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Beau Finley

About Me


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Music:

Member Since: 05/05/2005
Band Website: http://ts2.fluxed.net
Band Members: Beau - guitar, beats, bass, autoharp, likembe, vocals, effects, keys, harmonica, random percussion, banjo
Influences: A Tribe Called Quest
Air
Amon Tobin
Animal Collective
At the Drive-in
Baroness
Battles
Belle & Sebastian
Between the Buried & Me
Bob Dylan
Burbis
Burnt Cabins
Cannibal Ox
Converge
dandn
Death from Above 1979
Dillinger Escape Plan
Do Make Say Think
Don Caballero
Doogie
Nick Drake
El-P
Explosions in the Sky
Flaming Lips
Godspeed! You Black Emperor
Jimi Hendrix
Konono No. 1
Iggy & the Stooges
Isis
Isthmus
Jaga Jazzist
Fela Kuti
Mars Volta
Mogwai
Mono
My Bloody Valentine
Neutral Milk Hotel
Olivia Tremor Control
the Out_Circuit
Pelican
Pg. 99
the Postal Service
the Prisoner's Dilemma
Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
She Moved Through the Fair
Sigur Ros
Spacemen 3
Sparta
Spiritualized
Spudnik
Stereolab
Storm&Stress
They Can Never Take Our Crow
Tool
Warning Danger of Death
Yo La Tengo
Tom Ze
Sounds Like:
05.17.07 Velvet Lounge, DC The Stalking Horses, The Northern Aggression
02.03.06 WGAY 97.5 FM
02.03.06 College Perk Doogie, She Moved through the Fair
10.29.05 The DaphneJakuta and Carl, The Tasty Habits, Jimes
Record Label: Fuzzy Panda Recording Company
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Free Hugs

When someone's having a rough time, I like to give them a hug. Depending on the need and person, the type of the hug will vary. Here's an EP I recorded in Raleigh, NC and Washington, DC. It sort of so...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:38:00 GMT

Goodbye Carolina

I'm leaving North Carolina today after about a year of on/off visits and living in hotel rooms (mostly Courtyard Marriotts).  I recorded two songs this last trip.  I also recorded how I made the songs...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:04:00 GMT

Best Album I've heard in awhile

I just got Well Dun's Rare Essentials album in the mail, pre-release style.It's dropping on Fuzzy Panda Recording Company pretty soon with no word on an exact date as yet. It's instrumental hip hop an...
Posted by on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:45:00 GMT

modern risk aversion - free download before 3/7

The track is called Modern Risk Aversion.It is processed guitar. If you need to be soothed, download and listen. It's good for other things, too.Beau Finley - Modern Risk AversionIt is 95.2 MB.It will...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:23:00 GMT

Last Night + DC Dubstep Compilation

DC Dubstep Compilation I'm happy to announce that Dan Amitai's DC Dubstep mix is done. It's called "The District" and is pretty cool. There are a lot of really cool tracks. Dan mixed some crazy low ve...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 12:43:00 GMT

Adventures in Mass Transit

Adventures in Mass Transit is a four song EP I recorded in Raleigh, NC over the past few days. It consists of processed electric guitar. It's best enjoyed via headphones while lying on the floor.The 3...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:13:00 GMT

Video of a quick improv song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B-NizIptY8 I did this tonight in a hotel in Raleigh, NC.It's improvised guitar run through a long delay (Akai Headrush E2).
Posted by on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:27:00 GMT

Work/Life

WorkI added up my vacation time the other day. 2 months. I have two months paid vacation. That's enough time to work as a bartender in a beach town and live like a bum. It's enough time to quit my job...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:47:00 GMT

Remixes

I kinda hate a lot of electronic music. Often it sounds like not enough effort goes into it.  But, writing electronic music (or doing remixes) carries with it instant gratification.With that in mind, ...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 09:43:00 GMT

New Album to drop around June

I'm working on a follow-up to 2005's Os Os.  It's called Sketches & Disappointments. I'm putting a lot of production work into this one to make it the best damn album I've ever done.   I just began th...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:20:00 GMT