Member Since: 11/08/2007
Band Website: http://djtalbotlikesugar.blogspot.com/
Band Members:Childhood Hero:
Influences: Synthpop, Indiepop, Mummy Guns, New Order, Morrissey, The Smiths, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Apoptygma Berserk, Anything Box, Clan of Xymox, 80's Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Trembling Blue Stars, Aberdeen, twee, Apoptygma Berserk, Stone Roses, Saint Etienne and Sarah Cracknell, Thrill Kill Kult, Numb, Frontline Assembly, Leonard Cohen, Mission of Burma, Color Theory. Local: Starcrossed, The Verso, Jezebel, Maystar, a.m. Vibe, A Beautiful Noise, Retreat To The Wall now Mummy Guns, Silver Screens, Ashbury (RIP), Ashbury Heights, Somegirls, Apartment Search, The Quaking Aspens, DJ Edgartronic and DJ Narcolept, Morgan Young and old friends DJ Narcolept, Rob Moran, Gabe Vega and Saul and Dr. Indulgent and Barry Weaver. Mummy Guns, The Mighty Lemon Drops, Rialto (2 drummers!?), The Bolshoi, Bloc Party, Close Lobsters, The Sisters of Mercy, Halou, Lush, Everyday Sensations, The Legends, Cocteau Twins, The Cure, Sally Shapiro, Gang of Four, Happy Mondays, 120 Days, Ulrich Schnauss, Kaiser Chiefs, The Cranes, Kate Bush, Sister Vanilla, Art Brut, Chemlab. Sarah Records, Slowdive, Portishead, The Mary Onettes, Tribeca, Club 8, Human Drama, Control Machete, Gene, Travis, Pulp, Anymore, Jarvis Cocker, Suede, Massive Attack, The Language of Flowers, The Wake, Harper Lee, Mew, Mesh, DeVision, Wolfsheim, Elegant Machinery, Big In Japan, Echo and The Bunnymen, The Railway Children, Talula Gosh, Another Sunny Day, The Sea Urchins, Razorcuts, Kristy Thirsk, Camille Miller, Anneli Drecker, Bel Canto, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, NIN, Tribeca, Ian McCulloch, Le Tigre, Gene Loves Jezebel, Rialto, Gene, Suede, Garbage, Kitchens of Distinction, Stereo MCs, The Quaking Aspens, The Autumns, Slowdive, Mojave 3, Von Sudenfed, Faith and The Muse, The Dollyrots, The Donnas, KieTheVez, Pain Emission, Biff! Bang! Pow!, James, Mark E. Smith, Bright Eyes, Happy Mondays, Jane's Addiction, Los Campesinos, Tiamat, Wax Trax, Nettwerk, Sarah, Metropolis; Country, I can deal with (The Man in Black, Willie N, Old '97s, Wilco).
Sounds Like: The noise pop of The Jesus and Mary Chain and the synth-pop of Depeche Mode with the heart-felt lyrics of Bobby Wratten plus the stage presence of and ageless Morrissey. Add in the amateur low-fi efforts of every decent demo and the warm glow of vinyl as the needle throbs up and down on the slightly warped record you played at age 13. My side-projects: The Quaking Aspens (indie pop), HaloDefect (electronic dance), Apartment Search (insert genre).
Record Label: Happy Thoughts Recordings / Dolls Can't See
Type of Label: Indie