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CheesKees

About Me

Formed from the ashes of a billion former bands, CheesKees is Tom Arndt, Dik LeDoux and A J "Hari" Adelman. We started out as a duo and just couldn't stand ourselves, so we brought in AJ to hose us down when we get irritable, or keep us chuggin' along if Dik blows another guitar solo like he does from time to time. AJ is also a calming influence when Tom just starts screaming hysterically (though truth be told neither AJ nor Dik fault him for it).

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 28/11/2006
Band Members: Tom Arndt - strings and more strings and mashed cat sounds

Dik LeDoux - strings and not so many strings and "did somebody step on a duck?"

A J Adelman - thumpa, thumpa, thumpa
Influences: The tidal pull of the moon, the rumbling in our guts, the bills stacking up, the flashing lights in the rear-view mirror, the constant irritation of our spleens...
Sounds Like: Depends on who's listening. However, the 6 songs posted at this time are pre-mastered versions of some songs from our first CD, Landscaping. If you want to hear the hi-fidelity unsquished mastered versions (who knows, it could happen), you'll have to somehow get ahold of an actual copy of the actual CD. Note that, even as the demand for hi definition video goes up, and simultaneously the demand for hi definition audio goes down, we still hard heartedly insist on providing hi fi aud for those of you who like your music thick and played on big ass speakers. Where was I? Oh, yes, so, well, enjoy the songs. Or whatever.

And now, ladies and gentlemen and those who aren't sure, we announce that as of July 2008 we are once again holed up in Cordova's finest sonic cubbyhole, Mighty Aw Poots, to record our new CD. Yeah, we got a bunch of new songs, and it seems only proper and correct that we squirt them onto removable media for your listening pleasure. Also, this kind of exercise helps relieve the nervous twitch in our brains. The working title for this little exercise is Retarded Visions Of Dignity. Of course, like all working titles, it is ridiculous and won't last because we don't really know what it means. We don't care if we don't know what our own songs mean, but it is necessary that we understand an album title in order for us to embrace it. So, enjoy it while it lasts. Oh, and we may from time to time put up an unfinished track for your amusement. Sure, why not?

Love, TD&H(AJ)
Record Label: invisible

My Blog

Chees Kees Songlist

Here's our current songlist, including originals. 19th nervous breakdown : Rolling Stones A day in the life : Beatles A whiter shade of pale : Procol Harum All the young dudes : David Bowie Angels : C...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:45:00 GMT

Toms favorite rhythm sections

As you might imagine, rhythm sections are of great interest to me.  They are usually overlooked by the casual music listener, but can make or break a band's sound.  Here are some of my favor...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:31:00 GMT

Chees Kees - Landscaping is born!!!!

Finally     We       Are       DONE!!!! We got the repros back from Audio Graphics, and along with Tom’s glorious cover art, we have a full-on CD of ...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:06:00 GMT

Soooo close!

We've finished tracking and mixing except for a final guest slot for a sax part on one song.  So we've started putting up songs for your perusal.  We'll rotate these as we go and let you che...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:41:00 GMT

Where's our record?

Simply put, we're getttin' around to it.  Please be patient.  We promise it'll be worth the weight...  er... wait...  WHATEVER!.  We just had this crazy idea that we oughta le...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:42:00 GMT