The Orb, DJ Rap, Foetus, Autechre, Dead Kennedys, Pink Floyd, Subhumans, Skinny Puppy, Lamb of God, Rabbit in the Moon, The Clash, Bob Marley, The Wailers, Gogol Bordello, Ministry, KMFDM, Diamanda Galas, Young Gods, TOK, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, Spooky, Beck, Crystal Method, The Chemical Brothers, DJ Icey, Carl Cox, Sven Vath, Bjork, Misfits, Testament, Dimmu Borgir, Therion
Sounds Like
autechre, the orb, aphex twin, non, boyd rice, ministry, kmfdm, psychic tv, young gods, marilyn manson, spooky, dj krush, kid koala, dj wally
I started making beats on drum machines in 1987 when I was frustrated with my would-be punk band. Our drummer played Beatles beats, our guitarist sounded like the dude from Ratt mixed with The Cult, and I wanted to make stuff that sounded like hardcore... with no lessons. So, I borrowed my friend's TR-505, ran it and a Casiotone through my guitar pedals into an amp and recorded with the mic on my boombox. I told a guy I used to chat with on a BBS about the music I was making, and he said I should listen to Skinny Puppy, and so I got the "Stairs and Flowers" ep with "Assimilate" on it, and I knew I wanted to be Skinny Puppy more than anything in the world... Now it is 21 years later and I have done several different things related to electronic music: had an industrial-ish band for 3 years, did some live performances with giant puppet troops, did a couple of soundtracks for no-budget projects and theatrical folly, and did a few performances with my all battery powered "Dry Cell Orchestra". None of them sound like Skinny Puppy, or even close. Primarily, I like making oddly timed loops and creating what I call Fractal Saturation Music(tm). My compositions often contain samples that are samples of something I did using samples of something else I did. It's like a mirrored funhouse of sound. Well at least that's how I see it. Some people dig it, most don't. When I perform I find that people are more fascinated with the process than the output. Which is fine because while the output is the intention of the effort, I enjoy the process of making new soundscapes more than performing a song over and over. I never intend to stop my experiment. If you are interested in remixing or using an element of one of my pieces feel free to contact me for samples.
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hey Derek! How are things on the left side? Just dropping in to wish a happy new year. Oh yeah, and plug my new Coldcut remix @ twistedsessions.com/artists/204
"Everything is Under Control" Scope it!
Derek ~
Thanks for finding me on here! By the way I did get your other email. You should come down and hang with me at the Temple Bar sometime this week (Thursday or Friday nights).
Dig that song Exodus...really like the beat. Cool. Talk to you soon,
Swan
