{"product_id":"sinomatic","title":"Sinomatic","description":"Sinomatic: Ken Cooper (vocals, guitar); Rick Deak, Bryan Patrick (guitar, background vocals); Dave Markasky (bass); Matt Lawrence (drums).\u003cbr\u003eAdditional personnel includes: David Campbell (arranger, strings); Eric Valentine (keyboards, percussion, background vocals); Mike Busbee (keyboards); Josh Freese (drums).\u003cbr\u003eReocrded at Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, California.\u003cbr\u003ePersonnel: Ken Cooper (vocals, guitar, cello); Bryan Patrick (guitar); Eric Valentine (keyboards, percussion, background vocals); Mike Busbee (keyboards).\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: Eric Valentine .\u003cbr\u003eRecording information: Sound City Studios, Van Nuys, CA; Sound Images Studios, Van Nuys, CA.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Roy Zipstein.\u003cbr\u003eBorn and bred in the Midwest and corn-fed a diet of hard rock and powerhouse pop, Sinomatic are all about influences and familiar sounds -- astute listeners will pick up pieces of both U2 and INXS (look for a bit of Michael Hutchence resemblance on the jacket pictures) on this debut set, with a little bit of R.E.M. thrown in for good measure. They're a slick lot, and doubtless will manage to heave a couple of tracks onto movie soundtrack albums along the line, but the exercise ultimately has an empty quality to it -- this set of sounds and musical notions has been heard too many times before. Influences and familiar sounds tend not to create something that sticks in the cultural memory. ~ Steven McDonald","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49491222790431,"sku":"075678342424","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/2e2241fc33d1a76c388394755628086d.jpg?v=1777955382","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/sinomatic","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}