McClurg’s Musicalia #59: And the souls divided from themselves…
…is available over at The Drunken Odyssey where you can get a haiku, list, and links to the playlist. Continue reading McClurg’s Musicalia #59: And the souls divided from themselves…
Category: Inspiration
Marginalia #43
First time listen with headphones and I love hearing some previously unnoticed details in the arrangements. Though I was told repeatedly about the guitar playing, it never interested me. On this listen, I found it more exciting than in the past and I especially loved the guitar tones. “Inca Roads” is an all-time favorite–Zappa or … Continue reading Marginalia #43
New Sounds: the Abdomen: Preparing the Ghost
Ryan has always pushed me into exploring avenues of improvisation I may not have otherwise, and this album is no exception: improvising with another person not in the room with you. More for folks interested in experimental, noise, and improv genres. From the description: For this session, Stephen and Ryan (collectively known as the Abdomen) … Continue reading New Sounds: the Abdomen: Preparing the Ghost
Musicalia #57 over at The Drunken Odyssey!
You can hear the newest playlist, “The Widow’s Wall, The Widower’s Wind”, over at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #57 over at The Drunken Odyssey!
Marginalia #42
Carrington exquisitely captures the moods of her paintings in her stories–disturbing, playful, strange. They read a little like Kafka’s parables or the dreams and nightmares of Angela Carter’s characters. With a symbolic density equal to poetry, well worth re-reading. If you liked Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, then I highly recommend The Cat (1992). Lam … Continue reading Marginalia #42
A Marginalia and a Happy New Year
Happy New Year! This is Marginalia #41. I read this decades ago after Derek Bailey inspired a new way for me to approach instrumental playing. His recordings could be hard to find back then, but worth it when found. I loaned my copy to someone back then and never got it back. Finally got another … Continue reading A Marginalia and a Happy New Year
Marginalia #39
More marginalia and musicalia. Continue reading Marginalia #39
Marginalia #38
Labor Day marginalia and a new playlist. Continue reading Marginalia #38
Marginalia #37
Some stuff I’ve been checking out recently, plus some review links and a new playlist. Continue reading Marginalia #37
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