Jeff Carney

Experimental electronic/progressive space rock artist who worked almost exclusively with analog during the height of the digital era (mid '80s to early '90s). Having studied bass guitar and a student of legendary jazz guitarist and ukulele player Bill Tapia, Carney played in adventurous rock bands doing original material in high school, but by 1986 his friendship with Doug Walker (Alien Planetscapes) caused a rethink and a deeper interest in electronic music began. Soon, Carney's keyboard arsenal included a Polymoog, Farfisa "Fast 3" Organ, Crumar Orchestrator, ARP 2600, Micromoogs and Korg SQ-10 Sequencer. He worked in both solo and small ensemble settings, preferring to record live without overdubs. His works display influence from the '70s German electronic scene, as well as Richard Pinhas, Terry Riley (his father's cousin), Philip Glass and Tim Blake. Carney often worked with his brother Greg (guitarist/composer) and innovative drummer Shannon Taylor. In the late '90s, Carney returned as a singer/songwriter with a stripped down, sparse and often intimate sound; preferring to perform with acoustic piano or acoustic guitar. In 2000 he released the album Table For One, a work more influenced by the likes of Peter Hammill and Joni Mitchell than the electronic wall of sound he had built before.