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X A M B U C A is... control out of control... time inside and outside of space...the next phase of evolution...the next planet... the last GOD...the utterance that Mayan Shamans would use to describe the end of time...the prehistoric word for Enlightenment... an onomatopoeia made by small furry animals before permanent hibernation... when insects splat on dirty glass in cold weather...the sum total of whetever is equal to and opposite of...null...infinite...none of the above...all that is below.
GESTALT SCREAMS FROM IMAGINARY PEOPLE, WIPING WITH PRIDE (with R.K. Faulhaber), DICENTRA
and AIR BORNE PATHOGEN are all current releases
Chandra Shukla a.k.a. X A M B U C A Has previously played in/performed/recorded with Scribble Seven, Genesis P-Orridge: Psychic TV / Splinter Test/ Thee Majesty, Tipsy, Vaccuum Tree Head, Thrasher Qawwal, Bachir Attar, Scarab, Qaballah Steppers, DiViD, Thomas Dimuzio, saifir, Flak Bond, Larry Thrasher, RK Faulhaber, Matt Waldron (irr. app.ext.), K.Garilov, Poo Poo Shoe, Naut Humon's ISO Orchestra, Esperik Glare, Cardinal Pecci, Mr. Tipi, Ron Anderson, SOI
PLEASE CONTACT FOR BOOKING - [email protected]

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/17/2005
Band Website: erototoxdecodings.com/xambuca.html
Band Members:
Influences: The Residents, The Cramps, Aziz Mian, Einstuerzende Neubauten, Martin Denny, Throbbing Gristle, Nurse With Wound, Tipsy, h3o, Huun Huur Tu, M.C. Escher, Freemasonry, Ombanda/Voodoo/Santeria, Mirror, The Monks of Bhutan, Meredith Monk, Cudamani Gamelan, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Crime, Forensics, Paranormal Phenomenon, The Young Ones (a.k.a. Mike, Vivian, Neil, & uh... Rick the Bastard), Jandek, The Comic Strip Presents, Reverse Asian Engineering The Legendary Pink Dots, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Werner Deutsch, Hans Bellmer, Ustad Vilayat Khan, Bo Diddley, Gordon Lightfoot, Magazine, Sam Cooke, Marquis de Sade, The Pogues, Antonio Gaudi, Werner Deutsch, Goya, Manuel Göttsching, Moondog, Steve Reich, Jean Jaques Perrey, Schoenberg, Sakamoto, Otis Redding, Faust, Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha), Peaches, Volcano the Bear, Circle, Can, Cocteau Twins, L.S.D., Timothy Leary, Terrence McKenna, Goblin, Ella Fitzgerald, Raymond Scott, Ivan Paplov, The United States of America,Tony Bennet, John Williams, Dean Martin, Criswell, Topol, Revolting Cocks, Pierre Henri, The Tiger Lillies, Diamanda Galas, G.G. Allin, Wesley Willis, Leadbelly, Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Glen Campbell, Hank Williams, Willem Breuker Kollektief, Irr. App. Ext., Martin Scorcese, Andrew Liles, Lee Hazelwwod, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Process Church, Johnny Cash, Joe Meek, Sun Ra, Ladislaw Starwicz, Jan Svankmajer, Marcel Duchamp, Tom Waits, Blue Cheer, The Kinks, DADAISM, Surrealism, Dali, Shamanism, Ninjitsu, Prince, Richard Kern, Russ Meyer, Ellen Alien, Space Time Continuum, John Waters, Cohen Brothers, Current 93, SPK, Googoosh, Kishore Kumar, Miles Davis, Neil Young, Stilluppsteypa, The Damned, Joel Peter Witkin, David LaChapelle, Bob Dylan, Public Enemy, Gil Scott-Heron, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Master Musicians of Jajouka, Joy Division, The Velvet Underground, NICO, Astrud Gilberto, 13TH Floor Elevators, Bauhaus, T-Rex, Alien Sex Fiend, Jesus and Mary Chain, Ladytron, Bertrand Burgalat, FOETUS, Kronos Quartet, Rachid Taha, Cheba Fadela, Aleister Crowley, Austin Osman Spare, John Cage, NON, Butthole Surfers, Jackie Gleason, Phillip Glass, Ianis Xenakis, Magazine, Morton Subotnik, Parliament Funkadelic, Hafiz, James Brown, Rumi, Aphex Twin, Jeff Mills, Radiohead, Plastikman, The Meters, Colin Wilson, Annie Sprinkle, Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Stan Getz, RE Search Pubs, Echo & The Bunnymen, Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer, Sveinbjorn Beinteinsson, Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson, Mum, Pan Sonic, Tappi Takarrass, Exodus, Colin Potter, Karl Blake related projects, Danielle Dax, The Lemon Kittens, Shock Headed Peters, almost all music from ICELAND (especially on Kitchen Motors), Sigur Ros, Christoph Heeman, MuZiq, The Specials, The Jam, The Clash, Sex Pistols, Monte Python's Flying Circus, Theosophy, Wilco, Yuka Honda, Fushitsusha, Crass, Acid Mothers Temple, Bow Wow Wow, Lee Dorsey, Ray Charles, Lee Scratch Perry, Mad Professor, Burning Spear, Sexual Harassment, Curtis Mayfield, EAR, My Bloody Valentine, Black Sabbath, Cabaret Voltaire, Gong, The Godz, Richard Wagner, Igor Stravinsky, Max Ernst, Cubism, Kurt Schwitters,
Sounds Like: Spawning
Record Label: Erototox Decodings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

XAMBUCAs Chandra Shukla Online Interview

On The G-Spot with Joseph Matheny talking about the label EROTOTOX DECODINGSclick hereX A M B U C A & The Monks
Posted by XAMBUCA (& THE MONKS OF DADA) on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:55:00 PST

XAMBUCAs CHANDRA SHUKLA LIMITED EDITION PRINTS FOR SALE

GLOSSY 11"X14" PRINTS ON EPSON ARCHIVAL PAPER $10.00 + $3.50 secure shipping. Comes with embossed/stamped signature card of authenticity and secret seal of XAMBUCA with a legend that reads "EXIRE OFFI...
Posted by XAMBUCA (& THE MONKS OF DADA) on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:09:00 PST

Miss Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge aka Jackie Breyer 1969-2007

I had the privilege of first meeting Miss Lady Jaye back in the Fall of 1994 in Cazadero, CA where Genesis had been living at the time. He had broguht her home back from a trip to LA. I and Lisa Lupa ...
Posted by XAMBUCA (& THE MONKS OF DADA) on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:29:00 PST

LARRY THRASHER

We would like to take this opportunity to inform you that XAMBUCA's crew is very proud to have Larry Thrasher a.k.a. 'Babalarriji' on board along with calling his Nasik Studios on Alcatraz our home. L...
Posted by XAMBUCA (& THE MONKS OF DADA) on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:46:00 PST