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That's the smell of a robot's flesh |
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| Location: | Portland, Oregon |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 7, 2008 (537 days back) |
About Me |
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Grey Melcher, I am a creator of different micro things, though I do sing, play electric bass(fretted, fretless and upright), guitar, drums and percussion, keys and some other things as well I believe that my biggest strength is in studio musical creation and live showmanship.I started experimenting with sound and recording as a small boy with a tape cassette recorder. I started playing bass at age 13 while at boarding school in the mountains.I remember scratching a quarter back and forth on the strings, I could hear the sound of a baby saying "mama" over and over again. It caused a lot of anxiety in me, but it also fueled inspiration.I did a lot of time and dimension traveling experiments as well, I visited ice caves, rolling green hills, my childhood, hell and concrete chambers. I experienced the inside of machines: the sounds, the shapes, the laws. With those came music, rhythms, words and phrases, melodies over and over again. A part of some grand yet unseen cycle, the theme of the madness.I began playing drums, synths and guitar by listening to music that inspired me and figuring out how to play it. I was taught upright bass by Eric Von Essen for a period of time, then I got a 5 string banjo and studied the Earl Scruggs style of playing as well. Ethan Holtzman (of Dengue Fever) taught me some special musical tricks as well as turning me onto various genres of music I had not previously known about. I started multi track recording in 1995 with my old time pal Adam Hicks(Rest in Peace). We wrote songs that were mostly about unpleasant things. Andrew Bones and I met in high school and bonded over a common appreciation for the Canadian rock band RUSH. I taught him what I knew on guitar then we started writing tunes together. They were mostly about nice things like: Animals, the universe of insects, majestical forests, travels to foreign places, Ice caves, love songs, winning the battle, being number 1, Pirates and other great themes. That project was called FAN OF CHARLIE with three cassette albums to show for it: A NEW PAIR OF PANTS, TRAVEL THE LANDS and IVAN AND THE BAD MACHINES spanning from 1995-98 when everything fell apart. There are also a number 30 minute improvised session tapes from late night experimentation. There really are some very great moments in those tapes. Some years later I wrote and recorded a number of new songs and put together the group BOLTS AND CONVERSATION as a means to perform them live. We played a few shows during which I joined the newly formed group JULIE with my then Synth player Nate James. I served the group for two plus years playing bass, synth, backing voice and doing some arranging.We released an LP entitled "Catch A Feeling" as well as some other unreleased things. I departed from the group in 2007 to focus my attention towards creating new music of my own.I have done some live performances of my music with the help of Natalie Friedman as well in 2008. Yes, I recently released my latest recording entitled "THE CLOCK". It's a 14 song Piece about all sorts of things!go to: www.greymelcher.com MyGen Profile Generator |
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Music:Member Since: 2/6/2008Band Website: GREYMELCHER.COM Band Members: Grey Melcher THE CLOCK: Grey Melcher: Voices, Guitars(electric and acoustic), Basses, Synthesizers and vocoder, Drums, Cans, Pans, Cookie tins, Popcorn tins, Modulators, Puzzles, Programming and sequencing.: Natalie Friedman: Little girl's voices on "She Will" and "Where the Good Times Go"Gordon Melcher: Whistling on "Nightwalker" Grandma Keeler: Spoken Dialogues on "Talk", "Waiting" and "Nightwalker"Anne Keeler: various voices on "Endless Drive" and "Natural World".During the time of the Melcher project entitled "Bolts and Conversation"(also referred to as "beans and cheese") the following musicians played important roles for the live performances:Joaquin Sanchez: Bass and bk voiceNathan Blumenfeld-James: Synths, Percussion, triggers and bk vox Shaun Vieten: Guitar Nissim Aharon: Drums You can visit my sites or pick up a fresh piece of "The Clock" right here! Just click on the little credit card or follow the links WWW.GREYMELCHER.COMhttp://cdbaby.com/cd/greymelcher Influences: Peter Hamill David Bowie Gentle Giant Eddie Jobson Judas Priest King Crimson(all eras) The Police Rush Wendy Carlos Thelonious Monk Adrian Belew(Twang Bar King) Einsturzende Neubauten YES Porno For Pyros XTC Earth, Wind and Fire John Cale Bill Bruford's EARTH WORKS Primus John Lennon(last two albums: Milk and Honey, Double Fantasy) UK Earl Scruggs ASIAPeter Gabriel Talking Heads Michael Jackson Culture Club Emerson, Lake and Palmer Jon Anderson and Vangelis Tom Waits Genesis Bryan Ferry Guns 'N' Roses John WettonThe various musical and non musical folks I've gotten to create with over the timeDISNEY LAND......Thunder Mountain Railroad(the ride)TRONLIQUID SKYDARK CRYSTALMOTHER'S DAYDEATH WISH 2TOXIC AVENGERFEMALE TROUBLE and of course all the exciting music that came along with the frustrating video games I unsuccessfully tried to beat as a small boy Sounds Like: Feelings squeezing through the gears Record Label: Treebird Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Psychedelic/Showtunes/Live Electroni |
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| I made split pea soup a week or so ago, A big batch so I could freeze some and have it throughout the week with my meals. This time I bought the smoked Ham Hocks from a different store. These ones wer... Posted by Grey Melcher on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:17:00 PST |
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| I'm just singing about the time whenWe were young and in loveI never felt like this beforeI want to give you a hugSpring is hereWhen will I see you a gain?Seasons have changedWhen will I touch your Br... Posted by Grey Melcher on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:49:00 PST |
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I HAVE A DREAN!!!!!!!!! ! !!!! ! ! |
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| It was fairly early in the morning, I was on a slanted residential street in some small town in Poland, though it looked an awful lot like Kelso, Washington. I learned something new that morning, an o... Posted by Grey Melcher on Sat, 31 May 2008 03:49:00 PST |
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about THE CLOCK |
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| "The Clock" is now available for purchase @ www.greymelcher.com As well as... http://cdbaby.com/cd/greymelcherOr!!!! you can just click these little fancy links!!!The following songs are a part of the... Posted by Grey Melcher on Sun, 04 May 2008 10:25:00 PST |
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