Member Since: 11/12/2004
Band Members: All that you hear was written, recorded, & all Drums, Percussion, Bass, guitar, trumpet, keyboards, vocals, spoken word,etc. by Josh "Beanstock" Orion
except; Guest Guitar on "Latin Slap": Traver Sicilaiani
Also the EP "Have you seen this guy" was recorded at Twilight Studios, Sacramento, Ca. 11/04 (if in Sac. & need to record, do it here, Traver's a good guy!)..
...May/06 Tommy's nightclub, Seattle (...Not bad considering this was the 1st time ever playing with Zach & the sound man sucked!)
Influences: (in no particular order) ....Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers~ Stevie Wonder ~ Medeski, Matin & Wood~ Miles Davis~ John Coltrane ~ Red Hot Chili Peppers ~ Soundgarden ~ Phish~ Charles Mingus~ Marvin Gaye~ Beck~ The Meters~ Nas~ Elvin Jones~ Pearl Jam~ The Mars Volta~ Joshua Redman~ Jimmy Smith~ Prince~ Common~ Rage Against the Machine~ Clutch~ Primus~ Maceo Parker~ James Brown~ Mr. Bungle~ The Roots~ Yes~ the talking heads~ Bob Marley~ Sage Francis~ Bob Dylan~ Sly & the Family Stone~ P-Funk~ Ziggy Marley~ Fela Kuti~ Radiohead~ Antibalas~ Jamiroquai~ Black Star~ KRS-One~ Propagandhi~ Amadou & Mariam~ At the Drive in~ Faith No More~ Bob Dylan~ Soul Coughing~ Jimi Hendrix ...& anything else that inspires
Sounds Like: If jazz got put through a rock & roll espresso machine and you pulled the shots too long (?) ... or just some guy playing drums.
Record Label: Flack Trax
Type of Label: Major