Music:
Member Since: 3/24/2006
Band Members: William Yurkiewicz - sounds, electronics, guitar, bass, percussion, synthesizers, short wave radio, theremin, graphic design, home recording. Additional collaborative assistance from Christopher Yurkiewicz, Kipp Johnson, James Plotkin, Mick Harris, Steve O'Donnell, Kohei Gomi, Mason Jones, Joesph Roemer, Chris Reeser, Scott Hull, Noah Zechman and Koji Tano.
Influences: Music: The COSMIC JOKERS, CLUSTER, KLUSTER, DEAD KENNEDYS, Mick Harris, SCORN, LULL, The WEAKENER, JAMES PLOTKIN, OLD, NURSE WITH WOUND, COIL, THROBBING GRISTLE, MERZBOW, BRIGHTER DEATH NOW, NIGHTSTICK, O. LIEB, NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS, The HAFLER TRIO, GURU GURU, INNANA, LILLE ROGER, ARCHON SATANI, GOBLIN, LUSTMORD, BRIAN ENO, MASONNA, VIDNA OBMANA, ASMUS TEITCHENS, RAISON D'ETRE, STRATUM TERROR, ALIO DIE, MACRONYMPHA, ZOVIET FRANCE, SUBARACHNOID SPACE, ORPHYX, TRIBES OF NEUROT, NEUROSIS, DEUTSCH NEPAL, ZENI GEVA, RAPOON, TRIAL OF THE BOW, TERROR AGAINST TERROR, STEFAN TIESCHLER, EMIL BEAULIEAU, AUBE, MEGAPTERA, BASTARD NOISE, NEGRU VODA, PICA, BRUME, ARCANE DEVICE, G.G.F.H., SQUAREPUSHER, PAUL SCHUTZE, LOVE SPIRALS DOWNWARDS, early DELERIUM, NEGATIVELAND, JELLO BIAFRA spoken word LP's, BAKED BEANS, KING CRIMSON, old RUSH, PINK FLOYD, old NAPALM DEATH, HERESY, ZENI GEVA, WOOP WOOP, DIVINATION, JOHN ZORN, GODFLESH, VIOLENT ONSEN GEISHA, OCCOSI, WOMEN OF THE S.S., HAZARD, MONDE BRUITS, PAIN JERK, M.S.B.R., DANIEL MENCHE, TOMMY DORSEY, COUNT BASOE, The GOOFUS FIVE, CALIFORNIA RAMBLERS, CHARLIE PARKER, DIZZY GILLESPIE, GRANT GREEN, HANK MOBLEY, BROTHER JACK McDUFF Moon Rappin' LP, ERIC DOLPHY Out To Lunch LP, all 1950's horror / sci-fi movie soundtracks. Movies: White Zombie (when zombie falls into sugar cane grinder!), Killers From Space, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, Them!, Beginning of the End, The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, The Monolith Monsters, all Japanese Godzilla flicks, Mothra, Rodan, Ghidrah the Three-Headed Monster, Varan the Unbelievable, It Conquered the World, It the Terror From Beyond Space, The Deadly Mantis, The Giant Claw, War of the Worlds(original ONLY!), Robot Monster, The Thing From Another World, Tarantula, It Came From Beneath the Sea, The Monster That Challenged the World, Mysterious Island, Creature From The Black Lagoon, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Lost Continent, The Magnetic Monster, Invisible Invaders, Attack of the Crab Monsters, Not Of This Earth(original only!), Frankenstein Conquers the World, all Universal Monster movies, The Monster of Piedras Blancas, The Hideous Sun Demon. Equipment: All toys that make noise, The E-Bow, GIBSON, FENDER, DANELECTRO, ESP guitars; SOLDANO, SOVTEK, ZOOM, ROCKTRON, TASCAM, BOSS, + DIGITECH/D.O.D. electronic gear; MARSHALL, PEAVY, CRATE, AMPEG + BEHRINGER amplification, SONY camcorders.
Sounds Like: MONSTROUS DARK ELECTRONIC SOUNDSCAPES
Record Label: Recordings Fra Diavlo
Type of Label: Indie