The Outer Ring is home to a vast and unexpectedly dense pocket of mixed gasses at the edge of the galaxy.  Chaotic electromagnetic currents have prevented star formation throughout the area leading to a starless view from within the nebula.  Known colloquially as The Perimeter, the region is ruled by a mysterious alien of unknown race by the name of Jal’Marzan.  Though previously a lawless sector of space rife with bandits and piracy, Marzan’s influence has grown to where his will can be considered the law.

A most interesting creature, Marzan appears to most, at first glance, to be a humanoid of some form.  Generally pale and with an often scaly or bark-like skin.  It is only through repeated meetings or further inspection that one comes to realize that his appearance is never that of his own.  But in order to understand that, one must first be familiar with Marzan’s flagship. 

At the core of Marzan’s fleet lies an immense and uniquely designed ship known as The Menagerie.  As its name would imply, the ship is home to the largest known collection of plants and animals in the galaxy.  It is aboard this ship that Marzan spends most of his time.

From boring oxygen breather to extremophile, deck after deck of the ship is packed with the various forms of life.  Thousands of species, both plant and animal, ranging from molds and fungi all the way up to large macroorganisms are kept aboard the ship at all times.  Most are contained in tightly controlled micro-biomes resembling their native habitats.  Other, more toxic and dangerous species, are housed separately for the safety of crew and specimen alike.

The entire ship is maintained by a swarm of genetically engineered crab-like creatures with large brains known as the Nerûb.  Although fully autonomous, the Nerûb are all connected to a massive neural network made of living tissue that is housed at the center of the ship, called The Keeper.  Charged with taking in data from all parts of the ship and scheduling tasks for the Nerûb to complete, The Keeper acts as both curator of the ship’s various life forms and as the brains of the ship.

One might find the very existence of this massive, living interstellar zoo to be incredible all on it’s own, and indeed it is.  But what is even more incredible is the ship’s actual purpose.  You see Marzan doesn’t maintain his stock of flora and fauna for mere entertainment.  Nor does he house these beings out of some altruistic need to harbor and protect the galaxy’s life.  Indeed Marzan needs his collection to form and maintain his outward appearance and functionality like some form of organic exosuit.

At any given time, Marzan’s “body” is composed of hundreds, perhaps thousands of individual lifeforms or parts of their bodies.  Not merely stitched together like some kind of ancient Frankensteinian horror, each part seems to form a whole under the control of that which lies at the heart of Marzan.  Some things might be as benign as a peculiar moss in place of his hair, other parts of his outward appearance are clearly attached, at times, in a parasitic nature like that of a leech.  

While the entire operation might initially be seen as the galaxy’s ultimate exercise in vanity, and it undoubtedly is, it has nonetheless served him well during his ascension to ruler of the ring.  It is no mere coincidence that his influence has grown as vast and strong as it is now.  In dealings of diplomacy, Marzan is often able to tailor his appearance and mannerisms to those which his counterparts would find most appealing.  And though he generally presents to others as male, if it were to gain him an edge in a deal, he might appear as female or even androgynous instead.  In this way, he has been able to largely unite the various clans and factions that had previously been at each other's throats in the ring.

Drawings by Kazan the Lizard Lord in Rec Room, colorized by me.

The Outer Ring

Welcome to the psychedelic time machine. 

Recorded with Garageband.

Guitars; Washburn HB35 semi acoustic, Fender Stratocaster, Eastwood Sidejack 12 string electric, Epiphone inspired by 1964 Texan and Encore Acoustic guitars, Sire V7 Bass guitar. 

Keyboard; Line 6 Mobile Keys.

Other instruments; mandolin, banjo, piano, bhodran.

Amps; Fender, Line 6. 

Drums; Ginger Baker and Mitch MItchell inspired loops, sounds and hits played by the awesome Dave Martin.

Gear; Behringer UB502 Eurorack, Behringer U-Control UCA202, Macbook Pro, Standard Garageband VST's and plug-ins, Catalinbread Echorec, Dunlop Cry Baby 535Q Multi-Wah.

Thanks for stopping by.
Peace and Love.

All lyrics and recordings copyright The 1969.

All material recorded, mixed and mastered by The 1969.

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Jon Rando is just your average random guy on the internet who makes a bit of music and art in his spare time.  Alright, that's enough of this 3rd person weirdness.

