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Hand Polished

stuck in the 80's

About Me

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The past is the beginning of the future ...

Ray grew up listening to New Wave and Electro in the 80's. In the subsequent 90's, he began to broaden his audio pleasures with the sound of 70's Funk, Jazz, and Fusion. When he began to make music, he fused these many influences into one funky melting pot to define the style of what would become Hand Polished. Ray has releases from Guidance (US), Good Looking (UK), Nettwerk (Canada), Do Right music (Canada) and remixes for Compost (Germany) and Hooj Choons (UK) records. His tracks were featured in various compliations released by well-known labels like Hed Kandi (UK).

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Member Since: 4/15/2006
Band Website: hand-polished.com
Band Members: Ray Kong
Influences: Japan/Sylvian/Rain Tree Crow, New Order, YMO, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Giorgio Moroder, Kraftwerk, Heaven 17, Human League, Visage, Depeche Mode, Ultravox, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, Bark Psychosis, Talk Talk, Durutti Column, Michael Nyman, Erik Satie, Brian Eno, Radiohead, Irresistible Force, The Orb, Primal Scream, Portishead, DJ Shadow, Cinematic Orchestra, Photek, Jaga Jazzist, Wibutee, Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, Bauhaus, Joy Division, The Felt, The Smiths, The Cure, Ninja Tune, Mo Wax, Warp, Factory, Mute, 4AD, 60's 70's jazz/soul/funk, 80's new wave/electro/hip hop, ambient, avant garde jazz, classical, idm, post rock, Wong Kar Wai, Kim Ki-duk, Hong Sang Soo, Takeshi Kitano, Stanley Kubrick, Chris Cunningham, Helmut Newton, Comme Des Garcon, Yohju Yamamoto, Issey Miyake, Peter Saville, Vaughan Oliver, 23 envelop/v23, David Hockney, Wk Interact, Barry McGee
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