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David Shadow Velasquez
Punk / Alternative / Rock

Over 30 Years of Music & Revolution



Berkeley, California
United States

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Last Login:  7/2/2009
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Member Since4/6/2007
Band Members
I’m a solo artist these days but I’ve played and worked with a variety of people through the years. In the Allies, we were Shelly Wolfe on bass, ’One take’ Jake Smith on drums and Craig McGee on guitar ...and me playing guitar and singing. With Terry Hammer mixing and doing production work. In Necropolis Of Love, we were Peter Vinella on guitar, keyboards, writing,production, Tim Hesla on bass and saxophone, William Zelinski on drums and Matt Wallace on production. Subsubkultur has seen a number of fine musicians lend a hand; Kelly Chambers (of Faith Industry) on drums, Marty Kent (of the Explicit Players) on bass, Will Scarlet (formerly of Hot Tuna) on harmonica, Steve Cornell (of The Movie Stars, Red Meat) on pedal steel and Ben Melnick (of Ten Tall Men, Pounding Birds) keyboards and production.
Influences
Rock and Soul music in all it's roots and branches. Cab Calloway, Johnny Burnette, Duke Ellington, Carl Perkins, John Lee Hooker, Fats Domino, Robert Johnson, Woody Guthrie, Phil Ochs, Leadbelly, Taj Mahal, the Chambers Brothers, the Ventures, Hank Williams Sr, the Beatles, the Doors, 60's Motown, David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Iggy and Stooges, Blue Cheer,... etc.

Since I started playing in bands my biggest influences were ... the Damned, the Clash, the Buzzcocks, Sham 69, 999, X-Ray Specs, Motorhead, Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft, DEVO, Generation X, HIT PARADE (Crass label), the Feelies, Brian Eno, the Birthday Party/Nick Cave, WIRE, Television Personalities, the Ramones, the Cramps, Steele Pulse, John Cooper Clarke, Joy Division, Psychic TV, Crash Worship, Angelic Upstarts.....

More recent,.... Asian Dub Foundation, Fischer Spooner, Revolutionary Dub Warriors, The Strokes, The Firm, the Dandy Warhols, Monster Magnet,.. etc.
Sounds Like
I'm sick of being told when I sing I sound like Joe Jackson... lol, .....I'm totally not going for that effect!
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You scored as Existentialism. Your life is guided by the concept of Existentialism: You choose the meaning and purpose of your life. Image hosted by Photobucket.com


I've been playing music a long time. My first band, the Saucers, was an early new wave band mixing ska, reggae and punk with the surf sounds of a farfisa organ. The next band, the Allies, was more of a move towards diversity and the evershifting modern sounds while trying to maintain a political edge. Necropolis Of Love was a complete departure where I gave up my guitar and stood very vulnerably behind a microphone often working myself up into a trance as a means of giving in completely into the performance. NOL featured layers of synthesizers and very textural guitar playing which created a very lush background which was nicely juxtaposed against my often gritty or impassioned singing. After NOL brokeup it was time for me to rediscover my own voice again and explore whatever capabilities I might have in guitar playing... Subsubkultur was a name I chose to reflect the diverse number of choices and influences that I've experimented with since then.











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May 14 2009 11:57 PM

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Apr 10 2009 8:06 PM

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Apr 10 2009 4:29 PM

Have a stupendous weekend... and... don't eat too many eggy-wegs!
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Mar 11 2009 9:27 PM

yo!!comment ça va? DE PASSAGE POUR TE PRESENTER LE CLIP VIDEO/" WELCOME TO THE MACHINE" FEAT "11EME DISTRIKT".....big up!! et bonne ecoute!!

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11e Distrikt feat Darkness - Welkome To The Machine
envoyé par Munise-Corporation..
Kelly King





Feb 20 2009 5:17 AM

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Nov 27 2008 8:22 PM

Foggy Lake
Have a happy day! ~E

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Oct 30 2008 9:03 PM

Hey Dave- Happy Halloween! I had to get a new knee-old b square injury! ha, just remebered it was from puttin up halloween decor accident...how weird..anywa hope your good-new tunes sound great- love Babs
Elizabeth Montague





Oct 26 2008 7:16 PM

I've been very busy with work lately :( I look forward to things slowing down a bit.

I did get some guitar playing in last night though and had a blast! Found some new plug-ins to play with and came up with some cool combos. I'm looking forward to getting back to that but have a work deadline for tomorrow, so the guitar will have to wait.
Elizabeth Montague





Oct 25 2008 4:21 AM

I love the new songs! When did you put them up, you sneaky boy?! When did you do these? Who is "Disposed Dictator" about? I heard you say something about Nicaragua...

How are you? What are you up to these days? Do you have Halloween over there? You seem like someone who would love Halloween. Do you spin fire?

Have a great weekend!
Cheers,
~E
Wave Tank





Oct 9 2008 1:28 PM

It finally worked out :):) Great profile and really lovely sounds,they fit the moment perfect after I have just woke up in a sunny day! ;)

Great to meet you David!
BAD♥





Aug 31 2008 1:46 PM

Thank you so much for that great comment. I totally appreciate it! xo

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Aug 5 2008 6:20 PM

Thanks David, I keep coming back to this page because your music is on here.
When are you going to add music to your main page, or is that just for your non-musical activities?
Elizabeth Montague





Jun 17 2008 3:37 PM

How are you? It's been a while, we need to catch up. I'll be sending you a long email one of these days soon.
I hope all is well with you!
rubyfish





Apr 25 2008 6:29 AM

hey! i hope you are doing well.
i'll try to write soon!
Isabelle Corbisier





Mar 24 2008 8:07 PM

Great! So you are continuing the Tuxedomoon tradition then... ;-)
From Brussels, with love... Isabelle
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Mar 6 2008 4:33 AM

Hi Dave- Just stopping in to say hi- I almost went to see bill in san francisco- but i had to work...i'd love to see ya all again. Love babs
ps your music sounds great!
oodlepay babs





Dec 26 2007 5:56 AM

hey dave! well i fixed my own computer! you hit the keys...all of them for about 10 minutes especially the weird ones that you never use...and voila! (sp) merry christmas- hope the pc docs know to hit the weird keys! so did you find kelly or he find you? tell him i said hi and to write me! Love Babs
oodlepay babs





Dec 19 2007 7:06 AM

hey dave go to michaels myspace page off my site and ck the picks-one of kelly- hows things with you? did you find bill or kelly? Love babs
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Dec 10 2007 4:58 AM

Hi Dave! My Computer died...so now I am working on it and wanted to say hi! Almost went to see bills band yesterday- but had too many work problems-hope to see them sometime...thanks again for the songs-blade and i love them- love babs
rubyfish





Dec 6 2007 9:17 AM

i hope to rekindle our great emails, i really enjoy our conversations... hope all is well with you? thanks for coming over to find the new profile. xxxx
oodlepay babs





Nov 29 2007 4:38 AM

Hey Dave- getting a new computer tom. will try and download the pics of nec. and send to you -love babs-ps-did you find bill?
oodlepay babs





Nov 21 2007 10:05 PM

hey dave! thanks for the words! I am stoked to see you too! wish you were in town...i am running late on turkey shopping but will write when i get back! Bill is on myspace-ck my friends-earl...Love and a hug babs
Kelly King





Jul 22 2007 7:52 PM

R.I.P. Tammy Faye
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Jul 9 2007 5:32 AM

If you did live down the block I would still run and meet you half way....Im not a patient woman!

:) Love you!
Kelly King





Jul 4 2007 2:50 AM

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