IDEAOFNORTH

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Dog
Four Letter

The Hands of the Wrong People is the musical vehicle of Scotland-bred, Berlin-based visual artist Dominic Hislop, accompanied live and on album by drummer Robert Wiesner, and most recently by bassist Plus Fox live. They released 2 eps in Germany, and Spring Flakes is their first full length.
Dominic’s songs draw from such seemingly disparate genres such as 80s Scottish pop, 90s Chicago style post-rock and contemporary underground folk. Imagine the jazz-influenced rock of Karate mixed with the pseudo-Chic funk of Orange Juice and the pop jangle of early Aztec Camera, and you begin to get a sense of the sound of Spring Flakes. The album addresses relationships & politics in the same breath, becoming a subtle form of protest music performed on the deceptively traditional lineup of amplified acoustic guitar, drums & bass.

If you’re in or near Berlin, make sure to catch their CD release at West Germany on July 3, with Erste Stufe Haifisch and Getting Up Every Morning.

Mail order from Peapod Recordings! iTunes, eMusic and other digital outlets available soon!

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The biggest surprise of my first trip to the Fenway was the amazing organist. Like a great DJ, he seemed to know exactly what we wanted to hear.

Be My Baby
Feels So Good

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I recorded a cover of “Cold Night” for “Decomposing”, the G500 list’s fan tribute CD. Listen to the track, or grab the whole comp for free here.

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cassette demo
self-released in 1995
recorded to 4-track cassette at our practice space

cooper [ 4mb mp3 ]
the natural [ 8.3mb mp3 ]
cruiser [ 2.5mb mp3 ]
the walk [ 5.4mb mp3 ]
sweater [ 2.5mb mp3 ]
truly [ 1.7mb mp3 ]
house burnt down / intro [ 13.9mb mp3 ]

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Audio of the band at Sacred & Profane.

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I believe it was the Wells High School band who performed this Beatles medley at the competition.

Beatles marching medley

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Sharky
robert goldrick : guitar, vocals
sei petersen : guitar
craig marcoux : bass, vocals
alex merchlinsky : drums [ on this recording ]
mike evitts : drums [ presently ]

mousam lake sessions
2003
recorded at mousam lake, me by ron harrity

stars [ 7.64mb mp3 ]
out of sight [ 6.04mb mp3 ]
summer rain [ 6.56mb mp3 ]

CD available directly from sharky

Sadly, Sharky are no longer together, however Sei & Mike are still collaborating as Hearts by Darts. Look for a full length soon on Peapod Recordings.

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Score and sound design for short film on end stage heart disease by David Aten, medical illustrator.

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Solo acoustic poorly recorded in Oakland, CA.
2000–2001

wind up bird [ 2.3mb mp3 ]
heron [ 3mb mp3 ]
green valley [ 2.8mb mp3 ]
pipeline [ 2.1mb mp3 ]

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