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David O'Connor

About Me

I was born. I did stuff and eventually learned to play saxophone and flute. This I continue to do.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/10/2007
Band Members: My solitary self!
Influences: In no order whatsoever - Joe McPhee, Bach, Steve Lacy, Jimmy Lyons, Cecil Taylor, Paul Bley, Thelonius Monk, Eric Dolphy, Merzbow, Keiji Haino (man plays a mean hurdy gurdy), Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Black Flag, Duke Ellington, Harry Carney, William Parker, Albert Ayler, Shostakavich, Charlie Parker, Sun Ra, Sonic Youth, Johnny Cash, Boris, Bonnie Prince Billy, Smog, anyone who comes to the Eddie Prevost workshop and makes me kick myself up the backside on a regular basis, Mr Prevost himself, AM for teaching me to sing without screwing my throat up, John Coltrane, Smog, The Wedding Present, Lightning Bolt, old, old Blues (Son House, Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson...) Ducks and cats and flowers, because their existence makes the world a better place to play in.
Sounds Like: Now that I'm still figuring out. A big hug of sound! A cow being hit by a train. An annoyed wasp.
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Spring

Having grown bored with snippets of what has been sat on my page for I'm not sure how long, decided to have a burst of recording today. Plus, given the time of year, figured that flower names were bet...
Posted by on Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:20:00 GMT