James Ferraro Far Side Virtual
Ferraro in 2012 Background information Also known as Bebetune$, Bodyguard, Cruisin' The Nightbiker Strip 1977, D.M.T., Demon Channels, Dreams, Edward Flex, Excel, K2, Lamborghini Crystal, Liquid Metal, Nirvana, Peyote Way, Splash, Suki Girlz, Wave Rave Born ( 1986-11-07) November 7, 1986 (age 31),, U.S. Genres,,,,,,,, Instruments Synthesizer, computer, piano, Years active 2004–present Labels Hippos in Tanks, Olde English Spelling Bee, New Age Tapes Associated acts The Skaters,,,, James Ferraro (born November 7, 1986) is a musician, composer, music, and visual artist born in. Having released a large quantity of varied material under a wide array of aliases, dating back to his time as a member of the Californian two-piece The Skaters in the early 2000s, he received wider recognition when his 2011 album was chosen as Album of the Year.
His experimental work has been credited with pioneering 21st century music styles such as and, and often engages with subjects such as,, and. Contents • • • • • Early career and The Skaters [ ] Ferraro comes from a musical background. His father was a musician, DJ and record collector while his mother was a singer. He began making instrumentals in high school with the program (1999). When Ferraro was 18, he moved from New York to,, where he met Spencer Clark. He explained that 'we had this conversation and it ended with us collaborating on visual art and paintings and stuff together.' When Ferraro was 20, he formed a music project with Clark called The Skaters and the two recorded music for a year under the moniker.
After a year of recording, they began touring around the country and issued releases from that year of recording. Physicalities Of The Sensibilities Of Ingrediential Stairways (2008), issued on Eclipse Records, was the last record released by the Skaters. Solo career [ ] Ferraro states that a lot of his early solo work was for 'soundtrack installations' he did in New York City. His album Roach Motel (2008), which was a part of his 'trash rock' project Lamborghini Crystal, was for an installation he made using: 'I like this album because it was one of the most successful marriages between the installation I had at the time and the music.' According to Ferraro, records of the Lamborghini Crystal moniker like Roach Moteal and (2010) regard dumb teenagers who huff. He further explained, 'The idea itself was basically just private material, just fooling around. Zenit Soft Boda Nova. I was really inspired to try to make just weird B-movie style trash.'
Far Side Virtual, an Album by James Ferraro. Released October 25, 2011 on (catalog no. HIT013; Vinyl LP). Genres: Vaporwave, Sequencer & MIDI. Far Side Virtual is an album by James Ferraro, released digitally and on vinyl in 2011 by the label Hippos in. Blurs into one strange noise with the office sounds and humming machines—listening to James Ferraro's new LP, Far Side Virtual. James Ferraro's Versace. More James Ferraro Far Side Virtual videos.
Ferraro's first solo album he did outside The Skaters was Multitopia (2008), recorded around the fall of 2007 in and released on the label Olde English Spelling Bee. The album uses snippets of radio and television shows such as and, as well as articles about plastic surgery. The record regards the United States' cultural change into an 'ADD style of ' that consists of 'impulsive shopping and cable TV type behavior' that Ferraro believes was caused by the events of 9/11. (2008), a series of tape recordings tracked shortly after finishing Multitopia, is about the state involved in the beliefs of. Learning about Scientology's 'weird' media coverage and its 'tabloid culture surrounding' it, Ferraro felt this was like 'modern spirituality,' and with Clear, he wanted to focus on a spirituality that was modern in terms of being 'current, digital, and global.' Ferraro said that the name of Clear describes how the tracks on the album were recorded: 'It was all recorded on tape, so it was lo-fidelity.