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Emotional Joystick

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About Me

New Band / Big News coming soon!!!
---Tom
Thomas Wincek is an instrumentalist by choice, and a computer operator out of necessity. His primary interest lies in the intersection of organic and electronic means of making sound. He has studied sound, sound composition and improvisation with Nicolas Collins, John Corbett and Rob Drinkwater. As the main force behind the experimental electronic dance act Emotional Joystick, he has worked at integrating the tenants of improvisation and sonic exploration into the rubric of contemporary dance music. As a result, he has released music on a variety of independent labels, toured many portions of the United States and Europe, and has had the opportunity to play alongside such acts as Tortoise, Venetian Snares, No Means No, Dillinger Escape Plan, Otto von Shirach, Doormouse, and Eight Frozen Modules.
Recently he has become an active member in the band Collections of Colonies of Bees, and is working with them on their new album to be released on Table of the Elements, and providing rhodes piano on stage.
The Emotional Joystick project is also being restructured, with a focus on a minimalist, band oriented aesthetic, and live shows continuing in that vein, as well as incorporating contributions from some of the many musicians he has made contact with over the years.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/28/2004
Band Website: emotionaljoystick.net
Band Members: Thomas Wincek

musicians:
Bradley Cook (bass, electronics, guitars)
Joe Westerlund (drums)
Ben Derickson (drums)

Influences: Steve Reich, David Tudor, Evan Parker, Rhys Chatham, Arnold Dreyblatt, Sigur Ros, Peter Brotzmann, Remarc, Future Sound of Hardcore, Luke Vibert, Dan Doormouse, Photek, Omni Trio, R.T.B.M., Curtis Chip, and Chick Corea. Philip Glass, The Clash, The Pixies, Burt Bacharach, Miles Davis, Albert Ayler, Eric Dolphy, King Tubby, Ornette Coleman, Nicolas Collins (old), Nicholas Collins (young), Chicago Underground Duo/Trio/Quartet, Cecil Taylor, Leo Cuypers, Tom Waits, The Winstons, Ken Vandermark, John Corbett, etc.

10. Wild Turkey Rare
09. Basil Hayden's
08. Evan Williams
07. Knob Creek
06. Buffalo Trace
05. George Dickle .12
04. Eagle Rare
03. Woodford Reserve
02. Bakers .107
01. Bookers

Sounds Like: +
Record Label: zod, addict, component, m-tronic, terminaldusk, et
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

new band / songs

Are located here:http://myspace.com/alltinycreaturesThanks!---Tom
Posted by Emotional Joystick on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:45:00 PST

New Band / Big News coming soon

it's true. stay tuned.
Posted by Emotional Joystick on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:43:00 PST

New EmotionalJoystick / Line 47 dub record out AUG 14!!!!!

A record featuring 2 EmotionalJoystick dub tracks, (one featuring the Emotionaljoystick band doing a live version) will be released by Terminal Dusk on August 14th. Check out the info here:http://www...
Posted by Emotional Joystick on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:44:00 PST

New song up / New album in the works

There will be a new EmotionalJoystick record coming in the next year. It is currently in the recording stages.There will be musical contributions from lots of people.Not decided yet who will release i...
Posted by Emotional Joystick on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 08:33:00 PST

Press For PLAYS!

Igloo Magazine, Luca Maini, Contributor (09.05.05) Here it comes... the long awaited sequel to Bellicose Pacific (Zod), it's Emotional Joystick's second album entitled Plays! --a must have for tho...
Posted by Emotional Joystick on Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:06:00 PST

New PLAYS! samples up

These samples will stay up until the album (which is having promotion done for it right now) is released... Check them out! ---Tom---
Posted by Emotional Joystick on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

"can we rap?" new song off PLAYS!

Another new song! check it out, and get ready for the drop... ---Tom---
Posted by Emotional Joystick on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

"Is Dead", new song off PLAYS! up now...

Is Dead, a song off the upcoming album PLAYS! is up on myspace.com/emotionaljoystick .. . I've also decided to keep up "sometimes always" to serve as... contrast... But they'll both come down in a ...
Posted by Emotional Joystick on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

PLAYS! new song for preview....

Check it out... new song off of the upcoming album PLAYS! Like I said, every week or so untill the release date, I'll be putting up a new song, and taking the previous one down... 5n34k pr3v13w...
Posted by Emotional Joystick on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

PLAYS! (in my hands)

So, I now have PLAYS! (my new album) in my hands... And those lucky enough to catch us in Europe (lucky euro bastards!) might even have a copy... But the release date isn't for another month or...
Posted by Emotional Joystick on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST