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Brian

WE ARE TRAGIC MEN, BUTCHER'S HANDS, GENTLE SOULS

About Me


i'm losing my edge... manic, multimedia music-maker, melancholy mechanical mad-scientist, poet prince, prophetic painter, accidental architect, disc-jockin' designer, wanderlust-wrestling writer, soul shaker, scotch-sipping sculptor, punk rock photographer and original b-bwoy who enjoys riding down the sides of South American volcanoes on mountain bikes, hiking, stargazing and climbing up very large rocks and trees sometimes.
i dj, restore vintage synths, fix computers, build websites, bikes, furniture and analog synthesizers from scratch. i've been told i'm a great cook as well, and i do carpentry, remodeling, electrical, plumbing and demolition like a fucking champ. 21st century city boy hangin' in the woods, but my heart belongs to the mountains. been in the game since '89, i used to have a cadillac, it got me there and back. appreciative of the life given to me, willing to share it with others. i am an old soul, and as such, seek to find and connect with other old souls. house is food and you need it, if i feed it, you should eat it... my nine lives have led me to believe that i am here for a reason, i believe in the power of myth, the power of love and the human potential, the fine line between obsession and eternal patience, living intentionally, meaningfully and passionately, and the unmistakable importance of bringing a woman flowers. been nocturnal most of my life, usually up all night working on shit so i sleep late, or not at all, but when i do, i dream of wires...
yeah, i make music, here's a few tracks of mine up online .
"Absolute genius is eternal patience" - Michaelangelo "Music Saves Our Lives" - Carlos Soulslinger "Verily, I do not want to live like the Ropemakers, who walk backwards through life, always dragging their tresses out in front of them" - Friedrich Nietzsche "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers" - Pablo Picasso "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." - Lao Tzu "The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread." - D.H. Lawrence "The American public has been lied to for so long, they wouldn't be able to recognize the truth if Jesus told them personally" - Adam Trombly "Life is what happens while you're making other plans." - John Lennon
"To be human, to be fully human, is to need music and to derive nourishment from the music you hear." - Bob Moog
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My Interests

TRUTH, art, music, beauty, sex, noise, adversity, strength, mixtapes, cardboard and jvc's, philosophy, history, the beat of the drum, white noise, mountains, rock climbing & bouldering, acupuncture, storms, sashimi, conversation, ice cold vodka, zen, organic sounds, organic food, raw foods, tantra, people, social experimentation, flares, 14 year-old single malt scotch, 1800 margaritas, chaos theory, strange attractors, physical contact, superstrings, silence, heat lightning, the archaeic revival, oros de la pastora, playing with fire, deconstructionism, quantum mechanics, the 5-second rule, recycling technology, furniture farming, hydroponics, demolition, restoration, mountain biking the Andes, hiking, camping, dancing, playing records for people who dance, making music, making people smile, catching up with/ running into old friends, espec. all my oldskool heads, making an impact in my life, grassroots activism, cottage industries, clothing drives, rainforest conservation/preservation, reforestation, educating people, creating hope, pushing the fucking envelope just a little more every day, HOPE...

I'd like to meet:

FREEE THINKERS. a good chiropractor. Giorgio Moroder. the Dalai Lama. heads looking to jam abit. climbers & bikers in NYC, creative people, music & culture junkies, dancers, singers, pimps, poets, pushers & prostitutes, artists, filmmakers, fashionistas, freaks & funk fiends.. basically, i'm open. just hit me up.

***IF YOU HAVE A BAND, DJ, etc. and do not message me first, don't expect me to 'add' you. I'm all for supporting the underground (it's where I grew up, afterall) and new/ emerging talent, but if it's just the numbers you're looking for, well, you can look elsewhere. Seriously, I'm tired of this shit. I make music too, but I don't spam people here on myspace or send out anonymous and unsolicited requests, and I would expect the same courtesy of you lot. greetz.

Music:



electronic, mostly, punk, funk, disco, techno, electro, house-acid* micro* deep *break electro* disco* tech* housemuzik, breaks, electroclash, disco punk, downtempo, hip hop, R&B, blues, jazz, rock, classical, turntablism, experimental, d&b, joy division, gang of four, TRANS AM, !!! (chk chk chk), JACKSON AND HIS COMPUTER BAND, missing persons, prince, SOLVENT, the juan maclean, hot chip, black dice,CUT COPY, delia gonzales and gavin russom, RIDE, wolfmother, MSTRKRFT, the human league, the rolling stones (earlier stuff), FELIX DA HOUSECAT, sieg uber die sonne, GANG OF FOUR, herrmann und kleine, SHINY TOY GUNS, pluramon, vhs or beta, casino_vs._japan, b.fleischman, taylor deupree, the tear garden, MYLO, aphex twin, the mars volta, THE KNIFE, styrofoam, isan, ????, radio 4, lali puna, M83, enon, king biscuit time, west indian girl, JOOLS & KHOOM:), EL GATO, DJ Meticulous, FC KAHUNA, Jagolinzer, HOSS FUNK, CONGOTRONICS, dead boys, GHOST-if you haven't heard them yet, you fucking must! - german band; CAN- if you don't know just ask me about them, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM, ladytron, felix da housecat, tiga, miss kittin, T.RAUMSCHMIERE, ellen allien, dj hell, barbara morgenstern,SUICIDE, razorhara, i-f, trevor jackson, james murphy, the fucking champs, dance dusaster movement-, nah they're from LA, pretenders, damned, blondie, GARY NUMAN, royksopp, giorgio moroder, basement jaxx, zapp & roger, herbie hancock,

