Since 1987, I have made musical noise on a guitar of one sort or another. In Cincinnati in the early 1990′s I formed the jangle-punk band Shocklogic with Sou MacMillan (who chronicled those heady rock and roll days in her quasi-autobiographical novel Chrysanthemum). Thence on to other bands, each reflecting my musical taste at the time: jangle-pop (Shrieking Violets), shoegaze (Snowblind), stoner rock/grunge (Snowblind with all the yucky girls gone and only boys), noise pop (Martian Electric, who had a few fans).
Shocklogic recorded a cassette-only release, Sleeping with Pestilence.
Snowblind recorded a handful of unreleased songs.
Martian Electric recorded two albums: Sky-Fi and The Four Walls of Today (as Royal Fuzz Combine).
Martian Electric, Sky-Fi, 1996
Extricated from Cincinnati by a serious relationship, I took a few years off from music to pursue a career in web design in Atlanta. Bored and lonely, I began to build PCs for music production. The resulting experiments in sound and sampling are collected under the moniker Robotic Storm Cloud. I’m still rather proud of these tracks.
One thing led to another, and I found myself playing rhythm guitar for a gentleman named Don Condescending in his band The Shut-Ups. Mr. Condescending has serious songwriting chops, making my experience with the Shut-Ups a highpoint in my musical career. I very much enjoyed recording It Hurts to be Seen and The STUD Album with them.
In Portland, I swore off music, but again failed to uphold my promise. I played funky guitar with The Golden Greats for a few years, recording Great Moments in New Directions. I also helped to form a rock band (mostly for a chance to play my old 1967 Fender Bassman amp really loud) called The Scree, which will eventually release the album recorded at PermaPress Studios, Coronation Day.
These days, though, I have returned to the home studio, again to twiddle knobs and listen to loud guitar on headphones. When I finish some tunes (assembled into albums by imaginary bands) I’ll post the links here.
Music
Final show with the Shut-Ups, 2004.
Since 1987, I have made musical noise on a guitar of one sort or another. In Cincinnati in the early 1990′s I formed the jangle-punk band Shocklogic with Sou MacMillan (who chronicled those heady rock and roll days in her quasi-autobiographical novel Chrysanthemum). Thence on to other bands, each reflecting my musical taste at the time: jangle-pop (Shrieking Violets), shoegaze (Snowblind), stoner rock/grunge (Snowblind with all the yucky girls gone and only boys), noise pop (Martian Electric, who had a few fans).
Shocklogic recorded a cassette-only release, Sleeping with Pestilence.
Snowblind recorded a handful of unreleased songs.
Martian Electric recorded two albums: Sky-Fi and The Four Walls of Today (as Royal Fuzz Combine).
Martian Electric, Sky-Fi, 1996
Extricated from Cincinnati by a serious relationship, I took a few years off from music to pursue a career in web design in Atlanta. Bored and lonely, I began to build PCs for music production. The resulting experiments in sound and sampling are collected under the moniker Robotic Storm Cloud. I’m still rather proud of these tracks.
One thing led to another, and I found myself playing rhythm guitar for a gentleman named Don Condescending in his band The Shut-Ups. Mr. Condescending has serious songwriting chops, making my experience with the Shut-Ups a highpoint in my musical career. I very much enjoyed recording It Hurts to be Seen and The STUD Album with them.
In Portland, I swore off music, but again failed to uphold my promise. I played funky guitar with The Golden Greats for a few years, recording Great Moments in New Directions. I also helped to form a rock band (mostly for a chance to play my old 1967 Fender Bassman amp really loud) called The Scree, which will eventually release the album recorded at PermaPress Studios, Coronation Day.
These days, though, I have returned to the home studio, again to twiddle knobs and listen to loud guitar on headphones. When I finish some tunes (assembled into albums by imaginary bands) I’ll post the links here.