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Boy Eats Drum Machine is the solo work of native portlander, Jon Ragel. He is a songwriter, producer, singer, turntablist, and also plays saxophone, guitar, synthesizer, organ, and several percussive nick nacks. As a one-man musical act, BEDM merges the worlds of turntablism and live rock performance as ragel spins breaks and surgically inserts sounds while juggling vocals, percussion, and saxophone.
His latest album, booomboxxx, is an experimental pop record loaded with unique turntable textures, saxophone blasts, expertly chopped break beats, and gutsy vocals. Although the record effectively mashes several musical forms, it is Ragel’s most cohesive work to date, bringing to mind artists like DJ Shadow, Queen, Morphine, David Bowie, and the Postal Service. booomboxxx will be released 10/22/08 on Portland indie label Tender Loving Empire.
Ragel started to make recordings under the name BEDM in 2001 when he used a 4 track to record and load his MPC with scads of samples, creating blippy pop experimentations. He wanted to evoke the idea of Pac-Man and the music of the NES game Metroid. He sold his MPC and switched exclusively to computer-based recordings a couple years later.
Fall of 2005 saw Ragel using his new found love for the turntable for the first time in a full length recording. He spun and chopped up breaks to create the backbones of the songs that would form pleasure. Many of these beats were sampled from Bridgetown Breaks Volume 1.
His latest album, booomboxxx, is an experimental pop record loaded with unique turntable textures, saxophone blasts, expertly chopped break beats, and gutsy vocals. Although the record effectively mashes several musical forms, it is Ragel’s most cohesive work to date, bringing to mind artists like DJ Shadow, Queen, Morphine, David Bowie, and the Postal Service. booomboxxx will be released 10/22/08 on Portland indie label Tender Loving Empire.
Ragel started to make recordings under the name BEDM in 2001 when he used a 4 track to record and load his MPC with scads of samples, creating blippy pop experimentations. He wanted to evoke the idea of Pac-Man and the music of the NES game Metroid. He sold his MPC and switched exclusively to computer-based recordings a couple years later.
Fall of 2005 saw Ragel using his new found love for the turntable for the first time in a full length recording. He spun and chopped up breaks to create the backbones of the songs that would form pleasure. Many of these beats were sampled from Bridgetown Breaks Volume 1.
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Two Ghosts
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The Crack in the Sea
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La La La La LA!
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im alive dont bury me
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booomboxxx
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planets + stars
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demonic with horns
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love letters only
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WE ARE AN ARMY
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put your hands all over me
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gun fight
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pleasure theme song
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eunuch
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i'm an angel telling lies
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From an Oregon Shore
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Shoutbox
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Drzalost123 wrote:
Lets get lost sometime is life changing.
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matthifu wrote:
love it
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narkomaniek wrote:
nice style
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TrueRaraAvis wrote:
Down right amazing blue eyed funk. I love it!
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ssSSonia wrote:
adorable beats..:)
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marta_lynx wrote:
luv thm!!!!<3
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LoganLynn wrote:
Hey guys! If you If you love Boy Eats Drum Machine, YACHT, and Starfucker check out the new video for "Write It On My Left Arm" from the upcoming "From Pillar To Post". http://www.last.fm/music/Logan+Lynn/+videos/33874815 Don't forget to stop by and say hi!
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BrookeMack wrote:
HELLOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo /;| >\
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DemGrrl wrote:
<3
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enigmity wrote:
Demonic With Horns....LUVIT!
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sydneylove wrote:
I love his vocals in 'I'm Alive Don't Bury Me' but the beat is killing me. In a bad way >.<
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b00mking wrote:
boy eats drum machine = win.
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satanbutt wrote:
boomboxxx rocksss
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jebus989 wrote:
surprisingly kinda good
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TheCatsLeotards wrote:
well, I don't agree. it sounds like some whiny pop-punk frontman.
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MykeDavis wrote:
what are you talking about?! his voice makes half the songs
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TheCatsLeotards wrote:
wicked when he doesn't try and sing. too bad he does the opposite too often on boomboxxx. his voice is so corny and shitty.
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Djerdjwin wrote:
OH!
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Le_in_Lully wrote:
весьма необычные.мне очень понравилось.
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MusicMan02 wrote:
The album Booomboxxx is pure gold! Awesome. No other word for it.
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The Crack in the Sea full track | 3:46 |
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La La La La LA! full track | 3:02 |
News
recording blog #3: bass synth
26 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/boyeatsdrummachine
Q: Ok. A synthesizer does what now?Now that the beat is selected and edited, the song is ready for my favorite thing in the world: tacos. Wait...I meant to say "bass", as in, bass synth. Of course, th. …
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