Artist description CHUCK KEY writes, performs and records lo-fi experimental psychedelic rock and electronic in his home studio DARKSHOVELS STUDIO23............ If you can't spend any money on CHUCK KEY'S stuff, Spend it on "Bob" before you spend it on something stupid by visiting www.subgenius.com

Music Style punk, rock, industrial, electronic, techno, breakbeat, DJ, metal, experimental, lo-fi, new wave

Musical Influences Helios Creed, Chrome, Psychic TV, Coil, Throbbing Gristle, Syd Barrett, Boyd Rice, Andrew W.K., Suicide, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Beck, Ween, Billy Idol, The KLF, The JAMMS, Bowie, Big Audio Dynamite, Jimi Tenor, Motorhead, Beatles, Love and Rockets, Swell Maps, Negativland, Splinter Test, The Cramps, J.R. "Bob" Dobbs, Church of the Sugbenius

Similar Artists The KLF, The JAMMS, Helios Creed, Negativland, Chrome, Daft Punk

Artist History Over the past 12 years, Chuck Key has been writing, recording and performing experimental-psychedelic rock,industrial-electronic and noise compositions under the title of "sonic manipulation specialist" and "audio wrangler" in his lo-fi home studio DARKSHOVELS STUDIO23, located in Augusta Georgia. Over the years he has built his studio out of home made and store bought analog and digital recording devices that can be used to record conventional musical instruments while also manipulating pre-existing sounds into audio sculptures beyond description in text. He started his musical career as 1/2 of THEE BUDDHAJEWS, replacing the original co-founder Dean Conley alongside "Stoney" Stone, and they have been building an enormous discography as one of the oldest rock and roll bands in Augusta. Chuck also performs and records as one of "Lonesome" Buck Tillmans' DRUGSTORE COWBOYS and occasionally performs live with a local avante garde project known as THE INCIDENTAL ORCHESTRA. Chuck has produced several recordings for the artists/bands on his label, and has also done some post-production, remixing and analog to digital sound restoration for various rap, rock and punk acts in the area. Currently Chuck has just released his sample and loop heavy masterpiece CYBERCRUNK, which has exhausted his 1.3 gigabyte sample and loop collection to the point that he has no choice but to start playing with real instruments again. For up to date information on CHUCK KEY, DARKSHOVELS and other projects he may be involved in visit http://darkshovels.8k.com

Group Members Chuck Key--all instruments, samples, recording."Stoney" Stone & "Lonesome" Buck Tillman--occasional contributions.

Instruments electric guitars with digital effects processors, drum machines, digital samples, synthesizers, random field recordings, tape/sound manipulation, 4-track cassette recorder, PC audio wrangling, home-made recording devices, lo-fi studio environment

Albums THEE DARK SIDE OF THEE SHOVEL; GLANCESTARE (both out of print, cassette only); 1990-2000 (cd only, currently being re-mixed for re-release soon); CYBERCRUNK (cd available NOW!)

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Additional Info http://darkshovels.8k.com

Location Augusta, Georgia - USA

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