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Giles Bown

almost like music

About Me

Singer songwriter.Can't write songs too well, and not much of a singer either...More of a Tuneless noise writer really.Ah, my own niche.Happiness.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/1/2006
Band Members: only me so far...
Influences:

The Boss Busks!!!

Lord of the Rings - Annie Lennox
Into The West 4:30

If You Stayed Over - Bonobo feat. Fink

Seems criminal to list these people as it seems to imply that they are in some way responsible for my decision to inflict my version of music on the world:

That said, the main ones are: (in alphabetical order):

Bob Dylan
Bruce Springsteen
Dave Grohl/Foo Fighters
Gary Moore
Johnny Cash
Kurt Cobain/Nirvana
Leonard Cohen
Lightnin' Hopkins
Metallica
Neil Young
Nick Cave
Paul Weller/The Jam
Pink Floyd
Tindersticks
Townes Van Zandt

N.B. Obviously this list is not exhaustive...!

What I'm listening to at the moment...

Juicy Lucy - saw them at BMAD 2008 - awesome!!

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Spanish Dance Troupe

Pat Keesey - I'll be leavin

The Cinematic Orchestra - To Build A Home

Katie Marie - Not Like You

Shannon Lyon - I'm Only Falling

Tindersticks - Another Night In

Well, won't you lend your lungs to me?
Mine are collapsing
Plant my feet and bitterly breathe
up the time that's passing.
Breath I'll take and breath I'll give
pray the day ain't poison
stand among the ones that live
in lonely indecision.

Lungs by Townes Van Zandt

Townes Van Zandt - you owe it to yourself to check this out!

"Your Spain" by The White Birch

"Lie to me" by the Devics - absolutley awesome!

"Star" by Anna

Sounds Like: Trees aching
Record Label: I may need to set one up...
Type of Label: None