Track Listing 1. Push the Button 2. Too Like You 3. Monkey Dot 4. Tomorrow Will Be Like Today 5. Poor Shakes 6. Bossa Nova 101 7. Rock in the Rain 8. Crowns 9. All the People 10. Underneath It All 11. I Don't Play Piano 12. Destroyer 13. Hand in Your Head 14. Trust 15. Maybe I'm Dead 16. Dha Teen Ta 17. Power House 18. Harmonics of Life
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Eric Bobo, Russel Simins, Sean Lennon | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel: Mark Ramos-Nishita (vocals, various instruments); Stuart Wylen (flute); Craig Fundinga (vibraphone); Hutch Hutchinson, Al McKibbon, Tony McDaniel, Sean Lennon (bass); Alfredo Ortiz, Jim Keltner, Rocco Bidlovski, Russell Simins (drums); Eric Bobo (percussion). Producers: Mark Ramos-Nishita, Mario Caldato, Jr. Engineers include: Jamie Staub. Since emerging as one of the Beastie Boys' secret musical weapons, keyboardist extraordinaire Money Mark Nishita has established himself as not only an in-demand side man, but also as a creator of instrumental, avant-funk ditties as catchy as they are brief. A batch of said ditties can be found interspersed all over his sophomore effort, PUSH THE BUTTON, with Mark adding lo-fi, analog takes on bossa nova and drum'n'bass to his collection of rhythmic canvases on which to flaunt his groove mess-thetic. But PUSH THE BUTTON also shows off a fascinating new side of Mark's composing talents: infectious, finely crafted, guitar-based pop songs.
Editorial Reviews ...Money is determined to use everything the good Lord gave him, and while this means suffering through some dorky pop s***, the instrumental jams make it well worth the ride. The Source (06/01/1998)
...PUSH THE BUTTON finds Money Mark exorcising his '80s demons....Mark excels even further in 1960s and 1970s soul territory... Vibe (06/01/1998)
...zigzags across the genre map, taking in guitar pop, Latin jazz, drum 'n' bass, and just about all points in between....If all this diverse material can claim a common ground, you'll find it in the pop, soul and funk of the late Sixties and early Seventies... Musician (07/01/1998)
On this sophomore effort, the Beastie Boys' moonlighting keyboard player actually improves on his unjustlyignored 1996 debut, proving himself more a formidable straight-up song stylist than anyone would have suspected... - Rating: A- Entertainment Weekly (06/12/1998)
Included in Wire's 50 Records Of The Year [1998] The Wire (01/01/1999)
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