Viba

Music:

Member Since: 8/31/2006
Band Members:

I love my band! They always turn up for rehearsals; they don't consume large amounts of alcohol; they always follow commands; they don't whinge if I make mistakes, and they offer lots of inspirational sounds. Subtractor on bass Maelstrom on lead -Redrum on beats - The combinator - Spiders. Me and my band!
Influences: I guess it all started when my father took me to watch Supertramp perform in London. As a 13 year old kid I was awestruck. Being a mere 19 years older than me, my father ( A Beatles fan) had already introduced me to Queen - A night at the Opera was my first album - and Genesis among others. I was soon going to concerts regularly. Over the next year or so I was taken to see ELO, Elton John and even Pink Floyd perform the Wall in London, and others. In my mid teens I was old enough to venture up to London town by myself or with friends and see countless acts. It was probably a good thing I wasn't with dad, for many reasons but, mainly because my own musical tastes were starting to develop. I morphed through heavy metal for a few years, but then turned my attention to the New- romantics in the early 80s. The likes of Japan, D Mode, Blancmange and Erasure remained anchored on my record player then. Somewhere during this time I bought my first synth – the now mightily famous SH 101. Cure, New Order, the Cult, Bauhaus brought a new style of Indie to my senses - too many to mention but The The, Carter USM, Sugarcubes, Waterboys, Killing Joke, Bjork, Cocteau twins, 4AD spring to mind. Chime by Orbital was the first "Techno" record I bought and it wasn't long until there was a whole new world of music to discover. The Brown Album remains close to my heart. I think I have gone through just about all Electronic genres at one time or another but I have really enjoyed following the career of William Orbit and also enjoy NIghtmares on Wax. CJ Bolland BT Cosmic Baby Air to name a few. I discovered Brian Eno music about 5 years ago and finally became more familiar with classical pieces- I realize I am partial to a bit of Chopin or Debussy. More recently I have been listening to BOC and Sigor Ros. One artist that has stayed with me throughout though has been Kate Bush. To say she strikes a chord with me is an understatement. It is a fantastic journey that I only see becoming more intricate and fascinating.
Sounds Like: A bit schitzo!Could sound like Prince eating a Daft Punk sandwich, then again could even sound like Mike Oldfield or Pink Floyd fighting with Underworld. OooH - I try to be versatile. Why not?Buy the CD online hereand find out.East West Relations also available on itunes..
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Record Label: Bubble Bomb Records .. Ocean Drive Records
Type of Label: Indie