Possibly more well known for his contribution as a band member of indie rock icons Guided by Voices (GbV), Tobin Sprout's solo career has garnered him critical praise for his songwriting skills and musicianship. A self taught musician from an early age, he played with and was a major collaborator to the Dayton, OH rockers, employing a 4-track and home studio skills, contributing to the unique lo-fi sound of GbV. During the late 80s and early 90s, Sprout appeared prominently on GbV's Bee Thousand, Alien Lanes, and Under the Bushes, Under the Stars, before going solo in 1996 with his debut Carnival Boy.
Although a visual artist by trade, he has continued to write his own music, releasing Moonflower Plastic in 1997 and Let's Welcome the Circus People in 1999. He also wrote songs for a project called Eyesinweasel which were collected on 2000's Wrinkled Thoughts. His Demos and Outtakes collection was released in the following year. Also in 2001, Sprout rejoined with Robert Pollard (of Guided by Voices) to form Airport 5, independently releasing numerous singles and 2 full length albums, Tower in the Fountain of Sparks and in 2002, Life Starts Here. In 2003, he continued writing and composing independently, this time from his home in Michigan, recording and releasing his most recent solo effort Lost Planets & Phantom Voices.
Hi Tobin! Hope all is well with you and that you're not freezing your a** off in Leland. Nice to be in a place where it doesn't snow for 6 months, but we drown in the rain instead. Ah, nothing's perfect. Come and play in Portland sometime.
Well... we have found two fantastic musicians in Sudbury and will be recording soon. Live shows are right around the bend as well. Check out Laura Spencer http://www.myspace.com/lauraspencerspage , she will be playing with us along with Terry.
Thanks for sticking with us, the new music will hopefully be to your liking.
Cry Your Sleep, Live Your Dreams! Current mood: artistic
just wanted to add on about itches.. kundilina yoga is so good thats how to get your 3rd eye. any shakira power you feel no matter how discomforting it feels must be accepted by you in order to transform that energy..., some times i will get a little itch in the corner of my eye and it gets to the point where i cry. last night i went to bed after 30 hours awake and as i went to sleep something told me to exhale is to breath and in my dream i believed that something. that was the strangest breath i have ever taken. i noticed my body was dieing and woke up before it was too late. then took a huge breath into nearly collapsed lungs.
I trust my dreams, though i'm not sure what that this one means yet. except to take it at face value. but in what context?
any way, when i woke i had a violent itch in my eye. so i felt it and cried. if the itch is strong enuf it makes me moan like a demon as i hold my hands back open and away from my face. my hands want to scratch that itch so bad, but i wont let them.
if you can do this, your tears will be white like the sleep in your eyes, in the morning. also if you were to taste these "tears of sleep" i call them, your tongue will go numb. Seriously, for a few days and you can still taste and operate any part of your body affected by this drug. the drug is called DMT and is the stuff dreams are made of.
So I say "Cry your sleep, live your dreams."
Life and death are kinda like everything you see in nature. i liken it to breathing. see what i mean. reincarnation, it just makes sense if you seriously look all around you. sun rise and sun set over and over again until we figure it out and transform to the next level. the day lasts a long time when you are in the sun, and then we move on to the next. One of the greatest illusions B4 us is that The Lake of Fire, is really a lot closer to heaven than earth.
