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aliensporebomb

A Man, A Plan, A Guitar, A Universe, etc.

About Me

Operating in an experimental mode since the late 1990s, the Aliensporebomb project has been masterminded by multi- instrumentalist Todd Madson as a way to get his all-genres-fit music to the world. Watch for him in 2007 and beyond as he further infects the users of myspace with new organic musical spores. Share and enjoy.
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Member Since: 8/7/2005
Band Website: pod.ath.cx/
Band Members: Todd Madson: electric and acoustic 6-string guitars, drone guitar, 5-string banjo, six string bass, gourd kalimba, synthesizers, mellotron, PPG Wave, programmed and played drums, mutated cell phone noise, sequencing, production, art, photography, kitchen sink, etc.Co-conspirators on selected tracks: Live keys and electronics at Paul & Amy's gig: Todd Murray who appears by courtesy of Thunderweasels. Live drums and Paiste cymbals on "Eta Carinae" by Kurt Angel plus live electric bass on "Eta Carinae" performed by Paco Craig. Kurt and Paco appear by courtesy of The Jam Lab.The cymbals and percussion during the second half of "Tinfoil Hat" and the kit drums and percussion on Zingu is performed by Mark Worrell who appears by courtesy of Infinite Ego and Savior Onasis.
Influences: Mörglbl trio (Christophe Godin!), Musical Universe, GNO, Allan Holdsworth, Tangerine Dream, Gong, Ozric Tentacles, Steve Hillage, Infinite Ego, 3 Pups Music, Cypher 7, Boards of Canada, Eric Johnson, Ohm, John McLaughlin, Manuel Gottsching, Ash Ra/Ash Ra Tempel, Joaquin Lievano, OSI, John Goodsall, Eddie Jobson, Mike Keneally, Kraftwerk, Praxis, Mohodisco, Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs), Steve Hackett, King's X, King Crimson, Michael Hoenig, Johannes Schmoelling, Bill Connors, Kevin Gilbert, Magellan, Mike Olson (Minneapolis), Steve Tibbets (Mpls), Shawn Lane, Terje Rypdal, Miles Davis (Pangaea in particular), Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Jennifer Batten, Area, Kit Watkins, Billy Club, Ice Nine, The Outsiders (the Mpls band) Fonya, Air Sculpture, Kenso, Bofatron Sofasaurus, The CT-Collective, Djam Karet, Arthur Barrow, Western Vacation, Frank Zappa, Mahavishnu Orchestra, EBN-OZN, Chuck Hammer's Guitarchitecture, Shicke Fuhrs and Frohling, Buckethead, Magellan, Caveman Shoestore, Porcupine Tree, the Pre-Miami Vice Jan Hammer, Saga, Echolyn, Gentle Giant, Max Webster (from Canada)/Kim Mitchell, Ash Ra (Manuel Gottsching), Behold the Arctopus, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Terutsugu Hirayama, Guy Capuzzo's demo tape from the 1990s, the Rock in Opposition band Henry Cow, the Japanese Zuehl band Happy Family, Dysrhythmia, Proto-Kaw, O.S.I., Adrian Belew, Philharmonie, Jeff Beck, Scott Henderson, the incredible Japanese fusion band Kenso, Motoi Sakuraba, Bi Kyo Ran, the french prog juggernaut Heldon (and its mastermind Richard Pinhas), '73 Santana/Mahavishnu (various live concerts from that era), Spitz, Suneohair, Ken Rubenstein, Dan Stearns, The Moog Cookbook, Todd Rundgren's Utopia, Jon Butcher Axis, Mattias Ia Eklundh, Soma (Mark Gleed / Guy Eckstine / David Shawn / Allan Holdsworth / Tony Levin) also known as "Neverwasneverwillbe" to the cognoscenti, the swedish bands Änglagård, Landberk and Anekdoten, anyone I ever shared a stage with, and more than I can possibly articulate.
Sounds Like: Imagine mid 1980s Tangerine Dream smashed with the guitar fury of artists such as Allan Holdsworth, John Goodsall and John McLaughlin smashed with the dense electronics of artists like Daft Punk, Cypher 7, Ozric Tentacles, Eat Static with a more ambient and song-oriented form. Can be very song oriented or also very, very self-indulgent with too many guitar pyrotechnics. Not afraid of electric guitars, not afraid of synths either or acoustic instruments. I'll use them all. Enjoy.
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My Blog

5 Songs Now Online...

Check the slider to the side of the player and scroll down and you'll see I've addeda fifth song to the asb myspace page courtesy of http://www.myspace.com/bodogand you musicians can add one too. Enj...
Posted by aliensporebomb on Tue, 22 May 2007 08:06:00 PST

Tinfoil Hat

Here's a new track with me on guitar, bass, synthesizers and drum programsand Mark Worrell on cymbals and percussion from the second verse until theend of the song. Enjoy!
Posted by aliensporebomb on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 10:14:00 PST

Legato Guitar Video from 2004

Figured someone might be interested in this one:Filmed back in 2004 after Ken Rubenstein put me up to recording a quick and dirty legato guitar video. Dig the basement "hannibal lecter"ambience and d...
Posted by aliensporebomb on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 08:12:00 PST

That Zingu Thing....

Okay, "Zingu Three DOT Five" (not thirty five) mix 6. Me on acoustic and electric guitars, six string bass, synthesizers, bass synth, etc. with acousticdrums by Infinite Ego (see him in my top 10 fri...
Posted by aliensporebomb on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:49:00 PST

QED (Single Version) News

Check out QED the single version here - I worked on it for quite a bit on MLK day.If you want to hear the full 8 minute version check out my other music streamingsite at http://www.zebox.com/alienspor...
Posted by aliensporebomb on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 08:04:00 PST

Hipnosis

And now, hipnosis which is neither hip, nor gnosis. Enjoy.
Posted by aliensporebomb on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:03:00 PST

Darkover II

A blast from the recent past, DarkOverII, an ambient piece I did with synthesizers and a little guitar - as released on the CT-Ambitative project.
Posted by aliensporebomb on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 08:09:00 PST

Coming shortly...one with everything...

If you haven't heard it before, it's literally got everything but the kitchen sink. Dig it.
Posted by aliensporebomb on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 08:43:00 PST

Just a quick update

I've put up a track of a work in progress in order to placate thosewho were unsure if I was working on anything new or not. Morelater.
Posted by aliensporebomb on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 05:04:00 PST

Transition II

I put up Transition II, part of the three part suite up which is an ambientpiece that had little hearing last year. Let's hope it finds a bit more earsthis time out. Mostly synthesizer, sequencer, a...
Posted by aliensporebomb on Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:08:00 PST