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About Me

Little documentations of my incurable fascinations.
I know what I do isn't that typical, so if you don't like it, that's fine. It doesn't mean I'll stop doing it . . .

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/19/2005
Band Members: Troll Collins --- keyboards, vox, programming
Friends and family members contribute occassionally!
Influences: PJ Harvey, Kate Bush, Dresden Dolls, Patrick Wolf, Leonard Cohen, Sarah Slean, Sufjan Stevens, Bjork, Ladytron, Rufus Wainwright, Tori Amos, Rasputina, Gabriela Kulka, Nine Inch Nails, Portishead, Massive Attack, The Faint, Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, Chopin, Grieg, Debussy, Satie
Sounds Like: Kate Bush, Depeche Mode, Rufus Wainwright, Tori Amos, Peter Murphy, PJ Harvey, Sarah Slean, Dresden Dolls, Patrick Wolf
Record Label: doot doot doo
Type of Label: None

My Blog

NOTE: If I posted something weird on your profile

So this afternoon, I got something of a rude shock. I popped along to one of my myspace friends whose profile I don't look at too often. And 'I' had written a comment on his wall on November 26 (2 day...
Posted by Troll Collins on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:06:00 PST

So, I’m, like, maybe gonna do this

Hi all, After an invigorating year in London ON, hanging with the talented likes of Alexandra Krakus, Kaya Fraser, Basia Bulat, D. H. Calabrese from Tom Fun, Phil Glennie, Tom Barnes, (all of who...
Posted by Troll Collins on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:49:00 PST

Darkest Star

I think it's essential that I have this song up here for people to hear, even though I cringe at it sometimes. Why? 'Cause I sing pretty well on it (this is only sometimes the case), and I'm proud of ...
Posted by Troll Collins on Fri, 16 Jun 2006 05:59:00 PST

Cold Room

Myspace somehow has got Cold Room all buggered up. The ominous bass organ is very muted (whereas it usually makes speakers rattle with its bass-itude), and the drums that come in twice (in the instrum...
Posted by Troll Collins on Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:04:00 PST

Flower of the City

This song was spontaneous. I had set up my little recording situation in my living room, and I wanted to try it out. So I recorded one of my oldest songs, a thing called 'Zero Hour.' Then I wanted to ...
Posted by Troll Collins on Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:33:00 PST

Ligeia's Dream

Ligeia's Dream is the only song I have written in 2005. Lack of access to a piano has only decreased my never-prolific output (I think my best year was 2002, and I might have written 9 songs that year...
Posted by Troll Collins on Wed, 02 Nov 2005 06:46:00 PST