ALBUM: "yes, i am the soft asian enemy"
ARTIST: acid42
FILE UNDER: ELECTRONIC

INSTRUMENTS + SOFTWARE:
Roland JW-50, Korg 05R/W, Roland D-20, Acid Pro 2.0, SoundForge 4.5, Hammerhead, Fruity Loops 2.5, Rebirth RB-338, AnalogX SayIt (and a whole kaboodle of other analogX software)
SOUNDS LIKE: Orb, Orbital, Wagon Christ, Future Sound of London, Morcheeba, Bentley Rhythm Ace

GUEST ARTISTS: Lone (Karlo Samson), Nefertiti (Agnes Valdellon)
FREE MP3s: http://www.soundclick.com/acid42

GET THE ALBUM:
There are actually 3 ways to get your hands on the album:
(1) Download all the MP3s and burn your own CD! It's free!
(2) Send me an email at acid42@yahoo.com, and I'll see what I can do!

THE BACKGROUNDER:
After years of playing in live bands and pushing the envelope of what can and can't be performed by musicians in a live environment, I came to a ground-halting decision: to stop gigs.
___For health and sanity reasons, I decided to forego late nights in smoky bars lugging tons of gear and coping with head-scratching, dumbfounded audiences.
___Instead, I opted to focus on the other spectrum of creating electronic music: the production rather than the performance.
___This decision led to learning new software, new techniques, and new paradigms in the creation of music. Which has led to a new respect for the musicians whose compositions I enjoy.
___This also led to the creation of my first solo album, away from any band.

THE ALBUM + THE SOUND:
"Yes, I Am the Soft Asian Enemy" is an eclectic mix: there are amateurish snippets and there are meticulously spliced together compositions. The one thing that drives this album however is the use of samples.
___Utilizing the software called Acid Pro, I dumped a whole lot of samples from all over the place-- most of them my own-- and cut them up into little songs.
___The second thing that fuels the album and my sound is really nothing more than rhythms. Having once been a drummer and percussionist, the pursuit of the groove is one thing I haven't given up on, no matter what the genre of music.