Member Since: 9/7/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/embassy13
Band Members:None really as it's just me - writing for the heck of it, and nothing more, although I've definitely utilised the talents of many of the great artists that I'm lucky enough to have met, known and worked with through the years! - you know who you are, and you have my heartfelt thanks... o:)
Music is my life, and my passion, but it's not a career choice. I write because I love it, I dabble in a little production for a handful of unsigned artists and friends, and produce because I love it. I perform very rarely.... campfire tales of '92 anyone? A few fireside jams, parties, and the odd not very packed pub backroom belting out a couple of tunes quite possibly out of ... well.....
.... lets use 'tune / time / this world / bounds / his mind' ...... - delete as appropriate!
Most of all, I do all this because it's fun, a release from the real world, and makes you realise how good music can make you feel, and how important it is in our everyday lives...
You realise this the more you look around places like myspace - how much good music there is out there... it rocks!
C'mon people.... keep up the good work!
Influences: ......... loves, likes, inspirations, influences and hates!
100s of em ....
..... and even in alphabetical order to boot as Ive been working on this for ages as I wanted to see for myself what I've grown up with, and continue to enjoy as as a soundtrack to my life.........
Above & Beyond, Afterlife, Aim, Air, Athlete, Beastie Boys, Ben Harper, Beth Gibbons, Bliss, Boards of Canada, Bob Schneider, Buffalo Tom, Cafe Del Mar, The Cure, Damien Rice, Daniela Bove, David Charvet, David Gray, Deep Forest, Dinosaur Jr, Nick Drake, The Egg, Eleanor McEvoy, Eat Static, Elvis Costello, Emiliana Torrini, Entheogenic, Faithless, Frou Frou, Gong, Goo Goo Dolls, Hefner, Howie Day, Imogen Heap, Iron & Wine, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Jeff Buckley, José González, José Padilla, Joshua Radin, J5, Kate Rusby, Kosheen, Layo & Bushwacka, Leftfield, Levellers, Let Loose, Little Axe, Massive Attack, Matchbox 20, Mishka, Morcheeba, Neverending White Lights, NMA, Nitin Sawhney, Oasis, Orb, Outback, Ozric's, Pixies, Portishead, Rob Thomas, Salt Tank, Sarah McLachlan, Senser, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, Spiral Tribe Sound System, Static, System 7, Tom Baxter, Tom Mcrae, Turin Brakes, Urban Species, The Whitlams, Winston, Zero 7
and probably a whole bunch more that I'll think of at some point and go "oh.... and them..! Not heard this for ages... Oh wow.... this takes me back...."
* Cue soft focus and dreamy harp music......
Sounds Like: I suppose having grown up in the same neck of the woods as Portishead, Tricky, Massive Attack, Reef, Kosheen, K-Passa, and The Wurzels, there's probably a little of all of those inspirations in what I do now.
But not at the same time though... that really would be quite unpleasant .... eeew - Kosheen re-mixed by The Wurzels - nasty thought. Stop it right now!
Thanks to Oli Langford (http://www.myspace.com/olilangford) for the live strings (Violin & Cello) on "Moving On"
Richie Wermeling (http://www.richie-wermeling.com) for vocals on "Moving On" and final production overhaul! Nice one fella....
All material unless shown written, performed and produced by Marc Bass - (c) 1991-2006
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Record Label: Bubble Jam (C@N)
Type of Label: Indie