USOUNDS WRITERS: THE WORLD'S FINEST



Ric Befara

The name should say it all, but if you are still not acquainted with the work of this journalistic pop-star genius, you should be. After years in obscurity which were spent writing his book, "Complete Submersion" he re-emerged in late 1998 and signed a multi-year contract with usounds. Ric is a superstar without pretense, a man who has fully embraced (and indeed created) the concept of the international pop-star journalist. Ric is a legend in his own time, and a unique one, as he unabashedly strives to inform and enlarge his own myth. His new theories in the realm of undercover journalism have been trying due to his own fame, but have succeeded on levels that neither he nor usounds could have imagined. Ric's work for usounds has included reviews of: Spirtualized Boards Of Canada The Zombies and Traditional Indian Music



Phillippe Coullette, IV

Phillippe Coullette, racounteur, playboy, transglobal traveller and crack music reviewer has been with USOUNDS since the beginning. Check out his reviews of Fantastic Plastic Machine, Blue Yolk, Club 8 and his much-praised interview with Club 8. He also contributed to the Takako Minekawa Remixed Review.



Shelly Petworth

Shelly's tenure with USOUNDS has been a rocky one to say the least. Fights, catastrophe, and impeccable skills have marked her tenure as our director of publicity. spetworth@hotmail.com



Lance F. Rockaway

Born to a Southern man living in New York, Lance spent most of his life in the streets of that great city, until the age of 23 when he started the first of several circumnavigations. Along the way he developed both an unquenchable desire for drink and drugs, and an uncanny ability to track down the latest micro-scene, mini-wave, and the motif-within-motif that makes up the vast mosaic of international underground music. Join Lance in his journeys and reviews: Paris, reviewing Parisian Underground Amsterdam reviewing Cypress Hill Munich reviewing Bananafishbones Prague reviewing the Roots Biarritz reviewing High and Mighty




Terrence, American Buddhist

This extremely rare photo of Terrence was taken well before his conversion to buddhism and a life free from drink and drugs. Our most popular reviewer, Terrence now lives in a monastary in Southern Japan. He has reviewed: Cornelius, Cat Power, Yoshinori Sunahara, Source Material Compilation, Beta Band, and Peanut Butter Wolf.



DJ Henrik X

Henrik is one of Norway's dopest, baddest DJs and hip-hop music reviewers. He represents oZlo, and gives a shout out to all his nordic peeps. He has reviewed Outkast and The Roots, the Roots and Goodie MOb, and Dr. Dre.



Clarence Baxter

Clarence brings his message of musical supremacy around the world with revolutionary force and fervor. His passion is matched only in size by his enormous collection of boom boxes. He's been around the world with the music of Trans Am, Cornelius, and took part in the brilliant Takako Minekawa Remixed Review.



Jan Fossbeck

Former German Tourist and radical communist, Jan is as proud of his poetic insights into American Pop culture as he is of his shiny and lustrous hair. Robust and invigorating, Jan enjoys Mountain Sports, as well as riding his powerful black stallion, Donatello, on his ranch in Argentina. The horse is large and its mane is black as coal on a moonless night. Its pulsating muscles strain against Jan’s as they ride through the morning mist, linked by the twin spirits of speed and grace. Jan now serves as USOUNDS' official archivist. If you are looking for anything and can't find it, email him: jfsebastian@usounds.com

The above is the core of USOUNDS, a group which has been together for many years and through many difficult times. We are adding new members at this time, so JOIN THE WORLD write us something in the space provided.