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Laser Beams For Eyes
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Released: Jan 1, 2007
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  • Genre: Alternative / Electronica / Psychedelic

    Location Manchester (UK), UK

    Profile Views: 116397

    Last Login: 9/25/2012

    Member Since 5/17/2005

    Website suburbs.weebly.com

    Record Label SOUNDS OF THE SUBURBS RECORDS

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. Hi beats for beginners fans. The new single HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE MACHINES is available now from itunes along with popular faves LASER BEAMS FOR EYES, FREAKY GIRL. Its been played on 6 music a few times and will be on the new 2nd forthcoming album. I'm currently tied up playing lead guitar for Badly Drawn Boy until Xmas currently touring Europe & USA so the new beats album is now gonna be finished around Jan/Feb 2011. Do check out the 2 new remixes I have done for Badly Drawn Boy on the new box set. The remix album is called I'TS WHAT THEYRE THINKING. Also I have just written the soundtrack to a new Sci -fi film called INVERTEBRATE. The tracks called ODYSSEY 3. check it on here x .. ........ ........ New Single HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE MACHINES out now (June 2010).. ........ "Like it, Lou Reed with synths".....MICK JONES (THE CLASH).. "Strangley comforting like Smash" ...NME 7/10.. " Kind of mixing the 60's with the 80's - including best bits of the 70's......(fan blog).. ----------------------------------.. Mike TV's Beats For Beginners have been gradually gathering momentum since releasing Don't Fly Into The Sun 2005 (Faith & Hope Records) and riding the success of in your face single "Kill All DJs" to spread their sound from the confines of Manchester, England to the rest of the world. Their latest track, "Freaky Girl", builds upon the winning formula of 80s synth, delicate vocals, strong beats, and rough edges that are teeming with hints of psychedelia. Check out the tracks and see how many influences you can hear, it's what I like to call a Bowie-Barrett sandwich on rye. Manages to gain the respect and air time of not only Manchester airwaves but worldwide, BBC radio 2 - BBC 6 music even without currently been signed and bridge his sound of LCD Soundsystem and The Cure, mixing ’80s & ’60s songwriting sensibility....(Floating in Space blog).. All beats for beginners stuff that is out is on itunes (just type beats for beginners in itunes search bar) anything elese is about to be released, have a browse on itunes the first 30 seconds are free, and if it floats your boat buy a track. My first record is called Don't Fly IntoThe Sun (2004 Faith & Hope Records) but my most popular stuff is an EP called Laser Beams For Eyes... Playing live with me I have the fantastic Crosby on bass guitar & Jay on drums, I'm your worst nightmare "A Bowie fan with sampler" . Ta mike x.. ........ ------------------------------------------------------------.. Better quality track listens from this player.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ...... .. Click on the itunes link to hear freaky Girl and have a trawl trough the other Beats songs on Apple itunes for free .. .... .... ART WORK BY SUPERDEAD ED (ED SYDER).. .. FREAKY GIRL CD Single with 2 remixes - 79p all on itunes.. ------------------------------------------------.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... LASER BEAMS FOR EYES FOOTAGE - (Electro festival HOLLAND 2007).. ........ Buy 6 track rare LASER BEAMS FOR EYES EP from apple itunes now ! .. .... .... *RARE !! LASER BEAMS FOR EYES 6 track CD (msg me for ltd copy & postage).. ........ 1st ALBUM 2004 - Available Amazon & itunes - £7.99 .. .... .... .. All available from my new record label SOUNDS OF THE SUBURBS RECORDS.. ........ ........ .. ...... 2007 EP .. ......Album 2004.. ----------- ----------------------------.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... Buy the limited EPs - click below have them mailed to you.. .......... .......... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------.. ........ All the Beats stuff is available for download on itunes (UK USA Japan Europe Austrailia) Rhapsody, eMusic, MusicNet, Napster, Sony Connect & Amazon & fantastic real life record shop Picadilly Records store on Oldham St in Manchester. .. ---------------------------------------.. smoke black brgd mysocae .. ....MySpace Layouts......Myspace 2.0 Layouts.. - ..Graphics....

  • Members

    .. Mike TV - Main Pirate - Live Sings/Guitar .. ........ Crosby - Live Bass Guitar.. ........ Jay Kellet - Live Drums (standing Up-yeah).. ........ Lizzie Hoskin - Strings sometimes..

  • Influences

    .. ........ ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .... The Doors, T Rex, Michael Caine, The Clash, The drums at the start of Magical Mystery tour. My Mum, my Dad. Bowie doing 'Hereos' in that video, Dogs when they stick their heads out of car windows, Dogtown and Z boys (skateboarding documentary by Stacy Peralta - All about the style). My Nana Vera (92). Autumn time, Most 60's/70's Soul....Rock n roll...Soul, electro ....that bit in Artic Monkeys when he sings " I Fuse ma results in a bang ba ba bango"...... Shocking Blue, Blondie, Ananda Shankar, The Velvet Underground, The Kinks, Doves, Joy Division, New Order, Lou Reed, Pulp, Kasabian, Primal Scream, The Stones, The Smiths, Nirvana, The Strokes, Depeche Mode, John Lennon, Neil Young, cold beers in the sun, David Bowie & Kraftwerk, Elliot Smith, Jack Kerouc - (On the road) George Owell, Blonde Redhead, Sly and the Family Stone, Phoenix, Matt Munroe, Stuart Price/Thin White Duke - Les Rythem Digitales, REM, Radiohead, Shirley Bassey, World Party, Shawn Lee, Stevie Wonder, Madrugada, Gary Numan, Soul Wax DJ boys, Simon & Garfunkel, Beatsie Boyz, Whitey, Interpol, ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Sounds Like

    .. Pulsating, driving, waveforms, distorted, honest sonics.. Air/Bowie/Prog x

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    Havent checked this account in a while sorry. After playing with Badly Drawn Boy on guitar 3 years, I've been working in new band RAIZED BY WOLVES

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