Name: Patrick Curley
Band Position: Drums, Shakuhachi, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York
Non-Musical Influences: The works of Nasu Kinoko, everyday experiences, world travels
Musical Influences: Katatonia, Agent Steel, Van der Graaf Generator, In the Woods, DOOM (JPN), Tourniquet, Kinniku Shoujo Tai, Atheist, Cynic, Arcturus, X, Saturnus
Favorite Albums:
Katatonia - "Dance of December Souls"
Katatonia - "Discouraged Ones"
Green Carnation - "Light of Day, Day of Darkness"
In the Woods... - "Omnio"
Gonin-Ish - "Naishikyo Sekai"
Arcturus - "La Masquerade Infernale"
Arcturus - "The Sham Mirrors"
Zao - "Liberate Te Ex Inferis"
Vintersorg - "Visions from the Spiral Generator"
X-Japan - "Art of Life"
Mago de Oz - "Gaia"
Sigh - "Infidel Art"
Atheist - "Unquestionable Presence"
Neurosis - "Souls at Zero"
Empyrium - "A Wintersunset"
Believer - "Dimensions"
Ulver - "Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell"
Kinniku Shoujo Tai - "Sister Strawberry"
Amorphis - "Eclipse"
Borknagar - "The Olden Domain"
Cynic - "Focus"
Death - "The Sound of Perseverance"
DOOM (JPN) - "Human Noise"
Emperor - "Prometheus: The Discipline of Fire and Demise"
Gargoyle - "Aratama"
Hammers of Misfortune - "The Bastard"
Primordial - "The Gathering Wilderness"
Amebix - "Monolithe"
Gear:
2.4 Model Bass Shakuhachi from Perry Yung (http://www.yungflutes.com), TAMA Superstar Custom Drums (22" x 18" bass drum, 10" x 8", 12" x 9", and 14" x 11" toms, 5-1/2" x 14" wood snare drum), Zildjian ZXT 18" Light Crash, Zildjian ZXT 22" Medium Ride, Zildjian ZXT 14" Rock Hi-Hats, Zildjian ZHT 16" Fast Crash, Zildjian ZHT 22" Flat Ride, Zildjian ZHT 8" Splash, Zildjian ZHT 10" Splash, Zildjian ZHT 13" Mastersound Hi-Hats, Paiste 18" Signature Full Crash, Wuhan 14" China, Wuhan 24" China, Gibraltar V-Pipe Rack Station, TAMA Iron Cobra Double-Bass Pedal, REMO Emperor Heads, Vic Firth Isolation Headphones, Vic Firth American Hickory 5A Sticks