Member Since: 06/11/2005
Band Website: http://www.pingipung.de
Band Members: Alexander John Holmes...with the help of my beautiful friends: Folo Graff, Shintaro Taketani, Dan Hayhurst aka Sculpture, Naomi Colvin, Horton Jupiter, Giles Narang, João Orecchia, Berit Immig, Jeff Tarlton,, John Brown Junior, Eva Rostfrei, Jean Pernod, Francy Sinatra, Anne Laplantine, Xavier Gautier, Man Cascade, Virginie Varlet.
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ARTWORK by Juju’s Delivery http://www.myspace.com/jujusdelivery
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Influences: Adam and the Ants, Imagination, Michael Jackson , Folo Graff, S.E.Rogie, Emile Ogoo, Super Combo, Tabansi Records, Mahotella Queens, Queen, The Residents, Raymond Scott, Pulp, Jarvis Cocker (I think his solo album is wonderful), The Incredible String Band, Love, Pentangle, Ewan MacColl, Sea Shanties, traditional English music, hidden English (compilation), John Fahey, Vashti Bunyan, The Wicker Man, They Came From The Stars I Saw Them, Anne Laplantine, The Heart of Darkness:Joseph Conrad, Tony Conrad (more his films then his music...sorry Tony!), Terry Reily, Steve Reich, Neu, Cluster, Harmonia, Kraftwerk , Arthur Russell, Suicide, Martin Rev, Martin Creed, VA6, Add N Too X, Soft Cell, Human League, Vince Clark, Grandmaster Flash, Africa Bambata and the soulsonic force/Zulu Nation, Run DMC, The Massive Crew, Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett, Orhan Gencebay, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Flying Lizards, Led Zepplin, Sun Ra, Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Leon Thomas, Leon Marcs (10 Kingsland Rd), Leon Muraglia & klub Kosmischa, London Clubs: Dungeons ("I remember Acid House like it was only yesterday!") Smashing, Harder Loader Faster, Pig lingo, We Are Electric, Murri, Berlin club: Lumumba, Lord Kitchener (the king of Calypso), Honest Johns 'London is the place for me' compilations, The Smiths, The La's, The Stone Roses, Durutti Column, Stereo Lab, Joe Meek, Serge Gainsbourg, Scott Walker, Leonard Cohen, Roxy Music, Sparks, The White Sport, Gilbert and George, Klaus Nomi, Momus, Minty, Leigh Bowery, The Outset, The Paper People, Demon, Go Kart Mozart, La Grand Kelle, Fela Kuti, Michael Jackson again!, Prince, OutKast, Tarkan, Crazy Titch, Wiley, The Roll Deep Crew, (actually most of the Grime scene), Smiley Culture (the cockney translator), The Congos, Lee Scratch Perry, Les Beaux Gosses de Berlin
Sounds Like: S.E. Rogie & Durutti Column got together, bought a computer and tried to make something like the Incredible String Band..."In my dreams!"
Record Label: Pingipung
Type of Label: Indie