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 Keny Butler's Profile |
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you don't smell like Santa |
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| Location: | Salton Sea, California |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Aug 5, 2008 (515 days back) |
About Me |
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[Site Designed by Kill All Artists ] [Site Maintained by Dharma Worx & Keny Butler] [All Artwork on This Site by Daniel Rolli] Keny Butler is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Southern California. Originally from Stanton/Anaheim, Ca., he took up guitar at 14 years old to escape his modest surroundings and picked up on the instrument quite quickly and was soon a neighborhood legend. Butler's unique eastern soloing style didn't go unnoticed long as he was asked to join L.A.'s "Da Bomb Squad" which featured members of The Gap Band . Here, he shacked up in L.A and gigged constantly. "Da Bomb Squad" played original material and cover songs and his strange guitar style fit in surprisingly well with their r&b/funk/hip-hop sound. Da Bomb Squad landed a multi-month tour of Japan. They disbanded soon after. EXPANDED his music collection and playing styles as he took a job at Tower Records and discovered underground artists such as, Steve Roach , Cindytalk, Sonic Youth and the 4AD label. It was artists like these, and especially Steve Roach's album Empetus and This Mortal Coil's It'll End in Tears that opened his mind and slowed his guitar playing down as he tried to emulate, with a guitar, the electronic soundscapes that he heard. It was here Butler evolved from "shredder" to a kinetic songwriter. ENTER Zen , a shoegaze ambient rock band in which he was a primary guitar player, vocalist and songwriter for over 10 years. Zen's history is a long one but in short, their original style(in its' various stages) was met with a credible underground success including independent film and college radio play. During his tenure with Zen, he played over 2000 live shows and lent his talents to other acts as well. Butler has announced his plans to rejoin Zen for a limited number of shows. NOW, Butler has released his debut album "The Strange Cabaret." The album is a 14 track concept album. "Cabaret" is a gothic novella, so to speak, in which Butler wrote, arranged and performed all the instrumentation and vocals himself with a few special guests lending a hand. Butler also creates ambient soundscapes under the moniker Eight Story Window . Butler is currently relocating and writing "Be Still, a Ways Away," an instrumental guitar EP during the transition. UPCOMING 2009: Keny Butler-DizzyRex (full-length "Cabaret" follow-up) Eight Story Window(Ambient EP) Zen Live Shows Keny Butler's The Strange Cabaret |
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Music:Member Since: 2/1/2007Band Website: kenybutler.com Band Members: Keny Butler- vocals, guitars, keyboards, drum programming, MetaSynth, samples, e-bows, laptops ___________ Reviews:"[Butler] achieves these grand ambitions with admirable versatility and fine songwriting skills"- [Leonard's Lair UK] read the full review"Keny uses traditional instruments in non-traditional ways."- [Eartaste] _______________ Buy:Influences: The Cure, The Flaming Lips, Radiohead, The Beatles, Steve Roach, David Sylvian, Baxter Dury, This Mortal Coil, Pink Floyd, Gary Numan, Sonic Youth, Bjork, Cocteau Twins, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Alice in Chains, Aphex Twin, Depeche Mode, Neil Young, Jefferson Airplane, Television Personalities, David Bowie, Nirvana, Cream, Sade, Dr. Dre, Prince, The Psychedelic Furs, Shinjuku Thief, U2, Lustmord, Philip K. Dick, Takako Minekawa, Dead Can Dance, Sigur Ros, Tindersticks, Tom Waits, Boards of Canada, Bauhaus, Van Halen, Tricky, Edgar Winter, Jeff Buckley, Chris Vrenna, Joy Division, Sufjan Stevens, Beck, The Doors, Neil Gaiman Art Direction:Daniel Rolli@General Contact:Kimberly M. @Sounds Like: "a darkwave chainsaw massacre. Something dark, mysterious and beautiful" Record Label: Dharma Worx Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Electroacoustic/Ambient/Experimental |
My Blog |
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Thank You for the 10,000 Plays & Updates |
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| So much has transpired since "Cabaret's" release including you guys lending your ear 10,000 times, thank you! The grandiose live shows have been put on the back burner as bringing that size of a Cabar... Posted by Keny Butler on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:40:00 PST |
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The Strange Cabaret has Arrived (cd's, iTunes etc.) |
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| You can purchase a cd here The Strange Cabaretor if you preferiTunes also has it available for download.
Thank You All For Your Support,
Much Love.....for real-Keny... Posted by Keny Butler on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:26:00 PST |
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Eight Story Window, Kelsung Productions, David Sylvian, The Cure, tweaker, Steve Roach, eLLe, The Flaming Lips, Aphex Twin, zen, noise626, DJ Eat ’Em Up, .danone. [killallartists], #$^%^Mateo&*#%, ~ ♥ Ishikawa, Homicide Leah♥, R.I.P. Arthur Lee Davis, Namaste Beloved!, LiquidNations, bert, ghosts&goblins, Nocturnal Circuitry, Dulcinea, HoMiciDE AriAnnE, Bukowski's LA, Erin, BGAN 'burma-network.org', Raj Red City General, Boilerplate, Hank and Jed, cuhhrina davis., ♥ Mêlåñïê † (ninkies), Simon Jensen, Dave Hannum, xx, Kramavich, Rowland, Tamara Saul, Eartaster, Miss D, SELEN, EVAD, Moonlit Monday [New Tracks and Vids], GoMaRVELouS, Grab Your Socks, Juganot Da Beast, KMP (Keep Me Posted), The Masher, Dom, Bottleweb
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