symphonium

The tiny clatter of dust motes colliding. One of Cécile Schott’s unearthly music box and mechanistic sound collages, originally commissioned byAtelier De Création Radiophonique for a radio broadcast. ▼ COLLEEN: WHAT IS A COMPONIUM ? (PART II) from “Colleen et Les Bôites à Musique” EP (leaf) 2006 (US) PURCHASE COLLEEN ET LES BÔITES À MUSIQUE

where the spirits are

photograph by Eliot Elisofon, ‘Life Magazine‘, 1959. Female guitarist, Pirako Kurenai and her male accomplice, Kageo. With a nod to Swan Fungus. ▼ SUISHOU NO FUNE: YOUR TEARS FALL FROM THE SKY from “Where The Spirits Are” CD (Holy Mountain) 2006 (Japan)PURCHASE WHERE THE SPIRITS ARE

don’t skimp on the mayo

Mayo Thompson: lyrics, vocals, guitar; Noel Kupersmith: bass;Tom Watson: guitar; harpsichord; synthesiser; John McEntire: drums, ukulele;Stephen Prina: guitar, harpsichord, piano, organ, tambourine. Recorded and mixed by John McEntire. Dedicated to Jörg Schlick (1951-2006). ▼ THE RED KRAYOLA: GREASY STREET from “Introduction” CD (Drag City) 2006 (US) ▼ THE RED KRAYOLA: L.G.F. from “Introduction” CD (Drag