Solar Chi profile picture

Solar Chi

About Me


..
Solar Chi lives here
we present to you, a magical array of bands and artists.
Visit our homepage and our online shop for all Solar Chi releases so far.
You can play or buy individual tracks or complete albums / E.P.'s
Feel free to leave a message at our blog site, solar chi say
Thank you for dropping in.
Our Ethos:
Solar Chi are more like a collective of artists
than a traditional label. We all work closely together
to perfect our art and get it to the people who
appreciate new music.
We are non-profit, meaning that the artist gets full royalties,
and so we can then also cut the price of the music to the buyer.
So everyones a winner!
If you like our music, please support us by purchasing a release,
coming to a gig or even just tell us which tracks you like.
We have downloads at our online shop that are
super high quality 320kbps mp3s. These are digital copy protection free,
and can be used to transfer to your mp3 player, or burned at a
high quality to CD. We have plans for CD releases soon,
but we do need support to finance these projects.
.........................................with thanks!
Mank
Mank is the Welsh ambient electronic project of Benjamin Powell, based in Bangor in North Wales, has been recording as Mank since 1998. Mank has received extensive play on Radio Wales including two half hour "mankymixes" reminiscent of the ISDN gigs done by the Future Sound Of London. In 2003 the Mank remixes of Kentucky AFC's "Bodlon" single were released on the R-Bennig record label. Ben caused a splash in 2003 with the unprecedented debut EP from his band Micrographia which was demo of the week in org magizine. Tracks from the Mank EP “Madarch” were played on national radio 1 by Rob Da Bank” in July 2005. In October 2006 "Cephalization" was released and played in full on by Adam Walton on Radio Wales, who described Ben as "one of the most important electronic artists in Wales". Mank's Cephalization EP is available to preview and buy at Solar Chi. Reissues and new releases will appear soon.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/02/2007
Band Website: www.solarchi.com
Band Members: Kernal
Mank
Micrographia
plusplus
Shotokan Disco
The Blue Fruit Project

For bookings: [email protected]
Influences:

Kernal's influences

Neil young, Sebadoh/Lou Barlow/Folk Implosion etc, Silver Jews, Pavement, Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, Sonic Youth, Beck, Dinosaur Jr, Luna, Galaxie 500, The Pastels, Bonnie Prince Billy, Velvet Underground, Daniel Johnston, Radiohead, The Beta Band, Built to spill, Modest Mouse, Lemonheads, Wilco, Mojave 3, Slowdive, Guided by voices, East river pipe, Running numbers, Flaming Lips, Brian Eno, Aphex Twin, Global Goon, Broken Social Scene, Bedhead, The Notwist, Pixies, Low, Hood, Yo La Tengo, My Bloody Valentine, Sparklehorse, The Microphones, Boards of Canada, Swell, Radar Bros., + a whole bunch of other stuff.

Mank's influences

fantomas / lord god patton, jesu, steve reich, dj shadow, roger eno, the black dog, jah wobble, pete namlook, plastikman, autechre, philip glass, the orb, bjork, harold budd, the future sound of london, brian eno, boards of canada, tangerine dream, bola, klaus schulze, biosphere, king tubby, global communication, godflesh, robert fripp and magic mushrooms

Micrographia's influences

Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Aphex Twin, Faust, Do Make Say Think, Slint, June of 44, Shipping news, Jeff Meuller, Shellac, Big black, rapeman, Squarepusher, Boards Of Canada, autechre, Bjork, Mogwai, Sigur Ros, Talk Talk, Arab Strap, Joy Division, The talking heads, Black flag, Melvins, Super Furry Animals, Nine Inch Nails, Brian Eno, David Byrne, At-The Drive In (Sparta, Mars Volta), Sonic Youth, Beastie Boys, DJ Shadow, Tortoise, Ministry, Fantomas, LARD, Adam and the Ants, Lou Reed.

plusplus's influences

Talk Talk, Four Tet, Rachels, Eno, Boom bip, Dirty Three, Spectrum, Boredoms, Yumi Bitsu, Molly, Nelson and salt n vinegar crisps

