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Emptyself

never quite together...

About Me



:::I forget the rituals, so pretend I said what a person should, and tapdanced through this theatrical assembly of pretense and woe.:::

I'm from New Orleans. Katrina washed me all the way to New Zealand.
I think what is truly radical in this world is to give a shit, to question every form of orthodox thought be it philosophical, political, or financial, and to place the burden of legitimacy upon those who seek to gain and maintain power over you. This type of ideological rebellion has been going on since the beginning of civilization, and has been responsible for every inch of human progress against the few who attempt to own us all. My heroes are scientists, artists, philosophers, and ordinary people who have this in common.

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Get an Emptyself CD here. Available now for $10.99 from CDBaby.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/16/2005
Band Website: Emptyself.com
Band Members: Eric Johanson
Influences: Portishead, Nine Inch Nails, The Cardigans, Derek Trucks, Massive Attack, Morcheeba, Fiona Apple, Telefon Tel Aviv, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Zero 7, Jimi Hendrix, Tipper, Joe Satriani, Gov't Mule, Ministry, Freddie King, Al Green, Dr. Dre, Timbaland, White Zombie, Marty Friedman, Steve Vai, A Perfect Circle, Tool, Failure, Santana, (old) Metallica, (old) Megadeth, Otis Redding, Pearl Jam, Ravi Shankar
Sounds Like:

Record Label: Genome Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

closing in...

I'm happy to report my album is now closer to being done than at any point before. Seriously though.. All of the instrumental tracks are done, and I'm finishing up vocals & lyrics. It may sound li...
Posted by Emptyself on Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:58:00 PST

quiet...

As some have noticed and pointed out to me, I've been a bit less active on myspace lately.  I don't really know how to explain why... I think myspace is a great thing, and I really love connectin...
Posted by Emptyself on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:34:00 PST

CDs / summer break..

For those in New Zealand who want a copy of the first Emptyself CD, I'm sorry to have learned that they disappeared from the Real Groovy site, but they will be on Amplifier.co.nz in the next day or so...
Posted by Emptyself on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 02:05:00 PST

I need your help...

I need all my friends from around the world to storm the KiwiFM website and vote for "The Postulate" for the KiwiFM top 10. (Kiwi is a national radio station here, and have been playing that track ove...
Posted by Emptyself on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:12:00 PST

Links to buy Emptyself CDs / Downloads

If you like the music, you can get the full album here (and also my infinite gratitude and appreciation): Buy CDs: CDBaby.com/Emptyself - They ship internationally. (Some of you have asked how t...
Posted by Emptyself on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

lots of newness.

i counted the other day and i've got 30+ songs in the works right now... i had no idea it was that many.. mostly instrumental arrangements, some more developed than others.  i'm working several h...
Posted by Emptyself on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

Cire : Wholesale Buyout now available.

The new download-album from Cire, Wholesale Buyout, is now available. Click here to view/purchase. Thank you......
Posted by Emptyself on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

Emptyself on Pandora.com

Pandora.com, created by the Music Genome Project, is a type of internet radio that creates endless streams of songs based on similarities to an artist or song that you select.  It's very cool.. S...
Posted by Emptyself on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

reconnecting...

It's amazing how long I can go without pulling out a guitar or singing a single word.  One of the pitfalls of producing music from start to finish by yourself is that there are often more pressi...
Posted by Emptyself on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST

Emptyself on iTunes

Click here to check out the Emptyself CD on iTunes  Just in case you didn't know... ...
Posted by Emptyself on Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:40:00 PST