Member Since: 3/7/2006
Band Members: naThan daniel, russ harvey, john garden, shane webb
Influences: or inspirations--VISIONARY MODERNITY wherever i find it. MUSIC Chronologically-DEBUSSY (the fountainhead) STRAVINSKY BARTOK VERESE MESSIAEN CHARLEY PATTON DELTA BLUES APPALACHIAN FOLK MONK MINGUS HOLLIDAY COLTRANE SUN RA DAVIS DOLPHY COLEMAN BREL THE BIG 'O' ELIS REGINA JOHN FAHEY BOB DYLAN BERT JANSCH ISB BEATLES JONI MITCHELL ZAPPA/MOTHERS BEEFHEART OS MUTANTES TROPICALIA NICO SCOTT WALKER LAURA NYRO WEST AFRICAN/SYLIPHONE STEVIE W. ZEP CRIMSON FLOYD YES GENESIS MILTON NASCIMENTO T REX BOWIE ROXY SRARKS RUNDGREN STEELY DAN BON'S AC/DC NEU! RUSH KRAFTWERK XTC THE FALL WIRE TALKING HEADS DANIEL JOHNSTON ASSOCIATES PRINCE MEAT PUPPETS 80'S REM COLD WAR ROCK (an imagined genre-the big sounding, politically concerned rock of the middle 80's i.e. U2, PROPAGANDA, PETER GABRIEL etc) MID 80S POP GO BETWEENS NEON BALLADS (an imagined genre, PRIVATE DANCER, I WANNA KNOW WHAT LOVE IS, THE BEAUTIFUL ONES etc) TALK TALK PIXIES FLAMING LIPS MERCURY REV RADIOHEAD JOHN GARDEN THE SHINS ARCADE FIRE DECLAN P-P AMY WINEHOUSE THE WEEK THAT WAS WILD BEASTS. LITERATURE Chronologically-POE DOSTOEVSKY TOLSTOY MACHADO D'ASSIS KNUT HAMSUN D.H.LAWRENCE TANIZAKI JOYCE CHANDLER BURROUGHS KEROUAC DR SEUSS MISHIMA OE CARVER P.K.DICK PINTER POTTER AMERICAN SPLENDOR 80'S MURAKAMI. CINEMA listed in such a way as to make you think i'm the shits at cinema- TARKOVSKY BERGMAN BRESSON (not besson) MAKK OZU RAFELSON/NICHOLSON STYAJIT RAY LYNCH ANTONIONI HERZOG MAYSLES ALMODOVAR GODZILLA (original jap versions until 68ish) WOODY ALLEN BUNUEL ABC6070 (an imagined genre-a certain brand of 'atmospheric british cinema of the 60's and 70''s i.e. IF, PERFORMANCE SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY, A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG, BLEAK MOMENTS etc) WR MYSTERIES OF THE ORGANISM GOOD TV e.g. THE SINGING DETECTIVE MONTY PYTHON THE OFFICE SAPHIRE AND STEELE etc...ART....I know nothing about. ADOLF WOLFLI? WSSK (that's grossadmiral danitz, he's good). INDIVIDUALS (rugged or otherwise) ROBERT FRIPP (our buddha/guru) LORD BUCKLEY SONNY BLOUNT HARRY SMITH DODIE KACKER (a.k.a. the legendary STEVE HANNON) ANDY WARHOL IGGY POP SYD BARRETT ROY HARPER VIVIAN STANSHALL JIMMY CARL BLACK (i've met him, twice) TONY JEFFES BRENDA JUNE things ENGLISH WEATHER HOLY FOOLS VERY TALL STRUCTURES THE AFTERNOON OF JULY 24th 1991 ROOMS IDIOTS SUBURBAN GARDENS ASTRONOMY
Sounds Like: a ballOOn in a dense thicket-POP!
Record Label: Late Night Productions