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Robot Rock/ Song Information            While Junkyard Symphony was officially formed in 1992, the idea began in 1988 at Jonny Olsen’s high school, Bell High School in Nepean, Ontario, where he and fellow concert band musicians put aside their flutes and tubas and instead used recycled bins and bottle shakers to create an ‘Enviro-band’ for the school’s Earth Day ceremonies. It was a hit! A few years later, Jonny was performing solo with his junk instruments on the Sparks Street Mall when an Ottawa Citizen reporter took Jonny’s picture and put it on the front page the next day, calling what he did a ‘JUNKYARD SYMPHONY’. It was then that the name was born.            During the 80’s and early 90’s, when Junkyard Symphony was developing, a popular style of music was Synth/Rock, a style that has stuck with Junkyard Symphony over the years in their show tune choices. It was therefore an easy choice to choose Synth/Rock as the defining style on the Robot Rock album that would commemorate Junkyard Symphony’s 25th anniversary.            The title song Robot Rock, was created for Junkyard Symphony’s 12 foot recycled robot marionette, Rumblebot to dance to. There are three versions of the song, each more complex than the other, giving the Rumblebot operators three varying degrees of choreographic challenges. Other songs on the album cover themes such as recycling, space, friendship, composting, dinosaurs, electric cars, and water. The album is suitable for all ages 1: Composting is Crazy First Released: Album: Robot Rock, 2017 Duration: 4 minutes 47 seconds Recorded at: Johnny Hall Productions, 2017 Sound Engineering: Eric Eggleston Mastering:Mauricio Gargel Composer: Jonny Olsen Lyrics: Jonny Olsen Musicians Jonny Olsen: Music programming, vocals, robot vocals, junk percussion, bongos, djembe Mary Gellner: Vocals Chris Zimmerman: Junk percussion Eric Eggleston: Elektrik guitar, sound samples Special Notes Sometimes composting is crazy... but only when you are lazy! Jonny's son Jake loves this song, because of the cat meow at the end. People wonder why there is a cat meow at the end. It's because a racoon chitter is not very recongnizable. Click here for lyrics to this song 2. D-Cell First Released: Album: Robot Rock, 2017 Duration: 5 minutes 57 seconds Recorded at: Johnny Hall Productions, 2017 Sound Engineering: Eric Eggleston Mastering:Mauricio Gargel Composer: Jonny Olsen Lyrics: Jonny Olsen Musicians Jonny Olsen: Music programming, robot vocals, junk percussion, bongos, djembe Sacha Contant-Nagy: Junk percussion Eric Eggleston: Elektrik guitar, sound samples Special Notes The D-Cell is is where Rumblebot's heart is found. The heart gives rhythm, and gives life. This song is in the language of robotish. Click here for lyrics to this song 3. Do the Recycle First Released: Album: Robot Rock, 2017 Duration: 3 minutes 29 seconds Recorded at: Johnny Hall Productions, 2017 Sound Engineering: Eric Eggleston Mastering:Mauricio Gargel Composer: Jonny Olsen Lyrics: Jonny Olsen Musicians Jonny Olsen: Music programming, vocals, robot vocals, junk percussion, elektrik steel drum, bongos, djembe Mary Gellner: Vocals Chris Zimmerman: Junk percussion Kyle Felhaver: Fiddle Eric Eggleston: Elektrik guitar,junk ukkelele, sound samples Special Notes Do the Recycle is a type of dance, but it's also a good waste diversion practice! Click here for lyrics to this song 4. Don't You Lose Me First Released: Album: Robot Rock, 2017 Duration: 4 minutes 38 seconds Recorded at: Johnny Hall Productions, 2017 Sound Engineering: Eric Eggleston Mastering:Mauricio Gargel Composer: Jonny Olsen Lyrics: Jonny Olsen Musicians Jonny Olsen: Music programming, vocals, robot vocals, junk percussion, didjeridu, bongos, djembe Mary Gellner: Vocals Nadine Nesrallah: Vocals Dayv Luciak: Junk bass Summer Luciak: Toddler talking Alex Wickham: Junk percussion Kyle Felhaver: Fiddle Derek Debeer: Vocals, congas, shaker Eric Eggleston: Elektrik guitar, sound samples Special Notes Don't you lose me is about how people often overlook the wonderful friendships that they have. It features an awesome fiddle solo as well as some zulu translations