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| Name        = Press Any Key to Begin
| Name        = Press Any Key to Begin
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| Cover      = Pressanykeytobegin.jpg
| Cover      = Pressanykeytobegin.jpg
| Released    = Fall [[2002]]
| Released    = Fall [[2002]]
| Recorded    =  
| Recorded    = [[1996]]–[[2002]]
| Genre      = Experimental, Techno
| Genre      = Experimental, Techno
| Length      = 47:29
| Length      = 47:29
| Format      = CD, digital
| Label      = [[Amorphous Records]]
| Label      = [[Amorphous Records]]
| Producer    = [[Karl Koch]]
| Producer    = [[Karl Koch]]
| Reviews    = <small>
| Reviews    = <small>
*In Music We Trust ''(A-)'' [http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/67e04.html]
*[http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/67e04.html In Music We Trust] (A-)
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'''''Press Any Key to Begin''''' is the debut album by [[Karl Koch]] under his moniker [[Karlophone]]. It was released in Fall [[2002]] under Koch's own record label, [[Amorphous Records]].
'''''Press Any Key to Begin''''' is the debut album by [[Karl Koch]] under his moniker [[Karlophone]]. It was released in Fall [[2002]] under Koch's own record label, [[Amorphous Records]].
==Overview==
On the "Bio" section his website [[Karlophone.com]], Koch writes about the release of this album:
{{Karl Koch quote|After a few hundred rather repetitive hours of tape was laid down, and a few thousand records were dug into, the first Karlophone album "Press Any Key To Begin" took shape, finally seeing release in fall [[2002]]. It was perhaps a bit premature, but anyone hoping to release a CD must recognize the 'no time like the present' rule - you could keep refining what you got forever, or you can finish it and start new songs. In any event, "Press" was released to a small appreciative audience, and gained some positive reviews, notably a nice write up in France's Rock Sound magazine, and an A- review at In Music We Trust, in [[2003]].|[[Karlophone.com]]<ref>[[Karl Koch|Koch, Karl]]. ''Bio''. Karlophone.com. Archived from the original on Weezerpedia at [[Karlophone.com - Bio]].</ref>}}
Additionally, on the [[Amorphous Records]] listing for the album, he writes:
{{Karl Koch quote|There are some fantastic underground producers on the scene these days, and unfortunately I don't know those guys. So here's what I've been coming up with...If I can get anyone to smile when they hear this stuff, then I've done my job for the day.|[[Amorphous Records]]<ref>[[Karl Koch|Koch, Karl]] (as karlophone). (2002). ''The Catalog''. Amorphous Records. Archived from the original at https://web.archive.org/web/20021019185543/http://www.karlophone.com/amorphous/index2.html.</ref>}}
The album released on CD through Koch and {{PN|Pat Finn}} label [[Amorphous Records]], as well as on digital music streaming platforms. It had one single, "[[Desire]]", which received a standalone 7"-vinyl release later in [[2004]] by the same label.


==Tracklisting==
The album's cover art is taken from the March [[1998]] cover of the publication ''National Geographic''.<ref>[[Karl Koch|Koch, Karl]] (as Karlophone). (April 19, 2022). Weezerpedia Discord server. Archived from the original on Weezerpedia at [[Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - April 2022]].</ref>
# "[[Introduction (Karlophone song)|Introduction]]"
==Track listing==
# "[[Goodbye, Sweetheart]]"
{{Track listing
# "[[Computer Rock]]"
|total_length = 47:29
# "[[Peanuts]]"
|title1  = [[Introduction (Karlophone song)|Introduction]]
# "[[Animal]]"
|length1  = 1:04
# "[[All Kinds of Talk]]"
|title2  = [[Goodbye, Sweetheart]]
# "[[That's Right]]"
|length2  = 4:39
# "[[I Do Believe]]"
|title3  = [[Computer Rock]]
# "[[F*** Off Me!]]"
|length3  = 4:24
# "[[Mystic Droid]]"
|title4  = [[Peanuts]]
# "[[Desire]]"
|length4  = 4:45
 
|title5  = [[Animal]]
|length5  = 3:58
|title6  = [[All Kinds of Talk]]
|length6  = 5:04
|title7  = [[That's Right]]
|length7  = 4:35
|title8  = [[I Do Believe]]
|length8  = 4:31
|title9  = [[F*** Off Me!]]
|length9  = 4:58
|title10  = [[Mystic Droid]]
|length10 = 5:03
|title11  = [[Desire]]
|length11 = 4:34
}}
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Karlophone Press Any Key back cover.jpeg|Back cover
Image:Karlophone Press Any Key disc.jpg|Disc
Image:Karlophone Press Any Key insert.jpeg|Insert
Image:Karlophone Press Any Key insert inside.jpeg|Insert (open)
</gallery>
==See also==
==See also==
*[[Karl Koch]]
*[[Karl Koch]]
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*[[Amorphous Records]]
*[[Amorphous Records]]
==External links==
==External links==
*[https://karlophone.bandcamp.com/album/press-any-key-to-begin ''Press Any Key to Begin'' on Bandcamp]
*[https://karlophone.bandcamp.com/album/press-any-key-to-begin ''Press Any Key to Begin''] on Bandcamp
 
==References==
<references />
[[Category:Karl Koch]]
[[Category:Karlophone]]
[[Category:Karlophone albums]]
[[Category:Karlophone albums]]
[[Category:Amorphous Records]]
[[Category:Amorphous Records]]
[[Category:2002 releases]]