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About Me

Its just me, a London boy, and I think that we should do away with genres. However, I fear this could be problematic so as long as genres reign, I wanna be a part of them all. I was working in a pretty well known record store for six years, until it stopped being about the music and only about making money at whatever cost. I am now studying philosophy at Sussex University, while capitalising on my extra free time to do lots o musicky type stuff.
I can occasionally be found forcing my musical tastes down the radio/internet waves via University Radio Falmer in the Brighton area on 1431am or at www.urfonline.com on Sunday nights from 10pm-11pm from Oct 2006. The show is available to listen to all week on the site and previous tracklistings are still available at the We Change The Frequency page. Furthermore, to catch what is surely one of the finest free-thinking, cutting edge music shows around check Pharoah Roche at innacityfm.com between 8pm-10pm on all days prefixed with Wednes.
It has come to my attention that I rather enjoy proper pop(ular) music for its ability to transcend genres whilst pleasing many and if you can do this with a freshness, originality, uniqueness too, well good work Sir or Lady. I suppose that is what a lot of my music is attempting.
Oh and as I've mentioned comedy, I also offer a three nose salute to: David Shrigley , Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer, Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci , Steve Cougan, Mighty Boosh, I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, Black Adder & Co, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Woody Allen, Monty Python, Stephen Fry & Hugh Laurie, Harry Hill, Red Dwarf, Frasier, Simpsons, Bill Bailey, Eddie Izzard, Police Squad Etc. If im not musicking then im possibly off enjoying one of the above.
Photography is also becoming more and more of an addiction and here are some things my eye has seen through a small window in the back of my pentax's:
I Like This:
'sexual healing but thats not here but these are great too' by: Hot 8 Brassband

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/5/2006
Band Members: Me, Magical Wizard, Barry
Influences: Hmmm, well, yeah, um, who to start with, what a tough choice, lets go with the starting point of Bjork and see where my mind wanders......Coco Rosie, Matthew Herbert, Outkast, Timbaland, Prince, Daft Punk, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Basement Jaxx, Cassius, Mr Oizo, Squarepusher, Andrew Weatherall, Radioactive Man, Jagz Kooner, Primal Scream, Four tet, Hot Chip, Talking Heads, DFA & Co, Super Furry Animals!!! (sorry furries, my mind should have got to you sooner), Pharoah Roche, MIA, Aphex Twin, Danny Breaks, Trevor Jackson, Stuart Price, DJ Shadow, Carl Craig, Pepe Braddock, Mj Cole, Wookie, Andrea Parker, Neptunes, the much under-rated Rich Harrison producer of pop/soul brilliance, Madlib, MF Doom, Roots Manuva, Roots, Bugz in the Attic, Afronaught, 4 Hero, Dego, Jill Scott, Jazzy Jeff...Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Curtis Mayfield, Toots & the Maytals, Lionel Richie, James Brown, SoulJazz Studio 1 Comps, Gilles Peterson, John Peel, Late Junction (BBC Radio3) ...I like my legs they are useful, hope you're well... Toumani Diabate, Nitin Sawhney, Salif Keita, Deathprod, Susanna & the Magical Orchestra, Emiliana Torrini, Ghostigital, Ahhh..Radiohead, Dizzee Rascal, White Stripes, Prodigy, Clor...one Sec, just gonna get myself a cup of tiny animals...right...where was I...Cinematic Orchestra, Bonobo, Ninja Tune, Mr Scruff, Kitsune, Simian Mobile Disco, Quantic, Roule, Ettiene De Crecy, Motorbass, Laurent Garnier, Daedelus, Dabrye, Prefuse 73, Lemon Jelly, Global Communication...this is quite time consuming and I just realised ive mislaid three of my fingers...early Madonna (or Producers behind), Nina Simone, Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, My Dad (Thanks Dad), Jim Noir, Beatles, My Sister (Thanks Sister), Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Neil Young, Paul Simon (& Garfunkel), Buddy Holly, My Mum (Thanks Mum), Beach Boys, Boards of Canada (Where'd that link come from?), Queens of the Stone Age, AC/DC, Flaming Lips, Tricky, Massive Attack...Excuse me, sorry, do you have, um...any spare...oh its alright i found them...A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Pharcyde, Mark Ronson, El-P, RJD2, Kruder & Dorfmeister......Yann Tiersen, Eels, Beck, Mugison, Tipper, Sasha, Buena Vista Social Club, Alison Krauss, Tom Vek, Police, Streets, Danger Mouse, Venetian Snares, Jose Gonzalez, Tori Amos, Kate Bush, Sufjan Stevens, Devendra Banhart, Kings of Convenience, Cardigans, Tim Buckley, Air, Blur, Darqwan, Kode9 & Daddi G and Hyper Dub, DJ T, Booka Shade, Anthony Rother, Matson Jones , David Kitt, Nine Inch Nails, Fbc Fabric & Reindeer , Omni Trio, Hospital, Francois K. Right That'll do. All of These have, in some way, influenced the way I think about music and I have made it clear that they are all welcome to visit my ears whenever they like and the same goes for my friends who have influenced the influences that influence...Phone a-head before hand though.
Sounds Like: Magical wizard: Hooowh, you must come with me, I will take you to the most beautiful place.

