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Mark Zabala

drum machines + synths + effects = bliss

About Me

I am obsessed with all forms of art and technology and love doing creative things using the most advanced tools at my disposal. Life should be exciting -- more exciting -- all the time. I am constantly pushing for better music and a more creative, open, repsonsible culture. We need better means of production and less waste. We need renewable energy, sustainable devlopment, a better government and some real progress.
I'm a freak with a twisted and sarcastic sense of humor. I think a lot about semi abstract concepts and the relationships between things, so the films, books and music that I like have to be very stimulating. I like things on the fringe -- all the trailblazing stuff.LOVEMYFLASH CODE
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My Interests

experimental films, mind fucks, Electronic Music Production, activism, hedonism, adobe software, anime, art, artificial intelligence, artificial life, big brother, biotechnology, burning man, camping, censorship, chaos, cognitive science, consciousness, consumerism, corporations, culture, culture jamming, dancing, desert parties, design, direct action, dualism, electro, electronic music, energy efficiency, environmental activism, evolution, existentialism, fire, firedancers, flywheels, fractals, fruity loops, fuel cells, futurama, gnosticism, graphic design, greenpeace, grunge, hybrid cars, hydrogen fuel cells, icam,interactivity, interconnectedness, jazz, jean luc godard, jeskola buzz, language, macromedia software, media, memes, minimalism, motion graphics, nanotechnology, natural born killers, nature, neal stephenson, neon genesis evangelion, neural networks, neurofunk, neuroscience, nine inch nails, nonviolence, nonviolent protest, nu energy, outdoor raves, outdoors, panopticon, patterns, philosophy, photoshop, photovoltaics, piercings, poi, politics, postmodernism, production, raves, reality, religion, robert anton wilson, robots, solar power, spirituality, stoicism, sunrises, surrealism, surveillance, sustainability, sustainable living, synchronicity, techno, technology, the brain, the illuminati, the mind, time, ucsd, vegetarianism, web design, william gibson and killing pirates.

I'd like to meet:

Honestly, I like people who are very energetic, talkative and opinionated. I want someone who thinks critically about the world around them (and I mean the world outside of television). A twisted sense of humor is definitely a plus, but I also love people who are just straight up geeky. Bring your n3rd on.
oh, and I would love it if you love art and pretty music and crunchy noise and world music and grunge and jazz and techno and psytrance and indie rock and IDM and EBM and electro and fast music and chill music and really enjoy sound, dare I say it, more than lyrics?View All Friends | View Blog

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Music:

Old Mixes of mine:


[ ----- Musical Styles ----- ]
Techno, Electro, Breaks, Acid, IDM, Indie Rock, DnB, EBM, downtempo, goa / psytrance, freeform, hardcore, grunge, industrial, jazz

[ ----- Dance Music ----- ]

Zimbardo, MSTRKRFT, John Dahlback, Bassnectar, Simian Mobile Disco, Surgeon, Autobots, Tiga, Trentemoller, Peaches, Green Velvet, Digitalism, Vitalic, Justice, Alter Ego, Ego Express, Detroit Grand Pubahs, Kissy Sell Out, D. Ramirez, Aquasky, Breakfastaz, Adam Beyer, Benny Benassi, Joel Mull, Concord Dawn, Raiden, Klute, Stakka & Skynet, Sta & Paul B, John B, Lamb, Nobukazu Takemura, Infected Mushroom, Sharkey, Astral Projection, Wizzy Noise, Richie Hawtin, Glenn Wilson, Woody McBride, Mauro Picotto, Deviant Electronics, Koxbox, Alien Project, Spirallianz, Timo Maas, Growling Mad Scientists, Future Prophecy, Lab 4, OD404, Dj Mishka, BK, Underworld, The Crystal Method, Orbital, The Prodigy and way too many more...[ ---- Rockish Stuff ---- ]
Regina Spektor, Soulwax, Wolfmother, Muse, The Killers, The Knife, DFA, Frou Frou, Schneider Tm, Lali Puna, The Notwist, Mum, Sigur Ros, Broadcast, Le Tigre, Yo La Tengo, The Decemberists, Belle and Sebastian, Broken Social Scene, Four Tet, The Album Leaf, Manitoba, Fridge, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Juana Molina, DNTEL, Postal Service, My Bloody Valentine, Skinny Puppy, A Silver Mt. Zion, Le Tigre, Mindless Self Indulgence, Ministry, The White Stripes, Muse, Jet, Hot Hot Heat, The Mars Volta, Tori Amos, Radiohead, Nirvana, Hole, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Smashing Pumpkins, Natalie Merchant, Sarah Maclaclan, VNV Nation, Haujobb, Converter, Wumpscut, Bjork, Nine Inch Nails, Tool

[ ----- Experimental/Chill ----- ]

Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Boards of Canada, Plaid, Jega, Aoineko, Diagram of Suburban Chaos, Build, Chiral, Lexaunculpt, Prefuse 73, Nautilis, L'usine ICL, Deru, Mucrof, Cex, Manorexia, Caural, Machine Drum, Hrvatski, Bogdan Raczynski, Venetian Snares, Hellfish, Doormouse, Manorexia, Funkstorung, Autechre, Dntel, Fridge, Portishead, Massive Attack, Hooverphonic, mu-ziq, Alec Empire, Shpongle, Air, Theivery Corporation, Gotan Project, Solvent, Banco De Gaia