of the song title Click here for lyrics to this song 5. Elektrik Cars on Mars First Released: Album: Robot Rock, 2017 Duration: 2 minutes 47 seconds Recorded at: Johnny Hall Productions, 2017 Sound Engineering: Eric Eggleston Mastering:Mauricio Gargel Composer: Jonny Olsen Lyrics: Jonny Olsen Musicians Jonny Olsen: Music programming, vocals, robot vocals, rap vocals Mary Gellner: Vocals Mark Wilson: Junk percussion Eric Eggleston: Elektrik guitar, junk ukelele, sound samples Special Notes Elektrik Cars of Mars was firt written as an instumental song in the style of 80's video game music, but eventually lyrics came into the song, as well as a rap, and a whole lot of weird dub step sounds. The song is intended to promote electricity a favoured propulsion system for vehiciles, not just for cars on Mars, but Earth as well. Click here for lyrics to this song 6. Elektrik Cars on Mars Extendamix First Released: Album: Robot Rock, 2017 Duration: 4 minutes 35 seconds Recorded at: Johnny Hall Productions, 2017 Sound Engineering: Eric Eggleston Mastering:Mauricio Gargel Composer: Jonny Olsen Lyrics: Jonny Olsen Musicians Jonny Olsen: Music programming, vocals, robot vocals, rap vocals Mary Gellner: Vocals Mark Wilson: Junk percussion Eric Eggleston: Elektrik guitar, junk ukelele, sound samples Special Notes Elektrik Cars of Mars was firt written as an instumental song in the style of 80's video game music, but eventually lyrics came into the song, as well as a rap, and a whole lot of weird dub step sounds. The song is intended to promote electricity a favoured propulsion system for vehiciles, not just for cars on Mars, but Earth as well. The extended version has a little more rap. Click here for lyrics to this song

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7. Europa's Frozen Ocean First Released: Album: Robot Rock, 2017 Duration: 5 minutes 24 seconds Recorded at: Johnny Hall Productions, 2017 Sound Engineering: Eric Eggleston Mastering:Mauricio Gargel Composer: Jonny Olsen Lyrics: Jonny Olsen Musicians Mary Gellner: Vocals Jonny Olsen: Music programming, vocals, robot vocals, junk percussion, bongos, djembe, shaker Dave Olsen: elektrik flute, elektrik trumpet Mark Wilson: Junk percussion Eric Eggleston: Elektrik guitar, sound samples Special Notes Hopefully there is life on Europa, a moon of Jupiter. But we just don't know. Click here for lyrics to this song 8. Lighthouse First Released: Album: Robot Rock, 2017 Duration: 5 minutes 06 seconds Recorded at: Johnny Hall Productions, 2017 Sound Engineering: Eric Eggleston Mastering:Mauricio Gargel Composer: Jonny Olsen Lyrics: Jonny Olsen Musicians Mary Gellner: Vocals Jonny Olsen: Music programming, vocals, robot vocals, junk percussion, bongos, djembe, shaker Kyle Felhaver: Fiddle Alex Wickham: Junk percussion Eric Eggleston: Elektrik guitar, sound samples Special Notes A person who is a lighthouse is someone who helps others. Don't be a rocky shore. Be a lighthouse! Click here for lyrics to this song 9. Little Robot Rock First Released: Album: Robot Rock, 2017 Duration: 3 minutes 11 seconds Recorded at: Johnny Hall Productions, 2017 Sound Engineering: Eric Eggleston Mastering:Mauricio Gargel Composer: Jonny Olsen Lyrics: Jonny Olsen Musicians Jonny Olsen: Music programming, vocals, robot vocals, rumble drum, elektrik shaver, pvc didjeridu, paper towel dispenser Nadine Nesrallah: Vocals Alex Wickham: Vocals Rylan Schwarze: Junk percussion Eric Eggleston: Elektrik guitar Special Notes The Little Robot Rock was the very first song recorded on the album. It's raw groovy rhtyhms work well for the Rumblebot operators. Click here for lyrics to this song 10. Robot Rock First Released: Album: Robot Rock, 2017 Duration: 3 minutes 07 seconds Recorded at: Johnny Hall Productions, 2017 Sound Engineering: Eric Eggleston Mastering:Mauricio Gargel Composer: Jonny Olsen Lyrics: Jonny Olsen Musicians Jonny Olsen: Music programming, vocals, robot vocals, rumble drum, elektrik shaver, pvc didjeridu, paper towel dispenser Nadine Nesrallah: Vocals Alex Wickham: Vocals Mary Gellner: Vocals Rylan Schwarze: Junk percussion Eric Eggleston: Elektrik guitar, junk ukelele Special Notes The Robot Rock was