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Jesse

Someone must have been telling lies about Joseph K

About Me

Started recording in 1997 with a 1951 Gibson dreadnought on a 4-track cassette porta-potty Tescam, mixed songs down onto mini disc, then burned to make first CD, "Early Home Recordings, 1997-2000." For my second CD I recorded with a Shure KSM-32, a Behringer mixer, and my 1972 Martin D-35, "The Perfect Disappearance" 2002. Third CD: plugged in with my Martin DC-16GTE, finished "Blown" 2005. I use alternate tunings, creating drone strings to add haunting overtones. Instruments: I use the aforementioned Martins, an Ibanez Artist electric, Gibson ES135, Washburn mandolin, De Armond 5 string bass, and a Roland Ready Strat w/ midi. I keep my recordings simple and acoustic. All songs featured here: © Moi.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/30/2003
Band Members: Jesse
Influences: The The, Judybats, Gillian Welch, Better than Ezra, Low, Hank Williams, Jayhawks, Lightning Hopkins, B. B. King, Stereophonics, Radiohead, Abandoned Pools, Ours, They Might be Giants, Depeche Mode, New Order, The Cure, NIN, Filter, Muse, Public Image Limited, P J Harvey, Indigo Girls, REM, Joe Frank (KCRW), Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Semisonic, Anything Box, Mission UK, Morrissey, Midnight Oil, Hoodoo Gurus, Men Without Hats, Spacehog, Verve, Grandaddy, Marcy Playground, Crash Test Dummies, Tracy Chapman, Tracy Bonham, 10,000 Maniacs, White Zombie, Sponge, The Cranberries, Vladimir Horowitz, Noam Chomsky, Django Reinhardt, The Proclaimers, Throwing Muses, Josh Joplin Group, Richard and Linda Thompson, Mom and Dad. Anybody with a mournful and earnest melody gets my attention.
Sounds Like: Like dashed hope in a room of despair.
Record Label: None
Type of Label: None

My Blog

1st CD track list

1. falling down 2. jazzim 3. like to lose 4. mandolin 5. ian's song 6. low 7. jimmy olson plays the blues 8. ghost of you 9. dead wife 10. revisited 11. seeing blue 12. it's easy to forget 13. lullaby...
Posted by Jesse on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 02:39:00 PST

"The Perfect Disappearance" 2nd CD track list

1. the perfect disappearance 2. escalators 3. esc. out 4. win is regret 5. she's gone 6. hey, linus 7. snake charmer 8. the guy you hardly knew 9. the great divide 10. look what celebrity has done to ...
Posted by Jesse on Mon, 13 Mar 2006 04:20:00 PST

"Blown" 3rd CD track listing

1. consolidate 2. when they come to hold you down 3. shame 4. time bomb 5. subterfuge 6. your wedding 7. yes, yes! 8. deliberate follies 9. when you were 10. remember me 11. it's not me 12. same as be...
Posted by Jesse on Mon, 13 Mar 2006 04:11:00 PST