EpilepticGibbon
Epileptic Gibbon
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Er, whatchoo talkin' about, Eppy?
Male
34 years old
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Last Login: 11/29/2009
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EpilepticGibbon's Interests
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| General | I have no interests. Interests are for wimps... though of course you realise that I'm prone to wild fits of falsehood and I'm probably telling porkies even as I type this... or am I?! | | Music | Progressive/Art Rock, Electronica, Chamber Pop, Experimental, Jazz Rock, Christmas Music.
Favourite artists (WARNING! It's a long list and this is but a mere sample): Genesis, Depeche Mode, The Monkees, Bjork, Boards Of Canada, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Yes, Echolyn, National Health, Porcupine Tree, Ritual, Fiona Apple, Kate Bush, Marillion, Revolving Doris, Pia Silvi, No-Man, Frogg Cafe, Paatos, King Crimson, The Beach Boys/Brian Wilson, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, Mr Bungle, Cardiacs, Gomez, Doves, Zero 7, Air, The Divine Comedy, Steve Hackett, Spock's Beard, Cave In, Dawn of the Replicants, Eels, Duran Duran, The Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, H, Jaga Jazzist, Fish, Bubblemath, Nosound, Phideaux, R.E.M., Karda Estra, Blur, Supergrass, Peter Gabriel, Death By Chocolate, Tori Amos, XTC, Renaissance, Mike Oldfield, Jeff Buckley, Herbie Hancock, Radiohead, Tears For Fears, Talk Talk, Robert Wyatt, Orbital, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Underworld,
Ozric Tentacles, Massive Attack, Amorphous Androgynous, Tony Banks, Ray Wilson, The Van Allen Belt, IQ, Electric Light Orchestra, Howard Jones, Sneaker Pimps, Clearlake, Jeff Wayne, Mew, The Cinematic Orchestra, Rush, Goldfrapp, William Shatner, David Bowie, Mike Rutherford/Mike and The Mechanics, Gentle Giant, Deep Purple, Bill Bruford's Earthworks, Andy Pickford, Galahad, Magenta, Anthony Philips, Fortdax, David Cross, Coldplay, Toto, Jethro Tull, Elbow, Incubus, The Sea Nymphs, The Muppets, The Beatles (their later stuff mainly), Barclay James Harvest, Jade Warrior, Trees, Brian Eno, Stereolab, Space, Pure Reason Revolution, Suzanne Vega, Sigur Ros, The Puppets, Ian Neal, Antique Seeking Nuns/Joff Winks Band. | | Movies | All films but particularly horror, sci-fi, action films, comedies, thrillers, and drama. Favourite directors include Woody Allen, Terry Gilliam, The Coen Brothers, and Steven Spielberg. Favourite films include It's A Wonderful Life, Die Hard, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Casablanca, The Shawshank Redemption, Leon, Spirited Away, The Sixth Sense, Pulp Fiction, This Is Spinal Tap, The Exorcist, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original version), 12 Monkeys, Brazil, Time Bandits, Shadowlands, The Medusa Touch, Jacob's Ladder, The Shining, My Cousin Vinny, Last Night, Frankie and Johnny, Carrie, Rosemary's Baby, The Black Hole, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (the remake), Walkabout, The Silence of the Lambs, Manhunter, Monty Python and The Meaning of Life, Toy Story 2, Ed Wood, Batman (Tim Burton version), The Princess Bride, Awakenings, Dead Poets Society, Clue, Murder By Death, The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Hudson Hawk, Unbreakable, Superman II, A Muppet Christmas Carol, The Great Escape, The Ipcress File, Gregory's Girl, The Outsiders, Cube, Se7en, The English Patient, That Touch of Mink, Vera Drake, Million Dollar Baby, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, What's Up Doc?, Airplane!, Cold Mountain, The Nutty Professor (original version), Almost Famous, Akira, Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, Ringu, Alfie (original version), Get Carter (original version), Solaris, Unforgiven, The Crying Game, Requiem For A Dream, When The Wind Blows, The Last Broadcast, The Big Blue, Jackie Brown, The Birds, Inherit The Wind, American Grafitti, Brotherhood of the Wolf, The Aviator, Saw, Das Boot, Babe, An American Werewolf in London. | | Television | Not much at the moment. My TV viewing has dropped dramatically over the last couple of years. In days gone by favourite shows have included Dr Who, The Flumps, Bagpuss, The Monkees, The Muppet Show, Monkey, Sapphire and Steel, Moonlighting, Press Gang, Blackadder, The Addams Family, The Prisoner, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Star Trek TOS, Star Trek TNG, Star Trek DS9, Star Trek Voyager, Babylon 5, The Simpsons, ER, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Only Fools and Horses, One Foot In The Grave, Farscape, Father Ted, People Like Us, The Office, Extras, Futurama, Family Guy, Ren and Stimpy, Dear John, Spaced, I'm Alan Partridge, Homicide Life On The Street, M*A*S*H, The Goodies, Cracker, Moviedrome, The West Wing, Life On Mars, Lost, and Heroes. | | Books | I read less books than I'd like to. I struggle to find the time. I read a lot for my job so when I'm tired it's often the last thing I want to do. I read a lot of comics, which is a good half-way house – reading but usually less taxing. When I do read for pleasure (and not work) it's usually fiction novels: sci-fi, fantasy, horror, comedy, and thrillers mostly. Douglas Adams' stuff, particularly The Hitchhikers trilogy. I'm also very partial to The Lord of the Flies, The Outsiders, Red Dragon/The Silence of the Lambs, Weaveworld, The Midwich Cuckoos, Charlotte's Web, Ian Fleming, Robert Rankin, and Doctor Who novels (particularly those by Kate Orman, Paul Cornell, Lance Parkin and Lawrence Miles). I've just finished reading the last of the Harry Potter books; I found it a little disappointing but it's been a good series and I'll miss reading them. | | Heroes | Jim Henson, the Genesis boys, the Monty Python team, my parents and my brother. Anyone that has followed their heart and made the world a better place. |
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EpilepticGibbon's Details
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| Status: | Married | | Here for: | Networking, Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Ethnicity: | White / Caucasian | | Religion: | Other | | Zodiac Sign: | Aries | | Children: | Love kids, but not for me | | Education: | Post grad | | Occupation: | Psychology lecturer/Tutor/Music Reviewer |
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EpilepticGibbon Don't forget to vote for your fave 3 artists from the Eppy Gibbon podcast music show: http://lnk.ms/12ZwC Posted at 10:07 PM Nov 22
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About me:
There are a number of unpopular misconceptions in the world. One of which is that the first lines of Mein Kampf read: "As I write this I find myself in prison. Drat! That's gonna put my plans for world domination back a bit."
There are other unpopular misconceptions, and some of them are even about me. I hope to crush some of these in the paragraphs to come… however, you may have to wait a bit for them. Please be patient. In the meantime, check out the music of some of my friends below. They're a talented bunch and much deserving of your support.
Don't forget to check out my music podcast show (CLICK HERE), devoted to the best mixture of independent and small label prog rock, art rock, post rock, prog metal, jazz rock, folk rock, downtempo, chill-out, ambient electronica, IDM, chamber pop, and experimental/avant garde music. If you're an artist/band and would like your music to be featured on the show then let me know via the usual routes. If I like your music then I'd love to play it and help promote you. If you like my show then spread the word.
Reviewing policy: I'm a freelance music reviewer in my spare time and I write for the Progressive Ears website (http://www.progressiveears.com), and I've previously written for Organ music magazine (http://www.organart.demon.co.uk/neworgan.htm) and for www.the13th.org/, plus many of my reviews have ended up on artists' websites too. At the end of each year I send out a countdown of the best albums of the year (IMHO) to assorted friends, radio DJs, websites and musicians. If you'd like me to review your CD please drop me a message via any of the usual routes. To get an idea of the sort of things I like and I'm likely to review please look at my friends list and my list of favourite artists. I tend to review 'new' albums, i.e. those from the current year, but I will consider reviewing older albums.
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Who I'd like to meet:
God, I guess. Lots of people too. The actors who have played The Doctor… just a silly fan-boy thing really but I met Jon Pertwee shortly before his death and I've met Paul McGann and, just recently, Colin Baker too. That leaves Tom, Peter, Sylvester, Christopher, and David. Sorry if I'm boring you now.
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