Member Since: 9/9/2004
Band Members: ellis traver - voice+guitar
greg mcmullen - pedal steel
jeff hudgins - sax+clarinet
karl meyer - violin
sam kearney - guitar
jay foote - upright bass
angela webster - drums
Influences: brian eno, willie nelson, jp4+rhythm ace, sigur ros, daniel lanios, my morning jacket, protools, stereolab, tape+tape+razors, nigel godrich, low, bob moog, iron & wine, david bowie, tortoise, albert king, malcolm burn, the flatlanders, the cure, rick rubin, kraftwerk, bill putnam, the arcade fire, boards of canada, damon albarn, lefty frizzell, tom dowd, giorgio moroder, bjork, tony visconti...
Sounds Like: Studio:
A bunch of microphones placed in a very strange space that has loads of instruments and kooks who play them.
This is a partial list, to be continued as I have time.
Keys: 1957 Hammond M3, 1979 Jupiter 4, 1981 MG-1, Waldorf Micro-Q, Roland XP-50, Korg Trinity, Novation X-Station and 'The Worst Piano in New York City.'
Amps: 1966 Fender Vibro Champ, 1964 Ampeg Reverborocket, Ampeg Super Jet, Fender Super, Bedrock.
Drum Kits: Premier, Sonor, Ludwig
Microphones: AKG, Blue, Audio Technica, Shure, Beyer Dynamic, Electro Voice.
Preamps: Universal Audio, Langavin, Trident, Vintech, Focusrite, FMR.
Dynamics: DBX, HHB, FMR, Aphex.
Band:
Life in New York... without heat.
Type of Label: None