James Ferraro

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James Ferraro

Ferraro in 2012
Background information
Genres Electronic, experimental, ambient, lo-fi, avant-garde,
Occupations Musician
Instruments Synthesizer, computer, piano, sampler
Years active 2004–present
Labels Hippos in Tanks, Olde English Spelling Bee, New Age Tapes

James Ferraro is an experimental musician, composer and electronic music producer born in Bronx, NY whose album Far Side Virtual was released by Hippos in Tanks in 2011. The album was chosen as Album of the Year by the UK's Wire Magazine. Ferraro has released material under a wide array of aliases, and was a member of the Californian two-piece avant-garde project The Skaters.[1]

Partial discography

  • Clear (2008, Surveillance Media)
  • Multitopia (2008, Surveillance Media)
  • Last American Hero (2008, Taped Sounds)
  • Postremo Mundus Techno-Symposium (2008, New Age Tapes)
  • Edward Flex Presents: Do You Believe In Hawaii? (2009, New Age Tapes)*
  • KFC City 3099: Pt.1 Toxic Spill (2009, Surveillance Media
  • Pixarni (2009, Muscleworks Inc)
  • Feed Me (2010, Surveillance Media)
  • Night Dolls With Hairspray (2010, Olde English Spelling Bee)
  • FRKWYS07 (2011, Rvng Intl), with David Borden, Laurel Halo, Daniel Lopatin and Sam Godin.
  • Far Side Virtual (2011, Hippos in Tanks)
  • Sushi (November 2012, Hippos in Tanks)
  • Cold (March 2013, Hippos in Tanks)
  • NYC, HELL 3:00 AM (October 2013, Hippos in Tanks)[2]

Filmography

  • Rapture Adrenaline (2009) (94 min, 'science-action movie')
  • 'Demon Channels' (2010) (7 min, music video)

References

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