Sparky Deathcap profile picture

Sparky Deathcap

and I will name my firstborn: 'Cosby'

About Me



"Sparky Deathcap wears a hoodie with felt animal ears sewn onto the hood, and twists proggy guitar loops against the sound of himself whistling a lovely dawn chorus." -Emily Bick, PLAN B MAGAZINE

"Very witty" -TIME OUT

"It’s reminiscent of a slightly more good humoured Smog with its dry crackle and old-fashioned hue" -MANCHESERMUSIC.CO.UK

Ces 11 chansons tutoient les sommets récemment explorés par les Animal Collective et autres Mount Eerie lors d'escapades pleine d'oxygène et de folie. -PILOTTI.ORG (sounds good to me)

Sortons tous pour ce feu de joie, cette allégorie d'un communisme vivable, cette réponse moins branchée à la bande à Devandra, cette suite aux --uvres de Sentridoh, de Palace de Smog, ces grands illustres prédécesseurs. -A DECOUVRIR ABSOLUMENT (I've been told this review was "positive")

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/11/2005
Band Website: nettlejam.co.uk
Influences: Microphones, Pavement, Smog, Beach Boys, Animal Collective, Daniel Johnston, Silver Jews, Sonic Youth, Danielson Famile, Sebadoh, Grizzly Bear, Joanna Newsom, Aerial Pink, Sufjan Stevens, Elliot Smith, Yo La Tengo, Songs:Ohia, Modest Mouse, Jim O'Rourke, Magnetic Fields, Papa M, Slint, Deerhoof
Sounds Like: ghosts in the night trying to get into a locked caravan
Record Label: Pulsar, Nettlejam
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SING/PLAY INSTRUMENTS...

yesssss that's right, m'dear, any instrument/type of voice considered: violin/tuba/nose harp/guitar/accordion... you get the idea. We have me, a drummer and multi-instrumentalist already but we'd like...
Posted by Sparky Deathcap on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:08:00 PST

Daniel Johnston suggestion for new moniker, the tour and all that...

well, the tour's all over now which is a cryin' shame because it was so much fun. Maybe I should make a start on the heroin now to fill the void. Thanks to Scott, Jake, Andy, Ian, Steve, Camille, Char...
Posted by Sparky Deathcap on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 05:05:00 PST

Tycho Brahe reworks Birdbrain!

Tycho Brahe, my good buddy over in Nancy, Fr, has done a beautiful reworking of Birdbrain: http://geoffroy.sere.free.fr/re-Birdbrain.mp3 . I've decided to learn french so that i can understand the lyr...
Posted by Sparky Deathcap on Mon, 28 May 2007 04:29:00 PST

the death of sparky deathcap

so i've decided to drop the sparky deathcap moniker because a) it's absolutely rubbish, b) everyone thinks i'm a band, c) everyone thinks i'm a death metal band. further developments include becoming ...
Posted by Sparky Deathcap on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:54:00 PST

PULSAR to release limited edition Sparky "rarities" after Christmas!

yeah! another record out after Christmas, courtesy of the fantastic French indie label Pulsar. It will be a handmade affair, featuring 10 tracks from the Deathcap family archives, ...
Posted by Sparky Deathcap on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 04:15:00 PST

and another ep a-comin'

planning to put out an ep recorded in a car in a forest in the next month or so which will be available online and at gigs and stuff. it'll be a bit shoddy but animal collective and dave pajo&nbs...
Posted by Sparky Deathcap on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 06:55:00 PST

PROPER RECORD PLANNED FOR NEW YEAR RELEASE!

yeah, you 'eard. It's going to be well recorded and everything and perhaps a bit of a departure from the songs on this page and on the billions of CD-Rs that i've futilely thrown at ex members of...
Posted by Sparky Deathcap on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 07:00:00 PST

delirious riot compilation

Sparky Deathcap features on the new Delirious Riot compilation entitled Pio Pio. All the songs are about birds and it's really good.
Posted by Sparky Deathcap on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:37:00 PST

RED DEER COMPILATION

go out and buy the forth-coming red deer alt-folk compilation featuring a song by Sparky Deathcap. do it. do it now. 
Posted by Sparky Deathcap on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 09:01:00 PST