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The Electrician

Way down south where they use the bread machine...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/24/2006
Band Members: Me.
Influences: A whole lotta stuff. Scott Walker is the 'daddy', noone else comes close, except perhaps some late 60's/early 70's Brazilian BlueNote compliations...
Sounds Like: I'm going thru a bit of a David Axelrod phase at the moment, but it's likely to change.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

"Pretty soon we’ll be a family of three"

"then it's not gonna be-a just-a you and me" So sang Brian (I always thought it was Carl) Wilson on the Beach Boys '68 album 'Friends'.  And yes, it now applies to yours truly.  I'm truly st...
Posted by The Electrician on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 06:18:00 PST

From Chimpan A to Chimpan Z

Yes, i've started alphabeticicising my cd collection.  It had to be done , it was getting out of hand.  However a few teething problems have ocurred...Obviously its A-Z artists, so...Where d...
Posted by The Electrician on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 03:26:00 PST

Shine On

Like all of us, I was deeply saddened to hear about Syd Barrett's passing last friday.  I never knew the guy, I never met him, but I couldn't explain why I was so sad... I remember hearing 'Piper...
Posted by The Electrician on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 02:36:00 PST

Je t'aime, ah, oui, je t'aime...

Anybody with half a brain really should get onto the Barbican website and get tickets to the world premiere of Gainsbourg's 'Histoire de Melody Nelson'.  I know, it's just too fantastic for words...
Posted by The Electrician on Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:54:00 PST

Get your hands on my organ...

Anybody wanna buy a Wurlitzer electric piano? Model 200A? Vintage woo-woo tremelo sounds?I'm asking £600 (ono)(whatever that means). The last one went for £770 on ebay...That's cash on the barrelhead,...
Posted by The Electrician on Sat, 27 May 2006 04:29:00 PST

Dumbledore rocks like a mofo

Wandering thru the shop last thursday, I noticed this guy playing one of the keyboards. I couldn't quit place him... Bill Bruford? Naah, not tall enough. Bill Wyman? Naah, too young. That's it!Bill Wa...
Posted by The Electrician on Sat, 20 May 2006 03:45:00 PST

Now show us the blackbox

Has anybody else seen the 'footage' of the plane hitting the Pentagon? What a sorry load of shit. After five years, and footage from only one camera of probably the world's most guarded building. You ...
Posted by The Electrician on Wed, 17 May 2006 02:58:00 PST

Carry on up the Nile

We'll be off to Egypt very early tomorrow morning, so no Myspace for a week! I think i'll be ok. Flying in to Luxor, then cruise up the Nile to Aswan, excursions including the Valley of the Kings etc,...
Posted by The Electrician on Sun, 16 Apr 2006 06:50:00 PST

Goodbye to all that

R.I.P. Gene Pitney...
Posted by The Electrician on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 01:08:00 PST

This is a very important list

I saw a similar selection of lists on drownedinsound recently, but they were shit. Mine is clearly the best. Rules are:Similar to the 'Don't look back' concerts that will be running soon. Basically a ...
Posted by The Electrician on Wed, 05 Apr 2006 12:51:00 PST