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Matthew Shelton

This love walks through walls and doors

About Me

emailin: meorthemoon AT* hotmail
Matthew Shelton was born in South Carolina. He moved to Cincinnati and studied painting.
He has traveled and lived elsewhere, and enjoys sleeping on floors and grounds.
He believes in preparing as well as possible for an uncertain future,
and believes in every religion,
every ghost story,
every ufo sighting
and all the world's kisses.
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Electronic press kit, more songs, downloads, live stuff, etc.
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"Sick of your Body" video by Greg Cristiani, live performance at Imago Earth Center with lightboxes from Shelton's exhibit at the 1305 gallery. Thanks Greggie!
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more mp3s, old stuff, kalimba, etc.: http://www.soundclick.com/matthewshelton
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. Women and Kitties....paintings and drawings by Wilsey
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M.Shelton & the Cat Lovers- The Vine, coming soon
Cold Water, Hot Blood, 2007
Me or the Moon, 2001-present
My Magnet, 2000
Goner-DrumBedDrum, 1999
Goner, 1998
Everything I Say the Wrong Way, 1996
Pussy, 1995
Bottomless Pit, 1994
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Kalimba/mbira for Baoku Moses & the Image Afro-beat Band, 2006-present.
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Everything is all right.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/26/2006
Band Members: Cold Water, Hot Blood:
Production/Engineering- Austin Brown Nora Barton-cello Annette Christiansen-violin Sharon Udoh-piano Andrew Highley- french horn, saw Austin Brown-piano, bass, vibraphone Paul Brumm- bass Johnny Rusza-flute Chris Haubner- guitar, vocals

The Cat Lovers:
Annette-violin Nora-cello Clark Wheeler-sax Geraldine Kovari-sax Sharon-piano
Influences:
Daniel Johnston, Bob Dylan, traditional mbira music (Zimbabwe), Congotronics, Lou Barlow/Sebadoh, Nick Drake, Charlie Patton, Leadbelly, Mississippi John Hurt, Terry Allen, Gillian Welch, Buck 65, Richie Havens, Magnetic Fields, Pavement, George Sibanda, Leonard Cohen, Prince, Beatles, Hank Williams, John Prine, Sheds, Clark Wheeler, Franklin Bruno, Will Johnson, anticon, Ween, Simon & Garfunkel, gardening, camping, tea, ladies, friends.
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Record Label: Record Label Records and Labels
Type of Label: None

My Blog

2 from the vaults: Generation X, 1995. Hair-pullers and ancient whispers, 2002.

May 23, 2002. written during a shift working for DRC, Fields-Ertel, Cincinnati.People are chosen every day, every minute, chosen and called to perform some task so grand, so important that it can onl...
Posted by Matthew Shelton on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:38:00 PST

Arkansas, Utah, Boise National Forest. Aug. 16, 2000

August 16, 2000. Boise National Forest, 3:25pmSo begins a new journal. Spent my first night on the road at a rest area near the Colorado border. No, wait, let me start over....Saturday night I playe...
Posted by Matthew Shelton on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:18:00 PST

Of legal age for everything that is not illegal, June, 1995.

June 1st, 1995Just in the past few months I've learned a lot about myself. I've become more "mature". I'm a "man" now. I am of "legal age" for everything that is not illegal. I "understand" everyt...
Posted by Matthew Shelton on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 02:53:00 PST

The US Constitution, Sept. 17, 1987

Thurs. Sept. 17, 1987Dear Journal,My thoughts about the importance of Constitution of the United States of America are........I think the constitution is one of the most important things to ever happe...
Posted by Matthew Shelton on Sun, 13 Aug 2006 11:59:00 PST

Girls, Interview at Hardee's, Exploring Season

Oct. 1st, 1990, Monday, 10:34amI have an interview today with the manager at Hardee's.  Looks like I made the first cut!..........Well, this time last year was the first day of exploring season.&...
Posted by Matthew Shelton on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:49:00 PST

Failed driving test, first guitar lesson, locker combinations

March 27, 1990Journal,I flunkeroonied!  I did everything right except I couldn't drive backwards!  Can you believe it!  What a pile of shit!  2 Fridays from now I'm going back....s...
Posted by Matthew Shelton on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:37:00 PST

My job for life, Sept.1,1987

Dear Journal,I don't know what my job for life is right now, but I'll write about the first thing that comes to mind.  I'd like to be an artist.  Not just a regular old artist, I'd like to b...
Posted by Matthew Shelton on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:44:00 PST

Nirvana, Dec. 12, 1991

I saw a great video the other day on Mtv (the cultural catalyst of my time...how depressing) by a band called Nirvana.  The song, "Smells Like Teen Spirit", is pretty good, not especially great, ...
Posted by Matthew Shelton on Tue, 08 Aug 2006 11:14:00 PST