Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
Owen Ashworth
Background information
Origin	San Francisco, California, USA
Genres	Lo-fi Indietronica
Years active	1997–2010
Labels	Tomlab
Website	Official website
Members
Owen Ashworth

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (CFTPA) was the musical solo-project of musician Owen Ashworth (born April 22, 1977) of Redwood City, California.

History

Ashworth started CFTPA after he dropped out of film school in 1997. He has toured with other indie artists such as The Donkeys, Papercuts, Cass McCombs, Kill Me Tomorrow, P:ano, The Dead Science, David Bazan, The Rapture, and Xiu Xiu. Additionally, his brother is Gordon Ashworth, who makes experimental harsh noise as Oscillating Innards and ambient works as Concern.

The band's musical style is characterized by the use of electronically produced beats, cheap keyboards, and slow, frank lyrics. On Etiquette, Ashworth widened his musical horizon and added more analog instruments and an overall more organic sound.

In 2010 Ashworth announced that he was retiring the "Casiotone for the Painfully Alone" name, as well as the songs he wrote under that name, although he planned to continue making music. The band's final show was on December 5, 2010, the thirteen-year anniversary of its first show. Ashworth's new project is called Advance Base.

Discography

Albums

• Answering Machine Music CD, CD/LP (Cassingle USA, 1999) (reissue: Tomlab, 2001)
• Pocket Symphonies for Lonesome Subway Cars - CD/LP (Tomlab, 2001)
• Twinkle Echo - CD/LP (Tomlab, 2003)
• Etiquette - CD/LP (Tomlab, 2006)
• Vs. Children - CD/LP (Tomlab, 2009)

Compilations

• The First Two Albums by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - CD (Tomlab, 2005)
• Town Topic EP - CD EP (Tomlab, 2008)
• Advance Base Battery Life - CD/LP (Tomlab, 2009)

EPs, Splits, and Singles

• Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - 7" single (Train Bridge Recordings, 1998)
• Alphabet Series G - 7" single (Tomlab, 2005)
• Fox Pause / Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - 7" split (Stationary (Heart) Recordings), 2005)
• Young Shields - 7" single & CD EP (Tomlab, 2005)
• Bobby Malone Moves Home - 7" single & CD EP (Tomlab, 2006)
• Graceland - 7" single (Rococo, 2006)
• Foot Foot / Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - 7" split (Oedipus Records, 2007)
• The Donkeys / Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - 7" split (Antenna Farm, 2007)
• New Year's Kiss '08 - free download (cftpa.org, 2007)
• Casiotone for the Painfully Alone & Concern - one-sided square 8 & 3/8" single (People in a Position to Know Recordings, Inc., 2008)
• A David Horvitz Picture Disc with Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - 7" picture disc (Aagoo Records, 2008)
• Town Topic EP - 7" EP (OIB Records, 2008)
• STSNC Instrumentals - 7" EP (People in a Position to Know Recordings, Inc., 2008)
• Instrumentals #2 - 7" EP (Stationary (Heart) Recordings), 2009)

Compilation Appearances

• Music for Baby! - CD (Amorfon Records, 2004)
• Bro Zone - CD (States Rights Records, 2005)
• Scumrock Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - CD (New York City Records, 2005)
• Sneakmove Minicomp - 7" (Sneakmove, 2005)
• David Shrigley's Worried Noodles - double CD (Tomlab, 2007)
• Peace on Earth: A Charity Holiday Album - digital download (curated by hardtofindafriend.com, 2007)
• A Soundtrack for a Polaroid of Two Trees in Indiana - CD included with Xiu Xiu: the Polaroid Project: the Book (Mark Batty Publisher, 2007)

Daytrotter Sessions

• Taking Full Advantage of His Constitutional Right to Pursue Unhappiness (or Happiness) (Daytrotter, 2006)
• Ghost Towns Can Be People Too (Daytrotter, 2007)
• We Will Happily Watch, We Will Always Happily Watch (Daytrotter, 2008)
• When Good People Go Sad (Daytrotter, 2009)
• An Avalanche Of The Dark (Daytrotter, 2011)

External links

• Casiotone for the Painfully Alone's Official Site
• Casiotone for the Painfully Alone at Last.fm
• 2008 Interview with Owen at RadioUTD
• 2007 Interview at Bandega.com
• Interview with Owen Ashworth at Drowned in Sound

• Casiotone For The Painfully Alone on Five Tunes