bcmusik is an electronic/ambient/experimental project started around 2003 by butch celani in louisville, ky. originally inspired by the soundtrack to the movie lost in translation, i began trying to write a soundtrack to the scenes/images in my head. my internal soundtrack has ranged from minimalist drones to ambient noise to rock. with my music as well as my photography, i have tried to convey a mood or atmosphere, like the feeling of a half-remembered dream. but sometimes, it is all just for fun.
in addition to bcmusik, i have played
drums/percussion with the following louisville bands: festive
zulu, the joe hanna band, grayson hall, pure jesus/nod, one-off
stooges cover band, juanita (occasional live percussion), am sunday(occasional live percussion), monkey boy, Shelby Park Soul Stew (occasional live percussion) and the squallis puppeteers drum corps.
bands i like and who have influenced me (in no particular order): black sabbath, sonic youth, joy division, my bloody valentine, tom waits, marconi union, brian eno, stars of the lid, calexeco, tha clash, miles davis, radiohead, eleh, portishead, sigur ros, thievery corp., max roach, most bands on the morr music label, the coctails, codeine, Neu!, slowdive, mogwai, public enemy, john coltrane, many louisville bands ( the photographic, parlour, rodan, freakwater, crain, retsin, king kong, slint, rachels...), hank williams sr., the meters, otis redding, tool, john cage, aphex twin, can, velvet underground, the jesus and mary chain, mum, boards of canada, new order, the stooges/iggy pop, bill monroe, david bowie, old soul records, johnny cash, the cure, mono, ulrich schnauss, tortoise, rem, neil young, tv on the radio, terry riley; the movies lost in translation, donnie darko, ; howard finster, alex grey, peter saville and on and on...i am influenced in one way or another by all types of music, nature, industrialscapes, landscapes and silence.
thanks for visiting, bc
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