Music Style The sound of one electronic hand clapping.

Musical Influences Zappa, Tangerine Dream, Gong, Kraftwerk, Eno...

Similar Artists Eno, Luke Vibert, Tipsy, Squarepusher, Gong, Amon Tobin, Kraftwerk

Artist History Formed in 1998, Xylox has released several CDs and has had material appear on/in various compilations, films, and stage productions.

Group Members Ray Sammartano

Instruments Computer, Ensoniq ESQ-1, Realistic (Moog) Concertmate MG-1

Albums Playsoundground (The Best Of Xylox), Xyloxperienced, Six Fabulous Flavors, Xyloxophonic Sound, Peeling the Big Blue Banana (Ray Sammartano), The New Bangladesh (Ray Sammartano)

Press Reviews "Packed full of deep breakbeats and euphoric Ambient textures with dense webs of acoustic and electronic samples, Cleveland's Xylox dish out double helpings of expertly engineered methodical madness. Subtle Ambient Breakbeat tracks kick off with oceans of distorted guitar, stepping back to accommodate amphibian bass lines that glide below oncoming shards of trumpet, saxophone, and Middle Eastern strings. Add to this an uncanny sense of timing and a sound rounded out with funky, atmospheric Drum 'n'Bass and you have intricate, explosive, genre-bending stuff." --Noah Enelow, Listen.com. *************************************************** "Xylox's array of samples and sonic textures lead to a sound as deep and complex as the ocean, and just as easy to drown in. He intricately weaves a network of acoustic and electric strings, brazen jazz blasts, digital drums, and streaming, artesian bass lines, swelling to the surface before submerging again below the depths to sustain the structure. In conjunction with intelligently placed and professionally sampled sound bites, Xylox's "digital sound paintings" escape the repetitive pitfalls common in the world of electronica." --John Arthur, Medina County Gazette (1/29/00)

Additional Info Turn off your TV, free your mind, go vegan.

Location Eugene, OR - USA

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