(Hallam | Potterton | Sharbaugh)
Adrian Hallam: guitar
Andrew Potterton [ https://soundcloud.com/andrew-potterton ]: synthesizers, drum and synthesizer programming
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, synthesizers, and 'found sounds'
Composed and Recorded ca. November 28, 2014 to January 1, 2015.
sm8 [LANDRlo].

Hear more of Michael Ash Sharbaugh here:

https://soundcloud.com/michael-ash-sharbaugh

Hear more of Adrian Hallam here:

https://soundcloud.com/blue-room-green

Hear more of Andrew Potterton here:

https://soundcloud.com/andrew-potterton

This work was inspired by--and contains--Andrew Potterton's following samples:

"K Kiddies": http://www.soundsnap.com/k_kiddies

"a tunje": http://www.soundsnap.com/node/23043

Scent of Mercury

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"A Scent Of Mercury" [Michael Ash Sharbaugh, Adrian Hallam, and Andrew Potterton]

POP | SPACEROCK | VAPORTRAP | TRIP-HOP
AMBIENT | EXPERIMENTAL

the PERSON, the SOUND : Since 1985, Philadelphia-born Michael has composed and released hundreds of audio recordings, and published dozens of [erotic] poems.

His 'sonic-sojourn' began suddenly when he was just a teen -- feet splashing rhythmically through puddles leftover by a seaside rainstorm. Having just parted ways with the then-love-of-his-life, Michael composed his first ballad [and first song] ever -- "Tina." He rushed to his beach-side home to record his visceral 'awakening' on a tiny micro-cassette recorder, and vowed -- from that day on -- to create art for the rest of his life.

He began zealously amassing used music equipment, and had built a modest home recording studio by age seventeen, all the while crafting simple pop, ambient, and experimental works that HE had wanted to listen to -- that HE had wanted to hear, affectionately emulating the works of his then-idols, Duran Duran and Brian Eno.

Now, decades later, he has relocated to a small village outside Atlanta, Georgia, and continues to voraciously attend to his dream as a young, heartbroken boy -- to create and release music that he, himself, wants to hear.

Although no longer sequestered to pop and ambient musics, Michael's signature sound has merged the two, having integrated the R&B, hiphop, and psychedelia he has grown to love as a older gent -- having absorbed the edgy rhythms and dreamy soul of the southern United States (Atlanta and Miami).

Michael still puts forth ample amounts af ambient musics, but his recent 'sound' hovers elsewhere -- somewhere amidst the genres of vaportrap, spacerock, and trip-hop.

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the INFLUENCES : Duran Duran, The Weeknd, Blondie, Depeche Mode, Billy Idol + Steve Stevens, Stone Temple Pilots, Dead Can Dance, Siouxsie & The Banshees, This Mortal Coil, Air, Naked Eyes, Tears for Fears, Alice in Chains, John Barry, Leslie Bricusse, The Chameleons [UK], Brian Eno, The Cocteau Twins, ABBA, The Bee Gees, Claude Debussy, Frederick Chopin, Guillaume de Machaut, Early Music, Renaissance music, Baroque music, and Joe Meek.

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#duranduran #theweeknd #blondie #depechemode #billyidol #stevestevens #deadcandance #siouxsieandthebanshees #air #tearsforfears #johnbarry #lesliebricusse #claudedebussy #mauriceravel #frederickchopin #eriksatie #brianeno #thecocteautwins #abba #beegees #joemeek #chameleons #octoberproject #patbenatar #haroldbudd #lindseybuckingham #nakedeyes #aha #ceefarrow #omd #thismortalcoil #stonetemplepilots #aliceinchains #baroque #renaissance #earlymusic #theweeknd #skeler

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...intergiveness...letting go...                                                                                                                   lost in music...

Hi, 

  What I do fulltime is completely different to what I do here. What I do here, I do as a hobby - with having a complete Love of most Music, from Punk to the Classical Genre. 

  I am a self taught amateur Musician. I have had a complete passion for making Music since I was a teenager, having played in an Acoustic Punk Band (Toby's Red Sock) with 2 friends in the mid 80's. I purchased my first synth in 1993 along with some other hardware gear and have been writing, composing and recording compositions ever since. I have a vast collection of Synths, Drum Machines, and EFX units and buy and collect new Instruments as often as possible. 

  I do not have a studio setup as such, I just set gear up, which can be time consuming and sometimes a waste of time if I'm not happy with what I come up with. However, I never thought that what I create would ever be good enough to be heard outside my own four walls - thats until I discovered sound cloud. I'm very surprised with the response I have had from my compositions being heard - and I welcome all comments(either positive or negative) with Love and Respect for what you all share on here also. :c)

  My Music is Influenced mostly by Personal Feelings of Love, Hate, Happiness & Heartache. Other Influences Include This Mortal Coil, Nine Inch Nails, Boards Of Canada, Cindytalk, Massive Attack, Coil, Wire, Bauhaus, Sisters Of Mercy,  Joy Division and much much more.

I hope you enjoy what you hear and feel free to love it or hate it. Just press play.

Love,

S.G.C

PS: I now have side project that consists of myself & 3 friends. We get together now and again, drink lots of beer and attempt to cover our favourite songs. This takes place in a small cottage/caravan in The Highlands and used to sometimes be performed in Aberdeenshire. We don't have a band name as of yet but we have a Genre called Drunk Rock. Check out the Drunk Rock Set on my Sound Cloud page. Davy & Dave do all the Guitars, Jeb & I share The Vocals & I play some Keyboards. Thank You. Enjoy. :c)