ol' dirty bastard, sister wendy beckett, harry nillson, magnetic fields, the byrds, bruce haack, raymond scott, the chills, the verlaines, chris knox, the beach boys, the kinks, tyrannosaurus rex, gabor szabo, jukeboxer, schlammpeitziger, deerhoof, george jones, stereolab, jorge ben, james ensor, el lissitzky, archigram, fluxus, jad fair, lata mangeshkar, mayo thompson, my bloody valentine, sebadoh, pavement, prince, the buzzcocks, francoise hardy, brigitte fontaine, the vaselines, kraftwerk, can, eno, elo, devo, the fall, dusty springfield, jonathan richman, sandy denny, erik satie.
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plone, mouse on mars, schlammpeitziger, e-rock, e-vax, aphex twin, kraftwerk, the books, boards of canada, four tet, isan, lali puna, matmos, schneider tm, sybarite, ol' dirty bastard
Shortly after moving to Queens in 1998, I borrowed my roommate's digital four-track and began recording whatever sounds I could make with some old synths and a memory-man pedal. After a while I got a little impatient with mini discs and decided to move the recordings to a computer. I employed my friend, Adam to help me build a pc that we mounted inside of an old Dynavox record player (look at the picture.) With this development, all the pieces were in place, and Lineland was born. I got the name from the one dimensional realm in the book, Flatland, by Edwin A. Abbott. I compiled a bunch of the songs on to a cd and gave copies to all my friends. Eventually, one of the cds got into the hands of Eric from Audio Dregs, who thought it would be a fine idea to make a proper release of it. In 2003, "Pavilion" was released.
Since then, songs from the album have appeared in NPR's This American Life (and the Showtime TV series) as well as in several independent films. I've only attempted to play material live a couple times, once at an Audio Dregs showcase in Brooklyn, and once at Max Protecht Gallery in Chelsea. Both were big successes thanks to some amazing musicians, including Jesse Kimball, Roy Brooks, and Elijah McMurtrie.
In 2006, I moved to Kalamazoo and recorded another album. I'd since got a couple new mics and a more legitimate (though uglier) computer. Of course, I still don't know what I'm doing, so the album sounds just as weird as the first. "Logos for Love" is being released by Audio Dregs in 2008. In 2007 I moved to Chicago, where I still live with my girlfriend, Naoko, and our dog, Juicy.
Outside of Lineland, I also help run the record label, Mutable Sound, and publishing company, Mutable Press, with Gabe Boyer. Gabe and I have also recorded a number of weird albums including A Journey to Happiness Island (2001), The Textbook Tapes (2003), and Battery Power (2004), all available from Mister Records. I've also had the privilage to play drums behind some brilliant artists, including Neptune(Table of the Elements), Sybarite(4AD), Kelly Slusher(Elefant), Jukeboxer(Absolutely Kosher), and Spirit Horse(Mutable Sound).
- Malcolm Felder
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There is currently a search for two types of bands for record label consideration.
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1. A Pop/Rock/Commercial band with female lead. Band must consist of 2 guitars (Prefer both guitar players to be of lead caliber. However, one lead and one rhythm is acceptable), keyboard/piano, bass, and drums. Lead vocal, followed by backing vocals, in that order, is a plus as it relates to other members of the group. Average age of the band cannot exceed 28 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
2. A Modern Rock band with male lead. Must be a complete band but there are no prerequisites as it relates to the make up of the band. Average age of the band cannot exceed 23 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
XXX - If you meet the minimum qualifications as described above. Email a link for your MySpace Page and if applicable, a link for your website to: recordingartistsearch@gmail.com
Only send one email with your links. Due to the volume of responses normally received for these types of opportunities. After review of your material, you will only be contacted if there is an interest in attending one of your shows by a label representative. As such please to not send any follow up emails regarding selections. If you were not contacted back, there was not an interest.
Thanks so much for stopping by the Makaras Pen page for a listen. We sure appreciate it. We make indie shoegaze from our heart and hope some people out there might enjoy it as well. Come back again soon to say hello. xoxox Makaras Pen
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