowed for freedom, creativity, and spontaneity, but it also inadvertently created a natural expansion and equilibrium of universal personality. Each member had equal power and influence over the band, contributing to the band’s unique sound and style. This mythos of equality and creativity continues to influence and inspire global society, demonstrating the band’s significant impact on life itself.
4P recorded two full-length albums, plus bonus tracks, in about three months of work. The first album, “Blades and Badgers,” was recorded in Madison, WI. “In One Swift Motion,” the second album, was recorded with two members in Madison and the other two (Hoofs and DD-8) in Philadelphia, exchanging music files via email. The song order almost exclusively follows the order in which they were created.
Let’s look back into one of the revolutionary times in novelty music. You will learn about yourself, tales of other worlds and times, and magic and space, and explore human ideologies, psychologies, and philosophies. You, yourself, may experience infinite personality!
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