Trex - Eye Beater (1986)

I Beat Her [3:37] 1986-09-10 - 1986-09-10
Life of a Basketball Champ [6:00] 1986-09-10 - 1986-09-10
Play the Game [3:11] 1986-09-10 - 1986-09-10
Tequila [0:57] 1986-09-10 - 1986-09-10
Fight Song [2:03] 1986-09-10 - 1986-09-10
Latin Instrumental [4:15] 1986-09-10 - 1986-09-10
Blast Your Ears Out [5:39] 1986-09-10 - 1986-09-10
Loudness Test [0:20] 1986-09-10 - 1986-09-10
Thank You [0:20] 1986-09-10 - 1986-09-10
Warm Up [1:33] 1986-09-10 - 1986-09-10
Long Demo [11:23] 1986-09-10 - 1986-09-10
T's Reggae [4:34] 1986-09-10 - 1986-09-10
ULS [13:39] 1986-??-?? - 1986-??-??
T's Reggae 2 [9:32] 1986-??-?? - 1986-??-??
Another Casio Improv [1:58] 1986-??-?? - 1986-??-??

In 1986 I got my first keyboard, which was a Casio CT-310. It had preset rhythms and accompaniments, so it acted as a rudimentary "band in a box". This let me finally combine my vocals and music.

Most of these songs were (apparently) recorded in a single day (1986-09-10) shortly after I got the keyboard. Looking back, I see that that was a Wednesday. That's a lot of work for a school night! However, there's not much quality control (as you can hear), so it's definitely feasible that I recorded these in a couple hours.

The album title is a pun on the first song ("I Beat Her"). I keep trying to think of a double meaning, but my mind's drawing a blank.

The photo on the back cover is my Dad playing the Casio CT-310. I don't have any pictures of myself playing musical instruments from this time period. The dorky photo of me on the front will have to suffice. :)