Member Since: 9/29/2007
Band Website: myspace.com/swampglow
Band Members: Me, being Average Joe Motley AKA Stuart Dent AKA Ryan Grimshaw AKA Fitzroy Valentine AKA Ian Skinsleigh AKA Josef Half-a-Head AKA J.R. Motley, fly fisher AKA Guybrush Threepwood, a mighty fisherman. I'm also the man who caught the notorious LeChuck. I enjoy fighting crime & long walks on beaches. I'm also known as The Man Who Speaks Fast About Nothing. This being the only thing I'm actually any good at. I like to try and beatbox or play percussion and then be astonished by how out of time the result is compared to how it sounded in my head. I am also tonedeaf but I enjoy making noises on various instruments all the same, mainly the synthesiser. Well, my PC's keyboard. I write down what letters the notes I play down are, it's a much better system for me personally to use a QWERTY keyboard as there are more letters than the frankly confusing octave system. Well it confuses me. For instance, i did a song called 'self titled' for my band when it wasn't a band yet, and the notes spelt s-w-a-m-p-g-l-o-w, and that's how I remembered what I was actually playing. I'm a bit simple like that. Occaisonly I get my friends involved to cover up for my complete lack of talent... past and future collaborators include:Tortoiseshell Maleswampglowthe lost & found sounddCABBYasson
of CorroboreeBujubenRusty Sheriff & DeadfootAndreas Hobo of MyriadOdynophagiaJoe Blackvf wingEvil Steve of
DieselwigXaigonJackarackWailin' AsahbajjStupac
Influences: animals, food, composite buildings, bad TV, hallucinations, suspect conspiracy theories, old teachers, the second ice age, non-existant computer games, lucid dreaming, unpronouncable diseases, amputation tales, well worn anecdotes and in-jokes, suspicously agile zombies, the needlessly surreal, imaginary girlfriends, indescribable dreams that can only be re-evoked to myself through a list of vague imagery, dead things in general, when you open a drawer / packet of sugar and it's filled with tiny white writhing bugs, amusing mistakes made due to mishearing sentences spoken by other people that are then stolen for lyrics, the colour of music, hologram waveforms, my continual quest to locate a skeleton called The General that used to belong to one of one of my Dad's friends, my continual quest to locate the picture of an octopus wrapping xmas presents that i once saw in a newspaper round Bujuben's, general mishaps, kept mistakes and happy accidents, old school Big Brother, the Scatman, Fred Schneider, the NHS and the essential nature of all religions; intolerance, bigotry, sordid celibacy and war.
Sounds Like: "I'd describe the Motley sound as the musical adaptation of a man undergoing regressive hypnotherapy as his family sit in the corner couch crying. The truth incendiary to delusions parasitic nature in this world of inanimate weight."- Odynophagia"I'm not sure i would consider you a rapper though. Maybe protorapper or something thats been used to describe busdriver's style. Ethereal eclectic verbose hip hop storytelling..."- dCABB"You truly have a unique multi-layered sound happening here- it is very interesting plus a lot of fun. And needs further listening."- 7atoms"you seem to be able to make a hen out of just one feather..."- Joel Simeus"wonderful ways of comin up with words, I still cannot understand, brilliant!"- the Ms.
"You definitely can't find that kind of stuff here in Louisiana!"- Dustin of the Sunkissed Barrelabisca"You vile delinquent"- Maddie Peet"Not as good as Jez North"- Jez North"I'm shocked by your new tune. I never thought I'd hear something like that come out of your mouth..."- Bujuben"Yeah, I thought it was a bit 'dry your eyes'-esque..."- Stupac"I'd say more Puff Daddy."- Bujuben
Record Label: Give Up Records
Type of Label: Indie