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About Me

"After spending some time smear testing peacocks for the Lebanese government, I realized at the age of 24 that the truth was stranger, that is to say less prevalent, than fiction. I interpreted this to mean that it is fine to lie and subsequently bullshitted my way through the interview and before long they trusted me enough to leave me alone with the bodies!.......prison, is indeed, also stranger than fiction. A short period of my life was spent as a cartoon tramp in an attempt to try and solve the social issue of 2 dimensional sexual apathy among the flat-less. Up until this point, my life was like a badly written screenplay for a film about fuck all".------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ -----

The personal failings documented above (Taken from â€˜The Chronicles of Zoon Vanâ€™ by T. Mallon) have led to and informed the compositions you are currently listening to. After prostituting his keyboard wares to numerous bands in the South west, the summer of 2007 saw ZVS taking bold measures in stepping out alone. A passion for Genre-Spanning melody, field recordings, found sound and electronics combined with the utility of guerrilla techniques (encompassing household objects) has spat ZVS face first into the sphere of criticism in the creation of affably sinister sonic sketches and ambionic audio montage. Currently working or collaborating with Malakai, Canola Tenderfoot, New Acoustics, Diego Chavez...
The summer of 2008 will see the debut 12" EP released on Brighton's finest Cookshop records.
So roll up for a musical journey of jousting and Onanism.
F@ckin' do it! ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ---Click 'Play' on the joy pad below to hear an interview and specially commissioned sounds that I did for BBC Bristol Uncovered, followed by a tune. (Just for the record, it is my Birth Certificate-not Passport-that is Belgian).
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Below is the Weird Fields video for Diego Chavez's remix of 'the Gloaming'
Here are some self produced visuals for the album track 'Half Term'

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/12/2007
Band Members: Alec Snook
(Lisa Whiting- Artwork, dialogue ’Troublesome Trucks’)
(Kit McKenzie-Bibliophones, biscuit tin, doors/windows, candle stick holder, guitar, dialogue and inspiration ’Bibliophone’)
(Owen Shirley-Bass ’Tale of the Grey Mare’)
Influences: SFA, Sigur Ros, Tunng, Ochre, Boards of Canada, Kieran Hebden, Small Faces, Broken Social Scene, Plaid, Ulrich Schnauss, Beatles, slint, The Fall, Underworld, Richard D. James, Can, Acid Casuals, Nick Drake, Concrete, James Holden, Chris Clark, Trans Am, Isan, Led Zeppellin, Parlour Talk, Susumu Yokota, The books, Ianucci/Morris/Fry/Cook/Python, the Charlatans, Stone Roses, Tinariwen, Orbital, minotaur shock, ADF, mum, Radiohead, The Meters, DJ Shadow, Tortoise, Bjork, Nightmares On Wax, Mogwai, Silver Apples, Supergrass, BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Ali Farka Toure, Efterklang, Matmos, Domino/Warp/thrill Jockey/MORR/Benbecula, John Peel, John/Alan Lomax, John Mcentire, Pierre Schaeffer, Dearn, Iceland, Scotland, Canada, BRISTOL... TEAM ALAN
Sounds Like: "Chilling stuff!"-Tom Robinson , BBC 6 Music.
"Superb, it's fascinating how he's producing this stuff, brilliantly interesting"-Richard Pitt/Gary Smith, BBC Bristol Uncovered.
"Stupidly good" - CT Remixes
"a curious blend of Four Tet-ish beats with Benbecula-esque hints, lovely!" - Myuzyk Netlabel
"like a boyish Boards of Canada, all shuffling glitches and twinkling electronica" - Mike White, Venue Magazine
A coffin full of smashed crabs, the ghost of all your sundays past.
Record Label: Cookshop 12" EP release soon......
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

EP Review (Promo)-Venue Magazine

"ZVS's cracking debut opens ('Bibliophone') like a boyish Boards of Canada, all shuffling glitches and twinkling electronica, bubbling away like subaquatic lava before a rolling stormcloud of drum and...
Posted by Zoon Van Snook on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:41:00 PST

Radiohead ’Nude’ (Zoon Van Snook remix)

Greetings scissor beans!!If you havnt already noticed, Ive done a remix of the new Radiohead single. If you get a second, please click the link, listen and maybe even vote!!Thanks loads for your time ...
Posted by Zoon Van Snook on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:05:00 PST

Diego Chavez remix of 'the Gloaming'

Oi oi my feathered chums!!The excellent remix of 'the Gloaming' by Exponential Records' Diego chavez, which will appear on the forthcoming 12" EP on Cookshop, can be heard in advance on Diego's myspac...
Posted by Zoon Van Snook on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:50:00 PST

developments!!

Just to keep yous posted, Last week I signed with Brighton label Cookshop Records to release a 12" EP with 'Bibliophone' as the lead track.The release date and track listing will follow in the next co...
Posted by Zoon Van Snook on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:41:00 PST