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About Me

Extended Banner Editor MySpace Editor MySpace Layouts Glitter Graphics MySpace Vocokesh began in 1991 as a spinoff of another band, F/i. The usual reasons, muscial direction, etc... In 1991, an LP."Ispepnaibara' was released on the RRR label. The Chicago based Drag City Label released two CDs 'Smile! And Point at the Mountain?' and 'Paradise Revisited' in the mid '90's. Three more CDs, 'The Tenth Corner' 'Through The Smoke' and 'All This and Hieronymous Bosch' have been issued on the Oregon based Strange Attractors Audio House label. Another CD is currently in the works. In addition, two more CDs 'Vibe' and 'Upon Further Examination' are available from Marshead records. The music of Vocokesh is instrumental and loosely structured, and covers a variety of styles. Influences range from 60's psychedelia and garage rock to blues to experimental electronics. FLASH!! A limited edtion vinyl LP has just been released on the label, 'Pure Pop for Now People' in Frankfurt, Germany.

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Music:

Member Since: 7/30/2006
Band Members: Richard Franecki...Guitar, Bass, Sitar, Electric Sitar, Electronics, Keyboards, and assorted other stuffJohn Helwig..Main Lead Guitar, Bass"Rusty'..Drums, various percussion instruments
Influences: 60's psychedelia (Electric Prunes, Fever Tree,The Chocolate Watchband, The seeds, ? Mark and the Mysterians, Blue Cheer, Cream, Hendrix, 'UmmaGumma' era Pink Floyd) Krautrock (Amon Duul2, Ash Ra Tempel, Agitation Free, Popol Vuh, Guru Guru, Embryo, Xhol Caravan the experimentation of EARLY Kraftwerk) Indian Music, HAWKWIND!! various 20th century sound experimenters (John Cage, Milton Babbit, Morton Subotnic, Gershon Kingsley) Anything else we hear and like!!!
Sounds Like: Any part of, or all, of the above, and various permutations thereof.
Record Label: Strange Attractors, Marshead Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Popol Vuh - Improvisation (1971)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DON-CogKcfk
Posted by on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:51:00 GMT

Guru Guru - Electric Junk (1971)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2u5T-iOYpI
Posted by on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:47:00 GMT

xhol caravan - oszillogram [1970] [part 1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3MgQ3QWRpw
Posted by on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:42:00 GMT