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John Hammink
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John Hammink
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Next stop (TBA): Shanghai China (1-2.7 2006); Taipei, Taiwan (4.7.2006); plus Cleveland, Louisville, Lexington and Detroit U.S.A. Venues TBA!!!
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World music songwriting that transcends the single band. Music made round the world from 1990-2002. These songs are my legacy material.
My life is an experiential journey of my own design and some of the end result has been recorded and/or live music and spoken word.
I play a variety of instruments and sing/talk.
Most of the songs on this page date from my recordings between 1995's "4" (under the Moniker Mr. Chaos, in Detroit Michigan U.S.A.) through to 2002's "In Stereo" (with Add Lib Lounge, in Helsinki, Finland).
There are also some glimpses here of 1997-9s "Mr. Chaos Trio" from Mid-Finland; 2000's Bahasa Mix, from Malaysia; and
2001's Jazz sessions from Helsinki (with the Black Tuesday Quartet); and 2004 activist bluegrass recordings against GW Bush's "No Child Left Behind" schooling initiative.
I hope you enjoy it.
My life is an experiential journey of my own design and some of the end result has been recorded and/or live music and spoken word.
I play a variety of instruments and sing/talk.
Most of the songs on this page date from my recordings between 1995's "4" (under the Moniker Mr. Chaos, in Detroit Michigan U.S.A.) through to 2002's "In Stereo" (with Add Lib Lounge, in Helsinki, Finland).
There are also some glimpses here of 1997-9s "Mr. Chaos Trio" from Mid-Finland; 2000's Bahasa Mix, from Malaysia; and
2001's Jazz sessions from Helsinki (with the Black Tuesday Quartet); and 2004 activist bluegrass recordings against GW Bush's "No Child Left Behind" schooling initiative.
I hope you enjoy it.
Do you play live?
Yes, worldwide, and frequently unnanounced. Next stop, June/July 2006: Viljandi Folk, Estonia (Busking); Shanghai, China; and Taipei Taiwan!
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
The immediacy of expression and the infinite possibility of audience.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Indeed. The journey is the key here... ;)
Band History:
I have self-produced nine solo E-Ps since 1991.
What sort of music? Well, I like to think a little of everything . I find the best musicians wherever end up - or else I do it myself!
Since 2002, I have embarked on several (as yet unreleased) endeavors including solo acoustic guitar a la Leo Kottke at festivals worldwide; performance poetry (2003, across the U.S.A.); Chamber Choir Performance (2003-4; Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania); and lately Tuvan Overtone Singing and drone with String and Rhythm (2006).
What sort of music? Well, I like to think a little of everything . I find the best musicians wherever end up - or else I do it myself!
Since 2002, I have embarked on several (as yet unreleased) endeavors including solo acoustic guitar a la Leo Kottke at festivals worldwide; performance poetry (2003, across the U.S.A.); Chamber Choir Performance (2003-4; Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania); and lately Tuvan Overtone Singing and drone with String and Rhythm (2006).
Your influences?
Hasse Walle and Ndioba of Senegal, G.I. Gurdjieff, P.D. Ouspensky, Michael Hedges, Preston Reed, Robert Palmer, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Cockburn, Jonathan Cope, Miles Davis, Pierre Bensusan, Joe Pass, John McLaughlin, Joni Mitchell, The Whirling Dervishes of Instanbul....
Favorite spot?
Dunno yet.
Equipment used:
Equipment has varied over the years. These days I work with a variety of acoustic instruments (including my own voice), some dynamic microphones and world sound samples.
Anything else...?
In 2007, I'm planning an all acoustic release called the "Heart Shaped Box"; where I will sing and play 4, 6, 12 String and Harp Guitars; Single and Reverse Double Dulcimers, Contrabasse and Percussion. The album is a tribute to late WWII soldier John Eades.