Island of Misfit Noise

6/1/2019

Hey, I guess Hal is accepting articles again. Good.

I was trying to think of what would make for one that is relevant here and thought maybe I could see if anybody wants to collaborate on something with me. It has been awhile.

The Island of Misfit Noise is a group that my girlfriend and I started in 1998, ending in 2013. Other musicians came and went over a period of 15 years. We never had a stable lineup lasting longer than a few months. I resurrected it in 2014 as a recording project, swapping sounds online with people all over the place until we had a couple of completed tracks for release.

Later, I wrote a rough draft for a no-budget movie of the same name. So, I combined both together into a multi-media project. The movie is still a work-in-progress. I'm just putting it together as I go along, with assistance from some filmmaker friends.

If anybody wants to be involved, I would be happy to share ideas with you and do this together. Let me know via email or snail mail.

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You can edit my demo anyway you want, to get started, adding anything you like.
I might layer more onto it, remix it, mangle it. If you send me a recording I will do the same. We can go back-and-forth with it for awhile until it is completed. Any artwork or text contributed is appreciated as well.

Preferably, I would like to be done with this by the end of June. If there is enough time left, I may use some it in the movie, some music videos, or both. Depending on how far we make progress, I might release what we've got by this Fall (maybe sooner). I have been invited to submit something to a film festival in October, which takes place in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Detroit.

CDs, Cassettes, and DVDs are handmade by me.

The album is being made under a Creative Commons license.
I have zero budget for manufacturing or promotion.
If someone wants to distribute it, great!
I suck at that.

MikeDamnNobody@gmail.com

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Mike Nobody

Turning Junk Into Punk Since 1985

Mike Nobody
is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, visual artist, and creator of experimental
custom-made instruments. Diagnosed with major depression and social anxiety disorders, he is regarded as an outsider artist–musician by his contemporaries in the fine art and alternative music scenes. Known for his highly eclectic style and diverse projects, his sound incorporates a variety of music genres, both popular and experimental, with a predominantly Lo-Fi aesthetic. Much of his work consists of ultra-limited, handmade cassettes recorded alone in his home, with whatever means that were available at the time.

His visual work consists primarily of “stream of consciousness” drawings and mixed media paintings
made from repurposed materials, with occasional ventures into film & video.

Creating in near anonymity since the 1980’s, most exposure to his work has been primarily in the form of mail art packages, ad-hoc self-distribution, and a few local retail outlets. He gained some notoriety in the Metro Detroit area, beginning in the 1990’s, and has collaborated with numerous musicians across the sonic spectrum. Whether people were listening or not, however, Mike continued to compulsively produce music and art pieces. Exponential growth of the internet in the intervening years has given Mike new opportunities to reach an audience, unavailable to him before.

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Rafael González

6/1/2019 06:26:28

A great idea/project, Mike! Thank you very much!

Hal McGee

6/1/2019 06:26:33

For the record, I NEVER said that I was not accepting new articles. I DID say not to flood me with new articles out of guilt or whatever just because I made a post in which I chastised the EC Community members for not being more involved in the site. Many of those concerns have now been addressed through lively exchanges and various adjustments!

Lumen K

6/1/2019 08:24:39

This looks like a great project! Thanks, too, for the artistic autobiographical elements of the post!

Neal Retke

6/1/2019 08:54:05

I will be interested in doing something with you / for this !

Dylan Houser

6/1/2019 09:57:33

Great concept right here! Also, 1998-2013 is actually a pretty long time to be committed to the project! Great job!

Chris Phinney

6/1/2019 12:08:41

Great project Mike, We see if I can do some work on it, not sure. Nice to see read listen, new articles man.

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6/9/2019 21:32:39

Thanks Tom Furgas for the glitch tracks. :)

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