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About Me

4 glasses of tap water is a one man band, a project, not an alias, by Andrea P. Andrea has being playing around with quite a lot of people releasing some not so fine demos. Playing in a band, does not matter if soppy pop or punk or heavy metal, has always been hard. After stopping playing in bands some years ago, he could not help joining I MIEI BASTARDI TURBINI INTERIORI, decadent rock quartet based in Bologna whom you will soon hear about (www.myspace.com/imieibastarditurbiniinteriori). Basically, Andrea is seeking for a job, which allows him quite a relaxed life at the moment.The ambitious aim of 4 glasses of tap water, project born in 1999, is to make music with the autarchic logic of using just the instruments one owns and less collaborators as possible. The main instruments are an active 5 string B.C. Rich bass, a Zoom multieffect and an analogic Tascam 4 track recorder. Now and then a rotten guitar with 4 strings and a 100 dollar worth keyboard, a marranzano (jew's harp), a djembe and some other percussions or strange instrument appear.4 glasses of tap water was born a studio project because Andrea does not like playing live as much as turning away in his own home studio. But, in the future...The result is (I presume) a minimalist and abrasive post rock where the Touch and Go sound of the bass is framed in circular structures that, if it was not for the tendency for aforistic contraction, would remind of the minimalist music of the 1960s. But instead of reading these silly remarks, just listen to the and you will make sense of it.)

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Music:

Member Since: 2/25/2005
Band Website: 4gotw.com
Band Members: Andrea P.: 5 string bass, effects, djembe, jew's harp, rotten guitar, nasal vocals (seldom), tubo de agua.
Influences: Lots of things from the present, the past and of course the future. The order is purely accidental.Cpt. Beefheart, Oxbow, Shellac, The Jesus Lizard, Touch and Go (the label!), Uzeda, Jean Luc Godard, Three Mile Pilot, Jacques Derrida, Claude Levi-Strauss, Algirdas Greimas, Yuri Lotman, Being drunk (the state of), Luisa (the fiancee), Minimalisms (all of them), Progressive, Abstractness (in general), Henry Miller, Noise.
Sounds Like: Detournement
Record Label: This music's on the net, don't trust labels!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Salviamo il manifesto

Il manifesto sta per morire? W il manifesto!Non fate i miserabili e mandate qualche soldino ai compagni in difficoltà!Ecco come....
Posted by 4 glasses of tap water on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 01:13:00 PST

Wrist

On 14th June I broke my wrist. Now the concept and the noise of the musica approssimativa is going to be pushed further and further.Allah Ã¨ grande...
Posted by 4 glasses of tap water on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:00:00 PST

Ma Claudio Lolli?

Scusate la breve filippica.claudio lolli, con tanti stronzi che sono ancora in giro dopo 40 anni di cacate facendo finta di essere wow, perché claudio lolli come prodotto non è riuscito un granché?cla...
Posted by 4 glasses of tap water on Sat, 06 May 2006 03:46:00 PST

Sulla rivista Blow up

Leggo Blow up da anni.Lo compro ogni mese e lo custodisco gelosamente in una pila impolverata ma orgogliosa.Non sono un passatista, ma è chiaro a tutti che negli ultimi anni mentre è migliorata la dis...
Posted by 4 glasses of tap water on Thu, 23 Mar 2006 12:50:00 PST

How Xmas was passed

So, xmas is over and - looks like - no injuries. Almost safe and sound.My first xmas alone (in Milan) was pretty strange, and not so bad. Duh, the big city...The cool thing is that it didn't look like...
Posted by 4 glasses of tap water on Mon, 26 Dec 2005 04:02:00 PST

more snow more hate

Snow on Milan. Fucking chill. No way for going out. On saturday I should.
Posted by 4 glasses of tap water on Sat, 26 Nov 2005 01:57:00 PST

no internet no party!

Hi folks! A period of hard work has come. New job, new city and no internet connection at the moment. So, sorry everybody, but I wont check messages and friends requests as often as some weeks ago. B...
Posted by 4 glasses of tap water on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

more snow

Fucking snow... I hate you.
Posted by 4 glasses of tap water on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

manifesto della musica approssimativa

Sorry for non italian speakers. An english version of the manifesto will be online soon. Manifesto della musica approssimativa Perché un manifesto? Cui prodest? Forse questa pagina avrebbe ...
Posted by 4 glasses of tap water on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

welcome home

Welcome everybody! This is my first blog entry. I hope nobody is going to read it. Though, I hope someone is going to listen to my weird noises. What can I tell you? Feel free to download and share...
Posted by 4 glasses of tap water on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST