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About Gunk
Gunk is Randy Wentzel. I started playing and simultaneously recording on my computer using N-Track around 1999. My really early stuff consisted of very simple keyboard melodies accompanied with little guitar bits. I was hooked on recording (in some ways more than playing), and immediately started adding rough vocal tracks using a little stick-on computer mic that wasn’t worth the plastic it was made from. You can hear my earliest song here; just click on the song named G.U.N.K.

Sometime around 2002, my brother and fellow iComp nut (theGranz) gave me a long horned bass guitar and I’ve been using it ever since. I might have stopped playing if it weren’t for that beat up old bass, as I really felt much more comfortable with the bass than I did with the guitar at the time.

With the bass my music switched directions and I started making many more synth, bass and vocal centric songs. I also replaced my old synth with a late 70’s ARP Quartet analog synth (that Matt also gave me). I was starting to get frustrated with N-Track around this time, and I almost stopped making music again, and I was in desperate need of better recording software.


I’m always looking to collaborate, so just message me if you’re interested! I can also be found on MySpace at http://profile.myspace.com/gunkmusic

Software:
Sonoma Wire Work's RiffWorks
PropellerHead's Reason 3

Instruments:
Fender Jazz Bass
Line 6 Variax
Long Horn Bass with big flat wound strings
M-Audio Axiom 25
Violin
Recorder Flute
Dishes, glasses and coins

Interfaces:
PreSonus Firebox, Toneport, Mbox, FastTrack USB (what a great interface!)
A few more, but whatever

Misc:
Cheapy Eurorack Mixer
Audio-Technica AT2020 Condenser Mic
Audio-Technica PRO4L Dynamic Mic (b
M-Audio BX5a powered monitors

Influences:
Legendary Pink Dots, Tear Garden, Gary Numan, Skinny Puppy, Ministry, Pink Floyd, The Black Heart Procession, Radiohead, Project Pitchfork, Funker Vogt, Kraftwerk, Killing Joke, The Pixies, The Melvins, Ween, Slint, Shellac, David Bowie, Guided by Voices, Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, The Meters, Pulp, The Cure, Velvet Acid Christ, Depeche Mode, Melvins, Brian Wilson, Slint, 3-Mile Pilot, Al Green...

Thanks for listening!

Randy (aka Gunk Music / Gunk Band) Gunk!

