The Pit of Pat

Yeah some of these are from my past, and some are from my future, but this partial list explains a few things. Also, don’t be turned off by seeing artist X next to artist Y. I’ll explain my reasons to any snobs if need be. There’s also a big fricking PDF coming soon.

Listen

Non-electronic:
Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Melissa Auf der Maur, Badly Drawn Boy, Jill Barber, the Be Good Tanyas, the Beatles, Beck, Bjork, Brian Borcherdt, the Brokehearts (Strawberry), Broken Social Scene, Dan Bryk, Tracy Chapman, Counting Crows, the Cure, Ani Difranco, Esmerine, Explosions in the Sky, Genesis (pre `75), Gods of Taste, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sarah Harmer, James Iha, Interpol, Jewel (before the accident), the Jimmy Swift Band, the Local Rabbits, Low, Matthew Good Band, Mazzy Star, Metric, Joni Mitchell, Mogwai, Jason Mraz, Múm, My Bloody Valentine, Nada Surf, Nirvana, No Doubt, The Organ, Peel, Phoenix, Pink Floyd, Placebo, Radiohead, Refused, Shakira, Sigur Ros, Simon & Garfunkle, The Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra and Tra-la-la Band, Sloan, the Smashing Pumpkins, Elliot Smith, the Tea Party, Timonium, Travis, U2, Jim White, the White Stripes, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, etc.

Electronic:
Air, Alice Deejay, Amon Tobin, Aphex Twin, Autechre, Boards of Canada, Wendy Carlos, Cassette Boy, Chris Clark, Aaron Collier, Covenant, Daft Punk, Datach’i, Dieselboy, DJ Dan, DJ Shadow, Enigma, Brian Eno, Guy Called Gerald, Hive, the Human League, Kraftwerk, Clint Mansell, Robert Miles, New Order, Plug, Squarepusher, u-Ziq, etc. etc.

Other:
Sitar & tabla music, old instrumental/surf bands, (avant) jazz, cheezy space-funk, slow-core, new-wave, no-wave, synth-pop, goth, darkwave, prog rock, trance, jungle, drill’n'bass, IDM, Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals, Baroque, Classical, (late) Romantic, etc.

And I want to start listening to more:
1-Speed Bike, Acid Mothers Temple, Add N to X, Mitchell Akiyama, Akufen, Alpha, Alva Noto, Antarctica, Scott Arford, Artificial Memory Trace, At the Drive-In, Bad Sector, Bark Psychosis, Bastard Noise, Belle & Sebastien, Bent, Biosphere, Blondie, Books, Broadcast, Brume, Jeff Buckley, Kate Bush, Cabaret Voltaire, Can, Cat Power, Stanley Clarke, Bruce Cockburn, Cocteau Twins, Coldplay, Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, Ron D. Core, Cornelius, Critter’s Buggin, Cylob, Delerium, Desormais, Devo, Division of Laura Lee, Dntel, Do Make Say Think, Sarah Doiron, Nick Drake, EBN, Enon, Erinys, Exhaust, Flanger, Fly Pan Am, Fridge, Goldfrapp, Hanged Up, Richie Hawtin, Tim Hecker, Herbert, Hollow Earth, Hrsta, Inanna, L’Infonie, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Jazzkammer, Tomas Jirku, Joy Division, Cevin Key, Kid606, King Crimson, Komputer, Dave Kristian, Labradford, Ladytron, Laeto, Alan Lamb, Larval, The Liars, Francisco Lopez, Mandalay, Massive Attack, Matmos, Merzbow, Metamatics, Pat Metheney, Mira Calix, Modest Mouse, Mojave 5, Monstre, Mouse on Mars, Mr. Oizo, My Bloody Valentine, Nasopharyngeal, Neu!, Nightmares on Wax, OMD, Opal, Oval, Jaco Pastorius, Photek, Piano Magic, Plaid, Polmo Polpo, Pulp, Rachel’s, Rain Parade, Re:, R.E.M., Sackville, Raymond Scott, Seti, Slowdive, Sofa, Soft Cell, The Soft Machine, Frankie Sparo, Sparta, Spiritualized, Spring Heel Jack, the Stranglers, Suicide, the Sundays, Talk Talk, Tears for Fears, Throbbing Gristle, Tortoise, Town and Country, Ulan Bator, Ultravox, The United States of America, Cristian Vogel, Vromb, Weather Report, Wumpscut, R.H.Y. Yau, Yellow Magic Orchestra, etc.

Know of someone I should be listening to? Let me know.

Compose

1967 -Retro-rawk with delusions of grandeur. Never really did much of anything with it.

1984 -Dystopian poetry + industrial music. Two songs later, it was never fully explored.

ansomatica -Experimental electronica, drill’n'bass, ambient soundscapes and general minimalist/wierdness.

bliss -Alternative-rawk coolness. I conceptualized songs, sang and played guitar. Now retired.

dj nem0 -My first foray into the world of electronica. Acid-trance, cheezy builds and neat sampling. Officially dead.

Erfinder Rotwang -Industrial music inspired by magickal inventor of Metropolis fame. Officially dead, unless live.

the Greatest Robot in the World -poser/garage/retro/no-wave/new-wave/punq/ass rawk two piece. Officially dead.

the Hurt -dj alias for 80s/darkwave/goth sets I never spun.

Joe Pataydis -Three guys making funny songs and clips about in-jokes and regional stereotypes. Officially dead?

lain -My goth dream band with Josie and Ash that never went anywhere. Officially dead.

libellule -One-man experimental punk/noise outfit. My only exclusively French project. Officially dead.

Loss -A blend of synth-pop and goth-dance. Officially dead.

Patrick McMaster -A handful of tunes by me, and then years later a full-length LP. Officially, wait a minute…

Somasathanus -Back when I cared that AJ still talked to me, I had a Baba Yaga-inspired terror metal project. Officially dead.

The Special Puppets -”Charlottetown’s first and only improvisational grunge band” never played a show. Officially dead.

Under Cover of Darkness -A project that never got off the ground, supposed to make beautiful night music. Officially dead.

Produce

I’ve produced a handful of records so far, and have worked some live shows both for lighting and sound. I enjoy working with sound.

Ansomatica - So Anyway…, Viral Beats, Ambient Pants, I Bet You Wish You Weren’t Here Today and Mairy Crispmas
Bliss - In Too Deep
Laurie Boswall - Smoke and Sky
Meghan Good - Feet for Flight (demo)
Patrick McMaster - Songs for Josephine (demo)
Slow Joey - Live at Baba’s (demo)
A Massive Pile of Crap I’ve Half-finished Over the Years Yeah, me lazy.