If you see 'John Zealey' on a poster...then it's gonna be John doing solo acoustic stuff or with guitarist Ian Moore.
Influences
All music. I do it because of them!
Stuff that I love and/or has had a profound effect on me:
Ian McNabb, David Bowie, Eyeless In Gaza, XTC, Billy Bragg, Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Stephen Duffy, Lilac Time, Tracey Thorn, Lou Reed, Aimee Mann, Jars Of Clay, Dr.Robert, Bad News, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys, Psychic TV, The Clash, Starsailor, The Undertones, Syd Barrett, Radiohead (Ok Computer!!!) John Lennon, Julian Cope, Kate Bush, Robert Wyatt, The Monkees, Thomas Dolby, Thomas Leer, Prince and The Revolution, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Pre Dare Human League, Johnny Cash, Talk Talk, Leftfield, Dietripcomputerdie, Martin Grech, Japan, David Sylvian, Athlete, Thomas Leer, Joan Armatrading, Kraftwerk, Ennio Morricone, Andy Williams, John Barry, Michael Nyman, Mark Browne, Beck, REM, U2, Air, Aphex Twin, Hendrix, Dylan, Cohen, Future Sounds Of London, Orbital, Motorhead (Ace Of Spades album) Bauhaus, Tones On Tail, The Waterboys, World Party, Jellyfish, Burt Bacharach & Hal David,Tom McRae, Simon & Garfunkel, Midlake (possibly the best live band I have ever seen), Fields, Magnetic Fields, Willy Mason, Elbow, Acoustic Ladyland and of course.............Spinal Tap, Smurfs, Worzels
About friend requests
You'll notice that my friend list is not massive. Here's why...
All are welcome here. I love music and will try and checkout every request from a band when I can, however you will need to message me first. The amount of random band requests from software and street teams in the last few months has been insane.
What's interesting is that requests from bands who have similar influences to me, and obviously checked out this page to find out, are usually pretty good. The others usually have high friend counts and suck. For this reason, band requests are disabled on my page. Send me a message and I'll happily check you out when I can.
I pretty much accept/add most requests as long as you are a band or a genuine MySpacer and not a service or random tart. If you are a band whose genre is way off track from what I’m into, a message would help to prove you are not a piece of software. I will only make friend requests to those who like similar music to me, or that sound good!!
A comment about comments
Please feel free to comment on my songs or just say ‘hi’ or pretty much anything you want. If you wanna plug your single or event or sell your dog or whatever, that’s fine too, but if your comment is void of any personal content it will be removed. I will presume you are a robot and haven’t even bothered checking out the page. Prove to me you are real! Also HTML is a 'no no'. I hate spangly kak. Christmas, bah, humbug.
REMEMBER: ROBOTS ARE NOT OUR FRIENDS! But I do wanna be yours.
My new song ‘TODAY OF ALL DAYS’ is collaboration with composer and pianist Elizabeth Anne Maddieton. http://www.myspace.com/pianorama and me, in shifting. The collaboration was totally digital, I love that we artists can work together no matter how far apart we live. I live in the United Kingdom and Elizabeth lives in the United States. So give it a play and enjoy the song that was made from far away.
Just thought you might be interested in this website:
www.anydecentmusic.com
It's essentially a music review aggregation service, providing a constantly updated chart of critical reaction to releases, with various ways for users to personalise the chart.
We're hoping the site will be another useful way for music lovers to find new music. So if you like it, please use it and also pass on the link.
Michael Brunnock's in depth interview with journalist Suzanne Connolly is uploaded and available to watch. It can be seen either on Michael's front page www.myspace.com/michaelbrunnock or on Fairplay Collective's video page http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=64241695
Sorry for not having been in touch awhile - been rather busy! Just wanted to say that your valued friendship continues to be appreciated. Have you checked out my MySpace and web site (www.faberoptime.com) recently? Oh and did you subscribe for my free newsletter (using the form on site at page right - high quality, low quantity, no spam!)? You might also like to take a look at some of my vids on my YouTube channel too! www.youtube.com/faberoptime Take care and keep in touch. Best, Faber. "Just a guy trying to make the world a better place."