Barry: Where?

Magical wizard: Oooohhh, its beauty is far beyond description, oooh it's lovely.

Barry: Well, try.

Magical wizard: Wehhll, it is so beautiful that it will leave you with the sensation of pleasent suprisedness.

Barry: Oh yeah...I know, yeah I went there.

Magical wizard: Nooahhh you haven't.

Barry: I have.

Magical wizard: Why does this always happen?

Barry: Well, why dont you try another place other than Hampshire?

Magical wizard: ah, you must come now, I have a place so beautiful, it is most definately beyond your previous beauty experiences. Much further.

Barry: Where?

Magical wizard: Oh dear, i'm affraid it's not possible for you to conceive of such beauty, such such beauty.

Barry: So...would you say it was magical beauty?

Magical wizard: Yes, that is good. It certainly is powerful much like an impressive card trick.

Barry: Oh yeah, i've been there too.

Magical wizard: Oh but you haven't

Barry: No, I have.

Magical wizard: Ah, but they have added new much more beautiful things since you were last there.

Barry: Well I haven't got time now, i've got to work in 20 minutes.

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My Blog

The highs and lows of ’mental illness’...thoughts of a genius.

The first time I read this piece (it gets better with every read, second and third time helped clarify) it stopped me dead...the perceptiveness and simplicity of his writing is inspirational. For me, ...
Posted by Stephenjarvis on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:17:00 PST

Iannucci strikes again!!!

If you like a topical intelligent big hearty laugh then dont miss this work of genius:http://www.bleb.org/tv/info.html?ch=bbc_radio4&da y=2&pid=23BBC radio4 every Friday and Saturday (rpt)....
Posted by Stephenjarvis on Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:57:00 PST

Eye-opening article on shocking neglect by Nestle/Mars etc.

..>AFRICA: The Dark Side of Chocolate by Kate McMahon, Alternet, Wiretap October 28th, 2005 The truth behind the chocolate is anything but sweet. On the Ivory Coast of Africa, the origin ...
Posted by Stephenjarvis on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 05:43:00 PST

Frequency on 15th October 2006

On Sunday 15th 'We change the frequency' with Stephen Jarvis and Johnny Fill returned with a show to be reckoned with. We played some records and did some talking. The talking, on this occasion, took ...
Posted by Stephenjarvis on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:56:00 PST

Back to change the frequency.

Hello indeed, I am excited to say that the 'We Change The Frequency' radioshow will finally be back online after what feels like about three months. It has in fact been off air for three months so I a...
Posted by Stephenjarvis on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:20:00 PST

Ooooh it's lovely

>Magical wizard: Hooowh, you must come with me, I will take you to the most beautiful place. >Barry: Where?>Magical wizard: Oooohhh, its beauty is far beyond description, oooh it's lovely.>Barry: Well...
Posted by Stephenjarvis on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 04:43:00 PST

Basement Folk.

Hello, fancy seeing you here. Well, last wednesday saw the launch of neednowater records (check my friends) with a special live performance from Catriona Irving (again friends should be checked) which...
Posted by Stephenjarvis on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 09:48:00 PST

Oh goodiness this is good news...

Well, well, well. Right enough of all that welling, on to the main point of todays blog... Channel Four have redeemed their slightly disappointing possible downward spiral with a lovely shiny brand n...
Posted by Stephenjarvis on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 07:46:00 PST

Some records which are great so there.

Some records that Ergin and I played recently on his lovely radioshow 'Roche Radio': Tracklisting - Wed 09/08/2006. Random Noise Generation - "Shook" (Concept).Parameter Surfer - "Touch Me [Torture Du...
Posted by Stephenjarvis on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 07:07:00 PST

Mo' computer aided musical mumblings will be up here to listen to soon, please return anon.

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Posted by Stephenjarvis on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 03:14:00 PST