Influences and New Music

[The Lurker]

What about Gomez? Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline has some cool stuff on it, and most of their other records are quite good too.

[FernandoDANTE]

Originally Posted by jmjbassplayer

Yeah, Failure and my old band Medicine came up together, and Greg is a friend, and a monstrous player. We used to share a rehearsal studio. Ken (the singer/guitarist) is a very close friend, and I co-produced his latest solo record.

JMJ

Failure was such a great band. I really dig Magnified and Fantastic Planet, not to mention bootlegs with Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar - IMO, he added a great depth to their live sound.

[Malpractice]

Yeah I actually just noticed JMJ was thanked on the Fantastic Planet thank yous........

[thombo]

after doing some studio work for them, i was wondering what your take on Juan Alderete w/ the mars volta was? for the record, i dig both of your work w/ them.

also throwing fred smith out there...

[jmjbassplayer]

Juan is sick. He took over for me in the LA band "Pet" that I was in for a minute. Great player, great person. We've also interacted when I remixed his band Big Sir. Inspiring to me.

[daniva]

hey, Im from south america
I would recomend a few bands

-first from peru a psychedelic rock oriented band called TRAFFIC SOUND from the end of 60s early 70s, this song is killer "lux" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYmStS4aEk0
and this is very good too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjlvqNR9nKE

-this is from mexico los Dug Dugs "Let's Make It Now" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyXdZOvk6fs

-from colombia a new band called Velandia y La Tigra, a lot of poetry and good background music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuE4j3-KcA4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lItN6iaVqk4

- from chile, Astro a good band with an influence of MGMT and animal collective i think
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxrWjUsBPtU
http://www.myspace.com/astrosonidoespacial

[daniva]

Babasonicos is a very good band, from argentina
this is their last single
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyCFSwZ6BnY

[thudstaff23]

While we're on the south of the border tip, I have to throw in Bomba Estereo, a new favorite of mine. Their new album makes me sweat while driving down the road!