U.N.K.L.E., gil scott heron, jimi hendrix, bobbie womack, diana ross, james brown, the chi-lites, lovin spoonful, smokey robinson, parliament, blue cheer, jesus & mary chain, massive attack, lovage, astrid gilberto, bill withers, bob marley, wailers, peter tosh, burning spear, mutabaruka, steel pulse, pato banton, ini kamoze, augustus pablo, mad professor, king tubby, metric, j saul kane, richard james, flaming lips, portishead, junkwaffle, saint etienne, mazzy star, chameleons uk, swans, kruder & dorfmeister, groove armada, dj shadow, kid koala, kmfdm, killing joke, the normal, the slits, the cramps, the clash, cabaret voltaire, kraftwerk, afrika bambaataa, the stones, jethro tull, the who, the beatles, the beach boys, the chemical brothers, the verve, the london suede, big black, death in vegas, chris & cosey, the tear garden, front 242, autechre, royksopp, panjabi mc, layo & bushwacka, freq nasty, plump djs, richard ashcroft, dj pierre, marshall jefferson, manic street preachers, david holmes, dave clark, oasis, happy mondays, stone roses, african brothers, santana, soul II soul, m.a.r.r.s., bomb the bass, stereo mc's, 808 state, primal scream, my bloody valentine, AIR, outkast, lo fi allstars, freestylers, hakan lidbo, the pillows, the pale saints, the wedding present, tones on tail, love & rockets, new order, the fall, buzzcocks, isocracy, op ivy, neighborhood watch, flipper, circle jerks, dead kennedys, BAD BRAINS, big black, pole, fridge, the smiths, interpol, radio dept., looper, belle & sebastian, slowdive, this mortal coil, cocteau twins, curve, doves, orbital, the orb, pink floyd, lee hazlewood, nancy sinatra, diana ross, donna summer, erykah badu, sade, ojays, ohio players, grandmaster flash, melle mel, rockmaster scott & the treacherous three, stetsasonic, whodini, renegade soundwave, photek, midfield general, faze action, lcd soundsystem, le tigre, DFA, daft punk, thomas bangalter, andrea true connection, ELO, brothers johnson, missy elliot, green velvet, lee scratch perry, the upsetters, marvin gaye, nina simone, goapele, minnie riperton, beth orton, nightmares on wax, tribe called quest, de la, hieroglyphics, soulsides, quannum, def jux, aesop rock, the neptunes, public enemy, paris, dj who, king britt, scuba, vikter duplaix, basic channel, kevin reese saunderson, kenny larkin, juan atkins, model 500, john selway, arthur baker, planet patrol, bar kays, james brown, michael viners incredible bongo band, cold cut, eric b & rakim, audio two, biz markie, pete rock & cl smooth, kurtis mantronix, ladytron, fc kahuna, black flag, crass, broadcast, suicide, television, the velvet underground, mahi mahi, mount sims, all the extended liquid sky universal family: soulslinger, reese, odi, db, dmitri, ani, olive, spooky, tj, gabriel, joeski, joe joe, i-cue, james christian, jaqueline christie- for those who don't even know, denard, micro, bones, heather heart, adam-x, john selway! hipp-e, halo, laurent garnier, steve lawler, osheen, josh wink, james lavelle, stacy pullen, ron hardy, steve silk hurley, jackmaster farley, guy called gerald, danny tenaglia, cajmere/ green velvet, dajae, lisa shaw, evelyn champagne king, frankie knuckles, jon carter, erick morillo, masters at work, digital konfusion, s.o.u.r. records, plastikman, ken ishii, adam freeland, hardkiss brothers, dj markie, jeno, garth, greyhound records, love from san franciso, dubtribe, funky techno tribe, squarepusher, herbaliser, 9lazy9, mark farina, miguel migs, pepe braddock, dirk diggler/ andreas kauffelt, mats landberg/ tobias linden, charles webster, magda, eric davenport, lee burridge, darren emerson, tim deluxe, timo maas, hybrid, lee coombs, plaid, akabu, fridge, fischespooner, .adult, atari teenage riot, mad capsule markets, buffalo daughter, cornelius, mos def, talib kweli, black star, slum village, dead prez, the roots, madlib, akrobatiks, kanye west, radiohead, bowie, bauhaus, you obviously get the picture by now, don't you?...

