Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Severed Heads, Xymox, Depeche Mode, Clan of Xymox, Bauhaus, Abecedarians, Fad Gadget, LowLife, Joy Division and the likes..
Sounds Like
A Dying Breed of Banshee Bunnymen...
Below is a brief summary of each song's history and/or meanings and stuff:
All The Ways.. (Guitar Version) - This song was one of this first songs I wrote after the split of Vespertine Garden.. The MusikBox approach was to go for a more minimal sound of darkness and more obscure lyrics. The bassline was played on a SANITONE bass guitar which i no longer own and i miss to hell since it had such a beautifully brooding tone to it..
For Time.. (Believe DEMO) - This song features one of the first guitar melodies i ever wote in my life.. very spacey/dreamy melody.. I finally turned it into a song and this was the demo version before i added lyrics. I dont like how the version with the lyrics came out so i decided to post this version instead..
You (Demo Version)- This was another song that was written after the demise of Vespertine Garden. After being pigeon-holded as a goth band i decided to make a more upbeat poppy song which actually pokes fun at goths.. such as myself :-P. Once again, i despise the recording with the lyrics so i just put this Demo version up instead.. here are some of the lyrics though:
"this ridiculous asshole, the one in black clothes, with the dreariest outlook, your so special, do you think your so evil or just feeble, do you wish you could be though?, your so special, can you see your reflection of all things pretense, could you every admit that, your so special.." kinda a play on weither or not i am talking about myself or i am talking about YOU!! :-D
Time For Nothing (Instrumental Demo) - Once again, due to production flaws, i like the original demo better than the version that has vocals. This song is also one of the 3 first tracks that were done as a follow up to the Vespertine Garden sessions.. Very Cocteau-esque.. Maybe TOO much :-P
Here Comes Another Day - Is an attempt at making a much faster & darker song than my previous efforts. This song is just purely about being fed up with the day to day monotony!! GRRRR!!!
The Silence is for the Ghosts - I made this song on my 21st birthday, hence the line at the begining: "Floating, through one year past twenty.." this song is basically an ode to being alive and staying happy, for my life is a constant tug-o-war between depression & happiness as all our lives are!
Nations - This is one of the only recordings I liked out of The MusikBox Self Tilted CD sessions.. This song is actually one of the last songs i wrote under the Vespertine Garden sessions. This song is basically about the Moral Decay of society and how we as a nation will one day perish for all our sins! may as well live it up while we can huh?
Dreemworld Dwell - Yet another song that was originally written during the Vespertine Garden times.. This is by far my favourite song, since it is about my favourite subject, SLEEP and the thrill of going into that alternate reality called the Dreemworld! Fun stuff..
The Final Days - This sing was written in the middle of 1999 when the whle Y2K scare was still among us! I really though we were all gonna bite the big one, so i wrote a song to go out with a bang! BOY WERE WE ALL JIPPED!!
Lost, Cold, Home - I never put this song on a CD or anything due to its disturbing personal value.. now, i could care less who hears it :-P This is a song about a man who loses someone and wait for their return.. nuff said..
In 2001, After the demise of Vespertine Garden, Gino decided to further pursue his dark visions.. Gino re-emerged with a new band name: The MusikBox!The MusiKBox is a ONE MAN BAND of Various Modes.. The Musikbox makes all melodies of Musik. From Slow to Fast, from Bright to Dark, from Electronic to Acoustic, from Symphonic to Inharmonic... and everything beyond.. The Musikbox is universal in a universe of its own, you can never be quite too sure what will come out next. The Purpose of The MusikBox is to create Powerfully Expressive Songs that will Penetrate The Mind, Move the Body, and Please the Soul. The MusikBox Released a S/T Album in 2001 and lived for only a short while playing a handfull of shows. The Musikbox CURRENTLY consists of only One member.. and his name is Gino. Things just didn't work out with the other member of the band.. so the project will now be Re:Modeled to its ORIGINAL form> Guitar, Vox, Bass & Keyboard. In the song player above, you will hear Early Demos of what The MusiKBox was intended to be.. Purely & Simply Strange & Beautiful Messages from the Heart & Soul Manifested into Song... MUSIK!!!
The MusikBox also plans on playing cover songs from Pioneering Bands that make GREAT MUSIK such as: Bauhaus, Dead Can Dance, Abecedarians, Joy Division, Christain Death, Johnny Cash, Nirvana, Xymox, The Cure, etc.. serving as a Tribute to the very bands that have inspired the Life of The MusikBox!
***LATEST NEWS FROM THE MUSIK BOX***
As you can see from the new songs being uploaded.. gino is currently writing new material for the musik box and he is adapting to new recording eqipment and programs... i like to post little sampes of what i've been working on so far.. so you can get a taste of whats to come.. if you like what you (or do not) please post uno commento por favor..
Hey, Gino, I got your text and now I'm here! "Artificial Senses" is great! I think you struck gold-- black gold-- texas tea-- I like it! Kudos on the new directions you are going in musically, it is very natural and the sound quality is killer. Thanks for sharing, sir...
Gino! I just heard Artificial Senses. I love the music and lyrics, made me feel something. You're voice sounds really good. Oh yeah. I saw you driving the other day. I tried honking at you but it was too late. Haha!
Hello. Hope everything's running as planned. I heard the new material, sounds wonderful, made me feel real nice. I was working on a song today, I think it's coming along fine. I should have it uploaded by the end of the week. I'll keep you updated. Take care, Gino.
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Thanks 4 being a friend! We'll see you on the 4th!!!
Black Light Art Party @ The Calcasieu Gallery, July 4th
The Calcasieu Gallery, a newly opened art space located on Broadway in Downtown San Antonio will have its grand opening art extravaganza July 4th, 2009. The Calcasieu Gallery will hold the exhibit in time for the holiday weekend and will commemorate Contemporary Art Month in San Antonio. The Calcasieu Apartments, under new management, will open the space beneath the apartments for this one night spectacular. New work from artists Ernest Vidal, Gil Casares & Michael Casares will be on display. The event will be a black light exhibit and the third year for the Black Light Art Party, a moniker birthed at the late, great Ruta Maya Riverwalk. This year’s exhibit will follow themes of the Fourth of July holiday as well experimental, abstract, 3-D & contemporary art. Live music by local bands The Musikbox, Sachsen Apocalypse & more! The event begins at 7 PM & is free. (byob). DJ FELL spins! The lights go on when the sun goes down! Be there!
