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Guitar, piano, vocals and percussion (random objects, mostly)
FL Studio and WaveLab
H.P. Lovecraft audiobooks as I fall asleep.
In no particular order and off the top of my head, my top ten albums are*:
-The White Pony by Deftones
-In the Mood for Life by Wax Tailor
-Debut by Björk
-Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits
-Oxygène by Jean Michel Jarre
-Paranoid by Black Sabbath
-The Alchemist by Witchcraft
-A Sky Full of Killer Whales by Moongardening
-A Diamond Amongst the Thieves by Lowrider
-A compilation of live and rare Pearl Jam songs that a friend of my father made.
*This is subject to change daily.
I'm influenced by most of the music I listen to in some way, but if I had to name a few, I'd say Tom Waits, Deftones, DJ Krush, Lowrider, Louis Armstrong, Björk, Oka and the soundtracks to many video games.
Generally it's pretty relaxing, but I don't tend to stick to one sound.
If you're interested in hearing my music, you will find it here:
https://soundcloud.com/elephex