Movies:

2001, clockwork orange, star wars, seven samurai, ran, fight club, serpico, blade runner, bullitt, papilllon, the life aquatic with steve zissou, killing zoe, run lola run, chun king express, hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, syriana, good night and good luck, the maltese falcon, fort apache the bronx, shaun of the dead, 24 hr. party people, sympathy for the devil (jean luc goddard) the godfather, heat, wildstyle, blow, game of death, traffic, true romance, buena vista social club, demonlover, yellow submarine, basquiat, luci aubrac, shallow grave, the jerk, D.A.F.T., the matrix, caddyshack, super troopers, taxi driver, rory o'shea was here, filthy dirty love, ghost in the shell, tie me up tie me down, merry christmas mr. lawrence, pollock, akira, neon genesis, harold & maude, usual suspects, tie me up tie me down, lost in translation, run lola run, dancer in the dark, 12 monkeys, brazil, the royal tennenbaums, pulp fiction, maria full of grace, fist of iron monkey, bridge on the river kwai, five deadly venoms, basquiat, tron, the wall, tommy, things to do in denver when you're dead, meeting people is easy, purple rain, unbearable lightness of being, medicine man, pink floyd live at pompeii, pi, quadrophenia, one flew over the cuckoos nest, rolling stones rock & roll circus, trainspotting, black rain, lock stock & two smoking barrels, man who fell to earth, brooklyn babylon, beat street, streetcar named desire, reservoir dogs, modulations, drugstore cowboy, thank god it's friday, petey weedstraw, shaft, ghost in the shell, dolomite, everything everything, what to do in case of fire, avenging disco godfather, heavy metal parking lot, boogie nights, 54, style wars, tommy, american pop, heavy metal, fantastic planet, donnie darko, the freshest kids, aliens, west way to the world, down by law, boondock saints, i went down, twin town, napoleon dynamite, SIN CITY, rivers and tides, 28 days later, elephant (gus van sant is fucking genius) ...

Television:



rots your mind, but DirectTV is nice, and there's lots of little hidden things, like my friend's shows on VH1. The Al Franken Show (same as the podacast), REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, Robot Chicken, Greg the Bunny (IFC) & ATHF is pretty much all i ever watch... and i hate to admit, but i am now addicted to LOST (thanks, Megan), 24,and ROME. i miss classics like the original 120 minutes and The Young Ones; ahh the 80's...

Books:

philip k. dick, hunter s. thompson, chuck pahlaniuk, irvine welsh, willliam gibson, kurt vonnegut, dylan thomas, tom robbins, anais nin, sylvia plath, wolfe, camus, kafka, rilke, arthur c. clarke, ken kesey, dostoevsky, chomsky, burroughs, kerouak, the dalai lama, contemporary history, how-to's, synthesizer manuals, URB, Wired, Filter, Jane (i like to keep up) NME, The FACE, Giant Robot, Remix, Future Music, Ready Made

Heroes:

my mother. seriously.

My Blog

Lowest of the fucking low...

OK, People (if you can even call them that) who steal instruments and recording equipment from musicians are the absolute lowest of the fucking low. A musician's gear is not only his (or her) liveliho...
Posted by Brian on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 07:46:00 PST

My Brotha from Anotha Mutha

jools found this pic online- look familiar? surprisingly enough, it ain't me.can you guess who it really is? it's ok, me neither.it's Thom Yorke. freaky, huh?...
Posted by Brian on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:34:00 PST

I Never...

ok, so i'm sure everyone has played the drinking game "I Never..." where someone comes up with something they've done, and everyone who has done that one thing, has to drink. self-incrimination. i've ...
Posted by Brian on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:08:00 PST

On Letting Go...

Is loss the absence of possession, or the result of it? the Buddhists believe knowing that life is pain, gives rise to enjoying the moments when there is no pain, what we might call "happiness". Being...
Posted by Brian on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 11:03:00 PST

THE GREATEST ESSAY EVER WRITTEN

Thank you Stacey for this one. Indications of the current U.S. scholastic situation an shit all up in here... http://www.gorillamask.net/essay.shtml don't say we didn't warn ya......
Posted by Brian on Fri, 20 Jan 2006 07:02:00 PST

so accurate, it's fucking scary...

Love Is the Answer Saturn is currently retrograde in your sign, Brian, which is going to make it difficult for you to feel confident about your plans. This isn't because you are unable to plan, but...
Posted by Brian on Thu, 01 Dec 2005 12:43:00 PST

sometimes she sings

sometimes she sings to me without hesitation shimmering sweetly her body makes music that causes my soul to stir a minuet of low bass and angels high resonance in my core she makes...
Posted by Brian on Wed, 23 Nov 2005 03:02:00 PST

Listen to the warm...

As many of you may know, i've been hard at work on an album for some time, and having just gone through a rather rough breakup with a really wonderful woman, i've been inspired lately to incorporate t...
Posted by Brian on Sun, 06 Nov 2005 01:36:00 PST

Every Bug For Himself

I remember the first summer I found myself back in Connecticut well. The tiger lilies were in full bloom. Everywhere, poking their fiery heads from long necks of green chutes. Along roadsides, mailbox...
Posted by Brian on Sat, 29 Oct 2005 01:54:00 PST

My Lover's Prayer

This is my lovers prayer I hope it'll reach out to you, my love This is my lovers prayer And I hope you can understand it, my love My life is such a weary thing But in my ears, old prayers ju...
Posted by Brian on Wed, 19 Oct 2005 02:12:00 PST