The vocalist of the Filipino New Wave band Half Life Half Death (1988-2003), haLf man haLf eLf is supported by a collective of equally talented and creative half elves. Check out his blog site: http://www.elf-ideas.blogspot.com, and get to read through him beyond his music.
Influences
and current favorites:
1000 Violins, a-ha, The Arcade Fire, The Barenaked Ladies, Bauhaus, Blur, The Bravery, Care, China Crisis, The Church, The Clash, The Cranberries, Crash Test Dummies, The Creatures, Columbus, The Cure, The Damned, Communique, The Dead Milkmen, Death Cab for Cutie, Depeche Mode, The Descendents, The Desert Wolves, Dillon Fence, Dinosaur Jr., Echo & the Bunnymen, Electronic, The Essence, Fiction Factory, Fine China, Fra Lippo Lippi, Franz Ferdinand, Gazebo, Gene Loves Jezebel, Gin Blossoms, The Glove, Half Man Half Biscuit, Hot Hot Heat, House of Love, The Inspiral Carpets, Joy Division, Kaiser Chiefs,The Killers, Kitchen of Distinction, The Lemonheads, Lick the Tins, The Lotus Eaters, The Lucksmiths, Monaco, Morrissey, The Milltown Brothers, Modern English, New Order, Nightmare of You, The Pale Fountains, Poi Dog Pondering, Popsicle, The Posies, The Postal Service, Pulp, Radiohead,The Ramones, Rilo Kiley, Santa Dog, The Sex Pistols, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Sisters of Mercy, Sixpence None the Richer, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Smiths, Sloan, Sonic Youth, Soul Asylum, Spandau Ballet, The Spent Poets, The Sugarcubes, The Sundays, Tears for Fears, Teenage Fan Club, This Perfect Day, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Tones on Tail, U2, Vanilla Trainwreck, Violent Femmes, The Wild Swans, Wire Train, X-mal Deutschland, (Philippine bands): After Image, Alamid, Animo, The Dawn, Dean's December, Eraserheads, Happy Shrimps, Introvoys, Poetic Sparks, Rivermaya, Sugar Hiccup, Third Light, True Faith, and the list goes on and on and on, over and over again...
Sounds Like
haLf man haLf eLf music sounds like an amalgamation of all his musical influences.
I now seldom check out MySpace account primarily because most of the so-called bands and artists here whom I used to give high respect were NOT really artists after all, but instead are merely advertisers.
As a little known artist myself for almost twenty years now, of course I know that promoting my band is a big help in spreading my music to as many musical-minded persons as possible. But I know where to draw the line, and I know if I’m already invading other people or artists’ precious time and Net space.
I don’t give or post obvious SPAM messages.
I am not naive, and I believe that many of you are not naive yourselves, so stop acting naivettes by posting pretend missives that are simply blatant self-advertisements.
If your purpose is to promote your band or music, sorry to say that it’s not really effective, because instead of encouraging people to check out your MySpaces, such soul-less messages simply annoy and disgust.
I’m sure you yourself does not want to receive a message saying...Hey, haLf man haLf eLf, you are great! Kindly check out our latest album, blah-blah-blah!!!
But have you checked out my profile? And have you even alloted a few minutes to listen to one of my original compositions posted on this page of mine?
If the answer is yes, then you’re one of the bands and musicians that I’m referring to.
The vocalist of the Filipino New Wave band Half Life Half Death (1988-2003) is known now as haLf man haLf eLf, and is still at it--performing the same genre of music. haLf man haLf eLf is based in Manitoba, Canada.
Luke Lukas is back with an album full of that gleeful gloom that made us love him at first sight. His trustworthy 4-tracks and him go their separate ways so he's now presenting 12 perfectly arranged folk songs to us. Luke reveals himself as a kind soul, but like the western movies taught us, a dreadful killer always hides under every placid looking Texan.
"Leaving his strongly lo-fi sound that impressed us the first time, he treasures the recipe, packing in this new plain, delightful work a caring love for vocals, which are worthy of Neutral Milk hotel, with a touch of Chordettes feel."Daniele Dileo - Lab Magazine
lifes like a film, film on my lens, thicker then stain glass, life passes when watchin, threw tinted windows, lookin glass visions, n kaleidoscope dreams, make daydreams collisions,
Hi Alfie! Had to resurrect me Space as T & I have a huge fave in the form of Craig Womesrley of Britain's got Talent. This bloke's ace. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgJ8qg68O04
What's happening with nyways as you've become sort of incommunicado. Call, IM or email me.
