I would say that I'm mostly influenced by my surroundings but a fair share can be contributed to the following artists that I listen to on a regular basis.
The Future Sound of London
Plaid
Brian Eno
Luke Vibert
Tricky
Highdropod
Dead Can Dance
Kruder & Dorfmeister
Boards of Canada
Kings of Convenience
Smashing Pumpkins
Toad the Wet Sprocket
David Bowie
Sounds Like
I have been described as sounding like the following amazing artists and musicians though I don't feel I'm anywhere near their level of genius and artistry.
I am an American ambient musician. My music is a combination of structured ambient textures and everyday sounds. I often experiment with complex themes, mathematics and cultural influences when creating music.
I have previously released music under the names Sisk and Smpl, and worked with friend John Maplethorpe as Todd and Tucker. I am the founder / owner of beteo records (formerly c367 Records)
Check it out! I wrote a free book on music production! It's for total beginners, but if you aren't new to music production, maybe you'll still learn something... at least you can send it to your friends who always want to ask you a billion questions about music production! It's totally free too; my goal with this is to accumulate as many BFF's as possible.
Hey doodle-bug..long time no talkie. Just got hitched, bought a house..life is good.. We need to get the respective clans together sometime. Tell yo momma I said hi. Heh. :P
To love justice, to long for the right, to love mercy, to pity the suffering, to assist the weak, to forget wrongs and remember benefits -- to love the truth, to be sincere, to utter honest words, to love liberty, to wage relentless war against slavery in all its forms, to love wife and child and friend, to make a happy home, to love the beautiful in art, in nature, to cultivate the mind, to be familiar with the mighty thoughts that genius has expressed, the noble deeds of all the world, to cultivate courage and cheerfulness, to make others happy, to fill life with the splendor of generous acts, the warmth of loving words, to discard error, to destroy prejudice, to receive new truths with gladness, to cultivate hope, to see the calm beyond the storm, the dawn beyond the night, to do the best that can be done and then to be resigned -- this is the religion of reason, the creed of science. This satisfies the heart and brain.
Hey, great correspondence, thanks. Check out my new project, Old Fart http://www. myspace. com/oldfartprogressive no tunes posted yet but there’s some cool stuff in the works. Peace and God bless, -jim
BONNNNAARRROOOO bound for king tott! You know, it would have been funny if you would have carried that damn tott with you, and buckeled it on the bus and talked to it while you were driving. Haha. People would be speechless. Anyway, have fun!
God is a concept,
By which we can measure,
Our pain,
I'll say it again,
God is a concept,
By which we can measure,
Our pain,
I don't believe in magic,
I don't believe in I-ching,
I don't believe in bible,
I don't believe in tarot,
I don't believe in Hitler,
I don't believe in Jesus,
I don't believe in Kennedy,
I don't believe in Buddha,
I don't believe in mantra,
I don't believe in Gita,
I don't believe in yoga,
I don't believe in kings,
I don't believe in Elvis,
I don't believe in Zimmerman,
I don't believe in Beatles,
I just believe in me...
-John Lennon
