well it's just me... and the couch obviously... children are drawn to the couch and the neato pedals and gadgets that reside under it's belly... during the daylight hours, said children enjoy turning all the pedals knobs to eleven, and nighttime is heralded by the spilling of blood from my eardrums... but i'm learning... we're all just playing in the band, jam on...
Influences
gonna try to limit it to ten or so, since we all know lists such as this can go on forever... these are my pillars as it were...
The Church and all their resplendent solo endeavors,
Neil Young,
Augustus Pablo,
Bill Laswell,
Cocteau Twins,
George Harrison... and the Beatles too...
The Waterboys,
The Clash,
The Grateful Dead,
Lee Scratch Perry...
that took some soul searching... ten more off the top of me head...
DJ Spooky,
Kate Bush,
Pink Floyd,
Midnight Oil,
T. Rex,
The Cure,
Zappa,
Dexter Gordon,
Pavement,
Jeff Buckley,
Yo La Tengo.... that makes eleven i see... it does go on forever don't you know... many fantastic colors....
hmmm, speaking of influences, have a hit of this...
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you know, Andy Goldsworthy is a beautiful man... i love playing guitar along with Rivers and Tides... here's a bit...
skateboarding as art? amaze yourself all over again...
the concrete canvas...
just having seen the 1975 film "Downhill Motion", this segment of Greg Weaver completely blew me away... some of the most fluid zen examples of movement i've ever seen... stunning, gorgeous, elegant... and bitchin'!
Sounds Like
the ocean as heard from a surfboard... in motion and at rest... floating.
hello... my name is Erik, i'm the band on the couch... i was born in Florida in 1966 and now live in the wilds of western Maine, thus fulfilling one of my lifedreams... having had a nagging guitar habit on and off throughout my life, i finally began recording stuff about two years ago... the timing seemed right, two kids, two jobs... why not go crazy staying up all night listening to loops... so here we are... music is total therapy for me, and sharing it with my children is a joy beyond words... i started recording my songs as a kind of stretching soundtrack, yoga music as it were... slow and steady, like a heartbeat at rest, which as a parent IS my quest... i guess i approach my music like painting... i never intend to play these again, no, that ain't me babe, i won't be electrifying concertgoers with my magic axe anytime soon... they're my simple little collections of spilt sound, which give me a great deal of peace and delight... i hope they do the same for you...
the guiding forces... my lovely wife, my now 3 wonderful children, music, surfing, cross country skiing, mtn. biking, gardening and reading...
thanks for checking it out...
peace and love,
erik...
here are some videos i've made, and some couch faves as well...
good visuals...
celestial testflight 1 i love the ocean... ascension redux honeytrips 1 honeytrips 2 nightsun agiocochook manic kraut skaterock!!! backskate winter...
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Hey, how is it going? we have some new tunes for you. It's a song from our upcoming album "Find a Place to be Save". (the release will be in fall) Take care, Collapse Under The Empire
my latest 12" vinyl is out now. Digital release to be expected in september. To get a promo please send me a short message here on myspace.
ARTIST: NICO GRUBERT
A SIDE: RISING
AA SIDE: DOM PERIGNON // SNOW WHITE
LABEL: O.TON RECORDS (France)
CAT NO: OTN01
Another wicked sublabel from toonzshop records this time in a perfect minimal techno way! Welcome to O.TON for is fist ep we ask to Nico Grubert from switzerland to give us his vision of sound in 3 tracks.
A side is a furious one full of trippy wave perfect for you peaktime set!
On the AA side you'll find the track which is extact the name of this ep: «Dom Perignon ep» - classic smart and deep tech house.
The second one is more catchy and fluffy dancefloor as well as a little morning on the beach! This one gonna be a summer bomb.
Hi corduroy. I'm really digging the new tracks. Did you get to see The Church on their recent tour? I was at the Londonderry,NH show and it was simply amazing. I hope all is well with you and the family. Don't get off the couch!!(lol)
Hey, Im posting new videos today! New pictures too!
And TUESDAY July 14, the band will be filming a performance for the tv show at SAXON PUB! Be in the audience for the tv show 4:30 to 6!!!!!!!! Ruby Jane
Terence McKenna and Nels Cline and Andy Goldsworthy and ME? I'm in great company! Thanks for dropping me a line - stay in touch, and have a beautiful day!
"The future is already here; it's just distributed unevenly." - William Gibson
Ohmygosh! Hi Erik!!! I finally played my violin out in public! THat was like almost 15 years of effort right? I'm playing again on Friday night at the Shovel Handle at Black. Just a few songs at 7. I doubt you can make it but wanted to say Hi, just in case. Keep in touch! K
Okay, so the Vikings lost. But atleast they won the division and made the playoffs. Congrats again on coming in second.
I've been riding the old mountain bike (Still love it!) quite a bit these past months. It's much more fun than jogging. Just wish there were some flipping hills here on the coast.
I've replaced the Cat in the Hat sticker with a Dead sticker, and the aliens sticker with a Obama sticker. Although, I'm not too excited about several of his picks.
Hey Erik, thank you so much for the kind words, hope you can come to a live show some day! one love, genie “What is Scratch Guitar” airs on U.S. and U.K. national TV!
thanks so much for your praise. i think thats the nicest thing anyone has ever said about exit 3 on here. i like your sound, man. yeah that would be a killer to do our version of the stones. but we may fall flat, cause lets face facts, the ending of that song is too killer too pull off. we have alot more tunes to put out here, i just have a hard time pushing these guys to get our shit in a kit.
