kantor
  

Citizen Since: 11.8.2002
Artist Score: 90   
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kantor
About the Artist

Description

I like to try to keep the listener on his/her toes whenever possible. Hopefully my music is interesting enough to deserve multiple listenings and you'll hear something different each time. When it's electronica I'm partial to mad breakbeat/snare rush/IDM craziness. If it's pop, it needs to be full-bodied, but good songwriting (I hope!), on the classical side you'll hear HEAVY influence from late 60's early 70's avante-garde artists. Hopefully it's not too pompous either.
 
 

History

It all started w/a 4-track and a monophonic casio keyboard w/8 pads to choose from. From tiny seeds grow a forest. Played bass in many bands through high school and college, received bachelor's of music (emphasis in theory and composition)  in Dec. 2001. sometimes its out of control.
 
 

Group Members

Chad Taylor-most every instrument you hear and sequencing, with occasional guest appearances, by very special people.
 
 

Style

I try to cover the gamut of styles and leave nothing out whenever possible. I've played in many types of bands (from metal to funk to jazz)  and all these influences will peek their heads thru on occasion. I guess at best some would say "eccentric" to describe my style, others might say (and have)  unfocused and under-developed.
 
 

Influences

In no particular order: Squarepusher, Aphex Twin, Messhugah, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Carl Stone, Radiohead, Jeff Ament (of Pearl Jam), Momus, Björk, Nine Inch Nails, Bach, Beethoven, Ligeti, Penderecki, Paul Lansky, Clutch, Wendy Carlos, Beatles, Beastie Boys, Eno, morphine, nirvana, portishead, photek, plug, primus, red hot chili peppers, gorecki, godspeed you black emporer!, sex pistols, Tori Amos, steve reich, tool,TMBG, weezer, various world musics, etc.
 
 

Equipment / Software

custom built 2400Mhz AMD Athlon processer computer w/sound blaster audigy platinum 2 sound card, Sound Forge 5, Sonar, ACID 4.0, Finale, FLStudio4 (tha bomb no matter what anybody says!!!), 4 and 6-strings basses, electric and acoustic guitars, microphones, samples, etc. any tool is a weapon if you hold it right.