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About Me

Literally nothing is known about Samuel Alexander Markley. Those who know him will tell you a story that goes something like this "blah blah blah blah, grew up in Chapman Kansas, blah blah blah blah, parents are music teachers blah blah blah blah." Joe and Sheila Markley are Samuel's "registered" parents, and the same applies to his 2 siblings Ben and Emily. While Ben and Emily were actually born of Joe and Sheila, Sam's story is quite different.Outside of his love for Music Joe Markley (Sam's father) had a secret passion: bio-genetic engineering. Almost 24 years ago in a sub basement below 438 West 8th street, in the small Kansas town of Chapman, Sam Markley was grown, programmed, processed and thus concieved. Sam grew up as any normal child would, interacting with other children and going to school despite inherant program flaws. It was the flaws or "anomalies" in his programming that allowed him to break certain barriers and leap beyond the previous attempts of other bio-genetic engineers to create the most "human" bio-cybernetic lifeform. Samuel Alexander Markley himself, not his music, is the true anomaly.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 09/01/2007
Band Members: Samuel Alexander Markley
Influences: Vladimir Horowitz, Joe and Sheila Markley, Ben Markley, Emily Markley, Opeth, Frank Zappa, Primus, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Scott Henderson, Alan Holdsworth, Journey, Pink Floyd, 311, At the Drive In, The Mars Volta, John Scofield, Rush, Yes, BucketHead, Rage Against the Machine, Living Sacrifice, System of A Down, Laundry, Phil Keaggy, The Police, Muse, Metallica, Mega Death, Dream Theater, John McLaughlin, Bob Marley, Tom Lehrer, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Oysterhead, King Crimson, etc.
Sounds Like: What it needs to sound like.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Man I’m Tired.

First off, I'm writing this at work. At the radio station that is. Anyway, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PLAY A F*CKIN' FOOTBALL GAME? FORGET PRE-GAME! FORGET POST GAME! WHO GIVES A CRAP ABOUT WHAT THE COA...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Oct 2007 00:21:00 GMT

How friends are

Welcome to yet another installment of "Listen to Markley Bitch." Today seemed like any other day that came up, beginning with the loud ass blaring of my phone's alarm clock. From there it was just a...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:42:00 GMT

Carbon Based Music on HOLD!

Yeah, it's true, CBM is going away for a little while. Since my return to Kansas, I've been given the opportunity to form 2 bands that are completely out of this fuckin universe. I'm still writing mus...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 22:33:00 GMT

Time to leave.

Well Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time for me to come home. Time for me to take another step towards a life goal. My time in L.A. is done for now. I've learned, I've assimilated, I've run and been run. ...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:34:00 GMT

CAPTAIN AMERICA DEAD!

Yesterday was one of the coldest days in Marvel Comics history. The symbol of freedom, the icon of patriotism, the defeater of Red Skull's Hydra, Captain America is dead. I have personally bought this...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:09:00 GMT

The Carbon Based Relocation Issue

A lot of people have asked me about the re-location. I'm not going to Omaha right off the bat. I am remaining in Kansas until the month of June. The month of June marks my basic training, so I'll be l...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:12:00 GMT

I can only say thanks!

Wow. 400 plays. Seriously. I can't believe it. I really can't believe it. I (as a musician) have always been a perfectionist and have taught myself to not believe anyone's word but my own concern...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:56:00 GMT

In the Middle of My Bad Dream

Well, this is definately not the first piece of music that I thought I'd be adding to my page. It's a song that I recorded only a few minutes after having a dream about where my life would go if certa...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:41:00 GMT

New Music Almost Here!

It's almost ready. The first song on the page. I'll be done soon I hope. I'm always changing things so it may be a little, but I promise, the music is coming!
Posted by on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:35:00 GMT