We create the music, Spenser Shepard creates the visuals.
Member Since: 09/05/2006
Band Website: www.stereognosis.com
Band Members: Stereognosis is a studio-based east-west fusion project. The 2005 demo can be downloaded for free as an enhanced podcast here.
New album is being recorded in:
1) Seattle, WA
2) Mechelen, Belgium
3) Istanbul, Turkey
4) Cairo, Egypt
5) Beirut, Lebanon
6) Los Angeles, CA
Artists appearing on the new album include:
1) dnb junglist kit drummer kj sawka
2) beatboxer bshorty/blake lewis
3) belgian beatboxer fatty k
4) syrian dirbekki player faisal zedan
5) syrian nay player moslem rahal
6) turkish percussion master misirli ahmet
7) uzbeki doira master abbos kossimov
8) turkish baglama player sinan ayyildiz
9) upright bassist miles jay
10) egyptian dof player hany bedair
11) female lebanese singer linda koussa
12) flamenco cantaora diana bright
13) myself on flamenco guitar, electric sitar, and cümbüs
-PA
Influences: Amon Tobin ,
Scott Herren ,
Kruder & Dorfmeister ,
Boards of Canada ,
Shpongle ,
Jon Hassell ,
Bill Laswell ,
Cheb I Sabbah ,
Thievery Corporation ,
Badawi ,
Hossam Ramzi ,
Clotaire K ,
Amir Baghiri ,
Anouar Brahem ,
Sussan Deyhim ,
TJ Rehmi ,
U Srinivas ,
Son de la Frontera ,
Le Trio Joubran ,
Mohammad Rahim Khushnawaz ,
Ali Farka Toure ,
Omar Faruk Tekbilek ,
DuOud ,
John Fahey ,
Robbie Basho ,
Led Zeppelin ,
Pink Floyd ,
Kyuss ... And Hazrat Inayat Khan.
Also influenced by...
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Sounds Like: john fahey vs badawi on 2005 demo. new material involves more fusion of drum n bass/triphop/illbient grooves with traditional arabic, turkish, and spanish music. generally mixes well with tribal fusion bellydance.
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