Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, XTC, Theatre of Hate, The Tubes, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Jazz, Kissing the Pink, New Order, Dub, Black Uhuru, Yellowman, Scientist, the Stranglers, The Slits, Fun Boy 3, Thrash Metal, Jungle, Chill Out, The Cure, The Clash, The Christians, Led Zeppelin, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Rap, Chet Baker, Michael Brecker, Sonic Youth, The Tubes, Cocteau Twins, Test Department, Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Creatures, Iron Butterfly, Madness, Massive Attack, Soft Cell, Marc and Mambas, Sneaker Pimps, The The, Talk Talk, Michael Nyman
LUSHMONTANA aka LUSH MONTANA STARTED COMPOSING MUSIC IN 2006.
IT STARTED VERY BASIC, BUT WHEN I GOT A MAC LAPTOP, I STARTED TO USE GARAGEBAND AND USED VARIOUS LOOPS AND MIXED THEM USING VARIOUS SOFTWARE LIKE ABLETON, LOGIC PRO AND SOUNDTRACK PRO.
FIRSTLY I CONCENTRATED ON MELODIC TUNES BUT NOW I'M GRAVITATING TOWARDS SOUNDS EITHER HUMAN OR INDUSTRIAL. I'M DEFINITELY HEADING TOWARDS EXPERIMENTAL SOUNDS.
LISTENING TO INDUSTRIAL SOUNDS MAKES MY MUSIC MORE EXPERIMENTAL IN THE WAY IT'S BEING COMPOSED. IT MIGHT BE REPETITIVE TO SOME BUT I ALSO USE MY MUSIC WITH MUSIC VIDEOS THAT I PRODUCE MYSELF.
SOUND AND VISION ARE BOTH IMPORTANT COMPONENTS TO MY ART AND IT'S STILL A LEARNING PROCESS.
I GREW UP LISTENING TO PUNK ROCK AND NEW WAVE WHILST FRIENDS WERE INTO REGGAE, FUNK AND POP MUSIC.
IN 1990 I BECAME A RADIO DJ IN LIVERPOOL AND DURING THAT PERIOD AND AFTERWARDS I’VE BEEN A PRACTISING ARTIST, USING VARIOUS MEDIUMS SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHY, PAINT, CHINESE INK STICK, FILM, VIDEO, SCULPTURES, INSTALLATIONS, PERFORMANCE ART, ETCHINGS, PRINT AND DRAWING.
ANIMATIONS ARE EITHER 2D OR 3D AND I ALSO USE PHOTOSHOP AND VJYING SOFTWARE.
MY SOUND CHANGES FROM GOTHIC TO EXPERIMENTAL TO DANCE. I’M STILL STRIVING FOR A PARTICULAR SOUND TO DEFINE MYSELF AS A COMPOSER.
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MUSIC BIBLIOGRPAHY:
YEAR 2006
• CANU
• CHILL
• EPIC
• EXTENT
• FINISH
• GLOOPY
• INDUSTRIAL
• LOOP
• SWAII
• TRICK
• TWEEK
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YEAR 2007
• 110307
• 260307 PM
• 191007
• 070307
• 080307
• 080407 PM
• 080407
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YEAR 2008
• 170408 FIN 0
• 170408B
• 130908
• 191008
• 191108
• 11120
• CUNEIFORM
• INSCRIPTION
• CYLINDER SEALS
• DANTEANS
• DIE SINKERS
• DIRGE ELEGY
• FIRST TIME
• LOOPMAN
• ONLY SECRETS
• PANOPTICON
• PHALLOCENTRISM
• POP RIVETED
• PREHENSILE
• RACE
• REBUILD2
• RESCUE ME
• SPACEY
• THALAMUS
• TETRIS DANCE
• THEREAFTER
• THRENODY
• THEY TRIPPED ALL DAY TIPTOES
• TRIAL N ERROR
• TRAVELLING RAIN
• TWICE AS NICE
• VAGUS
• YOYO
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2009 TO DATE
• 180109A
• 180109B
