"The music floored me -- how could these classic manifestations of glam and proto-punk have escaped my notice?... “Bubbling Up” blasts effervescence from first to last. A glorious surprise." Greg Burk - Metal Jazz

50-50 MUSIC & ART SERIES: One guy... 50 bands. A few are real, most are invented as vehicles for a 50+ track eclectic music project dropping a track a week in a year long series featuring Tim Buckley, William Burroughs, Hugh Cornwell (Stranglers), Beans, Chrome, Clem Burke, Greg Corso, Doug Aitkin, Shawn Lee, EPI and more.  Steve's workmates have included members of Sex Pistols, Blondie, Stranglers, Ramones, Damned, Chrome...  even a Beatle. Join us in new works and collaborations as they occur. 

From post-industrial to pop-rock, proto to post punk, psych, R&R, noise-rock, dance-punk, dubstep, IBM, art-prog, glam-punk, intellipop, avant, electronic, post-rock, hip & trip hop, ambient, mod-comp and hybrids thereof and anything we fancy ok. 

Produced by Steve Fishman at Aladdins Cave US & UK.

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50-50 Sound & Vision

Personnel: VOCALS - Tim Buckley, William Burroughs, Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers), Beans, Pamela Hutchinson (The Emotions), Rob Gallagher, Shawn Lee, Steve Trash, Gregory Corso, Art Starr, Yumiko Shinozaki, Nikki, Irene Peet, Paul Dawson, FishMan... DRUMS - Clem Burke, Shawn Lee, Denny Weston, Brain, Chris Bell, Brad Pitt, Jesse Johnstone, Seve, Steve (if its rubbish)... GUITAR: Hugh Cornwell, Helios Creed, Jon Klein, Roman Jugg, Tom Livemore, FishMan... BASS - FishMan... KEYS & SYNTHS: Paul Beard, Doug Aitkin, Thomas Johansen, Tommy Grenas, Yumiko Shinozaki, FishMan... STUDIO: Dave Russell ("Get It Right"), Tom Elmhurst (on "DH"), Paul Reeve ("Cool Me"), Arno Bascunana, Thomas Johansen, Jon Klein (Spacebaby), Kevin Dippold, Chris Nakata, FIshMan (mostly me... if it sounds good it wasnt me)... SAX - Tracy Wannomae  SITAR - Shawn Lee, ADDL: "Burning Pier": Improv sounds- John Balkin, Bunk Gardner, Buzz Gardner, Lee Underwood, Maury Baker.  Bo Ningen on "In & Out". Dwindle Family Orchestra - Kenny Long, Rick Cox, Jon Eric Greenberg, Todd Dwindle, Dale Turner, Russell Conlon, Alain Johannes on "Ladies Explosion".  FishMan also plays Upright Bs, Koto, Oud, Manjo, Electronic Percussion, Musical Toys, Squakophone.