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Warning! Heat Ray!

There is no guru. You have to believe in yourself

About Me

The artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs. It is a disease which arises from men not having sufficient power of expression to utter and get rid of the element of art in their being. It is healthful to every sane man to utter the art within him; it is essential to every sane man to get rid of the art within him at all costs. Artists of a large and wholesome vitality get rid of their art easily, as they breathe easily, or perspire easily. But in artists of less force, the thing becomes a pressure, and produces a definite pain, which is called the artistic temperament. Thus, very great artists are able to be ordinary men-- men like Shakespeare or Browning. There are many real tragedies of the artistic temperament, tragedies of vanity or violence or fear. But the great tragedy of the artistic temperament is that it cannot produce any art.
G.K. Chesterton
Album release tbc on Warning! Records!
quixotic
Adjective
not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state"
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/3/2006
Band Website: This is it
Band Members: Me (Ash Akhtar), Rob (more often than not) and Baron von Zillen occasionally. Live show to feature Jingo Starr.Listen to our olde bande "The Shinings" on Garage Band here
Influences: The Beatles (group and solo), The Band, Chester Burnett, SRV, Hendrix, Bill Hicks, EES, The Clash, DJ Q-Bert, Mix Master Mike, Wendy/Walter Carlos, Pumpkins, Cash, Dylan, James Taylor, Living Colour, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Beastie Boys, Davy Graham, George Formby, UOofGB, Joe Orton, Graham Coxon, DJ Shadow, Son House, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Big Bill Broonzy,Andy C, Heavy metal & Hip-Hop from the golden era, Friends, Family, Books. Buddy Guy, Films, QOTSA, White Stripes.....so many.

Sounds Like: Retro fuzzy British-indie musings interspersed with tinges of psychadelia.

Type of Label: None

My Blog

What I’m (not) doing (*rant *narcissism *hedonism)

I'm doing - naffin.Fuck all.Nada.Squat.Diddly.Zip.Why? Well it's not like I've not got enough to be getting on with. I do. There's loads. I'm not totally creatively empty - but I've hit a void. My mus...
Posted by Warning! Heat Ray! on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:29:00 PST

Living Colour - 1991

It was 1991 when I first heard Living Colour's  Love Rears its ugly head. I was always into music generally and was listening to a lot of Public Enemy, Jungle Brothers and NWA at the time (I was ...
Posted by Warning! Heat Ray! on Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:49:00 PST

Free Mixtape for Download...

Hello lucky people.As you probably know, I've been unearthing things from the past. Like a musical archaeologist delving into a back catalogue of errors and some mild successes.Well, one example of a ...
Posted by Warning! Heat Ray! on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 06:51:00 PST

A record is borne.

You all know that I was never going to get Warning! Heat Ray! signed to a record label. I never even tried. It wasn't the way I wanted to go. I've been working pretty hard and consistently at getting ...
Posted by Warning! Heat Ray! on Tue, 29 May 2007 06:47:00 PST

Hamburg (rounds 1 and 2)

Richie and I arrived separately at Stanstead airport on Friday night. We were already behind time when we met at the Weatherspoon's at 7pm. So instead of leaving to get to our gate (which closed at 7....
Posted by Warning! Heat Ray! on Mon, 21 May 2007 05:30:00 PST

Beat it ('68)

Every band needs its cover. Some band survive off cover versions - so this is ours. It's from Michael's golden era - Off the Wall and Thriller. Hard to beat those albums from that time. Reminds me of ...
Posted by Warning! Heat Ray! on Thu, 03 May 2007 12:17:00 PST

The Ripps / Little Flames and Steve Lamacq

Went out with Breadman n Chris last night to see a couple of bands. I'd forgotten the standing around while bands change over their equipment (or soundcheck in the case of the little flames). The firs...
Posted by Warning! Heat Ray! on Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:39:00 PST

Musical 2nd XI

That's the title I've given the final product of Warning! Heat Ray! We've had a great response to the first 4 tracks - so thanks to all of you who listened and let me know whatcha thought. Life Less O...
Posted by Warning! Heat Ray! on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 06:21:00 PST

A rush of sugar to the blood

I've just had a Chelsea bun from Bob's stall in Borough Market. Being as I'm living the healthy life - any unfamiliar kind of toxins tend to have a strong effect on me. Therefore, my head is currently...
Posted by Warning! Heat Ray! on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 05:22:00 PST

Starmegabucks - the bitter taste of hypocrisy

There's a story behind every cup of coffee you drink, and it's often one that would leave a bitter taste in your mouth. A case in point is that Starbucks is opposing Ethiopian plans to trademark ...
Posted by Warning! Heat Ray! on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:24:00 PST