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sea of cortez

we love the roses but sometimes we cut them

About Me

played tons of stuff with many different artists, now we're all stuck inside this crazy band // an open lab? maybe // sea of cortez features our basic quartet (2 guit, drums, percussions) plus some assorted guests on hammond organ, accordion and synths. no computer. and also no bass guitars. all the sounds you hear come from “real” instruments, and most of them from live performances in the studio with very few overdubs. // these songs include shades of all our different paths in music, from straight folk to noise/advantgarde. and also seeds of our previous works with other artists. // as a band in the last years we shared the stage and some sonic experiences with a lot of great musicians and friends.THE GUEST LISTS OF HONORED MEMBERS features wonderful artists we shared the stage with (and that, most of all, we share a vision) here comes the full LIST - almost chronological //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////////7SEA OF CORTEZ HONORED MEMBERS //BART RAMSEY is one of them (piano - rhodes - accordion) // and so is NETI VAAN (violin) // so is HOWE GELB (guitar and major inspiration) // and the master MARC RIBOT(guitar) // so is HUGO RACE (guitar, voices) // and sweet MARTA COLLICA (voices and keys) // and we also got GIOVANNI FERRARIO in the same day (bass) // and then STEVE WYNN (voice, guitar) // and now also LINDA PITMON (drums, percussion) // and the great BILL ELM (lap steel, keyboard) // and assorted members of GIANT SAND like anders, peter, thoger //not to mention studio time with JOHN CONVERTINO (drums) // JACOB VALENZUELA (trumpet) // NICK LUCA (every instrument on earth) //

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/27/2006
Band Website: stradeblu.org
Band Members: DENIS AND GRAMMO ARE CURRENTLY ROCKIN' IN REBIBBIA.................................................... ......................................................CHECK MTV.IT/ROCKINREBIBBIA.....................THURSDAY NIGHT 9PM, SUNDAY NIGHT 10,30PM..................................................... ............................................................ ............................................................ .......................................mirko monduzzi - guitars, loops, bontempi, stuff // antonio gramentieri - guitars, loops, stuff // denis valentini (aka Denis W Mitchell) - drums, tuba, stuff // bubi staffa - cajon, percussions, noises // diego sapignoli - drums, percussions, noises //********************************************************** ****** OFFICIAL 5TH MEMBERS: francobeat naddei - synth, farfisa, vintage keyboard and expanding mind // massimo sbaragli - bass, upright bass, sciamanic influences // pippo guarnera - hammond C3, clavinet, stuff, sketches of sicily // thoger tetens lund - bass, noises****************************************************** ********NEWS!! almost time for the infamous GILGAMES soundtrack.a visual art project by heriz bhodi anam.music by antonio gramentieri recorded in april in wavelab studios, tucson, with the majestic howe gelb, john convertino, nick luca, thoger lund, massimo sbaragli with a little help from jacob valenzuela (courtesy of calexico) and Al "twang" Perry. recorded by chris schultz, with nice lena obara providing help and good vibes. our great friend hugo race is helping too. and others, hopefully, will jump on board in these weeks.almost mixed by the Master john parish in bristol @ the wonderful toybox studio, with john on the fantastic trident '70 board, ali flying on pro-tools, and antonio sleeping on the sofa.stay tuned!
Influences: folk roots, blues, avantgarde music, noisy situations // howe gelb, marc ribot // jj cale // fred frith, nino rota, lynch-badalamenti // talk talk "spirit of eden" // booker T and the mg's, eddie hinton // jimmy smith, bitches brew // santo & johnnie, jimmie vaughan // mississippi john hurt, lightnin' hopkins // friends of dean martinez // brazilian folk (at least bubi) // sam cooke, jim o' rourke // ennio flaiano, john fante, raymond carver // fennesz // daniel lanois, t-bone burnett // hugo&marta // the smartest drummers of the 20th/21st century: jim keltner, john convertino, george rains, zig modeliste, al jackson, j.m. buty // green on red and the awesome guit of chuck prophet // hank williams, some willie nelson, occasionally townes van zandt // jeff tweedy solo // some wilco // texan music in general // lou reed and bob dylan // bruce spingsteen's nebraska and darkness // ry cooder outside cuba and back in paris, texas // margo timmins // medeski martin and wood (as far as they can from john scofield) // the venerable john parish, king of taste, and his wonderful band // keith richards // mexico, always // happy days and ritchie cunningham // the dukes of hazard // 1972 and 1973 // michel platini ////////////////////////////////// ////////////////////////////////////////

Sounds Like: .... a wild bunch of wild italianssome live friends here in the pics, featuring my beloved brothers mirko and mitchell, sweetheart stefania AKA fancy w. clark, maestro howe gelb, bart ramsey, massimo sbaragli, pippo guarnera, jono manson, matteo monti, olivier durand, giorgia poli, jorma kaukonen and jack casady, neti vaan, gordon cicognani, paul pirons, my terrace, some of my saints, sketches of strade blu and so on... new images on line as soon as I learn how to make them lighter.
Record Label: unsigned - but we're all Rough Vallone men
Type of Label: None