F-105 has released a new EP titled F-105 III: Baby Makes Three Mix, featuring lots of Star Wars references, available now on all streaming platforms.
The new definitive F-105 III: Baby Makes Three Mix is produced by original self-titled F -105 debut LP coproducer and drummer, Alex Mine. Din, who goes by F-105 as both a solo and band project, wanted the EP to be more of band sound than the previous F-105 III EP. They were both really excited about this idea, and you can hear it in the sound, and how it pops with energy and colour. F-105 toured California in Spring 2022 to support the original
release of the original F-105 III, along with some Northern Ontario and Victoria BC dates, and the funky vibes of Venice Beach seems to have seeped into the full-on funk of track 1, “Toys (Peace Frogs of Venice Mix)”. Instrumentation is by Din, Alex Mine and Marc Meriläinen (along with his son Cole), which makes the EP the same lineup as the debut F-105 LP – and you can hear the joy of collaboration throughout.Track 2, the Pop Punk “Songs for Our Kids (End of The World Mix”), was written as a clear expression of Din’s feeling that if he was in high school right now, he would want to hear more songs that spoke to the chaotic state of the world – and the despair of living every day under looming realities of climate disaster, war, and the unaffordability of living.
Finally, the EP ends on a comforting note, with the gentle waltz of track 3, “(You Say You’re) Not Special.” Din wrote this as a direct response to one of his dearest friends who felt “Not special” because she “wasn’t famous”. This broke his heart, and he realized he wanted to write a song for all young people who quantify their worth with likes and followers, while comparing themselves to celebrities.
The EP cover is original art by Din, combining a digitally altered sketch of his niece listening to music on audiophile headphones.
F-105 III: Baby Makes Three Mix is available now via Meriläinen Music Inc on all streaming platforms.
