INDUSTRIAL MUSIC IN THE 80'S, CLAN OF XYMOX, FRONT 242, NIN, MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO, THE PRETTY YET DARKSIDE OF 4AD:
COCTEAU TWINS, DEAD CAN DANCE, ENO, SOUNDTRACK LIKE RECORDINGS, EXPERIMENTAL ARTIST LIKE STEVE REICH, MINIMAL DEEJAYS LIKE PLASTICMAN, MILLS, EARLY VASQUEZ(WHEN HE PLAYED ITH THE DANCE FLOOR) EARLY KOMPACKT SOUNDS.
I AM A PRODUCT OF NEW YORK...
MY MUZIK AND MY TASTE WERE ALL INSPIRED BY MY ENVIROMENT, AND MY PAST.
OTHER INFLUENCES? LATIN DRUMS, MIXED WITH DISTORTION.
THE MUSIC FROM CONEY ISLAND (Brooklyn)
THE MOODY BLUES-YES-DISCO-FREESTLYE-TONY HUMPHRIES) DISTORTION LIKE ALEC EMPIRE, BEAUTY LIKE ARVO PART, CLASSICAL, REQUIEMS, CHAMBER MUSIC, OPERA, & STRINGS.
PORTISHEAD, JULIE CRUISE, PETER GABRIEL, I CAN GO ON, AND ON...
I AM ALSO A DEEJAY, WHAT I PLAYED MADE MY INFLUENCES OF COURSE.
MY EARLY TRACKS WERE CO-PRODUCED WITH THE LATE, AND VERY GREAT "PETER A."
WE ALWAYS TRIED TO MAKE SOMETHING NEW, AND WERE VERY AHEAD OF OUR TIME...
the scene was either "house" "rave" "garage" "hip-hop" etc...
BEFORE CLUB TRACKS DID NOT REALLY HYBRID SOUNDS LIKE PROGRESSIVE, TRIBAL, TRANCE, TECHNO, RAVE, & BREAKBEAT...
We were very happy to be part of that movement as well with many other open-minded producers in Detroit, Chicago, Germany, France, Italy, Finland, and Japan.
SOME OF OUR EARLY TRACKS HAVE KEYBOARD PARTS BY AZERU,
ELECTRIC GUITAR BY WILLIAM WHITE, GUITAR & FLUTE BY JOHN WOODWARD.
RECORDINGS IN JAPAN: NAOYUKI HONZAWA, YOSKE KAKEGAWA, HISASHI SAITO.
Pretty Militia HAS BEEN FEATURED IN MANY VENUES IN JAPAN:
CLUB MAGO (NAGOYA), (TOKYO) OUR DEBUT "Le Faubourg",
"La Fabrique"+"Electro Pleasure" (THE FIRST & ORIGINAL ELECTRO EVENT),
"Guidelines" SECO BAR, "Supper Obbi Lounge" (WOMB)
& "JzBratt" WITH VENUS FLY TRAPP+TOAST GIRL.
RESIDENT SHOWCASE EVENTS WITH DESIGNER & HOST MAGGIE JAMES.
TOGETHER WITH THE "bad language" PARTIES IN BLUE ROOM (AOIHEYA).
"BLUE ROOM" IS OWNED BY THE FAMOUS CHANSON LEGEND "MASAKO TOGAWA!" BLUE ROOM EXPOSED Pretty Militia TO ANOTHER SIDE OF CLUB LIFE, & FEATURED ARTIST LIKE:
KENZO SAEKI, SEIJI TODA, SATORU WONO, TAKASHI WATANABE, SHOKO & HITSUJI, HISASHI SAITO, SUSAN, KEN MORIOKA, & MANY OTHERS!
FEATURED DEEJAYS LIKE: DJ SYNTHESIZER, JAMIE KNIGHT, KATCHIN, DJ NAOYA, TOWA TEI, & OTHERS...
VISUAL ARTIST LIKE COMMERCIAL BREAK, VISUAL TUNE, & MORE.
"THE SOUNDZ OF THE LATE "HEIGHT 611" (YOUNG RICHARD & PETER A.)
ALONG WITH NEW SKOOL PRODUCTIONS RECORDED IN TOKYO"
TEASERS OF TRACKS, MASTERS, & REMIXES!
http://www.prettymilitia.com
YR featuring PRETTY MILITIA's Friend Space (Top 23)
Hola Licaado! Sorry for being so under the radar, but I've been thinking about you and the family. I miss you. Let's talk soon ok? Peace & love, Aurelie & Romeo
Hi Litchee!
I miss you... But I guess it's still easier for me to crack shady jokes in France than for you in Japan! Be strong. Shade shall live. Much love to you and the girls (including Nobu).
Aurelie
Hey Richie...Thanx 4 the b-day wishes! I'm ummmm....finally 21 - WOO HOO!! :) Just added yer song to my page. Sounding F*ckINg HOT!!! KeEp the CreaTivIty FLowinG! Luv ya!
Richard! Long time no see. I tried to track you down last time I went to Tokyo, but I had no luck. How have you been doing? Things seem to be goiung well, I see... ;)
