cayske on vocals & instruments; akao, naca-g, somatone and other friends responsible for helping me to make love not war with the ever mysterious yet curiously tempermental equ-a-li-zer, inspiration, and breathing down my neck when needed
Influences
jeff buckley, kate rusby, stina nordenstam, cat power, cursive, the velvet teen, mansun, morphine, art of fighting, low, elliott smith, the divine comedy, phoenix. guilty pleasures include strutting thru the subways with scissor sisters blasting in my headphones, and in my heart i know prince is the only genius that really mattered
the pitch
hi everyone. my name is cayske, and i write and sing songs. i live in tokyo. thank you for dropping by. the hinsi etude is the name of my project, a bunch of sad songs sung alone. you can see me around area rock clubs lugging around a cheap strat and amp. i have a day job, i am happily married with child, and am relieved to find that family life does not mangle and maim as often believed. i am also blessed with friends who drop in on occassion to help me out at shows.
i unfortunately do all of the recording and engineering (or misengineering if you like), so i think it safe to apologise in anticipation for the horrible sound quality if not for poor musicianship. to those of you of the enough-with-the-mediocrity-you-owe-me-better-you-fucker vein, you are cordially invited to take it to the streets and come see me live.
you would be cool. trust me.
discography cd's handsomely packaged in paper with a surprise free gift (ok, it's a sticker) inside. drop me a message with your name and address and i would be happy to send you a free copy of any of them. offer good until i run out of money or die.
one. "then a terrible sadness spread and the people wept for awhile"
1. goodbye, corpse
2. death march to bali
3. salamander
4. benjamin
5. the waiting song
6. a happy end to this war
two. "dear whore that is not blowing i daresay you're doing quite the opposite"
1. dead countach
2. an ugly cuckoo
3. ceilings
4. danny boy (traditional)
three. "in the dark depths of turgid walls"
1. slow dance number two
2. slow dance number three
four. ""earnest plight of the passive-aggressive"
1. detache
2. i hate you
3. put your coat on
five. "laboratory mice and things forgotten"
1. small hearts
six. "mister moan and his golden hope"
1. the almighty newborn
2. gracious in your defeat
3. will's final testament
seven. "now is the time to be timid"
1. large gentle creatures
eight. "me and the minions of the cheshire cat"
1. night watch clock
nine. "two christmas carols"
1. o holy night (traditional)
2. o come o come emmanuel (traditional)
Thank's for your listening and very nice comment. I made those songs alone in my room with my guitars and an old synthe. I hope i'll play with friends for the next recordings... You're lucky you still have all the sparklehorse universe to discover. He's really one of my favourite artist. I recommand to start with the album "Its a wonderful life" Have nice week end
