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Doctor Hoover

About Me

My name is Magnus Box and I am a music writer, producer and multi-instrumentalist. I play bass guitar mainly and my career to date has included working with The Shortwave Set, Elastica, Datarock, Grand National, Alabama3, The Neptunes, Rub Ultra, Lowfinger, Mono and The Cuban Brothers. I am currently available as a bassist with vocals/guitar/keys and for writing, recording, producing and remixing. Also you will see me play in the Channel 4 Big Brother House Band every Sunday afternoon on BBLB

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Member Since: 03/02/2007
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Influences: zongamin, yoko ono, yellow magic orchestra, yello, yazoo, will matthews, whodini, weather report, walter wegmuller, visage, vince guaraldi, the verve, unkle, ultravox, uffie, u2, tv on the radio, tubeway army, towa tei, tomahawk, ting tings, thin lizzy, tears for fears, talking heads, talk talk, tackhead, suck, steinski, steel pole bathtub, spoon, spiritualized, the specials, spank rock, spandau ballet, spacemen 3, soulwax, soulsavers, soft cell, sneaker pimps, the smiths, sly & the family stone, sly & robbie, sketch show, sir walter j wallis, siouxsie & the banshees, shugo tokumaru, shortwave set, she wants revenge, shannon, sex pistols, sebastiAn, scenario rock, scanners, satellite party, san fransisco's shiver, ryuichi sakamoto, run dmc, rub ultra, roxy music, the roots, rolling stones, robert wyatt, ride, rick james, ray charles, rage against the machine, radiohead, quincy jones, queens of the stone age, public enemy, the prodigy, primal scream, praxis, plush, plastic bertrand, peter, bjorn & john, pepe deluxe, peaches, the passions, organisation, oasis, nortec collective, nirvana, nine inch nails, nick cave & the bad seeds, new order, neu!, neil young, the national, n.e.r.d., naked city, my bloody valentine, the music tapes, muse, mstrkrft, mr.oizo, mr.flash, the mountain goats, motorhead, mos def, mono, monkey, mogwai, mint royale, miles davis, the meters, meshell ndegeocello, mc5, matthew herbert, mathematiques moeernes, mark lanegan, the mar-keys, mantronix, magazine, los campesinos!, liquid liquid, lindstrom, les savy fav, les baxter, lee hazlewood, lcd soundsystem, ladytron, la dusseldorf, krazy baldhead, kraftwerk, kool & the gang, the kills, killing joke, the killers, justice, julian cope, joy division, jonny greenwood, the jon spencer blues explosion, johnny cash, john foxx, john coltrane, jimi hendrix, jesus & mary chain, japan, jane's addiction, the JAMs, jah wobble, jackson and his computer band, the insect trust, iggy pop, ian dury & the blockheads, i monster, human league, hot chip, holy fuck, the hold steady, the hives, high llamas, helmet, harvey milk, haroumi hosono, guru guru, groove armada, grobschnitt, grand national, grace jones, gorillaz, the glee club, giorgio moroder, gary numan, fun boy three, flying lizards, the flow, flaming lips, fennesz, the fall, esg, the electronic hole, electronic, elbow, einsturzende neubauten, edwyn collins, edip akbayram & dostlar, dukes of stratosphear, droids, doves, doctor rockit, depeche mode, death from above 1979, david holmes, david bowie, das pop, daft punk, cut copy, curve, the cure, cornelius, coldplay, cluster, christian marclay, chemical brothers, cat stevens, can, calvin harris, buzzcocks, busy p, the bug, brian eno, the breeders, bomb the bass, bob dylan, blur, beck, the beat, beastie boys, bauhaus, barry adamson, aphex twin, afrika bambaataa, adam & the ants, ac/dc, aardvark, !!!

The Doc, Sir Walter & The Claw on our annual trip to Cydonia, Mars
Sounds Like: A bag of old spanners in a bath of milk and honey
Record Label: IRON CHICKEN RECORDINGS
Type of Label: Indie

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Dalek Love or Radiophonic Screw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDSCFYKymus The Soft Cell classic re-worked by Magnus 'Doctor Hoover' Box featuring Danny Farrent from the Buzzcocks on ring-modulated vocals. Video edited...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:04:00 GMT