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About Me

sad android have been recording and performing artists for several years with their brand of experimental,electronic folk music; all around NYC(URB ALT Festival,Tonic,CB's,Living Room,Siberia) It's a blend of empathic beats and textural guitars; over haunting lyrics. The band is in full support of the underground sound & visual art movement; and there is no better catalyst then the Urb Alt events held throughout NYC.URB ALT (Underground Railroad Broadcasting Alternatives) is a live music/film series that has established itself over the years as a tastemaker and support system for cutting edge, prominent and underground sound/visual artists.Boston Fielder,founder of the Urb Alt, has displayed a high level of commitment over the years to giving creative artists a vehicle to showcase their talents. He has focused on building a foundation of credibility, integrity and consistently great work. He had this to say about the performance of sad android:"URB ALT 3.5 went down last night at Tonic. It was our end of the year celebration and man, was it ever a great way to bring the cows in.Sad Android opened things up with a seriously ambient and rocked out set. Mike Hallock has one of the cooler voices of anyone out there on the scene right now. A bit of rasp and a hint of melancholy permiates his delivery. The bassist Mike McCabe and drummer Jim Mansfield are outstanding! Their sound is simultaneously familiar and on the edge. Good things to come!"

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Member Since: 23/02/2005
Band Website: facebook.com/pages/sad-android/22434993736
Band Members: Jim Mansfield - drums, percussion, electronicsLindsay Rhodes- bass guitar, vocalsMichael Hallock - vocals, guitars, piano
Influences: God,my Father and Mother,authors:sherwood anderson, flannery o'connor, Yeats, anne sexton, c.s. lewis, shelley percy, wordsworth... john lennon,brian eno,chuck berry, leonard cohen, daniel lanois,martin gore,the police,massive attack,portishead,peter gabriel, brian blade, jeff tain watts, branford marsalis, tony levin, bjork, cold cut, dj shadow, stewart copeland, smiths, johnny marr,radiohead, the cure, beatles, al green,otis redding,james brown, aretha franklin, little richard, bill evans, blind boys of alabama, lou reed, squarepusher, depeche mode, rem, sigur ros, bob marley, ...and many more..peaceful : democracynow  
Sounds Like: something old,something new,something borrowed,something blue
Record Label: self-produced,recorded,and engineered

My Blog

Sad Android on Amazon.com

Sad Androids new Ep: Everything Here is Not About Youavailable on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Here-Not-About-You/dp/B0016 0XFPU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1206276644&sr=8-1
Posted by on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 06:07:00 GMT

sad android digital EP

sad android EP (Everything Here is Not About You), the first of two digital EP releases, will see it’s debut in the coming weeks. A four song collection that spans a variety of sonic textures,m...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:00:00 GMT

progress report 08

hello- the songs are still shaping up; i'm about 75% done with all of them- they'll soon be readied for release (spring time) and before hand- album name-track listing-musicians involved-and of course...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:52:00 GMT

somethings a foot

keep a careful eye; perception,perspective, and promise all are looming s p r i n g I s ...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:32:00 GMT

possible album- the film

Greetings and Holiday warmth to all.......The songs are starting 2 take shape nicely, I wouldn't count on them being finished anytime soon...but the prospect of an 8 song album completed by jan.1st is...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:45:00 GMT

soon,shortly,after

just a brief update- we've had some family matters to attend to, but we're getting back on track; finishing the recordings and setlist. We'll be out there soon, and the songs will be posted shortly;a...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:44:00 GMT

The Droid -april update

April brings the start of the new studio digs-so lots of recording and green tea(Jim drinks coffee). Stay tuned for song info and live dates shortly...... the 'droidalso..currently listening to : Ma...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:35:00 GMT

Bruno the Bear

Bruno the bear shot deadFor the past seven weeks he had led an idyllic existence, swimming in lakes, eating honey and killing the odd sheep. But the adventures of Germany's most famous fugitive - Brun...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 06:11:00 GMT

march update

Hello Everyone- we hope march finds you all with warmer intentions then the weather; quick update- we've started to record some tracks and more are underway- as a preview we've put up "Broken Flowers"...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:24:00 GMT

sad android update feb

Just a quick update on the band- we are undergoing several projects- new recordings, new live performances, and video. Please stay tuned for further details and thanks again for listening.
Posted by on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:16:00 GMT