Think TankJuly 7, 2009
*Name: Think Tank
*Are there any additional names used to describe this project: At various times, the project has been called the Captains of Industry, Wirehead, Diabolical Johnson, Satan's Little Helper, Shining Path, BitCrusher, the Crusher, and Wesley Krusher (which is the name I am using now).
*Do you use a pseudonym? See above :-)
*Members: Just me, Paul Robb
*Tape manipulations, digital deconstructions or turntable creations: Digital deconstructions seems as good as anything!
*Is there a story behind your name? Think Tank was originally going to be the name of the Information Society backing players, like Gary Numan and the Tubeway Army...
*Location: New Brighton, Minnesota in the hizzy. (I live in LA now, sadly.)
*Original Location: Minnesota
*What is your creative/artistic background: I've been doing electronic music since I was 17, in 1980. Before that I played saxomophone in school.
*History: Initially, Think Tank was a dummy name for an Information Society white label 12" called "A Knife and a Fork", which was released prior to our second album, "Hack." It actually charted in Europe, and has ended up on dozens of compilations. But since then, Think Tank has been a sort of a catch-basin for all my work that's not vocal-based pop.
At the moment we are prepping for a short summer tour in South America... In the fall, we will be releasing a digital-only remix EP called "Modulator", and then later in the fall our 25th anniversary live DVD will be out, called "It Is Useless To Resist Us."
*Born: February, 1963
*Motivations: Generally speaking, Think Tank tracks were the ones that were more underground, less poppy. Eventually, though, Think Tank became the catch-all for my own output that wasn't tied to a particular project (e.g., INSOC or Brother Sun Sister Moon).
*Philosophy: Whatsoever I play, it's got to be funky. Uh!
*How would you like to be remembered: As really excellent in bed.
*Web address: www.hakatak.com
www.paulrobb.com
www.informationsociety.us
