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the Brothers Wheeler

About Me

Theirs is a fabrication of organic and electronic, using a combination of turntables, samplers, and a laptop to create an endlessly varied sonic recombination of the last seven decades of recorded music.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 01/12/2005
Band Website: http://www.thebrotherswheeler.com
Band Members: Todd Wheeler Dan Wheeler Marty The One-Man Party
Influences: Bertrand Fay, DJ Shadow, Saul Williams, 3rd Bass, James Brown, Underworld, Prince Paul, D.A. Jay, Digital Underground, Bjork, Gang Starr, RJD2, Michael Jackson, Cody Chestnutt, Public Enemy, Richard Proenneke, Prefuse 73, Sasha, Grandmaster Flash, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Radiohead, Allen Ginsberg, Bobbi Humphrey, Beetlejuice, David Bowie, Andy C, Ween, Ani DiFranco, Pete Rock, Neil Diamond, Aphex Twin, Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick, Green Mountain Coffee, John Digweed, Hall & Oates, Darren McGavin, Blind Man's Sun, RZA, Evixxion, Broadcast Live, Ursula 1000, Hank Shocklee, Boom Bip, Booka Shade, People In Planes, Kool Keith, LTJ Bukem, James Holden, Mos Def, Portishead, Postal Service, EPMD, Pink Floyd, Bright Eyes, Kool Moe Dee, John Tejada, Eric B & Rakim, Amon Tobin, St. Germain, DJ Hype, Tower Of Power, The Rapture, Johnny Cash, DJ Krush, Moving Units, Jurassic 5, Ralph Myerz, The Dears, Chief Rocker Busy Bee, Ursula Rucker, Run-DMC, Squarepusher, Kamikaze Hearts, Afrika Bambaataa, The Prodigy, Systemwide, Bruce Lee, Royksopp, Regina Spektor, Steve Reich, Hank III, Gil Scott-Heron, At the Drive-In, Nobukazu Takemura, Boogie Down Productions and the New York Philharmonic
Sounds Like: your clock radio from 1983
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Sampling

A quote from Mr. Supreme talking about his mother-in-law circa 1998:    "We were arguing 'cause she was saying I didn't make music.  That it's not art...She really didn't understan...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 21:02:00 GMT

Who remembers Alpha Team?

Not me until I found a mixtape I made in '96.  Maybe if I get motivated I'll put it on MP3.  It's not easy to mix when you have a tape deck, one CD player, one turntable and a Radio Shack m...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:39:00 GMT

James Brown

So I couldn't not say something about James Brown, but what can anyone say that hasn't been already said?  He was a legitimate immortal in all senses of the word.  He may not ...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Dec 2006 04:25:00 GMT

some pics from Toshi's Halloween Party 2006

Dan and I along with D.A. Jay worked the VIP room. 10-28-2006 @ the Puck Building in NYC
Posted by on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:19:00 GMT

ummmm...

Nutty Kev got this for me in the Asian food market -can anybody explain it to me  -T
Posted by on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 20:38:00 GMT

What makes Hall & Oates so good?

Is it the fact they have written and performed some of the greatest soul/rock/pop songs of the last 3 decades?  Or the fact that they could have probably been down with Motown had they not been t...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:06:00 GMT