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About Me

A ten-dollar microphone from Wal-Mart, a decent laptop, free recording software, and strong influences. Please put on your headphones.

"And you, liar, teller of tall tales: you trample all the Lord's commandments underfoot, you murder, steal, commit adultery, and afterward break into tears, beat your breast, take down your guitar and turn the sin into a song. Shrewd devil, you know very well that God pardons singers no matter what they do, because he can simply die for a song..."
-Nikos Kaztantzakis

Contact can also be found at: [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/24/2005
Band Members: Mustafa - vocals, guitars, bass, ukulele, piano, melodica, keyboards, harmonica, glockenspiel, drums, various percussions, and recorder of sounds.
Influences: -Banhart, Devendra
-Beatles, The
-Beck
-Beulah
-Black Keys, The
-Brion, Jon
-Dylan, Bob
-Frusciante, John
-Grohl, Dave
-Interpol
-Johnston, Daniel
-Kings of Leon
-Kotche, Glenn
-Led Zeppelin
-Loose fur
-Modest Mouse
-Pink Floyd
-Redwalls, The
-Shout Out Louds
-Spoon
-Strokes, The
-Thrills, The
-Wainwright, Rufus
-Wilco

-Books
-Television
-Love
-Life

Sounds Like: God exhaling a supreme wind of hot fire after drinking a fresh, off the shelf bottle of tabasco sauce, while listening to some of my influences.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Come On Home

Some finger-pickin’ with a bit of boogie in the end. I saw a commercial on television that had a folksy piece being played on an acoustic with an almost tear-drawing, warm, electric-slide compli...
Posted by LANGUAGE OF KINGS on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:52:00 PST

March 5th Update

Hello everyone! I hope you're all living and breathing life with ease.-Recording the final songs for the first EP, "Heavy Hands." I'll give you the early notice for release dates and when you can pre-...
Posted by LANGUAGE OF KINGS on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:55:00 PST

Bed Bug Baby

This song took quite a while to mix. Getting the tones I wanted, plus the reverb and whatnot, took forever. The song will be taken off in a few days because I'd like to restrict it to the future album...
Posted by LANGUAGE OF KINGS on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:52:00 PST

Colorado Girl

A cover of a great Townes Van Zandt song. You can look up the lyrics virtually anywhere.Guitar + vocals + organ with a Leslie Speaker effect.Thanks for the listen.L.O.K.
Posted by LANGUAGE OF KINGS on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:56:00 PST

Lone Man’s Waltz

I heard the first few bars played on a melodica by someone. I wanted more so made up the rest.Please feel free to ask any question(s).Thank you.L.O.K.
Posted by LANGUAGE OF KINGS on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:16:00 PST

Cry It Out, Hun

I'll get myself outta this mess on my ownDon't you know I'm tired and I hate it hereI'll get myself outta this mess on my ownI'm tired and I've made it clearI've made it clear, oh I've made it clear__...
Posted by LANGUAGE OF KINGS on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:41:00 PST

Bob Dylan's 49th Beard

A song written by Jeff Tweedy. I've never heard the studio recording version but I just saw Jeff play it on his acoustic on You Tube while sitting on a couch and I loved it. So on a spur of the moment...
Posted by LANGUAGE OF KINGS on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:31:00 PST

Banana Banners

If you guys would like a super snazzy banner proclaiming your love for L.O.K., you can get one of these by just asking me for the code and banner number. I'll just send it to you in a message. 1)2)3)T...
Posted by LANGUAGE OF KINGS on Mon, 22 May 2006 03:52:00 PST

Heavy Hands Intro

The song is comprised of a four-chord sequence. I used my keyboard for the synthesizer strings and glass harmonica. The drumming without sticks was a techinique I used influenced by John Bonham.Thank ...
Posted by LANGUAGE OF KINGS on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 02:35:00 PST

Red Rain & Green Gardens Pt 2

The song's primary and only influence was the music of John Frusciante. It is composed of four electric guitars. Thank you for listening, L.O.K.
Posted by LANGUAGE OF KINGS on Sat, 07 Jan 2006 05:29:00 PST