Flat Affect
Flat Affect is the ongoing project of Shaun Phelps, a former electronic music critic of no particular esteem. F/A has been around in one form or another since 2000. The name was not always the same, but the aesthetic has had surprisngly few changes.
F/A's web page, sadly, is based off of Myspace. to go. If this page gets a response, I'll use it often.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Discography to date: Ant Zen: ACT174 (2004) SP: SPCD4 (2005) 25 print.
SP: SPCD7 (2005) 30 print.
SP: SPCD8 (2006) 30 print.
Sloppy Bloody Seconds Recordings (2006). Sloppy Bloody Seconds Recordings (2006). SP: SPCD9 (2006) 20 print.
Wo-5100 (2007) DVD. SP: SPCS01 (2007) 21 print. SP: SPCSA1 (2007) 15 print. Mental Abuse Records/Stench Records (2007) Forthcoming Forthcoming (2007). W0-5100/SP: SPCD10 (2007) 15 print. Forthcoming (2007). : Snip-Snip51 (2007). In progress (2008)- You Motorboating SOB (Jesus Got a Little Wet Mix)
- Shot (GHB mixer)
- God is Dead (Supression)
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I do play live. I have played in homes, art galleries, music venues, and parks. I prefer to play in people's homes. There is more freedom of expression.
Your musical influences
Merzbow. Radial. 7(X)e Phalanx. Autechre. Bright Eyes. Anaphalaxis. Jenifer Smith. Dead Can Dance. Rozz Williams. Damien Rice. Thoushaltnot. Cyclopsycho/Ashley's Brain.
.Ralph Waldo Emerson.
What equipment do you use?
Roland SH-201, Dell Inspiron 1720, Old AM radios, samples and loops. Audacity.
Anything else?
no.
