- Luke Tan
Luke Tan (born 1977), alias Michael Luchtan is a country singer and songwriter. His songs are generally on the topics of life and death, the sadness of separation, and the despair of misfits. He criticizes society for hypocrisy and materialism. One of his songs was selected by
Neil Young for a compilation of anti-war songs. In 2007 he released a serialized multi-media project over the internet in association with thestreet newspaper [http://www.streetroots.org Street Roots] called [http://www.ghostsintheflophouse.com Ghosts In The Flophouse] . He is currently the lead singer songwriter for the Portland based country band [http://www.portlandfloods.com Floods] .Biography
Michael Luchtan was born in
1977 inArkansas and grew up in Georgia. He studied computer science at theUniversity of Georgia , in Athens. While there, he began playing with local and visiting artists such as Sacred Geometry. During his PhD studies, Luchtan moved toLexington, Georgia . His first performance was for the localAmerican Legion post, where he sang old country songs. He then began performing under the name Racecar at local venues. Some works have also been released under the name of My Alien Ways.In the Summer of 2004, he left his job as a Programming Specialist in
Bioinformatics for the [http://mango.ctegd.uga.edu/jkissingLab/people.html Kissinger Research Group] at the University of Georgia to dedicate his life to his music and ideals.In 2006, he sold the farm in
Lexington, Georgia and released a series of original content podcasts called "Stubbornly Curious" as he traveled across the United States in an RV.His song "Revolution or Suicide", was made part of
Neil Young 's compilation "Living With War Today", a selection of war protest songs. [http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/lwwsongspage.html] .Most recently, he created a weekly podcast in conjunction with the [http://www.praradio.org Portland Radio Authority] called [http://www.alteredsound.com Altered Sound] , which takes found sounds, alters, and arranges them in an experimental manner. It ran for eight episodes.
Discography
* "10 Sad Songs", 2004 (released under the Racecar moniker)
* "Country Gold", 2004 (released under the Racecar moniker)
* "Life is But a Wheel", 2005
* "The Suicide King", 2005
* "Untitled", 2005
* "Forgotten Transmissions #1", 2006 Podcast release
* "Return Of The Wandering Jew", 2006 Podcast release
* "Stubbornly Curious no. 3", 2006 Podcast release
* "Revolution Or Suicide", 2006 Podcast releaseReferences
* [http://www.luketan.com Official Luke tan website]
* [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Tan French Wikipedia article]
* [http://flagpole.com/Weekly/5783/ "Flagpole" magazine] review
* [http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/lwwsongspage.html Neil Young's website]
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