Hank Mohaski
High Performance Low Art
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I started out yelling and playing guitar in avant-punkjazz bands throughout the 1980's in the not-so-greater Milwaukee area, then slowly eased outta that dreary scene to concentrate on lo-fi four-track recordings throughout the last decade. About a year ago I began using Sonic Foundry software, and the trick since then has been to take whatever personal style I had developed in the analog world, and somehow translate it into this digital realm. As you can imagine, nothing is quite the same anymore.Band/artist history
I started doing lo-fi four-track recordings in 1987, and that's pretty much how it is today, except that now I'm recording onto my harddrive and making CDs. I've locally released 15 DIY cassettes since 1987, giving many more away than I ever sold. This is as it should be.Have you performed in front of an audience?I don't play live much anymore - I get together with a couple old friends and play acoustic countryfolkblues at bonfire parties a few times every summer, and once in a while I might show up at an open mic, but my band days are waaay over.
Your musical influences
Pere Ubu. Willie Nelson. Frank Zappa. Miles Davis. Sonny Sharrock. Minutemen. Flaming Lips.
The Pixies. Luna. Brian Eno.What equipment do you use?
1986 Peavey Tracer Guitar. 1962 Fender Telecaster. 1969 Fender Precision bass. Fender Twin Reverb amplifier. Shure SM58 microphones. Yamaha PSR-280 keyboard. Roland DR-5 drum machine. Alesis HR-16 drum machine. Assorted footpedals and EFX racks. I run all of these instruments through a Midiman AudioBuddy and into my computer. I use Sound Forge, Acid Pro 2.0, Vegas Audio, and a host of other music software programs made by Sonic Foundry.Anything else?
High Performance, Low Art.
There are no wrong notes.
The Butterscotch Threshold,
USA
ID
2877
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Comments (10)
how's life in the other great great lakes state? ya probably won't read this...doesn't look too active, but thought i'd drop by to say howdy-ho neighbor (you got a beer i can barrow?) TTFN!
Hank, oh my God, sorry! Here I am again a few minutes later. The Astronaut who smoked is killing me again. I got my wife in to listen to it. She is the toughest critic in the world (she's _brutal_ on Phond!). She loves it. Thinks the idea is so out there and new.
Hank,
Sorry to be crowding your message board so. But I wanted to add another comment about 'Horses'. This song has totally changed the direction of my latest dabblings. It is so amazing sounding. The timings and the sound choices! Are those a few Vodon drums? Man, this is so dark and lovely and spacious. I wish I could hear the vox just a tiny bit more, though. ANyhow, thanks for leading with this one.
Glenn
i'll be back, the addiction is too strong!
-critter-
Hank's Fans,
Linger here over these tunes more than once. There's much to mine in these songs and in Hank's approach to music. I keep coming back for more. I suggest you do, too.
Glenn
