travis johns - field recordings, electronics, bass, found objects, compositions
contribute/collaborate: jhensel, amidang, greg mcmahon, jchurchman, noahphillips, zach watkins, aram shelton, steinigunnarsson, liz meredith, leif shackelford, a.kataoka & mc brzytwa. More known and unknown.
Influences
Society, nature, beehives, industrial wastelands, the ocean & silence, to name a few.
profoundhumaninfluencs:
m.amacher
e.fullman
l.m.young
m.akita
e.maccool
h.partch
p.oliveros, etc.
Sounds Like
"a hymn cried out to the Great Unknown, reassuringly clinging to rescue fantasies." - Lost At Sea Magazine
"Beautiful and dark, these pieces capture both the power of environmental soundscapes and the emotion of classical composition." - DJ Spooky
"Minimal drones from a bass guitar and electronics, for something sounding like the distant swarming of well oiled mechanical bees woven with fissures of dark tones and noise rips." - Baltimore City Paper
"television static" - tj
Record Label
Thinktank, Pendu, dolor del estamago, Enterruption
Human. Alive. Breathing, thinking, walking, talking, air molecule vibrator.
Born in upstate NY, educated in the midwest and currently nesting in San Francisco, Ca. Perform on bass and electronics, ping-ponging one off of the other, feeding back and feeding forward. Also perform on laptop, playing overlapping walls of noisewash sourced from field recordings, small sounds and societal hum. Write music that's dense and haunting, loud and quietabstract.
Member of a couple bands across the country. In Oakland, I play in the Pink Canoes, a 4tet w/ Noah Phillips, Zachary Watkins and Aram Shelton. Also a member of Satellite, a 3tet w/ Steini Gunnarsson and Liz Meredith. In Ann Arbor, I'm a member of a audiovideo improv collective called The Night. Membership varies, but usually such people as Ami K. Dang, John Hensel and Greg McMahon are usually involved. Once upon a time, I was also a member of a NYC based electro band called Fighter Pilot. Most recently, I've also found myself involved w/ twother projects - namely, playing electronics in Moe! Staiano's Moe!kestra! aswellas vslykon (timetravel/celestial protosongs) w. a.kataoka. May or may not ocassionally play under the name of vsls when anonymity is dee-sired...
For more better info on everything, go to www.think-tankmedia.net. It be a webbysite for me and some other like-minded individuals working in the same vein. You like, I promise.
Hope everyone can join us for this night at Cafe Du Nord:
Performance of Riley's In C, The Lickets, Julianna Barwick, and DJ Stereo Steve (spinning ambient sounds) Monday, Nov 16, 2009 8:00 PM PST (7:00 PM Doors) $10. at Cafe Du Nord >Details here and Tickets Here or at the door.
Limited to fifty three copies, on variously coloured cassettes, in plastique cases with J-card inserts with beautiful, rustic artwork by Rachid
You can order a copy by sending a message with your name and address. Kanada and Mexico add $2.00 to total price. If you live outside of the US, I will let you know your total (shipping only applies internationally and is figured by distance). Then, send well concealed cash (USD only) or cheque / money order (made out to Amanda Boutourline) to:
He Of The House Media PO Box 4207 Austin TX 78765-4207
These tapes are only six dollars, and the album is a true droning black arctic masterpiece. You can hear an excerpt of the first track, Novaya, on our Myspace. I don't see these lasting very long, so pick up a copy now.
Always open to trades.
Also coming soon:
Torturing Nurse - fist a sickle / destruction output c15 cassette Nemesism / Tayside Mental Health split MESSENGER - Untitled EP (including 1-16-09 live set) Jason "EVIL" Covelli - cassette / CD / literature / photography box set
and many more, including material from Sleepers, Sorry Robin, and another album from Zebulon Kosted
For more information on the Zebulon Kosted release among other pertinent bits, visit:
Olde skozey fetisch performance newly posted @ YouTube. It was the first ever Noise Pancakes at Pubis Noir. There were three audience members in attendance.
omigod. i missed you and i'm totally hating myself. i'm in the middle of shooting a short horror film right now and haven't checked myspace in a quite a bit. ahhhhhh!! i love you though and next time you're in town, it will happen...we'll run towards each other in slow motion with many tears. i promise. xoxoxoxoxxo
cell: 773-330-7884 i'm also on facebook more often. are you on there?
Thanks for the add, just stopped by to show your page some love! Show me some, come play my music. If you need promotion here's the site I use they're really good.
hey travis thank you so much for saturday that was so much fun love the golden trapperkeeper. we got a room later rested then hit the town. thanx again for having us. be well. keep in touch.
Hey there. How's it in your neck of the woods? We are getting psyched to go into the studio next month with Backline Records. Drop by and say hey...Peace for now, TRP
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Greetings Do excuse the 'spam', but I have three new songs up on the page, each from a different upcoming album.
One from the sleepers / hellmouth split, which will be out in the next few weeks on cassette from Marygarden Tapes.
One from the first full length Sleepers album (along with the other two 'untitled' songs), also coming out on Marygarden, but on CD.
One from the collaboration album between Sleepers and Jason "EVIL" Covelli, with all words and voice by Jason, and all sounds and editing from myself.
I have been working endlessly on new material for Sleepers, and I am very excited for the progression of this project. I believe it may have even taken over Bicycle Sighs' place as my 'main' project. A lot of the albums listed on the page are still seeking homes, but I do believe I will be able to maintain a solid and consistent output, as Sleepers has unlocked something deep inside of my mind.
I am, as always, still seeking out new collaborators, in aural, literary, and visual additions.
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