Member Since: 5/14/2004
Band Website: www.myspace.com/rao " myspace.com/rao
Band Members:
bassomatic (a/k/a conor dowling) * doug raneri * matte henderson (a/k/a krik) * eric payne * dave keating *dbrown *
Influences:
* squarepusher * massive attack * eno * balinese gamelan * dj spooky * turkish classical * fred frith * lee skratch perry * sly and robbie * aston ’family man’ barret * four tet * broken social scene * erik satie * bill laswell * vintage popeye * king crimson * the flaming lips * elvis costello * beastie boys * peter gabriel * kudsi erguner * dust brothers * joni mitchell * portishead * bowie * this mortal coil * dali’s car * led zep * splattercell * prince * robert fripp * john waters * eric richards * dick miller * percy jones, jaco pastorius, mick karn, tlev * webern * yo la tengo * the clash * bowie * d brown * steve reich * loose fur * wilco * critters buggin’ * howie b * my moms * screaming headless torsos * jojo mayer * werner herzog * klaus kinski * fletcher henderson * socrates * charles fucking ives * the dub syndicate * crooklyn dub consortium * king tubby * fats waller * raymond scott * raymond chandler * michael chabon * fila brazilia * feist * massacre * zappa * captain beefheart * a lexicon of musical invective * "reefer songs" classic comp * morton feldman * bartok * nietzsche’s ’the antichrist’ and ’twilight of the idols’ * partch’s ’genesis of a music’ * fred frith * webern * varese * igor fucking stravinsky * gurdjieff * mevlana * jack ’king’ kirby * the twilight zone * blind blake (the other, bahamian one) * ockeghem, dufay, josquin, tallis, and perotin...
Sounds Like: 'a typical musicians nest of thoughts' - d. van vliet
Record Label: Crucial Sound
Type of Label: Indie