• 160109
• 190109B
• 210109 SCODE
• 220109
• 220109 GREAT
• 220109 WHALE
• 260109
• AGAINST HER
• AIR SCRATCH
• ALIEN 1
• ALIEN SUNDAY
• ALL DAY
• BASS IS WRONG
• BASS TECHNO
• BASTARDS OF SPACE
• BEATS
• CANON
• CHILLING IN SPACE
• COMING DOWN
• CONFUSED
• DRAGON
• ECHOES IN SPACE
• ECHOES OF SENSE
• ENERGY
• EVERYDAY
• FASTER
• GONE MAD
• GUID
• GUID2
• GUID3
• GUYOT
• HEARTBEAT
• HEAD SPIN
• INCISED DESIGN
• INSANITY PLEA
• JACK
• INSIDE OUT
• LAKE
• LAST DAY ON EARTH
• LEFT TURN ONLY
• LIFE
• LYING IN SPACE
• KNOCKING
• MEGAMIX
• MICROPH
• MORNING STOMP
• MOTION FOIST
• OUTTA CONTROL
• PITCH
• PLEASURE ME DEAD
• REVERB SCRAMBLED BRAIN
• SCREAM
• SILENT ALONE
• SOOTHSAYER 2
• SOUNDDROPS
• SPACE
• SPINNING VIOLA SPLASH QUARTZ
• STAY AWAKE
• SUNDAY DEW
• SUNDAY MORNING
• TREMBLED OH
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VIDEO BIBLIOGRPAHY:
VIDEOS 2009
• ON THE DAMN DOWN LOW CONFUSED (2009)
• ALIENATED IN SPACE (2009)
• SLEEP WARP (2009)
• LUSH BEATS (2009)
• AGAINST HER (2009)
• GUYOT (2009)
• BEATIFICATION (2009)
• CANON (2009)
• INSANITY PLEA (2009)
• TREMBLE OH (2009)
• LAST DAY ON EARTH (2009)
• SOOTHSAYER 2 (2009)
• COMING DOWN (2009)
• LUSHMONTANA’S KITTENS: ZORAN N FROSK (2009)
• YOUTUBE BROKEN - YOUTUBE BROKEN (2009)
• QUARTZ COMPOSER – TEST 2 (140109)
• QUARTZ COMPOSER – TEST 1 (030109)
• 191007 (2009)
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VIDEOS 2008
• POMPLAMOOSE COMPETITION (2008)
• PLEASURE ME DEAD (2008)
• BASTARDS OF SPACE (2008)
• SARAH PALIN HATES RAPE VICTIMS (EDITED) (2008)
• SARAH PALIN HATES RAPE VICTIMS (2008)
• DEEP FREEZE FARONICS IS SHIT (2008)
• 091008(2) (2008)
• 081008 (2008)
• 071008(4) (2008)
• 071008(3) (2008)
• 071008(2) (2008)
• 071008 (2008)
• 061008 (2008)
• 051008 (2008)
• 051008 (2008)
• 300908 (2008)
• 280909(6) (2008)
• 280909(5) (2008)
• 280909 (2008)
• 280909(6) (2008)
• 280909(5) (2008)
• 280909(3) (2008)
• 250909 (2008)
• 240908 (2008)
• 2109085 (2008)
• 210908(1) (2008)
• 210908(2) (2008)
• CINEMA 4 D TEST (2008)
• 090908 (2008)
• 070908 (2008)
• GROBOTO (2008)
• CINEMA 4D(6) (2008)
• CINEMA 4D(5) (2008)
• CINEMA 4D(4) (2008)
• CINEMA 4D(3) (2008)
• CINEMA 4D(2) (2008)
• CINEMA 4D(1) (2008)
• HEARTBEAT (2008)
• LUSHMONTANA (2008)
• LUSHMONTANAS (2008)
• DEAD ANGEL (2008)
• 160708 (2008)
• 140708 (2008)
• BANNER 2 (2008)
• BANNER (2008)
• LUSHMONTANA (2008)
• iZOMBIE (2008)
• iZOMBIE (2008)
• 260508 (2008)
• 250508 (2008)
• 170408 FIN 0 (2008)
• 180408 (2008)
• 110307 (2008)
• EPIC (2008)
• EXTENT (2008)
• 260307 PM (2008)
• SWAII (2008)
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VIDEOS 2007
• ANGELIQUE (2007)
• WISHING YOU A HAPPY XMAS (2007)
Thank you for the kind comment. Your visuals were incredible. I liked the bass/guitar in The Day We Stomped on Man. Keep up the incredible work and keep in touch, J