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Robert Blumers

It began with the poets' enigma............

About Me

Because of the many lyrics and poems I had written already, I started a band in 1988 as vocalist/co-writer with some schoolfriends. Since the early beginning, I've learned how to play bass. It gave me a way out to get rid of the melodies that were stucked in my mind. We disbanned in 1993 unfortunately. I picked up music again in 1995 as a solo-musician after learning to play guitar the autodidactic way. That counts for all instruments I play.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/11/2006
Band Members: Just me
Influences: 'O'Rang, 9 Lazy 9, 90 Day Men, Anja Garbarek, Anne Clark, Arvo part, Astor Piazzolla, Azure Ray, B-52's, Barbara Morgenstern, Barry Adamson, Bauhaus, The Beatles, Bel Canto, Belly, Beth Gibbons & Rustin' Man, Bill Frisell, Bill Laswell, Bjork, Blondie, The Blue Nile, Boards of Canada, Bob Geldof & The Boomtown Rats, Bob Marley, Bohren & Der Club of Gore, Bow Wow Wow, The Breeders, Brian Eno, Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music, Bugge Wesseltoft, Burnt Friedman, Can, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Cesaria Evora, Christophe, The Church, Clannad, Clara Rockmore, The Clash, Claude Debussey, CocoRosie, Cocteau Twins, Collection D'Arnell-Andrea, Couch, Cranes, The Creatures, Criag Armstrong, Crowded House, The Cure, DAAU, Dali's Car, David Bowie, DDAA, David Sylvian, Dead Can Dance, Dexy's MIidnight Runners, Dif Juz, Doe Maar, Dresden Dolls, Duran Duran, Durutti Column, Echo & the Bunnymen, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Egberto Gismonti, Elbow, Elvis Costello, Emiliana Torrini, Encre, Ensemble Ars Musicae De Barcelona, Eric Satie, Eurythmics, Everything But The Girl, Felt, Frank Zappa, Future sound of London, Gavin Friday, The Glove, Gregory Isaacs, Godspeed you black emperor!, Goldfrapp, Grace Jones, Gurdjieff-De Hartmann, Halou, Harold Budd, Heather Nova, Hector Zazou, Heidi Berry, Hildegard von Bingen, Hirsche Nicht Aufs Sofa, His name is alive, Hood, Hooverphonic, Ian McCulloch, Hope Blister, Ilya, In the nursery, Inti-Illimani 3, Jaco Pastorius, The Jam, Janis Joplin, Japan, Joe Jackson, Josephine Wiggs Experience, Joy Division, Julee Cruise, Kate Bush, Keane, Kristin Hersh, Labradford, Ladytron, Laika, Lali Puna, Lamb, Laub, Lenny Kravitz, Level 42, Lisa Germano, Lisa Gerrard, Lou Reed, Lounge Lizards, Lush, Madness, Magnapop, Makers of The Dead Travel Fast, Mandalay, Marc Ribot, Mark Hollis, Massive Attack, Matt Bianco, Mazzy Star, Michael Brook, Mick Karn, Mink DeVille, Miranda Sex Garden, Miss Kittin, Moby, Mogwai, Mojave 3, Mono (UK), Moodorama, Moon seven times, Moondog, Morcheeba, Morrissey, Mouse On Mars, Mum, New Age Steppers, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Nick Drake, Nico, Nigel Eaton, Nine Horses, Niobe, No-Man, The Notwist, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Omaha Indian Music, Pale Saints, Paul Simon, Paul Weller, Paul Young, Pete Namlook, Peter Gabriel, Peter Kruder, Peter Tosh, Phill Niblock, Piano Magic, Pieter Nooten, Pink Floyd, The Pixies, PJ Harvey, The Police, Porcupine Tree, Portishead, Prefab Sprout, The Pretenders, Propaganda, Radiohead, Rain Tree Crow, Raincoats, Readymade, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Residents, Robert Fripp, Robert Palmer, Robbie Robertson, Robin Guthrie, Robotobibok, Russell Mills, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sade, The Selecter, Shelleyan Orphan, Sigur Ros, Silent Poets, Simeon ten Holt, Simple Minds, Sinead O'Connor, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Slits, The Smiths, Solex, Sonic Youth, Spandau Ballet, Sparks, The Specials, Stereolab, Sting, The Stone Roses, Stranglers, Style Council, The Sugarcubes, The Sundays, Supersilent, Suzanne Vega, Talk Talk, Talking Heads, Tanita Tikaram, Tanya Donelly, Tarwater, Tears for fears, Telefon Tel Aviv, The The, Thievery Corporation, This Mortal Coil, This Picture, Throwing Muses, Tin Machine, Tindersticks, To Rococo Rot, Tori Amos, Tortoise, Travis, Trey Gunn , Tricky, Troum, Tuxedomoon, Tweaker, U2, UB40, Unkle, Urban Dance Squad, Velvet Underground, Violet Indiana, Virgin Prunes, Volapuk, The Waterboys, Ween, The Wolfgang Press, Xiu Xiu, Yazoo, Yo La Tengo , Zero 7 and many Others...................
Sounds Like: Dreampop, melancholic, autumnal, brooding, laid-back/mellow
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None