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Money" Mark Ramos Nishita is an archive of outdated sounds: He could fill an ocean with stoopidfresh noises from Moog synthesizers, melodicas, old beatboxes and crappy guitar tones. But Nishita, the keyboardist for the Beastie Boys, isn't just a detritus man; he knows a pop song, and the breadth of...

1998 RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

Mark's Keyboard Repair

1995

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As the story goes, keyboardist Mark Ramos-Nishita (a.k.a. Money Mark) was discovered by the Beastie Boys when he came by their L.A. house/studio to do some carpentry work. Whatever the case, his influence on the Beastie Boys' music during their Check Your Head period is undeniable.

Listening to his playful lo-fi debut, Mark's Keyboard Repair, is like stumbling on a demo cassette; it's full of...

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