Member Since: 26/08/2005
Band Website: http://cdbaby.com/surfingguitarist
Band Members: Stuart Ward floating in the canyons of my sick mind-on guitars, bass, synths, keyboards, vocals & various drum machines. I do not use computer software at all... Recorded digitally on 8-track. Some of my pieces are works in progress.... Tone, rhythm & melody, using as few notes as possible These are some of the key elements that I strive for. Like soundtracks to movies--sometimes only a couple of notes are needed to evoke a feeling. That's my excuse anyway.....Played guitar for decades...I played the horendous working men's club circuit in Liverpool and Manchester, England many moons ago. I was in bands that played only cover versions of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who etc, etc. If we tried to play anything of our own, we would get bottles, cigarettes, etc. thrown at us. It was purgatory, all in the past. Now I just play my own tunes, The Good, The Bad, and the Friggin' Ugly! So there it is........You can get my stuff in on- cdbaby.com, iTunes, Amazon and Napster at last, Soundclick, Rhapsody and dozens of indie Web music sites for a mere pittance-I need a little bread, maaan to pay for my equipment. Screw corporate bullshiting suits! Thanks for you intergalactic support! Whether it's good, crap, or mediocre, at least it's all mine.Some bizarre facts from the distant past...I actually played in a club band called 'T.O.T.' ,in England in the seventies. We played working men's clubs in Liverpool and Manchester. If we did not do several cover songs of The Beatles and The Who, we would get thing thrown at us. One club was so derilect, the seiling was leaking whilst we were plating. Water went right on to my brand new Marshall amp (which took me years to pay for)--it blew up,and fused everything.
Influences: Many, many unsigned experimental heros. Also---William Shakespear, William Wordsworth, Thomas Hardy, Gaseous sounds that emit from ones body in the wee hours, Wishbone Ash, The Shadows, Pink Floyd, Gary Numan, Aqua Velvets, Iron Maiden, Hawkwind, Tangerine Dream, The Atlantics, Slacktone, The Surf Kings.
Sounds Like: Some of the above and sooo much more (or less). Sounds like--An aural extravaganza of bizarre sounds rushing through my brain, the by-product of decades of listening (voluntarily and involuntarily) to a plethora of strange sounds, on this planet and several others. Some of my tracks sound like ice-cold beer being squirted into your ears at a controlled pressure, so as not to perforate your ear drums. Other tracks sound like Floridian manatees being hit by speed boats navigated by totally drunken pricks at the helm. Most of my other tracks--I have no explanation for them---you judge--this is not 'American Fookin' Idol! maaaan.
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Record Label: SurfingGuitaristRecords
Type of Label: Indie