Roland From Poland

Music:

Member Since: 4/30/2005
Band Website: rolandfrompoland.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
Band Members: Tim Taylor - Programming, piano, samplers, synths, clarinet, xaphoon, lyre, field recordings
Influences: (Roughly chronological) : Musical siblings (cello, flute, oboe, bassoon) Debussy, Elgar, Dvorzak, Chopin, Stravinsky, south London, piano lessons, choir, William Byrd, Harold Darke, Manfred Mann, The Stylistics, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Lonnie Donnegan, The Sweet, The Rutles, Abba, The Monkees, The Small Faces, The Kinks, Reggie Perrin, Elvis Costello, The Jam, The Sex Pistols, Ian Dury, Kenny Everett, Black Sabbath, Kraftwerk, Norman Wisdom, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Cream, pirate radio, Heatwave, Mann Parrish, Loose Ends, Gary Numan, E.L.O., Glen Campbell, Siousxie & the Banshees, Stevie Wonder, Chic, Monty Python, Spike Milligan, Kenneth Williams, The Goodies, George Benson, Keith Jarrett, home-made 'sampler', Squeeze, Joe Jackson, The Specials, 2-Tone Records, BBC Radio...phonic workshop, Gong, Laurie Anderson, John Peel, Gilles Peterson, Andy Kershaw, Depeche Mode, Mark King, Cabaret Voltaire, Tangerine Dream, Talking Heads, The Cure, Pat Metheny, Bristol, Glastonbury, Tom Roberts, The The, Talk Talk, Daintree Forest, Beatnigs, Donald Fagen, Coil, Coldcut, 808 State, Higher Intelligence Agency, Steve Reich, Dub Syndicate, Aphex Twin, Half Man Half Biscuit, The Black Dog, Mouse On Mars, On-U-Sound Records, Sly Stone, Tackhead, De La Soul, The Dug Out, Rik Mayall, MIDI, ATARI, AKAI, Jon Pink, Brian Eno, O Yuki Conjugate, Sun Ra, Propaganda / Trevor Horn, 4AD Records, John Martyn, Mantronix, Big Audio Dynamite, Chris Morris, Public Enemy, LFO, The Orb, DJ Shadow, The Advent, Sabres of Paradise, Orbital, Andy Jenks, Meat Beat Manifesto, Ultramarine, Baby Ford, Koszalin, Jupi Podlaszewski, Marcin Wasilewski, Jarek Plocica, Przemek Mroczek, Stereolab, Real World Studios, Boards Of Canada, Koop, Pitman, Tarwater, Luke Vibert, Landslide, Squarepusher, Bob Flowerdew, Linda Smith, Jaga Jazzist, The Album Leaf, Bruce Parry, The Bays, Deaf Center, The Boats, Julien Neto ...
Sounds Like: Mr Scruff, Moby, Jon Kennedy, Bristol, Coldcut, Leftfield, 808 State, Higher Intelligence Agency, Dub Syndicate, Aphex Twin, The Black Dog, Mouse On Mars, On-U-Sound Records, LFO, The Orb, DJ Shadow, Sabres of Paradise, Orbital, Meat Beat Manifesto, Ultramarine, Baby Ford, Boards Of Canada, Koop, Tarwater, Luke Vibert, Landslide, Squarepusher, The Album Leaf, The Bays,

"...a triumph of DIY ethics" - The Wire

"Relentlessly inventive, darned impressive dance" - Venue