I make all this stuff with Jeskola Buzz and maybe some free VST's.  I started messing around with it in the late 90's as a teen and have sort of gotten back into it as a hobby in the last several years.  I also played drums in a garage band for many years and play a bit of guitar/bass as well, though none of that here.

In addition to dabbling with music, I also do a lot of photo manipulation stuff with GIMP as a hobby as well.  Most of the track art is stuff I have altered in some way or created from scratch.

In general, most of these songs are released under CC licenses and I have downloads enabled on most of the tracks.  So you are free to use something you like for your projects if you would like.  

Anyways, come on in, have a listen, and welcome to the Randoverse.

NastiGi's well-crafted songs are bursting with mainstream appeal.  With solid melodies and extremely catchy choruses, they have ‘ear worm’ potential. Blending 90s Americana with their British rock roots, NastiGi’s trademark sound of melodic, powerful, alternative rock has already made them one of the hottest new acts on the London music scene. NastiGi's recent releases (So I Run, Love Your Enemy) have featured on some of Spotify's premier editorial playlists (All New Rock, New Noise, Rock Out, 100% Rock) and hitting over 1.3 Million streams and 600,000 listeners. NastiGi has been at the #1 position for ReverbNation London and Regional Rock Chart, and #1 for the entire United Kingdom  rock chart. 
Returning with a mix of raw energy, noisy guitar riffs, distorted bass and tight grooves, after playing two rock festivals, as well as securing radio plays and the video ‘Take Me As I Am’ is featured on IndieCast TV's, ‘Pottersfield TV’ in USA, UK, Netherlands and South America. Also featured on Lifoti Magazine,‘Metal In Italy’  & ‘Artistic Echoes’ web magazines amongst others , NastiGi returned with “Dude” released 24th October.  Taking influences from Muse, Royal Blood and Skunk Anansie, NastiGi wrote the single for anyone living their life behind a shadow.
Gianluca, the band leader and songwriter, said “Back in 2015, I had been living with the absolute belief that I could never write a whole song by myself.  In 2017, things started taking a different turn for me and I found myself as the one who was responsible for creating new material in my band back then, so I had to find a way.  And, by 2018, I couldn’t believe I actually amassed enough material to release the whole album.  Well, my self-confidence grew stronger each day, so I kept going! Today, it feels natural and so cool!”
NastiGi had three record-deal offers (iCottage Records, Cave music, and PA74music) during last year but still looking for THE right one to come.
Gianluca said “I believe that is only a matter of time until we get picked up by a major music industry label and see our music on the Billboard Hot 100”.

Release
Currently in between UK, US and Italy producing his new own Alt.Rock Album NastiGi (Single Collections)
NastiGi 
Gianluca Nasticola -Bass guitar/E.Piano/Guitars
Collaborate with:Vanda Palma – Vocals, Nicole Smith – Vocals, Enzo Russo – Guitars, Andy Copeland – Drums, Sergio Quagliarella - Drums     
Influences: Muse, Evanescence, Skunk Anansie
The Album (Singles collection)“ NastiGi” is for sale on all digital music platforms, Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, GooglePlay, Amazon, Pandora & Dezeer

Electronic musician from Finland. I make tunes for your enjoyment.

Some bio:

I have been into music from young age, my parents played classical music in our home when I was child but I fell in love with synthesizer and game music. I remember recording Jazz Jackrabbit tunes from my computer speakers with microphone on an old c-cassette and listening that whenever I could.
Anyways I got into classical music and studied it quite a bit. I went to sing in boy choir and started to play the flute. This developed into me being really fond of singing and I started to pursue a path in that. I started to study classical singing with a teacher and finally got to study music on university level. I'm trained operatic tenor but I have had many bumps on that road. 
           Alas in really glad for that because finally, after lot of wrong turns and ups and downs I got into making electronic music. I'm really starting to feel this thing and finally getting to unleash my creativity is probably one of the best things that have ever happened on my life.
 I sincerely thank everybody that happens to listen my music, really makes life feel like worth something when you can begin to share what's inside your soul. 
Thank you!:)

Hit me up for anything! naturesautonomus@gmail.com

Random Space-Ape Synth-Nerd somewhere out there!

You can check out more of my music at my original site:
http://soundcloud.com/vinny-hartmann