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Electric Mystical Soul Vibration

expression that triggers imagination is art...TT

About Me


EMSV was a project conceived by Antony Tooke born in Ashington Northumberland. It was a therapy against a breakdown and a need to express, but most of all about a passion for music. After a violent attack in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne he decided to use compensation to buy equipment to record and produce.
A brief time gigging with a local band in 2006 inspired him to work on his own music again. His first track recorded after many years of musical neglect was 'Mystic Garden' which went on to win the Reflex Record Makers competition in 2007.
With the kind help of brilliant lyricist Dwight Pavlovic two albums were released on Royal Rhino Flying Records . A struggle followed as lack of a band and finance meant a lot of great chances to move the project into a more commercial scene just crumbled.
Tony is now doing graphic design for the music magazine Bad Acid and is working on a final EMSV album to sum up this strange chapter in his life and finally move on hopefully:)
The Placid Casualty 2008
EMSV Albums available here
(click to visit)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/19/2006
Band Website: this is it at the moment :)
Band Members: Tony Tooke - lyrics, composition, art & animation, mastering & production, vocals, 5 string banjo, guitar, midi guitar, 12 string, bass, sitar, Puerto Rico Cuatro, mandolin, ukulele, flute, Mellotron, field recordings, harmonica, melodica, kazoo, Jew's harp, Xaphoon, synths, MicroKorg vocoder, Theremin, Stylophone, clarinet, violin, didgeridoo, Indian flutes, ocarina, glockenspeil, tabla, live drums/percussion and drum programming + various household objects and circuit bent electronic toys.

Dwight Pavlovic Additional lyrics

Plus various amazing collaborators as mentioned
Werner Wang An outstanding alchemist of sound.
Professor Yaffle A brilliant singer/songwriter from Pepperland

Influences: Cheese and Wine, Os Mutantes, Gong, Syd Barrett, Daevid Allen, Donovan, Nick Drake, Grateful Dead, Hawkwind, Kawabata Makoto, Danny Elfman, Caravan, King Crimson, Spacemen 3, Country Joe and The Fish, Can, Faust, Zombies, Acid Mothers Temple, Kevin Ayers, Soft Machine, Ravi Shankar, Incredible String Band, Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, Kinks, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, Talking Heads, Velvet Underground, White Noise, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Delia Derbyshire, Bob Marley, Beck, they might be giants, the vaselines, Dukes of the Stratosphere, jethro tull, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Frank Zappa, electric prunes, Jimi Hendrix, pink floyd, Miles Davis, Johnny Cash, The Seeds, Violent Femmes, Woody Guthrie, joy division, Peter Tosh, George Harrison, Doors, Roxy Music, Funkadelic, Orb, Flaming Lips, Ozric Tentacles, Small Faces, 13th Floor Elevators, Japanese pop & folk, 80s hiphop & electro, Producers Eddie Kramer, Rick Rubin, Alan Parsons and George Martin
Sounds Like: Below is the device I invented to extract music directly from the brain.

Below is another invention. It's a drum machine that converts the natural resonance of organic matter (like mushrooms in this case) into funky beats.

"Music can heal the pain and seems to multiply the brain"
I love drawing and animating, it always inspires my music.

Bohemian Dropout

Record Label: indie and looking
Type of Label: None

My Blog

extra ordinary ways

Greetings,    I recorded a new demo today using my new equipment, it's a bit rough at the mo, I may finish it. It was written on the ukulele and I used a swannee whistle through a ring ...
Posted by Electric Mystical Soul Vibration on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:28:00 PST

Message from the EMSV labs and a Trip in Time

Hey Peeps,    I have had some technical problems as my PC power supply burnt out so I must appologise for lack of myspace contact. I am back now but have so many messages and friend req...
Posted by Electric Mystical Soul Vibration on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:55:00 PST

Please vote for me on the F400 Share myspace app

I'm always wanting:) I hope some of you could find time to vote for me on the F400 Share app. It's to win a  track being part of the Samsung F400 ad campaign. The link to the myspace app should b...
Posted by Electric Mystical Soul Vibration on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:31:00 PST

The Placid Casualty

Hi folks,I uploaded a brand new emsv track today called 'the placid casualty' it has 3 basslines and 2 banjos.Hope you enjoy it,Peas and luv,ToneThe Placid Casualty (words and music by Tony Tooke 11/0...
Posted by Electric Mystical Soul Vibration on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:50:00 PST

Please please vote for my track to get played on BBC 6 music again (Voting has now ended)

Hello,I'm asking a big favour from everyone, my track 'Bohemian Dropout' was played on BBC 6 Music introducing and if I get enough votes they will play it again.I hope you can find time to click on th...
Posted by Electric Mystical Soul Vibration on Sun, 25 May 2008 06:12:00 PST

The Theatre of Odd

Hello,I uploaded a new track called 'The Theatre of Odd' written and recorded today. It's a strange harpsichord 3/4 timing experiment. I think I might be on BBC 6 Music on Saturday night between Midni...
Posted by Electric Mystical Soul Vibration on Tue, 20 May 2008 03:47:00 PST

a colourful journey heading nowhere...

Greetings fellow space cadets,I have uploaded a new little ditty called 'a colourful journey heading nowhere', it's about never quite getting where you want to be but having fun along the way and a pa...
Posted by Electric Mystical Soul Vibration on Sun, 11 May 2008 10:42:00 PST

The Midlife Dementia Show

EMSV appears on a podcast of The Midlife Dementia Show, Thanks to all involved. Below is the link if any one would like to listen to the show.Much Luv,Tonyhttp://themidlifedementiashow.mypodcast.com/2...
Posted by Electric Mystical Soul Vibration on Sun, 04 May 2008 05:46:00 PST

Peppermint Placebos

Ciao,New track uploaded, called 'Peppermint Placebos' about anti-deppressants. The strange buzzy organ sound is a Dubreq Stylophone.Hope you like it,peas and luvToneXx.Peppermint Placebos (words and m...
Posted by Electric Mystical Soul Vibration on Fri, 02 May 2008 05:27:00 PST

NME Video feature

Konnichiwa,While browsing around the net I discovered my 'bohemian dropout' animation is on the NME tv playlist. I'm quite honoured as it was just a mess around really. I'm working on bigger video pro...
Posted by Electric Mystical Soul Vibration on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:06:00 PST