Member Since: 5/16/2006
Band Website: canuckescape.wordpress.com/
Band Members: Joe Girard.
Influences: (This has become more a list of the music I listen to on a regular basis, whether or not it really, deeply influences my work)
The heavy hitters: Radiohead, Tom Waits, R.E.M., Sigur Ros, Wax Mannequin, Smashing Pumpkins, Deep Forest, Cake, Vangelis, Moby, Kanenhi : Io Singers, Beck, Regina Spektor, Yo-Yo Ma, and Philip Glass.
And in no particular order: The 5, 6, 7, 8s, Air, Andre Gagnon, Angelo Badalamenti, The Arcade Fire, A Silver Mt. Zion, the Barenaked Ladies, Beethoven, The Blue Cliff Ensemble, Bob Dylan, Bonobo, Brian Eno, the Brothers Chaps, Clint Mansell, Coco’s Lunch, Coldplay, Daft Punk, the Decemberists, Dick Hyman, DJ Shadow, Eels, Frank Mills, Glover Gill, GY!BE, Gyorgy Legeti, Hank and Lily, Herbie Hancock, Imogen Heap, Iron and Wine, Janis Joplin, Jocelyn Pook, John + the Sisters, John Southworth, Kid Koala, Kronos Quartet, Leo Kottke, Leslie Feist, Les Mouches, Liam Lynch, Lisa Gerrard, Lou Reed, Mark Mothersbaugh, Mark Snow, Mike Oldfield, Mirah, Mogwai, Mozart, Neil Young, Nico, Orchid Ensemble, Oscar Peterson, The Persuasions, Phish, POTUS, the Rentals, St. Germain, Sarah McLachlan, the Soggy Bottom Boys, Stereolab, T Bone Burnett, Tenacious D, Thelonious Monk, Thievery Corporation, They Might Be Giants, Thomas Nwman, Thom Yorke, Tir Na Nog, Tori Amos, The Velvet Underground, Wang Xu-Dong, Weird Al, the White Stripes, Wilco, Yann Tiersen, Zamfir and Zappa.
And the music of friends I’ve worked with: Ben Caplan (the burd in Uvenburd), Dave Bakker (Pachyderm), Joe Boudreau (Jade Greenaway), Annie Shaw (Annie and the Muscle Men & Secret Annie Shaw Songs), etc. And Nature.
Sounds Like: If Tom Waits had had a baby with Joni Mitchell, I think their baby would dig my music. If you know what I’m saying.
I’m saying I got a big freaking ego.
Adding to said ego, I was digging around in my comments, doing some spring cleaning, when I decided to make a list of all my favourite comments. Here’s a list of the best of the best: what people had to say about the creative works of Joe Girard:
10) I like your voice because it’s an original, great voice, a personal one, with a lot of character.
9) joe you rock i want your msn
8) I must say joe, I listened to all of your songs, repeatedly... and I cannot choose which I favour more. So I have come to the conclusion that they all suck.
7) groovey me ol china, like it bigtime!
6) freaking killer ass! i’d like to take off every single one of my hats to you
5) FREEKIN SHWEET!
4) Beautiful layers and textures.
3) You make some good music also and we are completely a fan there. In more...
2) Tell the Earth scientists we are in excellent fooling, and should be round for a cup of tea and a scone in December. Bang.
1) You are officially cool... Do you like asparagus?
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