Member Since: 1/9/2005
Band Website: soundclick.com/toryzstarbuck
Band Members: In my jukebox at the top right of this page click LYRICS. The band lineup and instrumentation changes over the years.
Here is the lineup for recent shows and recordings:
TORY - vocals, viola/violin, sitar, saz, zurna, bass, saxophones, bamboo flute, acoustic percussion, acoustic/electric guitars, synthesizers, treatments, text.
VENUS SLICK - theremin, radio, custom electronic, synthesizers, samples/tapes, treatments.
BRUCE MCLAUGHLIN - acoustic/electronic drums/percussion.
DR. MABUSE - guitar synthesizer, piano, custom made analogue synthesizer modules.
~ YOU CAN BUY MY MUZIK AT www.cdbaby.com .
Lately we are experimenting with Experimental Asian muzik. Influenced by ragas from South India, ambiant koto music of Japan, classical music of China, the wild folk music of Arabia, Egypt, Iran, Turkey and Syria. Combine this with the art rock ideas of David Bowie, Brian Eno, Throbbing Gristle, Dalis Car, Tuxedomoon and the Legendary Pink Dots. It is very improvisational based with pockets of fixed melodies in it for vocals. We will continue to morph into different projects and sounds over the years. We are also working on some "Jazz" influenced muzik, like Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltraine, Mahavishnu Orchestra type stuff because jazz has gotten too "white"; polite and needs some "AFRICA" squirt up inside of it again. (uh, in a Christian sort of way, of course.)
Influences: David Bowie (the artsy spacey one). Brian Eno. Pink Floyd(1967-1980). Roxy Music. King Crimson. Robert Fripp. Elton John(1971-1977). The Cars. Gary Numan. Ultravox. Japan. Simple Minds. Bauhaus. Chrome. Psychedelic Furs. Tones On Tail. Dalis Car. John Foxx. The Legendary Pink Dots. Tuxedomoon. Tangerine Dream. Klaus Schulze. Morton Subotnick. Cluster. Ravi Shankar. Anoushka Shankar. L. Shankar. Natacha Atlas. Sainkho Namtchylak. Nina Hagen. Toyah Wicox. Sun Ra. Weather Report (1971-1973). Alice Coltrane. Pharoah Sanders. Yusef Lateef. Fiery Furnaces. Radiohead (post kid a ..). Interpol. Arcade Fire. Tortoise, Autechre.
Sounds Like: David Bowie (the avant garde side). Brian Eno. The Legendary Pink Dots. Tuxedomoon.
Record Label: Kinetic Telepathy
Type of Label: None