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in between hours of practise, and crazy restringing sessions on every instrument I own in preparation for recording this week I took some time to go over some of the influences for the cd, (even though this weekend I have just been playing "I will possess your heart" by death cab - check it, it's sick) so here they are in no particular order (apart from the first 3);

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield

To Record Only Water For Ten Days by John Frusciante

Chroma by Cartel

Dear You by Jawbreaker

The Inevitable Rise And Liberation Of Niggy Tardust by Saul Williams

Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell The Truth Shall Live Forever by Explosions In The Sky

The Devil And God Are Raging Inside Me by Brand New

Combinations by Eisley

I'm Like A Virgin Losing A Child by Manchester Orchestra

By The Way by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Trainwreck by Boys Night Out

What To Do When You Are Dead by Armor For Sleep

So by Peter Gabriel

Move Along by The All-American Rejects

Summer In Abaddon by Pinback

What It Is To Burn by Finch

The Police

Dropkick Murphys

Narrow Stairs by Death Cab For Cutie

Maths & English by Dizzee Rascal

Untitled by Blink-182

Riot! by Paramore

Riot On An Empty Street by Kings Of Convenience

In Rainbows by Radiohead

The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

Incubus

Ludacris

Gym Class Heroes

Red by Guillemots

Box by m e l l o w d r o n e

The Con by Tegan And Sara

Leviathan by Mastodon

Epiphany by T-Pain

Good Girl Gone Bad by Rihanna

No Really, I'm Fine by The Spill Canvas

In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel

Harvest by Neil Young

Rage Against The Machine

Planet Of Ice by Minus The Bear

Bone Palace Ballet by Chiodos

Jimmy Eat World

FutureSex / LoveSounds by Justin Timberlake

Enter by Russian Circles

Give Up by The Postal Service

War Of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne

The Matches

The Music Of; Michael Giacchino

Steve Jablonksy

Thomas Newman

Daniel Licht

Hans Zimmer

Under The Boards by Saves The Day

In Defense Of The Genre by Say Anything

And one cold-blooded mass-murdering clown...



So there you are, I'll try post one or two photos from the studio sometime this week...
Let's put a smile on that face!