Approximate My music was a private hobby, created with electric guitar, drum machine and digital stickytape. Approximate is Andrew Bowie. I am now guitarist for Walken. Check us out. Now. I leave this page online for my own amusement. Sample Approximate Approximate's music is archived at: MP3.com.au/Approximate. The 60kph Ton Forgive Random Nth (Computer Game Mix) Interview on Triple J 18th Nov 2000

A Short History Of Approximate

• 1995 I pick up a guitar for the first time
• 1996 I release my first demo of jams to two friends 'Demo 96'
• 1997 2nd demo to two friends 'Thrashed 97'
• 1997 'Approximate' is released to my general group of friends
• 1998 'Fuzzy Satan' is released to even more friends.
• 1999 'Irrelevant Shapes' released, The Frog is born.
• 1999 (8th Aug) Heath and Bowie join to jam.
• 2000 (5th Aug) First gig.
• 2000 (18th Nov) 'The 60kph Ton' played on Triple J's Net 50 MP3 of the Week.
• 2000 (29th Dec) Walken records a 7 track live demo at the 'Dane Centre'.
• 2001 (20th Jan) Walken (Heath and I) first public appearance at the Duke of Windsor's open mic night.
• 2001 (17th Feb) Walken (full band) first full gig (40 mins) at the Duke of Windsor.
• 2001 (9th Dec) Walken record a two track CD. Sample at their official site.
• 2002 (14th Jul) Walken's first gig with current line up (Leigh on drums).
• 2004 (March) Walken's release first 7 track EP, "Current Melbourne Temperature". Buy it now! Listen to the full EP at www.walkentheband.com.

Approximate's Equipment

• Sound Blaster Live!
• Starforce 8000 (home brand) electric guitar
• Zoom 505
• 'Colt' acoustic guitar with pick-up
• Cool Edit Pro
• Hammerhead
• $2 microphone

Irrelevant Shapes
Third demo, released on CDr for whoever wanted it.

Connect Metal Spy (Mr Bungle) Mindless Spin Sick Raw Stark Warning Amble Flick Tip Funk Repeat Yourself Subway Train Where Has She Gone Out Of Tune 'Caffeine' Faith No More Never C-T Dit 'Alone Like Me' The Sharp Death Metal Makes Me Feel Better Killer Repeat Nth (Crappy Computer Game Music Mix) Nth (Slightly Different Space Filler Mix)

Fuzzy Satan
My second demo, Feburary 1998.

Nth Don't Cross Me Second Level Conflicting Opinions Proximity White Noise '98 Galomph Diluted Five Ancestry 'Gentle Art Of Making Enemies' Faith No More Death Flame Conflicting Opinions (alternate version)

Approximate
My first publically released demo, Mid 1997.

1. Amble
2. Pure Eiffel
3. Mindless
4. Kindy
5. Subway Train
6. Out Of Tune
7. Get On With It
8. Silver Ice
9. Beeomp
10. Five

Thrashed '97
Another collection of riffs, including 'Beeomp-pte-Beeomp' and the original 'Out Of Tune', as well as my favourites 'Death Flame' and 'Ice / Chunk'.

Demo '96
A collection of riffs forced into 'songs'
Contained a few good songs, including 'Amble' and 'Mindless'.