Source: Nolafugees

If you've never heard of Bernard Pearce and One Man Machine, check him out. He and his collaborators are talented and out to express themselves in unique ways.

I've chatted with Bernard via email a little because we're in the midst of putting together a book by his talneted partner, Tracey Tangerine, which will be out next spring. This Nolafugees piece gives a sense of where Bernard is coming from:

DM: So, who were some of your influences for "Get My Sound"? And what were you listening to at the time of the recording?

BP: I was listening to a lot of Modest Mouse. I really like their early recordings --their pre-MTV stuff on K Records-- like that kind of influence on a song like “Get My Sound” is [inspired by] the cadence of Isaac Brock's singing. On the early Modest Mouse stuff his singing is very staccato. So that's where that kind of came from. When I listen to music, I don't listen the lyrics, per se, a lot. I love Iggy Pop. I was listening to some Iggy Pop back then, as well. I was at a karaoke bar in New York singing to Iggy Pop, and I realized the lyrics are silly (laughs).