Monthly Archives: November 2008
Harder than Bricks
Late Night – Nina Nastasia & Jim White I’m throwing my computer out the window. I’ll pull up the blinds, pulling three strings simultaneously. Hopefully the left side won’t catch like it always does, uneven isn’t the look I’m going … Continue reading
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Allnighter
Steps – Cecil Taylor Last night, the room was on fire. Liquid inspiration flooded our collective consciousness, dripped through our veins. Clear alcohol, black coffee. The jazz lasted for hours. We built an expressive feedback loop, every thought louder than … Continue reading
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I need a drink.
Fleurette Africaine (African Flower) – Duke Ellington Money Jungle – Duke Ellington Ice is clinking in my glass. Lemon cut in rounds, Charles Fucking Mingus on bass. Laptop speakers convey the precise compression ratio of 46 years time travel. The … Continue reading
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This one’s off my next record.
One-itis – might. Last night, I spent thirty years coming up with excuses, and I am coffee stained, and I am smoke damaged. And I wrote you a letter that I never intended to send, how cliché is that? I … Continue reading
Scrached Off
Brighter Days – Parts and Labour Nowheres Nigh – Parts and Labour Last night, I witnessed some rock. The rock came in the form of Parts and Labour, Special Noise and Hey Predator, to be precise. We held our first … Continue reading
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Sorry About That
I just realized that a bunch of the Mp3′s I had been uploading had been set to private. This has now been rectified, go, have fun, and download away! [PS: I would have appreciated a comment from someone who was … Continue reading
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Voices
Please go and find yourself a copy of Birchville Cat Motel’s Gunpowder Temple of Heaven. It’s the closest thing I’ve ever had to a religious experience. The 40 minute drone sounds like the voice of god. I recommend experiencing it … Continue reading
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Up Here
Taniec – Jacaszek Last night, we went on a walk through the graveyard. The gate is locked at night, but there is a small door near by that you can sneak through. It’s an uphill trek. Small candles flicker in … Continue reading
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Practicing My Plane-wreck Face.
Added to the list: Why? Good Friday – Why? The Hollows – Why? From my 21st floor window, I can see the Chrysler Tower. The empire spreads out before me, with its tallest beacon shining in the distance. The opening … Continue reading
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Hangover, New Hampshire
4 – Aphex Twin Last night was worth it. Gin and tonic. Stereo as conversation starter. The television plays nothing but static, and we like it that way. I spoke more about wave shapes, spectograph readings, and patchwork (the MAX/MSP … Continue reading

