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Race of Strangers

Still looking for Members to this band -See Below.

About Me

These tracks are just frameworks in progress. I haven’t captured that exact sound in my head yet.
There is a string arrangement in the end of Oui that has not been arranged yet and a Mini Moog synth in Starving Artists. Also, neither of the tracks have a bass in them because I have not added one yet. The vocals are just a scratch track that I fumbled through. Despite all this I am still somewhat happy with the rough drafts. I am more into the idea of recording one of my mellower songs with a very different feel to them.
Currently, I am looking for a steady bass player, a keyboard player that can play solid chords as well as atmospheric backgrounds. I am also seeking a lead guitarist who isn’t afraid of experimenting with his/her sound. If you are a female vocalist that would be a great bonus because there are a lot of male/female harmonies for most of our material.
Hey, so Portland is the place I'm looking to have people join this project and take off from there. Here are some people whose music I respect and the ideal candidates for this project would respect them as well (of course, I am not looking for exact copies.)
Bass: Kim Deal, Paul McCartney, Kim Gordon, Gina Birch, James Jameson, Tina Weymouth
Lead Guitar: Jonny Greenwood, Kelly Deal, Joey Santiago, Lee Ranalodo
Keys:Jonny Greenwood, Billy Preston, John Cale,David Gilmour
Strings: John Cale, Karen Karlsrud, Ann Rorich, Vicky Aspinall
Vocal: Bjork, Kim Deal, Kelly Deal, Etta James,Rita Lee
Drums: David Lovring, Dave Grohl, Mo Tucker, Steve Shelly, Palmolive, Benny Benjamin (Papa Zita), Tony Allen
Thanks: Myke Lee.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/6/2007
Band Members: Myke Lee Martin (Me Myself)
Influences: Radiohead,Winterpills ,Elliott Smith, The Smiths,Bjork, Etta James,Ottis Redding,Sonic Youth,Elvis Costello,The Pixies,The Breeders,The Raincoats,Nirvana,The Beatles,Out Cast, Tribe Called Quest,Death Cab For Cutie,Postal Service, Johnny Cash, The Mountain Goats,Tom Waits,Miles Davis,Deer Hoof,Roots,Jeff Buckley, Meat Puppets,Gillian Welch,Snow Patorl,Syd Barrett, Skip james ,BuzzCocks, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Funk Brothers, Marvin Gaye, Ous Muntantes,Beck,Romanteek,Scholar,Asher Wynne,Neptune,Black Sabbath,The Melvins,Buddy Holly, Brothers Past, Jim O'rourke,Billy Bragg &; Wilco,The Clash, Bob Marley, Flora Reed, Jana Hunter,Velvet Underground, Hank Williams ,Billy Holiday ,Tyler Poor,Iron&;Wine,The Unicorns,The Slits,Brett Greene,The Light House,God Speed You Black Emperor.……I just realized I could spend all year with this.
Sounds Like: Nirvana The Pixies Radiohead.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Irony

Ok so I get this message a month after I leave Boston to pursue music in the west.-Myke lee.Hello,My name is Nicole Van Eden and I am an Event Coordinator for Illumina Records and Promotions. I would ...
Posted by Race of Strangers on Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:45:00 PST

New Song.

Well old song really. This is about two year old and was recorded on my friends Mac Book with garage band program using the laptops built in mic. it is just a live un mixed take and my voice is strai...
Posted by Race of Strangers on Tue, 20 May 2008 11:27:00 PST