Artist description This is a one-man solo project from Cleveland, Ohio.

Music Style Experimental, Drone, Ambient, Electronic, Minimalism, Avant Garde

Musical Influences Sigur Rós, Sonic Youth, Mogwai, Joy Division, Rachel's, Stereolab, Mum, My Bloody Valentine, John Cage

Similar Artists Sigur Rós, Sonic Youth, Mogwai, Joy Division, Rachel's, Stereolab, Mum, My Bloody Valentine, John Cage, Robert Wyatt

Artist History Formed by 18 year old multi-instrumentalist Alex Fencl. On his first solo album entitled "Planet X is Closer Than You Think" Alex wrote all the songs and played all the instruments on each song. The album is currently doing quite well on mp3.com peaking at #5 on the charts in the New Wave genre. He has currently just finished his 3rd proper LP (his most experimental yet). It is entitled, "Chimes & Vignettes."

Group Members Alex Fencl: Sole performer. Tape loops/ field recordings come from various sources.

Instruments Guitars, Bass guitar, Keyboard, Piano, Recorder, Drums, Vocals, Various sounds,feedback, drones, tape loops and field recordings

Albums "planet x is closer than you think" (oct. 2000); "the soundtrack of life" (dec. 2001); "chimes & vignettes" (apr. 2003)

Press Reviews I'll try and put these up soon. I received some nice reviews from Norway and Sweden.

Location Rocky River, Ohio - USA

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