family. drawing and coloring-in. gig art/rock posters. graphic design. movie posters. martial arts. record sleeves past, present and future. movies and movie scores. football. LFC. the coast. comic books. comedy. taking pictures. hippety-hoppety. writing. art. robots. Pin-ups. painting. paranormal phenomenon. NYC Transit system. Bryan Munich FC
Music
led zeppelin, lalo schifrin, beatles, kinks, bruno nicolai, francois de roubaix, luis bacalov, morricone, doors, various prog oddities and metal goliaths, eric b and rakim, public enemy, EPMD, all good hip-hop from back then up til right now, david axelrod, roy budd, stone folk, john carpenter, pink floyd, john williams, portishead, piero piccioni, david shire, john barry, donovan, beach boys, smiths, small faces, specials, blah blah blah etc
Movies
almost too numerous to mention but if i had too then, Jaws, Close encounters, Dirty Harry, Spaghetti westerns, Star Wars (4-6), one day in september, the servant, seconds, duel, professional golgo 13, batman begins, exorcist, the game, the thing, the fog, escape from NY, assault on precinct 13, seven, raiders of the lost ark, for your height only, legend of boggy creek, dawn of the dead, king kong, sleuth, rocky, italian job, dr strangelove, kellys heros, 2001, planet of the apes, hell in the pacific, alien, halloween, taxi driver, young frankenstein, all bruce lee stuff, dog day afternoon, take the money and run, capricorn one, style wars and the late-night televisual monster that is The taking of pelham 123 - to name but a few....
Television
what corners were invented for.
Books
mostly non-fiction. paranormal stuff. Fine Art/posters, comics/graphic novels, British history. Currently reading 'Need To Know' by Tim Good
Heroes
Kate. Rod Serling. Saul Bass. Eric Morecambe. Bill Gold. Bruce Lee. Tommy Cooper. Clint Eastwood. Hipgnosis. Steptoe and Son. Quint, Brody & Hooper. Jim Henson. The Pythons. Frank Castle. People who continue to 'do' where others continue to 'be'...
About me: Marc Bessant. Graphic Artist. Husband. Father. Scratchpost. Currently working on: Lonely London Lad / bunch of Tshirts / Bristol Design Festival / WOMAD 09 / Power Of Three / Visual Music Bookstuff / Charlie Winston / linocuts / The Operation / Dub Colossus
www.marcbessant.com
Who I'd like to meet: chirpy folks with ideas which hassle and wake them into action whilst retaining a good sense of humour and the ability to say 'hang on, is this rubbish?'
Hey, just to let you know we have uploaded tracks from Ali's new solo album Flying High to his myspace, come by and let us know what you think or if you want to pre order you can get it on his myspace page.
Ali will be on tour in the UK from June 19th – July 4th come and see him and his new band live – they are tearing it up, round the country with a great party vibe!
Big Love Ali's Team x
Hey! Appologies if this is the second comment we've sent you recently...bit of a mix up in the bands communication :)
Anyway.. we've been a little quiet for the last few months but we are very pleased to announce our new EP is finished and up on our myspace! It's called Bright Lights and has four brand spanking new tracks to blow your mind. Please have a listen and tell us what you think and if you love it, buy it! :)
hey y'all come and check these guys out from baltimore. way to get loose on a friday night! + i play alone but still bring the dirt pop glistening with noise sprinkles x A
Fresh from their show at Barcelona's Primavera festival, Teeth Mountain will be unleash their heavy concoction of new-wave tribal psychedelic sounds on Cube, using driving percussion like other bands use guitars.
Deep, thick layers of rhythms and overlays of ambiance, from the gritty to the sublime, this eight-piece outfit create a controlled mayhem of weighty neo-tribal trance music, part Indian, part African, part Balkan, and part Baltimore, that transforms consciousness and carries the group and their listeners to higher states.
The Wire magazine recently praised their 'refusal to acknowledge any kind of destination point for their jamming, achieving a convincing state of suspension throughout, helped by some engagingly forceful drumming.'
Teeth Mountain pummel with noise and drums but are always inviting and joyous, a new wave of tribal sounds in underground music. Be prepared to witness a heady, peyote-voodoo brew, getting you out of your seats and on your feet. Teeth Mountain will enthrall you in a rhythmic, musical spell.
"I don't know what god or gods you all are praying to but you're praying too fucking loud" Boston Police Department
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We're playing at The Thekla in Bristol tomorrow night. We hope you can come. Its a special multi-media show with a vj mixing footage from Baka land with live film and effects. Come and dance and spread the word to your friends. It'll be a great night.
We'll be playing songs from our new album "Baka Beyond the Forest" as well as some old favourites. Its the 5-piece line up featuring Molara, Fela Kuti's niece and the original voice of Zion Train, joining Su on vocals.
You can hear clips on our website (www.baka.co.uk) and our Myspace page.
It starts early (7.30pm) so don't be late!
One Love!
BRISTOL BANDS PRESENTS ICY DEMONS (need new body, bablicon, man man) !!!
MONDAY 18TH OF MAY (POST ATP WEEKEND REJUVENATION EXPERIENCE)
Icy Demons is an experimental music project started by Bablicon's Griffin Rodriguez (credited as Blue Hawaii) and Man Man / Need New Body's Christopher Powell (Pow Pow). A project of various Chicago musicians, they have released three albums, Fight Back! on the Elephant 6-associated label Cloud Recordings. Tears of a Clone on the Eastern Developments Music, and in 2007 Miami Ice on Easel (Japan release only).
Thanks for the friendship
Our new album "Baka Beyond the Forest" will be out in just over a week
You can hear clips on our website and our Myspace page.
One Love!
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