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ben mcvinnie

Music is for grooving

About Me

This page is a collection of music i make outside of the bands I'm in. The three bands I play in are Psychedelic, Stoner and Punk, but the stuff on this page is Acoustic, Noise and Trip Hop. Enjoy...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/13/2007
Band Members: Ben McVinnie, Andy Gerencser (Tracks 1 & 3) Paul Davies (Tracks 1 & 6) John Kearvel (Track 5)
Influences: The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Frank Zappa, Cream, Free, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Faith No More, Guns N Roses, Pantera, White Zombie, Primus, Rage Against The Machine, Corrosion Of Conformity, Clutch, Life Of Agony, Deftones, Cathedral, Mr Bungle, Kyuss, Biohazard, Sick of it All, Raging Speedhorn, Alice in Chains, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Albert King, Eric Bibb, Albert Collins, Eric Clapton, Robert Johnson, John Mayall, BB King, Jonny Lang, James Brown, Curtis Mayfield, George Clinton, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Wu Tang Clan, Notorious B.I.G, Pharcyde, Blackalicious, Jurrasic 5, Eric B and Rakim, Roots Manuva, Funkdoobiest, House of Pain, DJ Shadow, Rahzel, Run DMC, N.W.A, Cypress Hill, Sugarhill Gang, Leftfield, Groove Armada, Chemical Brothers, Layo and Bushwaka, Prodigy, Faithless, Sugardaddy, Zero 7, Krafty Kuts, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Plump DJs, Soulwax, Mylo, Simian Mobile Disco, Klaxons, Venetian Snares, Sea Sick Steve, Jack Johnson, Willy Mason, Jeff Buckley, Mike Patton, Tom Waits, Bob Marley,
Sounds Like: Whatever you think it sounds like...
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Pantheism

Recline on our ladybird furnitureWe wonder how we were so hotTwitching now in the aftermathAshes BefellThere's a brothel in my brainIt's after hoursDoorbellA new arranement of flowersI asked for a ges...
Posted by ben mcvinnie on Sun, 18 May 2008 02:59:00 PST

Mushrooms at Christmas

In the casino I bonded with you all"Everything is synchronised"A course of actionLeaping and boundingAnd dartingTo each corner of the roomThe lifting and lowering of headsEngaged in magazines and TVIn...
Posted by ben mcvinnie on Sun, 18 May 2008 03:48:00 PST

Full Stop

It's a soft morningTender insideI have no vocabularyAnd uninvited astonishmentSomewhere in the trees is my voiceThe automatic parasiteLost in transparencyMy locust is my mentorEvil in the early hoursB...
Posted by ben mcvinnie on Sun, 18 May 2008 03:38:00 PST

The Blush

The original scar came before any judgement Serenity saw poison on the horizon One man sits alone on the roof of his house Half erect at lunchtime Builder's hat& preventing the blush "Where's the ex...
Posted by ben mcvinnie on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:12:00 PST