Shotokan Disco's influences

808 State, A-House,Adamski,Air,Amina,Tori Amos,Dave Angel,Anthrax,Aphex Twin,Louis Armstrong,Richard Ashcroft,Badly Drawn Boy,John Barry,Basement Jaxx,The Bays,Beastie Boys,Belle & Sebastien,Mr Benji,Bjork,Blondie,The Blue Fruit Project,Bluestates,Blur,Bomb The Bass,Marc Bolan,Brit Hop & Amyl House Compilation,Ian Brown,LTJ Bukem,Tim Burton,Kate Bush,Can,The Carpenters,Cat Stevens,Nick Cave,Tracy Chapman,Chemical Brothers,Swapnil Chilka,Chopin,Stanley Clarke,The Clash,Coldcut,MJ Cole,Coley!,Coopz,The Coral,The Cranberries,Crash Test Dummies,The Cure,Daft Punk,Miles Davis :: De La Soul,Death In Vegas,Robert De Niro,Deprogrammed Crew,Dinosaur Jr,DJ Cam,DJ Krush,DJ Shadow,The Doors,Dope On Plastic Compilations,Nick Drake,The Drakes and the Smouts,Ian Dury,Dust,Bob Dylan,Echo & The Bunnymen,Tommy Emmanuel,Brian Eno,Esbjorn Svensson Trio (EST),Everything But The Girl,Ezio,Faith No More,Faithless,FFFR records,Fleetwood Mac,John Franks,Freur,The Fugees,Furry Collars,Future Sound Of London,Stan Getz,Terry Gilliam,Glan Llyn,G Love & The Special Sauce,Gong,Guns n Roses,Nick Harper,Roy Harper,Thomas Harris,PJ Harvey,Harthouse Records,Myles Haughton,Jimi Hendrix,Steve Hillage,Huun Huur Tu,Inspiral Carpets,Iron Horse,:: Iron Maiden,Isley Brothers,The Jam,Bert Jansch,Keith Jarrett,Ed Alleyne-Johnson,Robert Johnson,Grace Jones,Scott Joplin,Ronny Jordan,Junior,Killing Joke,Kings Of Leon,The Kinks,KKlass,KLF :: Lamb,Steve Lapsley,Led Zeppelin,Leftfield,Lego,John Lennon,The Levellers,Little Angels,Alex Lloyd,Duncan Lloyd,Lush,Madness,Mank,Aimee Mann,Bob Marley,Stephanie Marsland,John Martyn,Massive Attack,Curtis Mayfield,Metallica,Pat Metheny,Moloko,Money Mark,Morcheeba,Ennio Morricone,Morrissey,Van Morrison,Mother Love Bone,Motorhead,Motown,Bob Mould,Mo Wax,"STOP READING, TAKE A BREAK",Roisin Murphy,My Computer,Nightmares On Wax,Ninja Tunes,Nino,Nirvana,Stina Nordenstam,Sinead O'connor,Nouvelle Vague,Oasis,William Orbit,The Orb,Orbital,Ozzy Osbourne,Ozric Tentacles,The Pale,Panda,Alan Parker,Paul Parry,Pearl Jam,People Watching,Lee Scratch Perry :: Pink Floyd,The Pixies,The Police,Pooh Sticks,Portishead,Primal Scream,Prince,Sean Privett,The Prodigy,Public Enemy,Public Transport,Q Magazine,Queen,Radiohead,Rage Against The Machine,The Real People,Red Hot Chili Peppers,Res Band,Matt Jack Roberts,Rutto,Nitin Sawnhey,Screaming Trees,Seal,The Scientist,Ravi Shankar,The Shazzer,Shlomo,Shocking Blue,Sigur Ros,Simon & Garfunkel,Skitz,SL2,Small Faces,Smashing Pumpkins,The Smiths,Sneaker Pimps,Spearhead,Marky Spektrum,Spill,Davy Spillane,St Etienne,St Germaine,Star Wars,Stone Circle,Stone Roses,The Stranglers,Danny Sugarman,System 7,T99,June Tabor,Tangerine Dream,James Taylor,Tchaikovsky,Tek9,Jake Thackray,Thin Lizzy,Tinariwen,T'Pau,T-Rex,Tricky,Trojan Records,Tunng,Two Lone Swordsmen,Tom Waits,U2,Underworld,Unkle,The Urdd,Ward 13,Warp Records,Wasp,Paul Weller,Irvine Welsh,The Welsh Wizard,Barry White,Whitesnake,John Williams,Luke Williams,Paul Williams,Jah Wobble,Wordplay Label,World Upside Down,Ysgol Morgan Llwyd

The Blue Fruit Project's influences

Musically Records Tapes and CD's of people like Lee Hazlewood, Fred Neil, Jackson C Frank, Karen Dalton, Bobby Bare, Tim Buckley, lots of old country and rockabilly, also experimental old and new from Captain Beefheart and Linda Perhacs to Colleen Boom Bip and Climax Golden Twins. Fragile genius of songwriting people like Rocky Erickson, Brian Wilson, Scott Walker, Syd Barret. People with beautiful soul like Robert Wyatt Old Rottenhat, Curtis Mayfield, Gene Clark, Alton Ellis, Nick Drake, John Coltrane. Punks and Jazz Explorers Charles Mingus, John Cale, Sun Ra, Lee Mavers, Johnny Cash, Arthur Lee, 13th Floor Elevators. The list could be long and boring as there is so much inspirational stuff amoungst the mountainous crap.
Record Label: Solar Chi
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The item has been deleted


Posted by on