Member Since: 8/14/2005
Band Website: origamisounds.com
Band Members: The PAPER TIGER live band currently consists of:
Greg Surmacz (saxophones, clarinet, melodica, arrangements)
Jim Wiltshire (bass)
Pedro y el Lobo (production, MPC, guitar)
DJ Vital (turntablism, drums/percussion, design)
Joe Harris (guitar)
Oli Brandon-Davies (drums, electronic drums)
Raphael Attar (vocals)
Anna Stott (vocals)
And friends...
Past contributors include:
Niall Lavelle (drums)
Ed Thomas (keys)
Jim Cooper (bass)
Daniel Roberts (guitar)
And more...
CZAR MUGGERS are:
Greg Surmacz (alto saxophone)
Nathaniel Devries (drums)
Ed Thomas (nord electro)
Daniel Roberts (electric guitar)
David Jackson (double bass)
Influences: Joe Harriott, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, P-Funk, George Clinton, Maceo Parker, John Peel, Alice Coltrane, Radiohead, Lars Horntveth, Jaga Jazzist, Shining, The Bays, DJ Shadow, Os Mutantes, Pharaoh Sanders, The Cinematic Orchestra, Tortoise, Doseone, Why?, Subtle, The Thing, Miles Davis, Fela Kuti, Gonzales, Dexter Gordon, Augustus Pablo, Sun Ra, John Zorn, Tool, Mos Def, Tom Ze, Saul Williams, Sly And The Family Stone, Debussy, Quannum MCs, Arve Henriksen, Joshua Redman, The Simpsons, Matthew Herbert, Mike Patton, Herbie Hancock, The Mars Volta, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, King Tubby, Sylvia Plath, Def Jux, James Brown, Super Numeri, Jamie Lidell, Mahavishnu Orchestra, John McLaughlin, Can, Deftones, Mr. Lif, The Flaming Lips, We Vs Death, Battles, Ninja Tune, The Beach Boys, Quantic (Soul Orchestra), Chris Cunningham, Aldous Huxley, Broken Social Scene, The Bad Plus, PJ Harvey, Thelonius Monk, Refused, Bill Hicks, Ian Mackaye, Charles Mingus, Jeff Buckley, TV On The Radio, Richard Pryor, F-IRE Collective, Pete Wareham, Warsaw Village Band, Jack Kerouac, Studio Ghibli, Sebastian Rochford, MF Doom, The Roots, ?uestlove, Squarepusher, Matthew Bourne, Mogwai, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Mastodon, Wayne Shorter, Mr. Scruff, Keep It Unreal (Club Night), Nomo, Sigur Ros, Reeves and Mortimer, Kool Keith, Bill Evans, Elvin Jones, Four Tet, Bjork, Gary Wilson, The Twinkle Brothers, Super Furry Animals, lots more music, films, literature, art, my friends, family and all the wonderful musicians I get to play with, nature, the weather, the world in general..!
Sounds Like: noise
Record Label: Origami Sounds
Type of Label: Indie