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About Me

(Chopstick likes coffee way too much).
Releases:
Vankmen and I have teamed up to create one massive minute of noise! If you managed to find one of these Floppy Disks but can’t listen to it because you’re computer does not have a floppy drive (shame on you), you may download it by CLICKING HERE!!!
Visit Vankmen by clicking here
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CD01 - Chopstick Floppy Release
01 - Intro
02 - Space is a Vacuum
03 - Diode
04 - Bass + Electronics Improv 1
05 - Star of India
06 - Bass + Electronics Improv 2
07 - Circus
08 - Television
09 - Likemegaheavytalkalopolis
10 - Fun with Cigarman
-Chopstick’s first CD, having a wide selection of noise, composition, improv made with a slew of instruments and effects. Sold in a hollowed out 5-1/4 Floppy sleave. $5.
CD02 - Chopstick Vs Vankmen
01 - Cock Rock My Ass
02 - Vankmen - Grinding My Face On A Brick Wall
03 - Chopstick - A Headache THIS Big
04 - Vankmen - I Wear a Sword On My Back
05 - Chopstick - Smells Like Rubber Cement
06 - Vankmen - No Matter What
07 - Breaktime
08 - Vankmen - Stay Up
09 - Chopstick Vs Vankmen - Dirty Slackers Stay Out
10 - Chopstick Vs Vankmen - 10/08/06
-This is the first compilation Chopstick did with Sacramento Gabber noise genius and fellow circuit bender, Vankmen. Featuring speaker pounding noise, blips and whistles and a fifteen minute session between these two noise punks. $SOLD OUT!
CD03 - Bingo
01 - Bingo Night!
02 - That’s a Tasty Paipan!
03 - Yabai!
04 - Of Loneliness and Chipmunk
-The third Chopstick release, featuring more blips and woops from his myriad of circuit bent toys. 3" CD, sold in a Bingo Sleeve. Multiple colors! $3
CD04 - Limited
01 - Bonitis
02 - 8 Beat Nessy
03 - Untitled 09-29-07
-The fifth Chopstick release, limited to 20 copies and features 3 songs that will not be released ever again. These songs are the bulk of Chopstick’s qbasic "8 bit" sessions. Each CD will have a poloroid picture as individual and unique as the CD. $SOLD OUT
CD05 - Forgiveness Please
details to follow...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/7/2005
Band Members: van on everything! Instruments used: Moog synthesizers, theremin, fretless bass, guitar, electric drum kits, circuit bent toys and instruments, homemade electronics, and the world's smallest violin.
Influences: And this is the short list...
Adachi Tomomi Royal Chorus; The Advantage; Afrirampo; AGATA; Agoraphobic Nosebleed; Antsy and the Bugaboos ; BACH; The Beatles; Bernard Herrmann; BJRK; Blonde Redhead; BOREDOMS; Buckethead; Christian Marclay; Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden; Dethklok; Ennio Morricone; ENT; Estradasphere; Eyvind Kang; FANTOMAS; Frank Zappa; George Harrison; Ground Zero; Gyorgy Ligeti; Handsome Boy Modeling School; HELLA; Idiot Flesh; John Lennon; John Linnell; John Zorn; Karlheinz Stockhausen; Koenji-Hyakkei; Korekyojin; The Koto Music of Japan; Kriss Kross; Laziest Men on Mars; The Left Rights; Lightning Bolt; The Locust; MALDOROR; MCCHRIS; Mega Man; Melt Banana; MELVINS; MERZBOW; Mike Patton; Mindless Self Indulgence; Mr. Bungle; Lovage; Nervous Cop; NWA; Otomo Yoshihide; Peeping Tom; Pig Destroyer; PRIMUS; R. H.Y. Yau; Ravi Shankar; Rova Orkestrova; RUINS; Satoko Fujii; Erik Satie; Secret Chiefs 3; Sleepytime Gorilla Museum; Steroid Maximus; Strong Bad; TOMAHAWK; They Might Be Giants; Trevor Dunn; The Ventures; Yamamoto Seiichi; Yoshida Tatsuya; Yuka Honda; Zubi Zuva;
Sounds Like: ...something broke.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Info for the July 24th gig

Father of the FloodFather of the Flood is coming back to Sacramento.  He came through back in March and really surprised us with his minimal and ambient music.  Tape loops, guitar work, synt...
Posted by chopstick on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:17:00 PST

03/25/08 show

Father of the FloodSunken LandscapesNight NurseThen there’s me, chopstick...
Posted by chopstick on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:17:00 PST

Sweeeeeeeet

I'm going to be on a compilation with Venetian Snares (among a billion other dozen awesome artists.  vsnares was the one I was most excited about)!!!!RATSKIN.ORG/THIRTEENSECONDS.HTMLThank you rat...
Posted by chopstick on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:06:00 PST

Circuit Bending Challenge

My entry for the circuit bending challenge,http://vanillatray.blogspot.com/2007/10/circuit-be nding-challenge-10-28-07.htmlLinks:Get LofiCreate Digital Music...
Posted by chopstick on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:13:00 PST

Nor Cal Noise Fest XI Live Video October 13th

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Posted by chopstick on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:48:00 PST

NorCal Noisefest 11 Lineup

Here is the lineup and addresses for this years NorCal Noisefest, held in Sacramento, CA.  (this one goes to eleven..heh)All this information, band links, and such can be found at the website:&nb...
Posted by chopstick on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:12:00 PST

Chopstick at Lunas 08-24-07 Video

Items used, two laptops running my ONYX program, effects pedals. Video Credits: BlakeAudio Credits: LOBEdited by me....
Posted by chopstick on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:43:00 PST

chopstick in SF

Video taken by Lars at the party the Lovely Public was kind enough to invite me to!Lars Myspace LinkLovely Public Myspace link...
Posted by chopstick on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:39:00 PST

LA Noise Pollination Show

Chopstick: Vankmen More to come!...
Posted by chopstick on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:57:00 PST

NEW CIRCUIT BENT TOY

Josh! I'm going to give you like $15 for this!...
Posted by chopstick on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:08:00 PST