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A Western Addition

About Me

A Western Addition is the name of my solo project that's more abstract, impressionistic, and personal.

I'm proud to say these sketches were done with just one guitar in a single continuous take with no overdubs or looping. My goal is to fill up as much space and feeling with just one take as possible and it is a practice in meditation each time I do it.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 03/05/2007
Band Members: me, my piles of guitars, amps, pedals, and a lot of reverb
Influences: Clint Mansell, Aphex Twin, Boris, Mojave 3, tube amps, , Slowdive, Dustin O'Halloran, Haruki Murakami, My Bloody Valentine, Jeff Buckley, delay and reverb of any sort, the Cure, druqs, Nick McCabe, Radiohead, BRMC, plants, Interpol, Mogwai, the Smiths, Richard Linklater, pain & rage, Cocteau Twins, Concrete Blonde, Japan, San Francisco weather patterns, Godspeed You Black Emperor, the Cruise, Sofia Coppola, Erik Satie
Sounds Like:
Record Label: http://www.restingbell.net

My Blog

Lullabyes for the Sleepless is OUT!

The album is completed and out now after many bumps and too many late nights slaved over a laptop in China. It is called Lullabyes for the Sleepless. You can find it here:http://www.restingbell.net/re...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:23:00 GMT

Creativity...

The last month has been very strange and wonderful. I had been preparing a show with my cover band KPTHQ and playing a lot of music with a bunch of talented musicians. Then suddenly I got offered to p...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:38:00 GMT