Even from a young age I was tapping out rhythms, with cutlery, sticks, my hands on my knees. Rhythms fascinated me. Thats why I listened to metal from around the age of 13. The complexities, time changes, speed, all accomplished with the use of just four limbs. Among my early heroes were Mick Harris (Napalm Death) and Pete Sandoval (Morbid Angel), both of whom I saw live. Teaching myself to play, I started a death metal band from the age of 19, to try to emulate what I had seen and heard, and went on to play gigs around London and the South East. We also recorded and released a couple of demo's. After 4 years I felt the need to diversify, for something a little different, so I left the band and joined a punk rock band. We recorded a cd and played many gigs for overs 6 years.
Rhythms aren't only just confined to music. I became aware of the repetitions and routines within nature (birds migrating and swarming), the body (heartbeat and footsteps), machines and cities. Take for example the pedestrian crossing. The accumulation of pedestrians at a red light waiting for the traffic to stop, and then the sudden rush across the road with the appearance of the green man, only to last for a while until the red man appears and the traffic passes again. Time lapse photography makes this more apparent, but the ebbs and flows are still there.
In 1999 I invested in a computer and some sequencing software to start making my own beats. A whole new world quickly opened up to me, a world where I could make beats that I could never play with just two arms and two legs. But I became bored of using the same old pre-programmed drum sounds and started to record sounds from around the house onto a mini disc with a microphone. I edited the sounds and started to make beats with them. Then I ventured outside, to collect everyday sounds from the local environment, my place of work, in fact anywhere and everywhere.
With my recorder and sequencer I could start to make sense of the discordant, disjointed busy world around me and make some sense of what is going on, to have some kind of understanding about what makes the world revolve, how things all have their place within the enviroment and how they all seemingly work together. But most importantly, how I fit in to the world as a whole and to try to have a place within it which has some assemblance of order and harmony.
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The Snow Cover EP is out NOW on Rednetic Recordings. The Digital Download site is now up and running @ rednetic.net
This amazing video was made by the gorgeous people at www.littlenobody.com > the Interduvet Yarns EP is available to buy on CD at www.zingg.co.uk > £5 ships anywhere in the world >
A video I made for 'Nuppence'
Damn physics, much as I'd love to attend your show on the 22nd I'm going to be playing in Camden that night! Bloody space/time getting in the way, grumble grumble... Hope all's good with you, catch up soon
A new zainetica release - Soul Paradox, is out Monday 21st on rednetic recordings. CD Digipak available from www. rednetic. com and selected record shops.
Moose Factory would like to support you and help promote your upcoming gigs. We can do this by reviewing a track/album and uploading an example on our site and possibly reviewing a live show (if we're invited;)). If you'd like this to happen, please send us something to moosefactoryuk@googlemail.com or 223 Ramsay Road, London, E7 9ES. In addition, we have upcoming gig nights in London on October 30, November 20, December 11, and January 16 with slots available if you'd like to perform. Cheers.
sorry chief - couldnt make it last night - was rehearsing for plantman on thurs at the Railway. Maybe catch up then if your there? hope all's good.... ++
Alright mate, Just checking Reason or Romanza's tracks out on their profile, they really are good. Spoke to Joe today, he's looking forward to coming down. Is everything sorted for the night?
Hi Stu, thanks for adding me to your page, didnt recognise you in the photo, thought it was bin lardin & had to have another look. hope all is well, will catch up soon regards steve zorro and the fidget crew
