Who is Ty Segall ? (Warning may contain neck chopping)


Now I hope you have heard this name before. No, he is not related to the famous Steven, surname spelled differently, that delivers neck chops making Austin Powers Judo Chop look like a bitch slap. However, he does deliver neck chops to your ears through the power of fuzz.

Ty Segall grew up in San Francisco, saved by the escapism of music by his existential drinking crisis by the age of eighteen. This guy got a degree in media studies at the University of San Francisco and thereafter worked eight months constructing grow boxes for cannabis plants. I have a theory that people had to test these boxes to see if they actually cultivated decent cannabis. Ty then focused his entire energy on music.

You would think this guy had a low key band in the beginning and would play many underground scenes in the local bay area. However, he neck chopped his way into the scene and is a force not to be dealt with. There are many links below you can watch just to show how underrated this guy is in his early years.Ty befriended a guy named John Dwyer, of Thee Oh Sees, no big deal.
These guys had a possibility of starting a band stated by Larry Hardy, creator of In the Red Records. Just imagine John Dwyer and Ty Segall on a stage. 
*Neck Chopping Intensifies*

Should you be interested in furthering the background and life of Ty and his creations feel free to look it up on Wikipedia. Had I mentioned does he not only have his solo career but he plays in numerous other bands, either on the drums or just randomly having collaboration with fellow musicians.

Enamoured by this music I could not recommend anything at the moment any more if you want to juice up that playlist of yours. All things considered I should quote a very dear friend of mine, "Never trust people who play more than 2 instruments like a god." I first discovered this band called "Fuzz" back in the day, recommended by a stoned longboarding friend of mine. "What's in my head" - made me question what actually was in my head at the time I listened it. There is this one part in the song before a massive drop, a sort of a high pitched squeal sound made by the guitar, giving you the illusion that which your head consists of has finally snapped.

GØGGS, The Perverts, Broken Bat, these are just some of the ten plus band this guy features in. Here I am struggling to get out of bed every morning.

After starting a radio on Google Play with his song "Feel" from his album Manipulator. I would constantly switch tabs to see the song and artist playing. I could constantly hear Ty's voice and style whether it would have been on the drums from Fuzz or neck chopping his signature moves on the guitar and vocals. I discovered this guy is some sort of god.

Look I will stop putting this guy on a pedestal for he may disappoint you. As a lover of all that is underground music that neck chopped its way to become famous amongst us aliens worldwide, there is some admiration and appreciation that has to be given to this man. If you do not know where to start getting your neck chopped start with "Caesar" from his album Melted.







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