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John Grey

so primitive... yet we all get it wrong

About Me

I spend most of my time listening to or creating music, playing video games, rockin' my laptop, making beats & sound collages, watching movies, playing guitar, and reading. I have really grown to love yoga. From a very young age I have had an abiding interest in the martial arts especially Tai Chi and Kung Fu (most recently 7 Star Praying Mantis).
Is that all?
Not really...
That's why it's such a bad idea to attempt an "about me".
My musical projects:
Shoegazer/Dreampop/Indie/IDM:
Fragmentary Blue
HarshBreaks/DistortedElectro/Glitch/Noise/Crunch-Crunch/Sci- Fi/Blip/Horror:
Murkbox
CultureJam/Mash-Up/Audio-Collage/Beats/Noise/Copywrite-Infri ngement/Rinse/Repeat:
The supergroup of audio outlaws... be a member now... ask me how!
Animals Within Animals
The "Label" that has released a fair amount of my electronic noise for the last decade
Bad Taste Records

My Interests


Music Creation & Appreciation
Tattoos
Film
Art
Ancient Civilizations
Meditation
Yoga
Tai Chi
7 Star Praying Mantis KungFu
Walking
Video Games
Analogue Keyboards
Drum Machines
Music Software
Spinning Records
Playing Guitar

I'd like to meet:

Like Minded People
Different Minded People
Evolving People
Beautiful Souls
Mortal Kombat Opponents
John & Yoko
A Gamer Girl Extraordinaire

Music:

Genres/General:
Shoegazer, Indie, IDM, Techno (especially Detroit), Breaks, Minimal, Noise, Ambient, Breakcore, Rock, Classic Punk, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, Deep House, Electro, New Wave, Hip Hop, Experimental.
Artists:
(A)
Aarktica, Air, Airliner, Akufen, Alexdee, Alpha, Art Of Noise, Asq, Autechre, Alison's Halo, American Analog Set, Anything Box, Astrobrite, Auburn Lull, Azure Ray, Alva Noto, Arovane, Aux 88
(B)
The Beatles, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Björk, Blueboy, Boo Radleys, Bowery Electric, Beastie Boys, Blonde Redhead, Brian Eno, Brighter, Brittle Stars, Blaster The Rocket Boy, Buddy Holly, Buzzcocks, BitMeddler, Beans, Blockhead, Boards Of Canada, Bobby Vomit, Bonobo, BS2000
(C)
Cocteau Twins, Camera Obscura, Cardigans, Carissa's Wierd, Call & Response, Catherine Wheel, Chris Clark, Club 8, Common, Coldplay, Cure, Color Filter, Cowboy Junkies, Cranes, Cabaret Voltaire, Curtis Chip
(D)
Da, Dan The Automator, Damon & Naomi, Danny Elfman, Dead Kennedys, Dead Milkmen, Death Cab For Cutie, Decemberists, Delerium, Delta Waves, Depeche Mode, Descendents, Dido, Daft Punk, Devo, Duran Duran, DBX, Dopplereffekt, Download, Dr Butcher MD
(E)
Ellen Allien, East River Pipe, Echo & the Bunnymen, Ecstasy Of Saint Theresa, Eels, Elbow, Elliott Smith, ELO, Earlimart, Elefant, Elektoids, Emiliana Torrini, Erland Oye, Experimental Audio Research, Explosions In The Sky, Einsturzende Neubauten, Emotional Joystick, Evax
(F)
Fastfoot, Field Mice, Flaming Lips, Flying Saucer Attack, Fonda, Frou Frou, Fuse, Fugees, Fwyn, Four Tet, F.S.O.L.
(G)
Galaxie 500, Generation X, Gentle Waves, Gentlyfall, Gnac, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Goldfrapp, Grandaddy, Guitar (the band)
(H)
Hall & Oates, Her Space Holiday, His Name Is Alive, Hecate, Hooverphonic, Hope Sandoval
(I)
I Am Robot & Proud, Innocence Mission, INXS, Iron & Wine, Isobella, Imminent Starvation, Isan
(J)
Jack Johnson, Jeff Buckley, Jeff Mills, Jessica Bailiff, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Josh Rouse, Joy Division, Joy Electric, Jurassic 5
(K)
Kate Bush, Kellar Williams, Kent, Kit Clayton, Kings Of Convenience, Kinks, Kraftwerk
(L)
Lali Puna, Landing, Land Of Loops, Lanterna, Lassie Foundation, Led Zeppelin, Lightning Seeds, Lilys, Lori Carson, Loveliescrushing, Low, Luna, Lush, Lullatone
(M)
Mates Of State, M83, Maurizio, Magnetic Fields, Magda, Malory, My Bloody Valentine, Mark Kozelek, Massive Attack, Maximillian Hecker, Mazzy Star, Meadows, Medicine, Mellow, Mercury Rev, Modern English, Mogwai, Morrissey, Mojave 3, Masochistic Ear, Mum, Mental Destruction, Mercof, Merzbow, Mike Ink, Morton Subotnik, Monolake, Mouse On Mars, Mr Oizo
(N)
Neil Halstead, Namanax, Northern Picture Library, Negativland
(O)
Orange Cake Mix, Opiate, Orb
(P)
Pale Saints, Parliament Funkadelic, Patsy Cline, Perfume Tree, Pernice Brothers, Perrey & Kingsley, Phonem, Plone, Peter Paul & Mary, Plastikman, Pinback, (early) Pink Floyd, Pixies, Portishead, Postal Service, Prince, Psychedelic Furs, Pulp
(Q)
Queen
(R)
Radio Dept, Richie Hawtin, Ramones, Readymade, Rebekah's Tape, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Red House Painters, REM, Resplandor, Radiohead, Ride, Rivulets & Violets, Royksopp, Rapoon, Rob Hood
(S)
Slowdive, Sade, Sean Lennon, Secret Shine, Seefeel, Sheila Chandra, Shoestrings, Sigur Ros, Sinead O'Connor, Skating Club, Smashing Pumpkins, Sondre Lerche, Sonic Youth, Sassmouth, Simon & Garfunkel, Seppuku Fashion, Safety Scissors, Skinny Puppy, Somatic Responses, Speedy J, stAllio!, Sunjammer, Synapscape, Snow Patrol, Spacemen 3, Starflyer 59, Stars Of The Lid, Stereolab, Steve Reich, Stiff Little Fingers, Sugarcubes
(T)
The Faint, The Killers, Talking Heads, Ten & Tracer, Theorem, Thomas Brinkmann, The Album Leaf, The Cars, The Church, The Clientele, The Cranberries, The Dickies, The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Rosebuds, The Meeting Places, The Notwist, The Orchids, The Fresh Blend, The Rentals, The Shermans, The Shins, The Smiths, The Softies, The Sundays, The Velvet Underground, The Vulgar Boatmen, They Might Be Giants, This Mortal Coil, Timonium, Tomorrowland, Tori Amos, Tortoise, Trans Am, Trembling Blue Stars
(U)
Unit Black Flight
(V)
Vapour Trail, Velour 100, Venetian Snares, Vincent Gallo, Violent Femmes
(W)
Watercolor Movement, Weezer, We Are Scientists, White Stripes, Wilco, Windy & Carl, Winterkalte
(X)
XTC
(Y)
Yo La Tengo, Yoko Ono
(Z)
Zero 7

