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About Me

1983- start.(as nOt 1/2) tape cut ups, radios, metal junk, toys, things around the house, etc... 1986-1991- a few cassettes released by Industrial Therapy Unit. A few compilation appearances on various labels worldwide...several collaborations with various people all over the world...appearances in several radio-collage shows... 1988- 4-track... 4-track recordings... 1989- first synth (PAIA Proteus 1)... 1990- "Stuhlgangblockade N!" (Schimpfluch, Switzerland) LP -compilation/collaboration/cutup 1990- Kapotte Muziek "Utilities" -features reworking of material by Not To (nOT 1/2 and Hands To)... 1991-1998- nothing happened. nothing at all.... 1991-present - various bands, various shows -currently major synthblaster for Thugged-out Thug Rawk Local Legends Breath Grenades !!!!!... 1998 -"Born on the Wrong Side of the 8-Track" C60 cassette released (as not half)... 2003 -"Stop me if you’ve heard this one before" 12" released on Ohio superlabel Noroomfortalent!!!!!... 2000- Present- Remixes done for Fanny, Venetian Snares, Ambassador 21!!!!!...split MP3 album with DJ Jesus Christ on dtrash records...Appearances on compilations (see discogs.com for more info) 2005- Present- more stuff being done. The "insect" trilogy is finished. "Interference" cdr released. more stuff too.more. more. stuff. April 2006- Fanny cd "Shoebomb Hurricane" released on Sublight: features amazing not half remix!! 2007 - full length Digital Download dropped onto the Earth by Sublight of not half’s "catchier stuff"...stock market rises 28 points....-"White Cheering Love in Striped Dresses",a split cd with Fever Spoor is released on Anima Mal Nata, NL ...it’s called a "killer release"....more 2007 "The Hi-Fi Good-Bye" is released on Stront, NL. Lo-Fi recordings abound!...more..."APPROVAL" CDr released on Smell The Stench, AUS. more more noise! 2008- remixes of Comatone, InBrokenKey, Fanny, Phallus Uber Alles and Hansel come out!!! Radioactive Monster Cats From Planet XLG-5 reissued on DTRASH for free legal download!

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Member Since: 11/27/2005
Band Website: virb.com/nothalf
Band Members: Al -some samplers, some synths, a computer, tapes, tapeloops, 4track, radios, toys, junk metal, other things.
Influences: Einsturzende Neubauten, Fad Gadget, Cabaret Voltaire, Legendary Pink Dots, Nurse with Wound, Throbbing Gristle, Skinny Puppy, Coil, Venetian Snares, Fanny, P.A.L, Ambassador21, Hafler Trio, Pan sonic, Klinik, The Blind Hunters, Lustmord, The Pop Group, Mark Stewart and Maffia, The Haters, Miles Davis, Morton Subotnick, Bebe and Louis Barron, Alvin Lucier, Wendy Carlos, Loop Guru, Scorn, Sandoz, Klaus Schulze, Saint Etienne, Non, Silicon Teens, Dome, S.P.K., Whitehouse, Human League, The Art of Noise, Gary Numan (first 10 albums), Swans (early stuff), :zoviet*france:, Rapoon, Hands To, -1348-, Odal, Kapotte Muziek, Depeche Mode, Godzilla (Toho, not American one), Sci-Fi books and movies, Leigh Brackett, Larry Niven, Barb, cats, bus brakes, radios, tapeloops, tape hiss, squeeky door hinges and toys.
Sounds Like: squeeky door hinge melodies with cardboard box and metal object beats. or maybe just a synth or two forgetting they're synths. sometimes its just a great big wall of noise. sometimes its ambient. sometimes its hard. sometimes its soft. sometimes its just whatever i feel like. always will the rules be broken. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Not+1%2F2
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Record Label: NoRoomforTalent,Sublight,,Anima Mal Nata,Stront
Type of Label: Major

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Changes coming soon!!!

Changes coming soon!!!Download everything you want right now!!!It's all gonna change soon!!!New songs!New new!New!
Posted by not half on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:30:00 PST

Radioactive Monster Cats From Planet XLG-5 OUT NOW!!!!

Radioactive Monster Cats From Planet XLG-5 on DTRASH !!!!! DTRTASH108---OUT NOW!!!!!!! DOWNLOAD TODAY!!! Even if you have it downloaded already, get the extra artwork!!!And extra special thanks to J...
Posted by not half on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:37:00 PST

Now Out on Smell The Stench...FOUL TIN CAN M

FOUL TIN CAN M New  from not half, it's FOUL TIN CAN M . 31 minutes of deliberate focused noise. Broken non-instrumentality....this seeming wall of noise actually goes somewhere! But the only w...
Posted by not half on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:58:00 PST

Radioactive Monster Cats From Planet XLG-5 on DTRASH!

Radioactive Monster Cats From Planet XLG-5 on DTRASH !!!!!DTRTASH108---out very very soon---will be Radioactive Monster Cats From Planet XLG-5!Originally available as a paid- download from Sublight R...
Posted by not half on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:29:00 PST

not half seeks your "APPROVAL"

AVAILABLE NOW!!!!!! from Smell The Stench  http://www.myspace.com/smellthestench666  www.smellthestench.net APPROVAL by not half 52:02 of unheard gems by not half.  Hi-Fi noise and L...
Posted by not half on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:20:00 PST

Newest Noise!! Comp and cds!

New from Anima Mal Nata! http://www.animamalnata.nl http://www.myspace.com/feverspoor Calling All Reactive Agents vol. 7 1. Voice To Hiss - not half 2. Testset - Napalmed 3. Crisis - Ubique Dae...
Posted by not half on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:11:00 PST

New track on Sublight compilation!!!

New not half track available! on IMAGINARY FRIENDS compilation from http://www.sublightrecords.com/ http://www.myspace.com/sublightrecords !The track is Humdrum Drum III. Here is the full track l...
Posted by not half on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:19:00 PST

More new noise!!!

not half & Fever Spoor Crushed White Love in Striped Dresses AMNCD059 cdr...60 minutes www.animamalnata.nl 4 scintillating noise works by not half and 3 fabulous noise jobs by Fever Spoor!!! Ord...
Posted by not half on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:41:00 PST

A new review of RMCFPXLG-5 !!!!!

A new review!WOW!http://www.cuemix-magazine.com/cuemix/inhalt.php? image=463
Posted by not half on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 07:59:00 PST

new noise!!!!

available now from Anima Mal Natafor a whopping 4.00 EURO/USD ...Calling All Reactive Agents vol. 6 (74:57) 1.. Not Here To Stay - Concrete Violin 2.. Uchimaku - Hinyouki 3.. Uchimaku - Hinyou...
Posted by not half on Wed, 30 May 2007 10:07:00 PST