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:''This page is for the band. For their self-titled debut album, see [[Organic Mechanic (album)]].'' | :''This page is for the band. For their self-titled debut album, see [[Organic Mechanic (album)]].'' | ||
'''Organic Mechanic''' was a band founded by | '''Organic Mechanic''' was a band founded by long-time friend of [[Weezer]], [[Pat Finn]], around [[2000]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Finn had previously been a part of [[60 Wrong Sausages]] and [[Bush]], both of which recorded demos but never released any official music (with the exception of "[[The Answer Man]]" by 60WS, which appeared on ''[[Video Capture Device]]'' a number of years after the band dissolved). In [[2000]], he formed his own band in Portland, Oregon, which included ex-Five Fingers of Funk drummer [[Talbott Guthrie]], saxophonist [[Joe Cunningham]] (who would later go on to release a solo album through Amorphous Records titled ''[[Dadeye]]''), and bassist [[Norm Buccola]]. Before the band's lineup was finalized, [[Pat Wilson]] acted as a temporary drummer, playing for demos recorded in [[1999]].<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_11|Weezer Recording History - Page 11]]</ref> The band played as an opening act for a number of Weezer shows in [[2000]] and was mentioned in multiple [[Karl's Corner]] updates. | |||
The band released their first (and only) album, ''[[Organic Mechanic (album)|Organic Mechanic]]'', in [[2001]]. It was first project to be released through [[Karl Koch]]'s personal record label, [[Amorphous Records]]. It saw a CD release, available by mail-order through the Amorphous Records website, as well as through the digital music distribution service CD Baby and in select record stores around Portland.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20021020015257/http://www.karlophone.com/amorphous/index_OM.html ''Organic Mechanic : News, Shows, Reviews, Info'' on karlophone.com (archived October 20, 2002)]</ref> | |||
There were multiple more demos recorded for a possible second album | There were multiple more demos recorded for a possible second album. One, titled "[[The Hippie Dance]]", was recorded in Fall of [[2002]] and made available for download on the Amorphous Records website. Despite this activity, a follow-up album was never released. | ||
By March of [[2004]], the band's Amorphous Records page stated that Finn was recording new material for a non-Organic Mechanic project with Guthrie, and | By March of [[2004]], the band's Amorphous Records page stated that Finn was recording new material for a non-Organic Mechanic project with Guthrie, and in February [[2009]] an update was added claiming that Finn and Guthrie were ready to launch the band.<ref>[http://www.karlophone.com/amorphous/index_OM.html ''Organic Mechanic'' on karlophone.com]</ref> No further updates were made to the page and it is not known what the name of the new band was. | ||
==Discography== | ==Discography== | ||
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*''[[Organic Mechanic (album)|Organic Mechanic]]'' (2001) | *''[[Organic Mechanic (album)|Organic Mechanic]]'' (2001) | ||
===Other songs=== | ===Other songs=== | ||
* | * "[[The Hippie Dance]]" (2003) | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Pat Finn]] | *[[Pat Finn]] | ||
* | *''[[Organic Mechanic (album)]]'' | ||
*[[Amorphous Records]] | *[[Amorphous Records]] | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category: Weezer-related bands]] | [[Category: Weezer-related bands]] | ||
[[Category: Pat Finn]] | [[Category: Pat Finn]] | ||
[[Category: Amorphous Records]] | |||