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About Me

I've been playing guitar since I was 16. Mostly self taught. Couple of books, lots of jamming with friends, listening to tons of different kinds of music..... and I'm still learning. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------- (www.strikefile.com/myspace)

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Member Since: 18/12/2006
Band Website: fivegoatsbig.com
Band Members: No actual band exits, nor will exist any time soon but, contributing musicians that have been kind enough to participate in my last three CDs are as follows......... John Ettinger(violins), Scott Amendola(drums and percussion, Jai Young Kim(keyboards, engineering and mastering), Ben Goldberg(clarinets), Frank Grau(drums), Devin Hoff(accousic bass), Jon Moore(tuba), Carla Kihlstedt(violins) and me on the rest of the mess.
Influences: John Coltrane, PJ Harvey, Polvo, Robert Fripp, Kate Bush, Low, Bill Frisell, Henryk Gorecki, Pink Floyd, Tangerine Dream, Brian Wilson, Deerhoof, Bollywood music specifically from the early 60s to the early 70s...Asha Bhosle and family, The Birthday Party, Nels Cline, John Carter, Curlew, Eric Dolphy, David Bowie, Roy Orbison, Jimi Hendrix, Henry Cow, Steve Reich, Sonic Youth, Philip Glass, Tim Berne, Echo and the Bunnymen, Stereolab, Pat Metheny, David Torn, Art Bears, Ornette Coleman, Steve Lacy, Neil Young, Henry Threadgill, Cocteau Twins, Blonde Redhead, Thelonious Monk, Nick Drake, My Bloody Valentine, Charles Ives, Muhal Richard Abrams, The Beatles, Debashish Bhattacharya, Captain Beefheart, Roland Kirk, Charles Mingus, Dave Douglas and Joni Mitchell.
Sounds Like: Some of the music I like.
Record Label: five goats big, feast or famine
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Submarine by Horses CD

Hello-My new third CD is basically out now. I have two versions available...The first one and most expensive is for people who really appreciate the organic look and feel of a super unique cover with ...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:39:00 GMT

Reviews for Bride of the Bull.................

When "From Air to Obscurity" hits following its quiet 30 second introduction, it is a dream. I know that I have stated many bands as having a dreamlike feel to them, but Bride of the Bull, Eli Good's ...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:18:00 GMT

Eloquently written description of New Radio Market wrtten by Lily Prillinger

Eli GoodNew Radio Market 2001 Five Goats BigThis is the first solo album for Eli Good released by Five Goats Big. Eli has long been a renowned participant in the Bay Area's noisier, improvisational ba...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:18:00 GMT

Eloquently written description of Bride of the Bull also wrtten by Lily Prillinger

Eli GoodBride of the Bull2005 Feast or FamineBride of the Bull, the second album by San Francisco-based musician Eli Good, channels bittersweet melodies through tight, ambient arrangements. Eli..s mus...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:13:00 GMT

A few amusing one liners in regards to my last two CDs

New Radio Market:"I have been listing to it all day long and I don't get bored""Oh, you put the ambient song at the end""I'm most fond of it""My girlfriend found it stashed away in my CD collection an...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:48:00 GMT