biographical info
theEARLofSWIRL has many, and varied, interests/projects;
COMPOSER-MUSICIAN-SYNTHESIST
Writing and performing electronica, fusion rockjazz, satirical rock, l'avant garde and ambient-industrial in bands such as:
* INDIFFERENCE ENGINE -electronic trance music performed on multiple keyboards
* CAPTAIN COOPER & THE EARL OF SWIRL -fusion rockjazz that is influenced by all styles of music
* THE BLURKS -satirical rock, both original and parody
* FLESHBOY -industrial/alternative, performed mainly on toy keyboards
* GUISE -psychedelic art-rock
* THE CREEPBEATS -Ska/reggae/rocksteady, with a satirical political message
It is music that is influenced by all the musics of the world and all the sounds around us.
Even though technology > is used to create it, it is organic and human, using NO sequencers or quantizing. Hypnotic textures and melodies build and SWIRL, moody sounds that evoke otherworldy landscapes, it is electronic music for a post-electronic world.
MULTIMEDIA ARTIST
*Creating digital and video art for art gallery performances that does more than accompany the music, it blurs the line between visual and auditory sense experiences. *Photography and painting, and some environmental pieces
PUNDIT-POET-CONSULTANT-CELEBRITY FACILITATOR
*Writing and lecturing on politics, philosophy and culture, seeking other minds that delve into the mysteries of existence. Practical jokes, civil disobedience, and "happenings" are used to unsettle and shock, stimulate and amaze
influences
charles mingus
don van vliet (cap'n beefheart)
frank zappa
joe hall & the continental drift
eno
kevin godley / lol creme
bill laswell
george clinton (Pfunk)
salvador dali
elvis costello
miles davis
dave greenslade
tom waits