Mike's influences include:
Gong, Camel, Pink Floyd, Focus, Van der Graaf Generator, Meredith Monk, Spirit, Bigelf, the Beatles, Ozric Tentacles, Crack the Sky, Magma, King Crimson, PFM, Hawkwind, the Carrie Nations, Captain Beyond, Frank Zappa, Solaris, and ABBA.
Bill's influences include:
Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Maynard Fergusen, Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Pinetop Perkins, Baba Olatunji, King Crimson, J. J. Cale, Eric Clapton, Bob Marley, Beethoven, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, Monty Python's Flying Circus, John Cage, King Curtis, Commander Cody, John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Grateful Dead, Drummers of Burundi, Hank Williams, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Nonesuch Records field recordings of ethnic music from around the world.
Matt's influences include:
Pink Floyd, Vangelis, B'Jork, Steve Roach, Vidna Obmana, Brian Eno, Beck, Harry Nelson, Radio Head, Simon & Garfunkel, Nick Cave, Slayer, DJ Shadow, Moby. Prince, u-Ziq, Rick Rubin, Plastik Man, and Mood of Space.
Nerve Picnic is the music of Matt Linder/ Mike O'Neal/ Bill Schaeffer
using Analog Synths/ Guitars/ Piano/ Theremin/ Sound Effects/ Esoteric
Percussion to create a Spontaneous/ Fun/Electric/ AmbientSensation
that is Experimental/ Space Rock/ Prog Boogie/ Industrial/ Trance in nature and
designed for the Consious/ Subconcious/ Third Millenium Mind.
Never the same, except when brought around again by the
delay.
Check out our YouTube Video of Stormy
Monday
for more free
samples, check out our webpage, NervePicnic.com
, or search for us on ITunes.
