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AUTOFAC

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Member Since: 23/01/2006
Band Members: Just one. He plays keyboards and soft synths, sometimes tries to do vocals, and produces his work on his laptop. His name is Jason.
Influences: Kraftwerk, Pet Shop Boys, Boards of Canada, Bjork, Knutt Hamsun, Philip K. Dick, a-ha, Sparks, Yello, Benny and Bjorn, Radiohead, Chris Morris, Giorgio Moroder, Royksopp, Sigur Ros, Italo disco, Brian Wilson, Kate Bush, The Little Prince, Goldfrapp, New Order, Depeche Mode, Kubrick, Kafka,Trevor Horn, Mikhail Bulgakov, Gogol, Cornish cheese, Chic, Bristol 1982, Spring View, Soft Cell, Tove Jansson, Yorkshire tea, Roy Andersson films, The Prisoner, dolphins, European Films, David Lynch, John Peel and a mash of bitter experiences and more than I can throw into a mind blender, and to vacantly watch it all spin.
Sounds Like: Bitter. English. With a laptop. And a keyboard.
Record Label: autonomous
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Erik Satie with A laptop and an m-audio keyboard

I've uploaded two new tracks which will feature on my new album 'World War Terminus' which will be completed early next year. Both tracks are still in development and may need a few more tweaks. Howev...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:42:00 GMT

New song 'Stealth' Credits

'Stealth'written and produced by J. Winstanley (Autofac)AUTOFAC says:This song was started in 2007 based around the hook in Kraftwerk's 'Radioactivity'. It developed over many months as I tinkered awa...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:15:00 GMT

Xilax Deluded EP Credits and information Updated

Tracklisting1.Deluded (Remix Edit)2.Got a feeling 20093. Shattered Life 2009Written by Boylan/Winstanley.Produced by AUTOFAC.'Got a feeling' was originally written in 1994 but has been re-recorded. Th...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:14:00 GMT

Discography (Updated)

Here is AUTOFAC's discography, some of which will be made available on myspace over the coming months. Albums Ulysses 21 (2001)Pop Honesty (2003) Compilations Code Amber (2005)The New Normality (2007)...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:02:00 GMT

Compact Disco New EP and Credits

The new EP by Autofac has been completed. Two tracks from the EP have been exclusively uploaded on Autofac's myspace page. Additionally 'Compact Disco Remixes' have also been completed. A couple of tr...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:52:00 GMT

Mixtape 4: Love and Slush

I'm sure this collection of 'love' songs are in some way not the most romantic pop songs ever produced or indeed ever written but to my ears they are sublime. For me they do not just represent heartbr...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:17:00 GMT

Review and Year ahead

If you discount the Xilax album, 'Arena Reshaped', 2008 has been a quiet year for AUTOFAC. The only tracks that have surfaced were 'Marsielle Evening Samba' and a cover of the John Carpenter track, 'T...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:37:00 GMT

Infrequently Asked Questions

Where does the name Autofac come from?It's the name of a short story by Philip K. Dick. Have you ever played live?I performed a private little gig at my place a couple of years ago with friends and fa...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:40:00 GMT

Autobiography minature (Updated)

AUTOFAC says: Started getting interested in music when I was 8, watching the likes of Soft Cell, Japan, OMD and ABBA on Top of the Pops in the early 80s.  I eventually got a decent 'ghetto b...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:41:00 GMT

XILAX-Arena Reshaped (The New Album) Tracklisiting, credits and notes

Finally the new album, 'Arena Reshaped' by Xilax and produced by Autofac has now been completed. There are already two tracks from the album posted on the profile. Over the coming weeks more tracks wi...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:26:00 GMT