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Mike Kennedy

Bass Player & Electro-Acoustics

About Me

Played in various bands since the early 1970s - mostly South Wales-based. Notably: The Tax Exiles, The Bulbs, Statues of Us (www.myspace.com/usofstatues), There Goes Macho Man (www.myspace.com/theregoesmachoman) , The Mike Harries Band, Midnight Special, Mabsant, Calennig (www.myspace.com/calennigdanceband), The Space Vipers, Sting Like a Bee, The Outsiders, Snatch It Back, Boyd Clack & The Lemmings, The Mighty Handful and Casperjack. I've depped with The Red Hot Pokers, The Rowdies, Junior Hacksaw and The Root Doctors. Also play the bass drum for The Adamant Brass Band - New Orleans style parade music - The Adamant are a fixture at Brecon Jazz Festival and Aberaeron Carnival.I also construct electronic music using computers & synths & have a regular input to dystopian band Germ Corporation with my mate from Macho days - Lloyd Gibbs. Check us at www.myspace.com/germcorporationLatest Project is Tamla and Soul band "The Outtasites". Check us at www.myspace.com/theouttasites

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/26/2006
Band Website: germcorp.co.uk
Band Members: A bunch of computers.
Influences: Bass: Carl Radle, Klaus Voorman, Willie Dixon, Bob Glaub, Calvin Samuels, John McVie, Andy Fraser, John Paul Jones, James Jamerson, Ronnie Lane, Bill Wyman, John Entwistle, Hugh Hopper, Roger Waters - many others....Electro-Acoustics: John Cage, Laurie Anderson, Frank Zappa, Jerry Garcia, Morton Subotnik, Bill Alves, Tonto's Expanding Headband, The Beatles, Kraftwerk, David Bowie - many others....
Record Label: Hahahahahahahahahaha!
Type of Label: None

My Blog

This Isn't Anybody

Latest hit from the Germ Lab - continuing the minimalist approach.  I like the lyrics though... This is actually a requiem to my pal Twink, who died a few years back - his voice in the phone mes...
Posted by Mike Kennedy on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:50:00 PST