Member Since: 03/05/2006
Band Website: AndrewEckel.com/
Influences: The Short List:
Galt MacDermot, Beach Boys, Phish, the Wu Tang Clan, James Brown, Flaming Lips, Beatles, Al Green, Tori Amos, Neil Young, the Beasties, Beck (esp. for Odelay, my favorite album), Pink Floyd (especially Dark Side of the Moon) the Avalanches, and anything produced by the Neptunes.
The Long List:
Snoop Dogg, Marilyn Manson (for Holy Wood), They Might Be Giants (especially as a duo), Smashing Pumpkins, Missy Elliott, T.I., Dr. Dre, Busta Rhymes, DJ Shadow (for Endtroducing and Brainfreeze with Cut Chemist), Phil Spector, various Tropicalia groups, Portishead, Jethro Tull, the Talking Heads, Bobby Birdman, Cake, Tom Waits, Rage Against the Machine, the White Stripes, Herb Alpert...I'll list more later!
Sounds Like: Pop music, with a lot of surprises.
Record Label: naw