Movies:

Donnie Darko, Edward Scissorhands, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind, Finding Neverland, Buffalo 66, Stealing Beauty, Waking Life, Powder, Napoleon Dynamite, Pumpkin, Saved, Waking The Dead, The Crow, Interview With The Vampire, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Fletch, National Lampoon's Vacation, Amelie, Fight Club, Office Space, Magnolia, Valley Girl, Say Anything, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Flash Gordon, The Last Dragon, American Beauty, Hedwig & The Angry Inch, Mind Walk, Pump Up The Volume, SLC Punk, Amadeus, Beautiful Girls, Dead Poets Society, Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas, Smokey & The Bandit, Pi, Kung Fu Flicks, Classic Horror, Sci-Fi, I'M SURE I'M OVERLOOKING A BUNCH.

Television:

History Channel
Science Channel
Discovery Channel
Star Trek (All Incarnations)
Family Guy
The Office
Futurama
Robot Chicken
Scrubs

Books:

The Vampire Chronicles
Anne Rice
Nine Stories
J.D. Salinger
Being Peace
Thich Nhat Hanh
Tao Of Pooh
Benjamin Hoff
Tao Of Jeet Kune Do
Bruce Lee
Pablo Neruda, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson, etc etc

Heroes:

Thich Naht Hanh
Bruce Lee
Buddha
Kahlil Gibran
Jesus Of Nazareth
Richie Hawtin
Morton Subotnik
John Lennon
Kevin Shields
Robin Guthrie
There are many amazing humans to appreciate...
but I don't know if the word "hero" is completely accurate.
If I had to select "heroes"...
it would be my parents...
no question.

My Blog

John Greys Finishing School For Girls Of All Ages

I have had a grand total of 5 official "girlfriends" in my life.The first was over 10 years ago and I have no clue where she is.The other 4 have been within just the last 2 years.(Prior to that nobody...
Posted by John Grey on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:34:00 PST

Blood Drinker... Specter... Undead

Come... have your senses assaulted.Learn the meaning of FEAR.I make this dark pact with you...The Murkbox set will be TO DIE FOR! ...
Posted by John Grey on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:48:00 PST

Shivas Dance Of Doom

Goddess of destruction with your current "plan"...Your most recent hallucination...Rockstar... Mother... Professional... Saint... Wife... Human...Your thoughts against me are colored with Abilify and ...
Posted by John Grey on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 04:07:00 PST

Lost Cause

Beck...Lost Cause Your sorry eyes, they cut through bone. They make it hard to leave you alone. Leave you here wearing your wounds Waving your guns at somebody new. Baby you're lost Baby you're lost...
Posted by John Grey on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:26:00 PST

Equations In Etiquette Regarding Silk & Granola

Being the only individual in the household that drinks soy milk means I can rightfully drink directly from the carton.One of my recipies for happiness:1 Empty Coffee Mug1 Spoon1 Very Vanilla Flavored ...
Posted by John Grey on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:37:00 PST

Cosmic Floatation Device

I have decided to blog a bit more regularly.I frequently have random entries I think about.Extremely trivial things... Comments...Concerns...Rebuttals...Questions...I don't know if I will keep this up...
Posted by John Grey on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:54:00 PST

Beastie Boys Birthday Bash!

My birthday is this Saturday, June 23rd. On Friday last, my brother came home from work and demanded I explain "this". At which point, he handed me a confirmation for two tickets to see the Beastie Bo...
Posted by John Grey on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:26:00 PST

The Beat Port On The Detroit River

D.E.M.F. 2007 Another great year at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival. D.C., Devlin, & Dr. Butcher made the weekend decidedly nostalgic. All those guys are old school my friends. My own brothe...
Posted by John Grey on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:16:00 PST

Life In A Northern Town

Björk was transcendent.Chicago was the windy city indeed.We were blown away....
Posted by John Grey on Tue, 15 May 2007 09:29:00 PST

What's with all the old pictures?

ok... so i got a huge response from the picture of me in 1989. i decided it would be fun for me to make a complete fool of myself and post a bunch of pictures taken through some of my various phases (...
Posted by John Grey on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 02:17:00 PST