The Lightbulb Strikes Back, by Eight Bit Racer

The Lightbulb Strikes Back

by Eight Bit Racer

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	1.	Colossus 13:18
	2.	Moai 07:59
	3.	The Pylesville Shuffle 17:44
	4.	The Pylesville Boogie 10:31
	5.	Broken Record Suite (Part I: Reunion) 16:03
	6.	Broken Record Suite (Part II: Revival) 08:56
	7.	Broken Record Suite (Part III: Revenge) 06:36
	8.	Broken Record Suite (Part IV: Repeat) 06:46

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"The Lightbulb Strikes Back" is the sophomore release by the American rock group Eight Bit Racer. The album was recorded over a two day period in November of 2011, at the band's iconic "Lightbulb" studio.

The first session took place on November 23, 2011 at the band's inaugural Thanksgiving celebration, which featured performances by Eight Bit Racer, as well as various line-ups featuring friends of the band. In their first performance in nearly 4 months, the band recorded "Colossus" and "Moai" in one take. Along with audio, the group filmed the performance, leading to the release of their first music video.

Two days later, the group reunited to record "The Pylesville Shuffle," "The Pylesville Boogie," and the "Broken Record Suite." For this session, the group was joined by bassist Steve Giro, allowing Ian McBee to exercise his core competency on keys.

Production (consisting of the final mix as well as preliminary edits) was completed by Steve Price and Adam Smith on December 2, 2011.

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released December 3, 2011

All songs written by Ian McBee, A.K. Smith, Paul Byers, Steve Price, Steve Giro and Jeremy Seymour

A.K. Smith - Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Wah Wah
Paul Byers - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Steve Price - E-Bow, Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Programming
Ian McBee - Keyboards, Organs & Bass Guitars
Steve Giro - Bass Guitars
Jeremy Seymour - Drums & Percussion
Phil Roszak - Management, Photography

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Eight Bit Racer 5, Dublin, Maryland

"Eight Bit Racer" (also stylized as 8-Bit Racer) is an American rock band formed by Steve Price, Paul Byers, and Jeremy Seymour. Joined by bassist Steve Giro, multi-instrumentalist Ian McBee and guitarist A.K. Smith, the band is known locally for their spontaneous and improvised recording sessions. Eight Bit Racer make their home in Pylesville, MD ... more

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