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This is the original from 1999, not the re-release from 2001 or 2005.
"The music bridges that gap by generating a wondrous sense of atmosphere from just a few mini-Casio keyboards. Those keyboards inevitably bring with them a certain sense of cheese that balances with the lyrics and atmosphere in a unique way. But they also carry a homemade quality that makes Ashworth feel like he could be your next-door neighbor. The fact that he recorded these songs on boomboxes, answering machines, and 4-tracks adds to that feeling and accentuates the effects of the songs by helping them feel universally human, like they’re about you and your friends as much as they’re about Ashworth and his.
What we end up with on Answering Machine Music is music that’s lush even though it’s cheaply made and heartbreaking at the same time that it’s funny. This is pop music that comes from real life. “Daina Flores you’re the one” takes the form of a goodbye note in a yearbook, while other songs sound like unsent love letters or unrecorded answering machine confessions. The songs on Answering Machine Music could have come directly off your answering machine; that is, if your would-be lover or ex-friend is also a genius songwriter."
via popmatters
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