a loaf supreme

montage by ib. I have Holly to thank for this learning curve. For joining the dots and uncovering shared DNA from a time not so long ago when king ether and happenstance still reigned absolute; when genetic code could not be matched through a Uniform Resource Locator.Supreme Dicks came together in Massachusetts in 1982. SomewhereContinue reading “a loaf supreme”

ikue mori: desert colonies

Where to begin ? Ikue Mori arrived in New York from her native Tokyo at some point in 1977, quickly gravitating toward the CBGB’s scene in downtown Manhattan. It was there, presumably, that she first encountered guitarist, Robert Quine. In early 1978, Mori replaced Dublin born Gordon Stevenson in Arto Lindsay and Robin Crutchfield’s DNA.Continue reading “ikue mori: desert colonies”

wind currents

“…though the prevailing direction is actually from the north-northwest.In contrast to the shamāl is the less frequent qaws from the southeast.The wind regimes of Najd and the Rubʿ al-Khali are complex,particularly during spring. The winds may comefrom any point of the compass and vary in intensity…”– Encyclopaedia Britannica.Anouar Brahem: oud;Ustad Shaukat Hussain: tabla;Jan Garbarek: tenorContinue reading “wind currents”

chicago now #2: spiderwebbed

EFA 04950-2. dedicated to the memory of michael f. cergizan. dan bitney; john herdon; john macentire; douglas mccombs; bundy k. brown.Recorded and mixed by John McEntire at Idful Music Corporation; Chicago, Illinois; November 29th – December 5th, 1993. Written by Tortoise for Wrapped in Rubber Music. Thrill Jockey Records / City Slang. The sound ofContinue reading “chicago now #2: spiderwebbed”

the cramps

mr. mystic’s uncle bill out on the pull. Huge fans of Boon County’s Hasil Adkins, Ivy Rorschach and longtime beau Lux Interior invite us all to a Texan hoedown with all the frills. Just don’t do it on my doorstep. ▼ THE CRAMPS: LET’S GET F*CKED UP from “Flamejob” LP/CD (Epitaph/Creation) 1994 (US)