Deus Ex Pizza
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Category: Progressive Music Lounges
Forum Name: Unsigned Bands
Forum Description: For new prog bands with no official releases
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Topic: Deus Ex Pizza
Posted By: sean
Subject: Deus Ex Pizza
Date Posted: September 24 2007 at 11:18
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http://myspace.com/deusexpizza -
myspace.com/deusexpizza ADMIN EDIT: Made link clickable  |
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Posted By: Moatilliatta
Date Posted: September 27 2007 at 15:34
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I enjoyed the second track. Nice key work. ------------- www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph  
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Posted By: sean
Date Posted: September 27 2007 at 18:17
thanks, i'm always glad when someone enjoys my work. by the way, your band is very good as well. |
Moatilliatta wrote:Posted By: MonkeyphoneAlex
Date Posted: October 04 2007 at 22:02
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I liked it, just two questions. What sub-genre would you say it it falls under? What is the full title of the second track? ------------- "Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom. Wisdom is not truth. Truth is not beauty. Beauty is not love. Love is not music. Music is THE BEST." -FZ |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: October 09 2007 at 09:11
For sub-genre, i would say it's along the lines of experimental, and a lot of the songs i'm working on writing now are in a sort of post-rock vein, so i would say experimental/post would fit best, although there's influence from most sub-genres present. The Full title is "The Taco's Spectre Versus The Mantiwhore". It's some odd phrase that came to me courtesy of that wonderful stream of consciousness. |
Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: October 09 2007 at 15:39
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Far from bad Sean - I agree that you know how to use the keys. Are you self tutored, or did you get any form of piano/keyboard training? In the mean time, could you provide some details, as requested in the sticky post at the top of the Unsigned Bands section (under guideline/rule #2)? Thanks! ------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: October 09 2007 at 18:19
oh sorry, i didn't provide enough details. i'll do that now. So, Deus Ex Pizza is a solo piano/keyboard project of mine. For genres, the main influences are in the music of King Crimson and Robert Fripp, Porcupine Tree, Rick Wakeman, Jordan Rudess, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Frederic Chopin, Franz Liszt, along with a host of others. I would classify the music in the experimental/post category, because although i take influence from almost of sub-genre of prog and quite a few non-prog genres i feel that experimental best fits the attitude and music of the project. Currently, I'm working on finishing up my first album and with any luck finding a label that is willing to release it. once everything is set, i plan on distributing it independently until a label can be found. As for your comments, i am extremely grateful. i took classical piano lessons for about a year and a half, but then had to stop because i had college to pay for and worry about. i'll have been playing for four years in january. so, other than that year and a half i've been teaching myself, mainly just learning my scales and chords and experimenting with different things and reading up on a lot of theory (the internet is great in that i can find anything i want about theory for free) and just learning all i can. thank you again. |
Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: October 10 2007 at 02:32
 Cheers, Sean.
------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: October 10 2007 at 09:48
Thanks |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: January 13 2008 at 02:54
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If anyone is interested, my full album can be streamed at http://www.last.fm/music/Deus+Ex+Pizza I appreciate any listening/commentary/reviews anyone is able to offer, be they positive or negative. Also, to keep up with news, a second currently untitled album is in the works, and will hopefully be preceeded by an EP, as I'm looking to do a split with another group, it's just been something I've wanted to do for a while. I'm hoping to have it out over the summer. This one's going to have more instruments than keys on it, which will bring more of a rock sound, and naturally, as time changes, so do musical interests. Anyway, the next one is influenced quite a bit by Van der Graaf Generator and also French composer Yann Tiersen and Godspeed You! Black Emperor, along with older influences like King Crimson, Porcupine Tree, Rick Wakeman, and the Romantic era of classical music and countless others. Thanks for reading and whatever input you can provide. |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: January 13 2008 at 03:07
 thanks for sharing your stuff. Unfortunately I've no opportunity for listening on-line (fcking low traffic), but I'll try to (at my friend's PC  )
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: January 13 2008 at 03:16
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Wow! Nice music. Listening to it via last.fm |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: January 13 2008 at 13:19
Thank you very much. If you'd like, and this goes for anyone, I can send you the full album if you wish to review it, I could always use some reviews. Also, I could use a favour, since I have a lot of difficulty classifying the things that I write so I have trouble describing it to others, so if anyone could tell me what sort of sense/style they get from the songs I would appreciate that. There should also be some new ones coming soon. |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: January 13 2008 at 13:20
That's all right, I just got back to school and streaming anything here is extremely difficult because the connections are so bad here. |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: January 18 2008 at 10:49
I would like the album but then I couldn't promise how good the review would be or if I could write a review for it, it seems I've had a bit of writers block recently as well as school issues. But if the offer is available... |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 18 2008 at 14:22
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The God Pizza?
