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I and I

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About Me

Adam Sarmiento is currently at work on his third release under the name I and I. The first I and I record "We Are" received critical acclaim for it's bold blending of song writing and electronic music. The new record is moving in a tighter, leaner and more refined direction that could best be described as dance music for your headphones or songs for food preparation in the 21st century. There is the darkness of industry contrasting with the brightness of a summer's day. There are ethereal voices singing in familiar languages and syncopated poly rhythms in foreign ones. Visit www.iandimusic.com .

For more details on Adam's past activities, including his involvement with the bands, New Tribe, The Pistol Arrows and The Candles, visit www.alchemistrecords.com.

For vastly improved social networking see: virb.com/iandimusic.


I and I's albums are available now at: GEMM.COM

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/20/2005
Band Website: iandimusic.com
Band Members: Adam Sarmiento writes, sings, plays most things, programs, etc. with help from friends Alan Vest, Mike Hosty, Eric Sarmiento, Wally Tarkington, and Brent Williams on guitars.
Influences: In no particular order: ERIC SARMIENTO, glencairn, Walter Gropius, giorgio moroder, fragile, ENO, TALK TALK, blastido, the orb, JOY DIVISION, sparklehorse, tropicalia or panis et circensis, bebel gilberto, Bowie, evelyn glennie, THe KINKS, joao gilberto, john jeavons, detroit, art blakey, donovan, suba, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, nick drake, krishnamurti, the starlight mints, akira kurosawa, alan kapuler, BEATLES, depeche mode, rudolph steiner, the beastie boys, flaming lips, OMD, paulo coelho, houston, fleetwood mac, bigod 20, the streets, Anticon, stephen fry, i start counting, Bill Maher, M.L.K., Luomo, Suncrush, NEW ORDER, NEW TRIBE, bill mollison, dirty deeds, a certain ratio, frank gehry, aphex twin, caetano veloso, yo la tengo, cabaret voltaire, Frank Gehry, os mutantes, kompakt, walt whitman, gas, detroit, the green owls, ..10, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, mellow, talking heads, bbc radiophonic workshop, sons of james, sugar hill gang, e.s.g., Chris Rock, Paramahansa, Spinoza, Cezanne, can, daniel miller, fuse, grandaddy, DYLAN, john coltrane, p.g. wodehouse, Mum, The Liberty Drug, the nazz, the stockade liar, Vladislav Delay , ray bradbury, lexie sarmin, boards of canada, the monkees, hiyao miyazaki, ravi shankar, throbbing gristle, paul horn, kraftwerk, the zombies, Eero Saarinen, pink floyd, spoon, frank loyd wright, buddy rich, katsuhiro otomo, werner herzog, richie hawtin, steve martin, kompakt, flood, parliament, louie anderson, M, flight of the conchords, the electric prunes, funkadelic, Hosty, Rembrant, peter max, frog leg banquet, hugh laurie, picketline coyotes, norbert weiner, the knife, gilberto gil, bee gees, no means no, nitzer ebb, George Martin, the green owls, the notwist, NEU!, john cage, the pretty things, carlos castenada, robert heinlein, Le Corbusier, ram dass, the swagmen, factory, masanobu fukuoka, chris gomez, the seeds, yes, cibelle, cornelius, the toy dolls, erik satie, and pretty much any and everything worth it's salt
Sounds Like: e.t.'s on a holiday in Barcelona
Record Label: Alchemist Records Collective
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Dark Side of the Room mixtape up

I put together this little mixtape project to provide a prelude to my upcoming (fingers crossed) new record: White Noise/Black Music. I'm calling the mixtape "Dark Side of the Room" and it has some ...
Posted by I and I on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:41:00 PST

Khoiba remix finally out on 7

The long awaited release of my remix of Khoiba (a great Czech band) has finally come to pass. The original Khoiba version will be backed by my remix on a limited edition 7". I think it will only be ...
Posted by I and I on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:17:00 PST

Radioheads new single remixed

You can listen to my remix of the new Radiohead single "nude" here: www.radioheadremix.com.. If u like it vote for it. Remixes with the most votes become part of the "permanent" page. It was a littl...
Posted by I and I on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:45:00 PST

Spain 08

Going to Spain for 2 weeks so I probably won't check my inbox or friend requests much. Khoiba remix "Ohio" is supposed to be out soon. I'll post once it's out.
Posted by I and I on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:24:00 PST

Ghost of Monkshood remix

I had the pleasure of remixing a tune by the great band Ghost of Monkshood! Their version reminded me of one of my favorite records "the notorious byrd brothers". Their interesting vocals and synth ...
Posted by I and I on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:52:00 PST

New Eric Sarmiento record co-produced and with performances by I and I

My Brother Eric has just put out a great record "the declaration of interdependence" on which I helped with production, sang, played drums and some synths.Check it here:New Eric Sarmiento album "the d...
Posted by I and I on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:56:00 PST

New ep! Music Computer Film!

New I and I ep is free and creative commons licensed so share it, tear it, or whatever you want to do. Also check out the new Alchemist Records website which I and I is involved with. Hope you enjo...
Posted by I and I on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:58:00 PST

updates

50 songs or so are in various stages of completion at the moment. A four song e.p. of mostly instrumental pieces is planned for a December release along with an accompanying video. The second l.p....
Posted by I and I on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 03:33:00 PST

rehearsals and new website

I and I have been rehearsing for a few upcoming shows including the local CD release show. New web site is up. Check it out. There are some weird little bits to listen to.
Posted by I and I on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

New song posted every week

We will be posting a new song, on friday, every week for the next 8 weeks or so. This will lead up to the release of Adam Sarmiento's debut lp under the name I and I, "We Are". More on that later. ...
Posted by I and I on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST