Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Faust, Bardo Pond, Velvet Underground, New Zealand noise, Royal Trux, Terry Riley, Hendrix, Spacemen 3,The Beatles, Trad Gras Och Sterner, Fursaxa, the dead c, charalambides, Old Man Gloom, Bowie, Alexander Spence, David Crosby, Godspeed you black emperor!, Throbbing Gristle, Black Sabbath, Moondog, Popul Vuh, 13th Floor Elevators, paavoharju.kemiallisett ystavat, Circle,Steve Riech, Duke Garwood, Paul May, The bohman brothers, Blind Faith, Alastair Galbraith, Avarus, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Vibracathedral Orchestra. Alan Moore,Gustav Dore, Swamp Thing,Matt Brinkman,Bruce Connor,Clint Takeda .
I started by singing in a hardcore band called Suction in the early 1990s, we played noisy adolescent punk with leanings towards swans and Fugazi . After that I joined unhome (featuring members of long running Tunbridge wells post-hardcore band Joeyfat) we released one album on Unlabel titled "A short History of Houses" a collection of Metronomic post rock songs, and a split single with Papa M. Unhome split in late 1999.
I went on to play synths with Detroit space-rockers 'Fuxa' for a UK tour with Spectrum. Concurrently, I had been developing my interest in improvisation using detuned guitars, tape loops, mini disc players and fx pedals. In early 2000 I recorded a solo self-titled album (not Bakelite Blues as it has become know as!) of acoustic finger-picking, experimental electronics and spooked vocals, which was released on the U-Sound Archives label.
I combined compositional song structures, drones, layered vocals and improvisations on my 2005 album "Old Fog" (ATP/R), a collection of spectral moods, eerie landscapes and fragile emotions. These first two albums were recorded on a digital 8-track whilst I lived in a flat above Warren St tube station - at the beginning of some tracks you can hear the rumble of the hellish intersection I looked over everyday. In late 2006 I released my third album "Furrowed Brow" (ATP/R).
I have collaborated with a number of different musicians and artists, including Stephen O'Malley (SunnO))), Khanate) on his Ginnungagap side project (Southern Records limited Latitudes series) where we spent two days recording at the Southern studios getting psyche with the doom folk and more recently we performed as a duo for the Maximum Black Festival.
I provided the soundtrack to Spartacus Chetwynd's performance piece at Tate Britain, it was a dream-like experience to be able to play in the main hall.
I've played as a part of JOMF, Duke Garwood and the ladywoodsman, Little Wet Horse and continue to play as a part of Mothlite.
My latest album is called "Portal" (ATP/R). I also recently released an edition of the ATP/R double 7" single project entitled "Custom Made".
I am currently working on a new album under the name Alexander Tucker & Decomposed Orchestra .This will feature an extended line-up to enclude drums ,horns , and strings .
A collaboration with Daniel O Sullivan and Stephen O Malley will be also be birthed soon called BEING .
I'm also an artist, creating artwork for my album covers and side projects, including ongoing drawings and comic artwork for 'Sturgeon White Moss' (White Moss Press) and the cover for Nordic doom-master Wolfmangler (Aurora Borealis).
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Tracklisting 01. Nico - Eulogy To Lenny Bruce [Polydor] 02. David Van Ronk - He Was A Friend Of Mine [Fantasy] 03. Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Skeletons (Acoustic) [Polydor] 04. Woods - Rain On [Woodsist] 05. Marc & The Mambas - Terrapin [Some Bizzare] 06. Chris Knox - The Woman Inside Of Me [Flying Nun] 07. Elvis Costello - Big Boys [Demon] 08. Daniele Baldelli - Waka Kossa [Cosmic Sound] 09. Billy Bond - Tontos [Finders Keepers] 10. Arab Strap - Turbulence [Chemikal Underground] 11. Lene Lovich - Bird Song [Stiff] 12. Moebius & Plank - Conditionierer [Sky] 13. Family Fodder - Debbie Harry [Mute] 14. Deerhoof - Midnight Bicycle Mystery [ATP] 15. Liars - Everyday Is A Child With Teeth [Blast First] 16. Wooden Shjips - Contact [Mexican Summer] 17. Susie Ibarra - Fractal 1 [Tzadik] 18. Psychic TV - Terminus-Xtul [Tempus] 19. The Creatures - Killing Time [Polydor] 20. Bauhaus - King Volcano [Beggars Banquet] 21. 13th Chime - Cuts Of Love [Ellie Jay] 22. Love & Rockets - No Big Deal [Beggars Banquet] 23. Christian Death - After The Rain [Jungle] 24. Mission Of Burma - Progress [Taang!] 25. Liechtenstein - The End [Slumberland]
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ONE ONE(chanteuse de DEERHOOF et chanteuse de TENNISCOATS) + CANCAN (Greg de DEERHOOF et Ueno de TENNISCOATS)+ LE TON MITE (super pop lunaire déjantée)+ ELWOOD & GUTHRIE (drums & banjo)
Svarte Greiner (Deaf Center/Miasmah/Type) explores deep into a dark, mysterious and disturbing universe. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Earth, Volcano the Bear, David Darling & Deathprod, the music is draped in Lynchian mysticism and horror film cinematics. "The music of Svarte Greiner is practically perfect. It's like that sound in our heads we've been imagining for ages but had never actually heard." - Type Records.
The Sight Below (Rafael Anton Irisarri/Miasmah/Immune) draws as much on modern genre progenitors like Brian Eno, Robin Guthrie and My Bloody Valentine as it does from the more historic traditions in neo-classicism from Erik Satie and Olivier Messiaen. His album Glider has appeared on Thom Yorke's radar in making the Radiohead's lynchpin's top ten playlist.
His debut album Navigare soon to feature on the Miasmah label, Simon Scott (former Slowdive) is set to be a household name in conceptual music. Simon is the former Slowdive drummer, co-producer of Televise, producer of Seavault, and owner of KESH Recordings label.
Gestalt Part.2 is the new album by Andrea Scevola. Dark, meditative, simple...Listening by the dark or watching the horizon metropolitan burning of electric lights.
Hails Alex! Greetings from Brooklyn. When you going to come back & have a proper trip to NYC?? You're more than welcomed to stay with me brother. Hope you are swell.
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