I’ve been meaning to write about Boy Eats Drum Machine—Jonny Ragel’s wonderful music project—for some time. I’m not sure why I’ve put it off. Maybe I’ve been too busy entertaining my addiction to his new album, Two Ghosts. At first I thought he was Portland’s best-kept secret. And then I realized he’s not much of a secret. People have been fawning over him since he self-released
...and really by this "band" in general. I use the term "band" loosely as it really is just one (very talented) guy with some people backing him on an occasional song or two. I recommend giving a good listen, and check out the website as well as there are a decent amount of free downloads on it. boy eats drum machine (has it really been over a month since I've posted? where have I been?)
Boy Eats Drum Machine is Portland native Jon Ragel, a multi-talented artist who has just released his latest album "Boomboxxx" a really amazing CD with experimental sort of Trip-hop sound, whats amazing is that this is all done by Jon Ragel who like I've mentioned before is a genius on the instruments. He is currently touring in different areas of the US and for what the reviews say it is a sho...
It is pretty hard not to “get a kick out” of Portland’s Boy Eats Drum Machine [Myspace]. Hooray for puns!Anyone who got their start making recordings because he wanted to evoke Pac Man and Metroid, well, that guy is pretty awesome, and since Boy Eats Drum Machine is the solo work of native Portlander, [...][[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, an