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WELCOME TO THE NEW STREAMLINED SHOWCASE. MAY THIS MUSIC AROUSE, CHALLENGE AND SOOTHE YOU. MOODS AND GENRES BLEND AND MORPH. MENACING AMBIENCE, ELECTRO NIHILISM OR MUTANT JAZZ? THIRTY NINE OF THESE TUNES ARE MY ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS. TWO TRACKS ARE TRADITIONAL GOSPEL SONGS GIVEN THE C.B TREATMENT & ONE IS A COLLABORATION. I'VE DELETED TWENTY FOUR TRACKS TO REMIX OR SCRAP. IF I HAVE A STYLE, IT'S BEST DESCRIBED AS: "ELECTRO JAZZAMBIENCE"! I AM A SELF TAUGHT MUSICIAN & SURVIVOR OF PRETENTIOUS JAZZ COMBOS. I PRODUCE , ARRANGE & PLAY ALL INSTRUMENTS. LOOK ME UP ON: www.myspace.com/cristobula CHECK OUT THE NATIONAL SECULARIST SOCIETY. IRRATIONAL BELIEF SYSTEMS UNDERMINE HUMAN PROGRESS. SECULAR HUMANISM IS OUR ONLY HOPE. AND POPULATION CONTROL! "We're dumb all over" Frank Zappa For info & repartee : [email protected] Copyright: CRISTO B (2006/2007/2008,2009). Musical Influences: J.Coltrane, M.Davis,Pharoah Sanders,F.Zappa,Gong,Tangerine Dream(Pre'76), Harmonia, Nurse With Wound,Shostakovich,Lutoslawski,Ligeti,Stockhausen, C.Parker,Weather Report,Stravinsky,Howlin' Wolf,Capt.Beefheart,Bo Diddley,Steve Hillage,Yusef Lateef,The Residents & the Blues ! Females: Millie Jackson,Betty Davis,Lorraine Ellison,Billie Holiday,Sarah Vaughan,Rachelle Ferrel,Esther Phillips, Dakota Staton,Carmen Lundy & Joni Mitchell. [color="darkblue"][/color]