recorded so that Junkyard Symphony's 12 foot recycled Robot, Rumblebot would have a song to dance along to in their shows. It was the first song record on the album in March of 2016. Rumblebot dances, lights up, and plays his rumble drum which comprises of 200 ping pong balls in his belly that rumble when they are mixed about. He has buttons that spin about and a horn that honks. Rumblebot is a reverse marionette in that his strings come down, so small children are able to make him dance. Their are three versions of this song on the album to give the Rumblebot operators three degrees of challenges. Click here for lyrics to this song 11. Robot Rock Extendamix First Released: Album: Robot Rock, 2017 Duration: 4 minutes 56 seconds Recorded at: Johnny Hall Productions, 2017 Sound Engineering: Eric Eggleston Mastering:Mauricio Gargel Composer: Jonny Olsen Lyrics: Jonny Olsen Musicians Jonny Olsen: Music programming, vocals, robot vocals, rumble drum, elektrik shaver, pvc didjeridu, paper towel dispenser Nadine Nesrallah: Vocals Alex Wickham: Vocals Mary Gellner: Vocals Rylan Schwarze: Junk percussion Eric Eggleston: Elektrik guitar, junk ukelele Special Notes The Robot Rock Exentded version was created to give the Rumblebot operators a more challenging routine to perform. Click here for lyrics to this song 12. RuMbleDanCe First Released: Album: Robot Rock, 2017 Duration: 3 minutes 16 seconds Recorded at: Johnny Hall Productions, 2017 Sound Engineering: Eric Eggleston Mastering:Mauricio Gargel Composer: Jonny Olsen Lyrics: Jonny Olsen Musicians Jonny Olsen: Music programming, vocals, robot vocals, junk percussion, didjeridu Mary Gellner: Vocals Alex Wickham: Junk percussion Dave Olsen: piano Lee Jessen: cigar box guitar Eric Eggleston: Elektrik guitar, sound samples Special Notes This song was written specifcally for Junkyard Symphony's finale in their show. It has a fast tempo and lots of specific stops for audience participation and cheers. Click here for lyrics to this song 13. RuMbleDanCe Extendamix First Released: Album: Robot Rock, 2017 Duration: 6 minutes 00 seconds Recorded at: Johnny Hall Productions, 2017 Sound Engineering: Eric Eggleston Mastering:Mauricio Gargel Composer: Jonny Olsen Lyrics: Jonny Olsen Musicians Jonny Olsen: Music programming, vocals, robot vocals, junk percussion, didjeridu Mary Gellner: Vocals Nadine Nesrallah: Vocals Joey Nesrallah: Vocals Alex Wickham: Junk percussion Dave Olsen: piano Lee Jessen: cigar box guitar Derek Debeer: Congas, shaker Eric Eggleston: Elektrik guitar, sound samples Special Notes This song was written specifcally for Junkyard Symphony's finale in their show. It has a fast tempo and lots of specific stops for audience participation and cheers. The Extendamix version was written to include extra music for break dancers in the performance. Click here for lyrics to this song T14. Water First Released: Album: Robot Rock, 2017 Duration: 4 minutes 44 seconds Recorded at: Johnny Hall Productions, 2017 Sound Engineering: Eric Eggleston Mastering:Mauricio Gargel Composer: Jonny Olsen Lyrics: Jonny Olsen Musicians Jonny Olsen: Music programming, vocals, robot vocals, junk percussion, water sounds, bongos, djembe Mary Gellner: Vocals Nadine Nesrallah: Vocals Sacha Contant-Nagy: Junk percussion Eric Eggleston: Elektrik guitar, sound samples Special Notes The idea for this song came from Mary, who thought that water would be an interesting environmental topic, and it is! Click here for lyrics to this song 15. We've Been Here a Short Time First Released: Album: Robot Rock, 2017 Duration: 3 minutes 43 seconds Recorded at: Johnny Hall Productions, 2017 Sound Engineering: Eric Eggleston Mastering:Mauricio Gargel Composer: Jonny Olsen Lyrics: Jonny Olsen Musicians Jonny Olsen: Music programming, vocals, robot vocals, junk percussion, bongos, djembe Mary Gellner: Vocals Dave Olsen: piano Rylan Schwarze: Junk percussion Eric Eggleston: Elektrik guitar, sound samples Special Notes Humans have been here on earth for a short time. Let's hope it's for a long time! Dave's brother Jonny does a fantastic jazz piano solo. Click here for lyrics to this song

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