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erik rader

words. music.

About Me

lead vocalist, co-songwriter/lyricist, and founder of third wave (1980's berkeley) california ska sensations THE UPTONES wanders in the desert for a quarter century living on locusts and honey, until the noise and clamor of the 21st century awakens him from his arthurian slumber to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable with his strangely familiar, blurrily visionary songsmithing. after seven years throwing himself against the barricades as front man for BLIND WATCHMAKERS, our hero slips the bonds of bandmanship and goes solo...now, without a backline to support him, the death-defying high-wire act loses its net, and ERIK RADER (and friends) take one more quixotic tilt at the hulking windmills of the american musical-industrial complex.

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/4/2006
Band Website: blindwatchmakers.com
Band Members: an ever-revolving and evolving cast of dozens, including but not limited to:

erik rader - singing, word processing, guitarture
sean griffin - lead guitar, professionalism, talent, insomnia
mike skinner - guitar wisdom, board wisdom
tony trunzo - guitar atmospherics, retro synth/drum machine
paul rader - guitar guru, spiritual advisor
Influences: rock, soul, rebellion, poetry, coffee, waffles
Sounds Like: hopefully, nothing else, including the last song your heard by me.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

comment allez vous

hello.....anybody out there?if you like any of these songs, rate it and leave a comment. if you don't like any of these songs, go out and write some of your own!
Posted by erik rader on Fri, 30 May 2008 10:07:00 PST

Heaven (SG Ruff Mix)

I found a lyrics sheet to this song dated 1999, but I don't think I had the music down until 2002 or so.  Welcome to my glacial creative process.Sean Griffin on guitar and Garageband effects.&nbs...
Posted by erik rader on Thu, 22 May 2008 02:59:00 PST

internet flypaper

steve rosenthal, drummer, berkeley high school class of 1983; played drums in a band called onyx.if this is you, or you know where he is, message metony harsh, guitar, bass & recording engineering on...
Posted by erik rader on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 03:02:00 PST

thanks for remembering

it’s nice to know a few people out there remember.thanks.  it made my day.
Posted by erik rader on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:59:00 PST

"roma" - garageband(tm) version

**UPDATE:**this does NOT SOUND GOOD ON STANDARD COMPUTER SPEAKERS. if you've got some speakers you can plug in to your computer that have BASS, dust those off.i haven't decided whether or not to swit...
Posted by erik rader on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:39:00 PST

that’s showbiz

well, my short composition will not be used in the ad, but i WILL get paid for my services - which is, as they say, "all to the good".
Posted by erik rader on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:45:00 PST

Ex-Supermodel

So I write music for soundtracks now I write music for soundtracks now (That's what I wanted to do anyhow)-- Robert Pollard/Guided by Voices, Alien Lanes...
Posted by erik rader on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:35:00 PST

Considering possible online workshop

Would you be interested in an online poetry workshop? I'm developing ideas for an in-person workshop here in Seattle but I think working out the kinks with my friends and associates online as a capti...
Posted by erik rader on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:05:00 PST

the bali girls are back!

sorry i've been away from myspace for so long - i got interrupted by life - but i wanted to let you know that one of the greatest live bands i've ever seen, and that's even compared to the bags, has r...
Posted by erik rader on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:50:00 PST

no. F?!?ing. way.

please don't ask me how i discovered this tonight....or for that matter, why.....but i just found out that the song "miracles" by jefferson starship contains the lyric: "i got a taste of the real wor...
Posted by erik rader on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 11:40:00 PST