[ ----- Hip Hop ----- ]
Prefuse 73, Lady Sovereign, M.I.A., Jahcoozi, Machine Drum, Boombip, Kool Keith, Dr. Octagon, Dr Dooom, Sage Francis, Boom Bip, Doseone, cLOUDDEAD, Them, Anticon (all those guys), Outkast, Dead Prez, Beastie Boys, eDIT, daedelus

Movies:

I like mindfuck films, visual intensity, films that reveal something about the human condition and pure absurdity and silliness.
Anything by Jean-Luc Godard (Breathless, My life to Live, Contempt), Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Bjork Videos), Chris Cunningham (Warp Videos), Darren Aronofsky (Pi, Requiem For a Dream), David Lynch (Mulholland Drive, Lost Highway, Blue Velvet), Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasin Amy, Dogma), Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction), Baz Luhrmann (moulin Rouge, Romeo and Juliet), Sam Raim (Army of Darkness, Evil Dead 2), Monty Python (Holy Grail, Life of Brian), Mel Brooks (Spaceballs, History of the Wordl part I, Robin Hood: Men in Tights), Terry Gilliam (Brazil, Adventures of Baron Munchausen), and anything cyberpunk related.
Fear and Loathing in Los Vegas, City of Lost Children, Kafka, Brazil, Run Lola Run, Blade Runner, Dark City, Moulin Rogue, Natural Born Killers, Equilibrium, The Shining, American History X, Fight Club, Festen (The Celebration), Donnie Darko, The Cube, Contact, Happiness, Goodbye Lenin, Amelie, Hackers, Akira, Ghost in the Shell, House of Flying Daggers, Battlefield Baseball (or Battlefield Stadium), and When/if Neuromancer comes out, it will own you.
I'll add more later... I spend way more time on my music stuff.

Television:

The Daily Show, The Family Guy, Crossballs, Twin Peaks, I love Lucy, The Simpsons, That 70s show, Futurama, Adult Swim, Conan O' Brien, Kindred the Embraced, The Twilight Zone, Tenchi Muyo, Serial Experiments Lain, etc... I really don't watch much TV actually.

Books:

Illuminatus! Trilogy, Snow Crash, Brave New World, Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy, How to Mutate and Take Over The World, anything by Friends of Ed, Invitation to a Beheading, Pale Fire,

Heroes:

Myself, anyone who is better than I am at anything I'm passionate about, and those who put themselves on the line for what they believe in.

My Blog

Resources for my Electronic Music Class at OrangeKamp 2007

Here is the interface I used to teach my Electronic Music Class at OrangeKamp this weekend.Ishkur's Chronological EDM (Electronic Dance Music) Guide with samples of stylesAnd here are WAY more resourc...
Posted by Mark Zabala on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:48:00 PST

Some music makes me feel so cheesball.

I have been totally in love with this song lately. It's a guilty pleasure.The Secret Handshake - Too Young (The Toxic Avenger Remix)It's one of those songs I really can't help but like, even though I...
Posted by Mark Zabala on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:39:00 PST

Autechre ringtones?

That's what I saw when I logged in the little Google Adwords box.  Now, first of all, I have to say that I really do prefer targeted advertising over just random banner ads that don't really appl...
Posted by Mark Zabala on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:51:00 PST

I'm going to try and blog more

starting with this non-informative post!
Posted by Mark Zabala on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:56:00 PST

Just had to share some of my happinness!

I'm on Thursday at 9:00pm (pacific time) on the "LIVE" channel on www.techno.fmI'm spinning at Alma Paradiso, the 3-day full moon beach party party next weekend.The weekend after that, I am spinning i...
Posted by Mark Zabala on Tue, 29 May 2007 11:57:00 PST

Please Read. This is awful.

Repeal Breed-Specific Legislation.One of my best friends recently informed me of laws targeting particular breeds of dog that work toward the elimination of those breeds. Her very human-friendly dog ...
Posted by Mark Zabala on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 04:15:00 PST

I think I've had it with the party scene.

I just came back from a multiple day desert party, and after all the work it takes to load sound and lights, the costs of renting a van, the time and money it takes to prepare for a weekend, the overa...
Posted by Mark Zabala on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 06:48:00 PST

Nexus New Year's Eve Thanks!

I had way too much fun at Nexus. Major thanks to EVERYONE who was involved with making it happen. Although Ninja Skillz may have spearheaded the organization of the party, we could NOT have done it...
Posted by Mark Zabala on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:20:00 PST

New Year's Eve 2007!

Okay.  I really don't blog on myspace that often.  I should really fix that (even though I'm dure no one actually reads my posts).  However, I know that if I don't share what I'm doing ...
Posted by Mark Zabala on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 02:23:00 PST

Ninja Pendants Day

Gosh, I'm so exhausted right now so I'm just trying to get my thoughts out. This is probably not going to make much sense...First of all, I had one of the most enjoyable 4th of Julys I've ever had. Ni...
Posted by Mark Zabala on Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:08:00 PST