------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: January 18 2008 at 16:58
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Or the God from the Pizza? I'll have a listen this weekend or next Sean! Will be 'out-of-office' starting Sunday unfortunately. ------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: January 19 2008 at 13:03
God out of Pizza. It's not supposed to make any sense. |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: January 19 2008 at 13:12
You don't have to write a review, I'm glad to share my music with anyone that appreciates it. In fact, I just set it for free download on last.fm. so anyone that wants it can download it. |
Posted By: asimplemistake
Date Posted: January 19 2008 at 13:18
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I remember reading that if a band has an album out that is available for purchase in either CD or mp3 format, that they can be considered for addition here on PA. Sean, is that a full album that you have for sale on your page there? Because if so I can tell Angelo because this might be able to be moved into the Suggest New Bands Section. I heard your music a while ago but I guess I never actually commented on it here. I like the theme, very good for comical/experimental purposes (whichever you with to go with). Like everyone before, your keyboard playing is quite good, and the songs are very interesting. I really like the keyboard sounds you use, what program is it? |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: January 19 2008 at 13:39
It is indeed a full album, but I never thought of putting it forward to suggest new bands because I didn't want to feel like I was pushing my music over others that could use the attention. The purpose of the music is comical/experimental. I'm a big fan of humour in music ie Zappa, Primus, and the likes and I feel that since humour is a big part of my personality, that should be reflected in the music. For keyboard sounds, I have a Yamaha s08 synth, which is basically a midpriced version of the s80. For recording, I just go with the freeware audacity, since it's all I can afford. The sounds you here are pretty much what came out of my keyboard, with some effects added on (reverb, delay here and there, but nothing much). If you'd like to suggest it to new bands and artists I would be grateful, and thanks for the comments. |
Posted By: asimplemistake
Date Posted: January 19 2008 at 13:41
| Ya I'd be happy to tell Angelo, I'll just need your expertise on what genre you think you'd fit into. |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: January 19 2008 at 13:47
I've been having trouble deciding that myself. I'd think eclectic or avant could work, but that album is missing a lot of rock elements, such as drums or guitars, and as it's all synth, it could fit in prog electronic. The problem with the electronic is that the new stuff that's in the works is more of a rock style, and would fit in either post/math, eclectic, or avant. I think eclectic is probably best because of the wide variety of styles. I would, however, like the input of others before putting that forward, just to see where they feel might be best. |
Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 16:02
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I'll ask Philippe and Rico to have a listen. Meanwhile - have you checked yourself against the http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=35133 - inclusion criteria ? I'll have a check and a listen myself as well, now that I'm back. ------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 18:55
At the moment, the album is only available as an mp3 download at several websites, and not a physical album. Another thing is that I now realize there is not much of a rock element, though I do view it as progressive music, but perhaps not rock. |
Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 19:07
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Philippe indicated it is not experimental enough for electronic, but he did agree that Eclectic should have a listen. If they say it's not rocky enough, we can keep you in unsigned until you add rock - or move you to Music/Musicians exchange.
------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: January 26 2008 at 23:35
At the moment I have one song in the works for a new project that has more elements of rock, and the others i have planned also are all rock songs in a sense, other than one which is a classical type piano piece. . anyway, i'm definitely going to have a full length album out in the summer (probably june) and i might decide to have an e.p. come out first which would be either february or march. |
Posted By: Angelo
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 09:27
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Had a listen, and I hink observations are right on the rock part - but it is still interesting and very listenable. Let's see what Rico has to say on behalf of the Eclectic team.
------------- http://www.iskcrocks.com" rel="nofollow - ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected] |
Posted By: sean
Date Posted: January 27 2008 at 11:31
Thanks for doing all of this for me. I'm sure if it doesn't rock enough there's a good chance they'll change their minds after I finish the new one. If you'd like I can send you the songs as their finished so I could get your judgment. |