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Christopher Ashley

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About Me


likes: genuine people
dislikes: liars and those who are shallow, fickle or selfish.
wesuckblood--- aim
theterrorlord--- yahoo
my music lives here i currently work as a graphic designer/marketing director.
i am a painter, composer, designer, musician, vegetarian, animal lover, occult enthusiast and hopeless romantic. i spend my days with my dog charlie. i have a great girlfriend, great friends and obsess about music. i enjoy college football and college basketball as well as video game varieties of both.
music projects/past & present::
midsecton 1993-1994
shutter 1995-1996
murder weapon 1997-1998
the slasher film festival strategy 1997-present
index for potential suicide 1998-2000
the disease 2000, 2004-present
the avenging disco godfathers of soul 2000-2003
the black octopus 2001
aaCHen 2005-present
golden ghosts /golden ghosts (ensemble) 2005-present
sexx nektar 2004-present
sex machine 2002-2003
these heavenly creatures 2005-present
terrorlord 2006-present
burning black beast 2006-present
phantom host 2007
a few of which have released records on Alone Records .
several other projects are in the works and will be updated accordingly.
i am always looking to collaborate with music and art. please get in touch.
art::
Heavy Sleaze
check out my art, if you are bored: artwork (this art is old, newer work in the blog.)

My Interests

my nieces natalie and alora, ashley, charlie, typography, heavy sleaze, graphic design, ethnomusicology, bill kurtis narration, lycanthropy, the mountains, misanthropy, dark chocolate, jasper johns, anselm kiefer, abstract expressionism, writing/playing/recording/producing/listening to music, art history, occult, bondage/fetish photography, death, vegetarianism, painting, college sports, noodleville, thai food, good people, instrumental music, paint markers & diet pepsi.

I'd like to meet:

Someone who can sing, sew and play cello, so we can take over the world.

Ladies who appreciate college sports, non-drinkers, non-smokers, vegetarians, black metal fans, fellow artists and musicians and other sincere, genuine people.
ALL THE DRUMMERS IN THE WORLD.

Music:

lately::
october falls /// mercyful fate /// ildjarn //// man is the bastard /// earth /// lurker of chalice /// leviathan /// moonsorrow /// witch /// agalloch /// superchunk /// john renbourn /// gorgoroth /// james blackshaw ///gasp

some favorites::
dinosaur jr.,born against, man is the bastard, death in june, jesus lizard, swans, unsane, king diamond, mercyful fate, at the gates, explosions in the sky, metallica, slayer, emperor, clikatat ikatowi, men's recovery project, swervedriver, gorguts, lurker of chalice, black flag, daughters, festival of dead deer, minor threat, early wu-tang, gang starr, angels of light, geto boys, dj shadow, fugazi, drive like jehu,john zorn, mamoru fujieda, his hero is gone, philip glass, swing kids, darkthrone, mahavishnu orchestra, ornette coleman, bastard noise, today is the day, godflesh, angel hair, noothgrush, previal, amps for christ, vss, temptations, ride, examination of the..., burning witch, immortal, throbbing gristle, convocation of...craft, cecil taylor, jerry goldsmith, sinking body, xasthur, leviathan, superchunk, asmus tietchens, burzum, agalloch, lycia, the cure, siouxsie and the banshees, woven hand, 16 horsepower, kraftwerk, noothgrush, gasp, spazz, pig destroyer, agoraphobic nosebleed, isis, neurosis, mono, boris, witchcraft, shotmaker, hail mary, dropdead, discordance axis, shellac, big black, scratch acid and 8 gazillion others.

Movies:

helvetica, no country for old men, this is england, in this world, nomi song, hammer horror, ghostbusters, children of men, gremlins, documentaries, art documentaries, good comedy and classic horror, nightmare on elm st. series, evil dead trilogy, throne of blood, little miss sunshine, 40 year old virgin friday the 13th series, amelie, bicycle thief/bicycle thieves, gummo, lost boys, howling, halloween, koyaanasqatsi, rashomon, oldboy, lady vengeance, sympathy for mr. vengance, battle royale, ichi the killer, corndog man, devil's rejects, american hardcore, we jam econo, pan's labyrinth, howard the duck, maria full of grace, happiness, palindromes, dark days, the beat that my heart skipped, goonies, monster squad, metal:a headbanger's journey, day and dawn of the dead, hills have eyes, city of god, shortbus, irreversible

Television:

MY NAME IS EARL. LITTLE BRITAIN. CARNIVALE. MAN VS. WILD. COLLEGE SPORTS. FAMILY GUY. AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE. WEREWOLF. FOOD NETWORK. ROBOT CHICKEN.

Books:

Lately:: Skinema, Lycanthropy Reader:Werewolves in Western Culture, Encyclopedia of the Occult, The Secret Life of a Satanist, Lords of Chaos, The Occult in Art, Dario Argento, True Crime books, American Cinema, Experimental Surgery, Design It Yourself

Heroes:

moms, sis, rauschenberg, johns, fred willard

My Blog

Dinosaur Jr.

So I finally got see the greatest...one of the greatest bands of all time for the first time since 1993!  I must say both shows were excellent!  I saw them in Asheville and in Athens.  ...
Posted by Christopher Ashley on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:26:00 PST

PSA 79 is racist

You can downloadUnforced Errors, Miscues & Poor Attempts of Musical Elitism: Music featuring Christopher AshleyBasically, we said "uh" and "um" a lot but we made it through an hour and 40 minutes of i...
Posted by Christopher Ashley on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:48:00 PST

Oh please God, dont let that dreadlock hit me in the face

So a group of us go to Asheville to attend the Saviours and Witchcraft show at the Joli Rouge, an alledged "pirate themed" bar. I saw little evidence of a pirate theme with the exception of the flags ...
Posted by Christopher Ashley on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:22:00 PST

Christopher Ashley on the radiossssss

Unforced errors, miscues and poor attempts at musical elitism: the music of Christopher Ashley 1993-2007WSBF in Clemson, sc will be doing a radio program featuring music by or including myself over t...
Posted by Christopher Ashley on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 03:01:00 PST

old friends/music page

So yeah, I have finally uploaded some music to my music page that I have had for a little while.  I was tired of looking at a blank page, so I figured I would do something with it.  This is ...
Posted by Christopher Ashley on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:07:00 PST

Birthday/Heavy Sleaze

Thank you all for the texts, comments, messages, phone calls, dinner, after party, and bowling on my birthday!  It was one of the better birthdays in recent memory.  I am really thankful for...
Posted by Christopher Ashley on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:23:00 PST

Golden Ghosts!

Golden Ghosts (one of my solo monikers, but I will be have an ensemble accompany me during the recording process and live performances) are hard at work writing and recording the new album No One Wil...
Posted by Christopher Ashley on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:22:00 PST

liberation is a beautiful thing

So yeah, things are slowly getting back to normal around here...  I turn 30 in 7 days...  Can't say I'm stoked, but I have had the promise of 3 cakes and countless "we are going to do someth...
Posted by Christopher Ashley on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:45:00 PST

4 years ago today my father died

So it has been 4 years since I lost my father to lung cancer.  The year 2003 was not a friend to me and I have unfortunately been scarred ever since.  I remember all the details about August...
Posted by Christopher Ashley on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:37:00 PST

What the hell are you listening to?

Here is a short list of what I have been soaking up the past month or so:The Icarus Line "Black Lives at the Golden Coast"Oren Ambarchi "Triste"Magistral (Stephen O'Malley & Z'ev)Pissed Jeans "Hop...
Posted by Christopher Ashley on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:29:00 PST