Music:
Member Since: 5/12/2007
Band Website: typeandline.com
Band Members: Keyboard, Screen, Mike, Mouse, Guitar
Influences: Our holy trinity, for sonic prescience and aesthetic purity:
Suicide's first LP (the A side) and 'Dream Baby Dream';
Ramones first 3 LPs - for beating on the brat, and "…Oh Oh, I love her so…" - and Kraftwerk … naturellement.
And in no particular order, and probably more for inspiration than influence:
Brian Wilson - esp. the wilderness years;
Post '65 Beach Boys - esp. their punk album 'Love You';
Grizzly Bear's 'Yellow House';
Mouse On Mars - always an inspiration;
Talking Heads' first 2 LPs - esp. 'Stay Hungry';
Scritti Politti (the quintessentially 80s 12" mixes);
Giorgio Moroder's 70s productions - esp. 'I Feel Love';
Mellow's 'Perfect Colours' - cruelly underrated;
The camp symphonic pop genius that is ELO;
Fischerspooner doing pop;
Harry Nillson before the alcohol kicked in;
ACR with Simon Topping;
Sagittarius: 'Another Time' with Curt Boettcher's sublimely beautiful androgynous vocal;
Belle & Sebastian - consummate pop-song writers - wish we could do that!;
David Bowie circa 'Low' and 'Heroes';
AIR (check that tubular bell in 'Venus'!);
Chic's machine-like precision playing;
The Millenium's 'Begin';
Tortoise;
Television first 2 LPs esp. 'See No Evil';
Caribou;
Andrew Gold: 'Never Let Her Slip Away';
Phoenix - esp. first 2 albums;
Scott Walker;
The Raveonettes;
High Llamas;
Wire as pop band - esp. 'Outdoor Miner' and 'Our Swimmer';
Harpers Bizarre;
The Beatles - esp. 'Come Together';
Man Parrish's 'Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop)';
Can;
Hot chip;
Van Dyke Parks;
Schneider TM;
Justice;
Steely Dan;
The Strokes;
Shuggy Otis;
Miracle Fortress;
The Velvet Underground;
10cc - the singles;
Super Furry Animals;
Daft Punk's 'Discovery' - esp. 'Digital Love';
Sly & the Family Stone - esp. 'Loose Booty';
Nick Drake - esp. those melancholic cascading strings on 'River Man';
Lipps Inc.: 'Funkytown';
Sounds Like: Fuzzy Rhodes, klangy guitars, fat moogs, luscious strings, swirly flutes, pumping drums
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None
