Sam Dodson

Bio:

The first record Sam Dodson bought was the single ‘The Night Has A Thousand Eyes’ by Bobby Vee. His first album was ‘A Hard Days Night’ by The Beatles. his first gig was The Rolling Stones in Hyde Park. In 1977 he was a founder member of the Transmitters and they recorded two sessions for the late great John Peel. The Transmitters have just released the compilation ‘I Fear No-One...’ on Elsewhen Records which is receiving critical acclaim. He also served as sometime Good Missionary with Mark Perry. Sam formed Loop Guru in 1985 with Jamuud who recorded 13 albums and 5 John Peel sessions and toured extensively. Sam’s first solo project Slipper released ‘Invisible Movies’ on the Aphex Twin’s Rephlex imprint. Slipper have gone on to release a further 4 albums. Sam’s latest project Loungeclash, with Neil Sparkes, are releasing their debut album ‘Dread Time Story’ on Namaste/ Koch in the USA soon. Sam runs Elsewhen Records, and is first and foremost a music fan.

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LOUNGECLASH EXOTIC INVASION!!!!!

Loungeclash are Neil Sparkes (Temple of Sound/Ex Transglobal Underground) and Sam Dodson (Loop Guru/ Slipper)

LoungeClash Debut Album Released February 19th 2008 Warlock Records/Sony Red USA

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LOUNGECLASH Ghost Ship video!

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Member Since:

October 12, 2006

Members:

ER!!

Neil Sparkes, percussion

Sam Dodson - noodling - guitars - godaamn singing!

Jim Case - drums

James Mcqueen - bass

Mogadon Sputnik - keyboards

Trudie Treasure - drums

Sid Wells - Engineering

Probably more - trying to remember??

Influences:

Frank Zappa, Alice Coltrane, Lakshmi Shankar, Can, Keith Hudson, Nick Drake, Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks, Adrian Sherwood, Hal Willner, The Ventures, This Heat, The Gentle People, Flying Lizards, Funki Porcini, Steve Reich, Fletcher Henderson, Tod Dockstader, JB Lenoir, John Cage, Robert Fripp, Holger Czukay, Pere Ubu , Brian Wilson, Syd Barrett, Don Cherry, Television, Herbie Hancock, Rotary Connection, Arthur Lyman, Dorothy Ashby, Cornelius, Pharoah Sanders, Pentangle, Harvey Mandell, Captain Beefheart, Miles Davis, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Tim Buckley, July, Mark Perry, Stereolab, Archie Shepp, Strawberry Alarm clock, Duke Ellington, David Crosby, Lata Mangenasker, Albert Ayler, The Orb, The Pop Group, Love, John Martyn, Sonic Youth, Spike Jones, Eddie Henderson, Devandra Banheart, Henry Mancini, Thelonious Monk, Raymond Scott, Howlin' Wolf, Slim Gaillard, Ravi Shankar, Henry Cow, Milton Nascimento, Donovan, Lee Sratch Perry, Country Joe and the Fish, The Beasty Boys, Kevin Ayers, Jon Hassell, Harry Partch, Conlon Nancarrow, Charles Ives, Django Reinhardt, The Incredible String Band, Esquivel, Soft Machine, John Zorn, Claud Debusy, Ornette Coleman, Sly Stone, Aphex Twin, Michael Nesmith, Yusef Lateef, Prag Vec, Sun Ra, Julie Tippetts, Augustus Pablo, Sandy Denny, Kinks, Mercury Rev, Jackie Mittoo, 13th Floor Elevators, Cal Tjader, Cecil Taylor, Espers, Pretty Things, Les Baxter, Tomorrow, Terry Riley, Mixmaster Morris, George Harrison, Tom Waits, Joanna Newsom, David Axelrod, Martin Denny, Bismillah Khan, Robert Wyatt, John Fahey, Sergio Mendes, John Coltrane, Linda Perhacs, Os Mutantes, Hatfield & The North, Leon Theremin, Scritti Politti, Ennio Morricone, The Slits, High Llamas, Charlie Parker, Six Organs of Admitance, Ceatano Veloso, Luke Vibert, Pierre Henri, Maria Callas, Anthony Braxton ....................Lest we forget the mighty John Peel!! ..

Sounds Like:

I set this site up to keep me on my toes - I'll post tracks up ! in progress process - if any of you bright sparks out there have any input please let me know - i'd be really interested!!!

Record Label:

unsigned