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Since 1996, Joe Wallace has performed and released albums as Paisley Babylon in Texas, Iceland, Korea, and since 2005, Chicago. When he wasn’t performing as Paisley Babylon, Wallace was a member of the legendary San Antonio psych/experimental collective Crevice, and later joined Pink Filth.

Paisley Babylon’s discography includes a variety of cassette-only releases in Texas in the mid 90s; Synthetic Noises for Beginners, and an Internet-only project called The Effects of Isolation On The Human Mind. Paisley Babylon’s first CD release was The Alpha Wave Variations, out of print for a long period but now for sale once more on Turntabling Records.

Today Wallace records and performs in Chicago. He is a full time musician, artist and writer working on a variety of multi-media projects including the Paisley Babylon video project Blue Velvet Bondage and several short indie films.

You can contact Paisley Babylon for booking, collaboration, or soundtrack work by calling Joe Wallace at (773) 275-8602 or e-mail: jwallace242@gmail.com.

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Now Booking: Paisley Babylon Beautiful Chaos

August 1, 2010

The Paisley Babylon show Beautiful Chaos is now available for booking at art galleries, in-stores, venues and performance spaces. Beautiful Chaos operates in a twilight zone between art, music, DJing and performance art. Every performance is different, combining the best elements of live performance, DJing, multi-media barrage and dance party.
Beautiful Chaos features five turntables hooked [...]

A Paisley Babylon Rehearsal, July 31 2010

August 1, 2010

Paisley Babylon is in the studio rehearsing for a multi-media performance to be announced soon. What you’re about to hear is an hour’s worth of sonic weirdness–live mashups and mixes using a variety of sources including three turntables all going at once.
It’s a sound collage, music mix and live mashup being rehearsed in preparation for [...]

Zombie Disco 2 At Chicago’s Lucky Number Grill w/DJ Paisley Babylon

July 24, 2010

Join me tonight (Saturday July 24) at 9PM at Lucky Number Grill for a full evening of disco fever, with zombie make-up done on location and all the boogie-down you can stand. I’ll be spinning the mirror-ball madness from 9 til 2. Come out for some DJ Paisley Babylon fun and a GREAT crowd of [...]

Retro Now: Guitar Hero Commodore 64 Mod

July 22, 2010

Guitar Hero for the Commodore 64 computer system? Some kinds of madness transcends both the medium AND the message of the presentation. This is all at once the most pointless thing ever done and the coolest. Why would you want to play Guitar Hero on the C64? For the same reasons people climb Mt. Everest–just [...]

Andy Warhol Eats a Burger King Hamburger

July 21, 2010

Now THIS is some serious retro video. Andy Warhol typified so much of every decade he was active in, from the 60s to the 80s. Warhol is one of those public figures that fascinates even as you wonder what the big deal was all about- a combination of sophistication and blinding simplicity.
The greatest thing about [...]

Retro Drive In Movie Trailer: They Came From Within

July 20, 2010

I love retro drive-in culture. Especially grindhouse trailers. Here’s one in that classic 70s tradition for They Came From Within, which is actually pretty good. Sometimes the trailer is the ONLY entertaining thing about drive-in grindhouse flicks, but this time that is DEFINITELY not true. This is the first of many many 70s drive-in trailer [...]

Hit 65 Retro Album Cover

July 20, 2010

This most excellently retro album cover from 1965 comes courtesy of the delightful LP Cover Lover, which is a favorite of mine. One of the awesome things about this particular look is the “future now” vibe. I’m a sucker for those squeaky-clean whites and the rounded corners that let you know this girl just might [...]

60s Retro Television: Groovy Milk

July 19, 2010

Adventures in Retro isn’t just a catchy slogan round here…I’m a huge fan of culture artifacts from the 60s through 90s…including this deliciously cornball commercial from the America Dairy Association. Look at this stuff–the design, the music, that eye makeup! We laugh at this stuff now, but it was cutting edge in its own time, [...]

DJ Paisley Babylon Mix: After The Punks Have Gone

July 13, 2010

This mix is another type of retro altogether. I’m a big fan of post-punk and bands that started out punk but moved on to more interesting things after the novelty wore off. Nothing wrong with punk at all, but the bands that continued to evolve and mutate were by far the most interesting. Hence the [...]

The Exotic World of Paisley Babylon DJ Mix

July 8, 2010

I love all sorts of sounds, and the more exotic ones rarely get a look in by typical DJs unless there’s a special night going on somewhere or private party in need of a worldly mash-up of Stereolab, Bossa Nova, dub reggae, Theivery Corporation, Chris Joss, disco, Piero Piccioni, Alan Hackshaw, Gorillaz, Gerard Heinz, Can, [...]

Book DJ Paisley Babylon

I am currently available for DJ gigs at events, parties and art shows. Any occasion in need of a certain type of atmosphere makes a great DJ Paisley Babylon gig.

I am selective about my bookings--unlike other DJs, I don't do unlimited music selections "with everything from Jay-Z to Britney Spears". A DJ Paisley Babylon show is quite different. Listen to the mixes--if you need the kind of atmospheres I create, don't hesitate to get in touch. I have my own gear, and will travel. E-mail me: jwallace (at) turntabling (dot) net.

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I am spinning tonite at Chicago's Lucky Number Grill--DJ Paisley Babylon does it again with ZOMBIE DISCO. Join 9 til late. #zombies ! 2010-07-24
New DJ Paisley Babylon mixes coming...working 'em now. 2010-07-23
This Saturday in Chicago at Lucky Number Grill, I'm spinning retro #disco classics for the undead. 9PM- 2AM. 2010-07-23
#Retro lovers, say hi! Let's connect. 2010-07-22
The song is great, but that IMAGE! Heh... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYCg8Mot0no 2010-07-22
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