Member Since: 31/03/2007
Band Website: uh this one....email me here on myspace.
Band Members: Zed = Guitar, Bass, drums, keyboard, and all computer sequencing/programming/looping.
I'm solely responsible for the shitty mix...sorry.
Influences: Influences: I like too many artists to list.....but the imaginary bands influences are....Peter Gabriel, Joy Division, New Order, Portishead, Lou Reed, Steven Kilbey, The Church, NIN, Manson, Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Faith No More, Garbage, David Bowie, Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, the cure, Johnny Cash, Psychedelic Furs, and dead can dance. For my guitar influences; Neil Young, Toni Iommi, Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Michael Hedges, John Fuscanti and Jeff Beck.Check out Zed's personal profile at Sir Loin of Beef, or BBB, whatever he calls himself on a given day. I promise....he writes in English, not that gibberish Elmo does.
Sounds Like: I got into this argument with some music snob last night. He was offended that I wouldn't tell him that I/we sounded like anyone he listed (he actually thought that since I was thinking that I didn't know who these people were). He listed a bunch of great preformers and well, I'm not going to compare myself to any of them...because they are legends and comparing yourself to a legend puts me uneasy. To me it's like this ego out there that somehow you're as GOOD as they are (and therefore you'd better not mess up because then they'll call you Poorman's Hendrix or whatever). His point was that there are plenty of performers who are good but are not famous, which is totally irrelevent to the argument (because if I listed them as sound a likes he would have said, "who?"). I ignored him because he wasn't going to stick around anyway since I hadn't shoeboxed the music for him with a nice bow. I should have told him to go walk his dog and leave the musicians alone. I've run into this stereotype before; a music snob (cough cough from Berrrrhminghamh), when I worked at a music store. These richie riches would come in with dad's jaguar and ask for someone who sounded like someone else. I hated to play the game because what they were really doing was trying to impress their girlsfriends with "let me out-knowledge the record store geek" (you know who you are richers, doing things like pretending to be photographer to score chicks). If you had a suggestion they would scoff and say something negative about your choice. They would also list off little known bands to name drop and mock you if you didn't know them. I was proud of myself because last night as I was setting up. I just ignored him, it wasn't my choice to play his game. Amazingly years later it was the still same game. I, however, play the game by my rules.To me there is a sound that I can pick out for the special musicians. Miles Davis doesn't sound like anyone else. Chet Baker doesn't sound like anyone else. You can tell a Jimi Hendrix song a mile away by the TONE of the DRUMS... and tell if a version is not really him on the radio. If you hated Metallica's Saint Anger because of the way the drum sounded (not to mention bad singing), you're in my home of microscopic audio detail...lol. Welcome, do not rub/scherrrech your teeth on the fork upon withdrawl of my food....LOL.I had someone tell me the other night that I sounded like Neil Young on guitar. I didn't hear it myself....and that's my point. He heard it, liked it and Neil's a legend so I was flattered and I thanked him. Personally, I didn't hear it but w/e it's cool with me. People hear your influences through THEIR ears, so if they don't recognize the sound then they will go to THEIR next closest influence. I guess what I'm trying to dance around with is that I'm painting with abstract art in mind and using a large variety of colors. I never create with the mindset of "I need to write something like so and so". This way in whatever medium I'm working; techno, jam band, solo acoustic. I can create things that make me happy and therefore develope my own style in each medium. You might notice that I don't follow the rules in techno, he he. If I wrote songs for other people I'd go stark raving mad (yeah yeah, "what's the diff?")I'm posting songs in rough stages, that for now, are soundtrack ideas. In the future, I'll be posting more real, fleshed out songs. Not too many real guitar parts as much as I'd like. Line 6's Guitar Port is a pain the ass. I'm going to by an I-axe and record directly.I'm a hack DIY'er, but at least I don't pretend with Guitar Hero II, nor do I think I'm as good as say, Slash, because I press the buttons in the same order.I listed my influences but there's more influences I didn't list. Hopefully you care enough to listen and pick songs you like for your own reasons. Your favorite song might be my most embarassing one. Hopefully, you'd never know and I'd only care that you took enjoyment from it. I won't often explain my lyrics either when I get around to that. Again, it takes the whole "mystery" about the song away. What's most important is that I enjoy myself and that people attach their OWN meaning to it and maybe one day one of my songs would help someone to "use the song as a lever to push themselves to a higher plane."- Peter Townsend of the Who.Does U2's "One" remind you that failed BIG relationship (...to the Lepers in your Head)? Does Cindy Lauper's "True Colors" remind you of your Grandmother?For me, they do.Thanks,
Zed
Record Label: Unsigned