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astor

safety in numbness.

About Me

Here are some old tracks, new tracks and some re-smoked..."the tsunami sessions" (2003), astor's (aka Michele A. Doucet) debut album, was a labor of love over three years in the making. Electronic and organic, nestled snuggly between chaos and order. They have been featured on electronic radio shows thoughout the country, from WUNH to Chicago's WNUR and California's "Morning Becomes Eclectic" on KCRW. astor has also been featured in the Unsigned Artist of the Month column in KEYBOARD MAGAZINE (June 2003).Download it from all the usual suspects: I-Tunes , Rhapsody , E-Music , Audiolunchbox!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/15/2006
Band Website: cdbaby.com/cd/astor
Band Members: Michele Doucet
Influences: tori amos, tracey thorn, ben watt, boards of canada, richie hawtin, dj krush, nightmares on wax, kruder & dorfmeister, cornelius, ming & fs, fsol, coldcut, aphex twin, diplo, dj cam, howie b., portishead, matthew dear, ricardo villalobos, ellen allien, thom yorke, ursula rucker, lcd soundsystem, j dilla, disco d, deee-lite, gorillaz, the orb, dj vadim, the herbalizer, massive attack, here are some of my favorite albums ever, timeless, flawless, perfection:roots manuva, her space holiday, nerina pallot, plaid, prefuse 73, aesop rock, amon tobin, blockhead, boom bip, k-os, lotek hi-fi, damien rice, dj wally, autechre, beans, luke vibert, t. love, jazzanova, mouse on mars, mad professor, red snapper, dosh, dj spooky, smith and mighty, pj harvey, steve reich, dj logic, squarepusher...
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Record Label: Halflink Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

hiatus

i'm headed back east for a week and will be kicking it in NY. so after my inexplicable, uncontrollable nausea/anxiety over flying subsides - i will be happy as a clam and hanging with the family. ...
Posted by astor on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:01:00 PST

boxes

climb into the box. time goes faster as possibility is snuffed out to make way for repetition. patterns are predictedset up by designnever yielding to nature.here is structure.now is routine.how to ...
Posted by astor on Sun, 11 May 2008 11:41:00 PST

theme songs

there are two types of people in this world. those who live and die and breathe every waking moment immersed in music. and those who don't. i am the former and really can't even fathom how one cou...
Posted by astor on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 05:40:00 PST

all resolutions are non-binding

with that said...i hope to have all new tracks posted in '08. while i can't commit to another cd, i will try to be kinder to the muses in hopes that they will visit more often. and when they knock, ...
Posted by astor on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:35:00 PST

lists are lame...

...what's the deal with the completely arbitrary obession to reflect every year on 'the best' cd's, movies, books - 'fill in the blank' phenomenon? are we that tied down to time and objects that onl...
Posted by astor on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 03:25:00 PST

Waiting on threes

have you ever noticed things always happen in threes? in the past week, i have experienced two completely out of nowhere insanely unexpected events. i'm inspired by the complete randomness and confl...
Posted by astor on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:10:00 PST

Im always late to the party...

...not sure when myspace allowed 6 tracks to be uploaded, but better late than never to find out such news, eh? just added some silly fun, doodling about tunes - 'stuttering jack' (mostly just playin...
Posted by astor on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:17:00 PST

music is timeless

i am an obessive music collector, always in search of new discs and downloads, awaiting aural delights and new discoveries...isn't it kind of strange how a cd can be the soundtrack of your life during...
Posted by astor on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:35:00 PST

...finally

...just uploaded 2 new tracks. 'segue' and 'virtual monologue'. these 2, along with 'removable chassis (world mix)' and 'circadian rhythm remix' are all unreleased and for your listening pleasure. ...
Posted by astor on Sun, 08 Jul 2007 04:03:00 PST