Internet Sessions is the first digital extended play by Mars Argo. It was released to Bandcamp on August 18th, 2010[1] and served as an acoustic companion piece to Technology Is a Dead Bird and Linden Place.
Background[]
In promotion of their debut album, Technology Is a Dead Bird, Mars Argo and Titanic Sinclair began to release homemade acoustic videos of songs from the record in 2009, beginning with "Machine" on October 14th, and "Suicide Birds" on December 17th, 2009.[2][3]
The duo began re-recording old and unfinished material with professional producer Johnny K at Groovemaster Studios in 2010 and released acoustic demo videos for "Electric Car" and a rewritten "Technology Is a Dead Bird" filmed at the 'Blue Room' of the studio to document it in early June of that year.[4][5]
In a similar vein to the "Machine" and "Suicide Birds" videos, the duo released an acoustic performance video of "Using You" to promote Linden Place on May 26th, 2011.[6] "Everything Turns to Gold" was released as their final acoustic video on February 9th, 2012.[7]
Release and promotion[]
All four of the original uploads were later set to private in 2010 and the EP was released on August 18th, 2010, after fan inquiries about where they went. The EP was specifically advertised as a collection of "rare demos and acoustic performances". It was removed from sale a few months later.
The performances of "Using You" and "Everything Turns to Gold" would replace the Blue Room sessions as the third and fourth tracks on the EP's 2012 rerelease.[8] The EP's release on Bandcamp would be made private sometime between May 22nd, 2012 - May 30th, 2013.
On August 25th, 2019, the EP was made public again on Bandcamp without any official announcement or statement from Argo.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- There used to be a popular misconception that "Spider in My Bathtub" belonged to this EP. However, it was not present in any version of the tracklisting.
Tracklist[]
| Original release | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Machine" (live acoustic) | Mars Argo, Titanic Sinclair | 2:02 | |
| 2. | "Suicide Birds" (live acoustic) | Argo, Sinclair | 3:10 | |
| 3. | "Electric Car" (live acoustic) | Argo, Sinclair, Johnny K | 3:48 | |
| 4. | "Technology Is a Dead Bird" (live acoustic) | Argo, Sinclair, K | 4:13 | |
| Re-release 1/2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Machine" (live acoustic) | Argo, Sinclair | 2:02 | |
| 2. | "Suicide Birds" (live acoustic) | Argo, Sinclair | 3:10 | |
| 3. | "Using You" (live acoustic) | Argo, Sinclair | 3:56 | |
| 4. | "Everything Turns to Gold" (live acoustic) | Argo, Sinclair | 3:33 | |
Personnel[]
Credits
- Mars Argo - vocals; piano; guitar
- Titanic Sinclair - vocals; guitar
References[]
- ↑ "Internet Sessions | Mars Argo". Bandcamp. August 18, 2010. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Machine Machine Machine". YouTube. October 14, 2009. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
- ↑ "Suicide Birds". YouTube. December 17, 2009. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Mars Argo - Electric Car (Live Acoustic)". YouTube. June 5, 2010. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Mars Argo - Technology is a Dead Bird (Live Acoustic)". YouTube. June 8, 2010. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Mars Argo - Using You (Acoustic)". YouTube. May 26, 2011. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
- ↑ "Mars Argo - Everything Turns to Gold". YouTube. February 9, 2012. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ "Internet Sessions | Mars Argo". Bandcamp. August 18, 2010. Archived from the original on February 20, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
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| Tracklist | "Machine" • "Suicide Birds" • "Electric Car" • "Technology Is a Dead Bird" • "Using You" • "Everything Turns to Gold" |
| Other releases | |
| Technology Is a Dead Bird • Internet Sessions • Linden Place • Mars Argo CD • I Can Only Be Me EP • Debut solo album | |