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Music rss

Title Genre Released Plays
A Take of Two Views Rock Aug 20, 2008 588
Zamatol Rx Rock Aug 19, 2008 492
Pinned Again Rock Jun 11, 2008 540
Greetings from the Moon or Mars Rock May 30, 2008 658
Fuzzy Ears V2 Rock Mar 17, 2008 645
Mork n Mindy (updated mix) Collab Rock Nov 28, 2007 1159
Four Other Nov 9, 2007 735
Three Rock Nov 9, 2007 683
Two Other Nov 8, 2007 775
One Rock Nov 8, 2007 717
The Inside of Your Ear Other Nov 3, 2007 754
Don't Be a Stranger Other Nov 1, 2007 722
Mork and Mindy Rock Nov 1, 2007 793
The Seed Other Jun 25, 2007 826
Data Flow Other Jun 21, 2007 766
Pudding Alternative May 27, 2007 805
Brighter Pits Alternative May 17, 2007 779
Ride the Fog Alternative May 17, 2007 785
GunkBot Alternative May 15, 2007 841
MoreOver Alternative May 13, 2007 901
She Walked Inside Rock May 13, 2007 1001
Fine Dining Rock May 11, 2007 831
Llano Rock Feb 16, 2007 1042
Green Valley Ska/Reggae/Dub Feb 16, 2007 985
Skaggs V2 Collab Industrial Feb 15, 2007 1189
Cooper (Instrumental psychedelia) Rock Feb 14, 2007 855
Skaggs (Instrumental Version) Industrial Feb 13, 2007 972
Hwy 116 (please collab!) Rock Feb 13, 2007 883
Skaggs (rd) Industrial Feb 10, 2007 1127
Glen Ellen Industrial Feb 10, 2007 959
Oh Seven Alternative Jan 2, 2007 848
Aircrash Bed Machine Other Nov 30, 2006 983
Metal Pillow Alternative Sep 7, 2006 940
Truffle Alternative Sep 7, 2006 859
In Gear Alternative Sep 5, 2006 882
War On Terror (thank you) Alternative Aug 31, 2006 891
Hey Lucy, I'm Home Alternative Aug 26, 2006 971
Steve Vai Metal Aug 25, 2006 1127
Spiders in Your Mind Alternative Aug 25, 2006 893
Mortar Alternative Aug 25, 2006 907
Anex Alternative Aug 25, 2006 911
Late Night Snack Other Aug 3, 2006 987
Piano Song Other Aug 3, 2006 1207
Tune It Out Alternative Aug 2, 2006 1047
Turn Out the Lights Rock Aug 1, 2006 1330
Thursday Alternative Aug 1, 2006 868
Splinter Rock Aug 1, 2006 982
UnEarthLy Alternative Aug 1, 2006 1107
Cheese and Bitten Ears Inspirational Aug 1, 2006 965
Punk Crisis Alternative Aug 1, 2006 959
Fenced In Alternative Jul 28, 2006 1142
Sprouts Alternative Jul 27, 2006 975
Warning Siren Alternative Jul 27, 2006 1072
Home Studio Setups Jun 27, 2006 3504
An Inner Mind Alternative Jun 22, 2006 891
I See Green Rock Jun 22, 2006 971
Tahoe Abducted My Hero Alternative May 24, 2006 954
Keep Inside Alternative May 24, 2006 1062
Salute to the Machine Terror Bot Alternative May 24, 2006 1347
Born Rock May 23, 2006 921
From You Alternative May 17, 2006 880
Last Wave Electronica May 17, 2006 975
Tree Frog (on the ground) Alternative May 10, 2006 927
Rogi Other Mar 31, 2006 1083
Praying For You Explicit Alternative Mar 24, 2006 1140
Down to the Top Rock Mar 24, 2006 1023
G.U.N.K. Alternative Mar 23, 2006 1089
For the Love of Humans Alternative Mar 23, 2006 1110
Taxes Alternative Mar 22, 2006 1042
El Ojo Hermoso (The Beautiful Eye) Other Mar 22, 2006 1218
Sleep In Other Mar 4, 2006 956
Fuzzy Ears Rock Feb 24, 2006 974
Clash of the Titans! Rock Feb 23, 2006 986
Grrrr Other Feb 16, 2006 926
Islands Rock Feb 16, 2006 918
Dancing Poodle Rock Feb 15, 2006 1459
Judge Me Not Alternative Feb 15, 2006 967
Never Looking Up Alternative Feb 14, 2006 1000
Eleanor Other Feb 14, 2006 961
A Walk in the Dark Alternative Feb 13, 2006 1155
Freak Show Rock Feb 10, 2006 913
Binary Love Rock Feb 10, 2006 1026
Truckstop Rodeo Rock Feb 10, 2006 1192
W3E Remix Alternative Feb 9, 2006 986
From a Cloud Alternative Feb 9, 2006 1347
Lunch Alternative Feb 9, 2006 971
An Idiot's Mind Alternative Feb 9, 2006 1135
Hot Dogs Collab Rock Feb 9, 2006 1822
Fencing Accident Rock Feb 8, 2006 1109
For Real Rock Feb 8, 2006 1048
Mob Attack Other Jan 13, 2006 1116
Felt Tip Marker Other Jan 13, 2006 1434
Chants Alternative Jan 13, 2006 1223

Collaborations

Title Genre Released Plays
Gunk-collab Hwy116 Rock Feb 14, 2007 958
Midnight Drive (Music Vid) Music Videos Oct 8, 2006 2217

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