The Only Michael profile picture

The Only Michael

Chilled beats and heartwarming electronica

About Me

The Only Michael has been recording and releasing his own electronic music under various names since the mid 1990s, and was a resident DJ at Sundaze (Sheffield) from 2001-2006.He is proud to have been voted among the top 5 worst DJ names in DJ magazine (2002) and he has performed at four Big Chill festivals as well as at Boom (Portugal), Contact Europe (Austria) and at bars, clubs and multimedia venues throughout the UK.Previous projects include Resolution and Feeler. Animat now takes up most of his time but he still manages the odd DJ set and some remixes in between tea breaks. He is a resident DJ at Sound of Lounge in Sheffield (check 'upcoming shows' for listings details) and now has a regular fortnightly internet radio slot on Thursdays, 6-8pm (UK time) at www.purple-radio.co.ukFor more information and audio clips etc, visit www.theonlymichael.co.uk / www.animat.co.uk

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/21/2006
Band Website: theonlymichael.co.uk
Band Members: The Only Michael - samplers, synthesisers, guitars, bits of metal and plastic
Influences: Everything that reaches my ears... Some random enthusiasms: City Centre Offices and Type Records, Alice Coltrane's Turiya and Ramakrishna, Dollie Godfrey's upside-down cake, Women of the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Sooty and Sweep's Showband featuring Ramsbottom on Hammond, cellos on chillout tracks, mellotrons through space echos, rainsticks and vibraslaps.
Sounds Like: Have a listen and let me know what you think
Record Label: 4MG (www.4mgrecords.com) - non-exclusive deal
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Animat EP out now!

After a couple of false starts we are pleased to announce that the third Animat EP ..Heart Shaped Balloons.. is now available to buy in both CD and MP3 download format.The EP follows the same four tra...
Posted by The Only Michael on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:28:00 PST

Animat tracks now available to download via Tunetribe

The first two Animat EPs, 'Sunshine or Rain' and 'Arctic' are now available as high quality downloads from Tunetribe's download store - You can download either the complete EPs or individual tracks fo...
Posted by The Only Michael on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:54:00 PST

Rivercide EP free download

My EP of music inspired by the River Don and the accompanying poetry sequence by Chris Jones, is still available as a free download from 4MG records: direct links -www.4mgrecords.com/4MGFD06/tom.zip /...
Posted by The Only Michael on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:19:00 PST