If anything, Pete Nickerson and Gary Gahan, the duo behind Spanned Canyons, should be proud that they nailed the premise of their new conceptual album. The Only Perfect Way for This to End is a nine-track expedition into icebound hell, echoing Dante Alighieri’s ninth circle, where the damned are trapped in a vast frozen lake. Instead of … Continue reading At Horror DNA: Spanned Canyons: The Only Perfect Way for This to End
Inlapping Flicking tongues in timeagainst their slantern rhyme, a fable in hen’s teeth. You can get the rest of the poem and the playlist at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #140: Inlapping
Over on Bandcamp, you can hear a live Reverse Engineer improv set recorded at Village Green Records in Montgomery. Reverse Engineer is really Kenny Johnson, and whatever inspires him for that project. A few years back, I made the Red Hills EP with him as Reverse Engineer, and if you check streaming, you will find … Continue reading New Music: Reverse Engineer
A new poem and playlist reside over at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #138: The Grip
Trey Lane’s new recording Sold Over Hold is now available on Bandcamp and on Tidal. I played a variety of auxiliary parts like synth, piano, and some secondary guitar. Continue reading New Music: Trey Lane’s Sold Over Hold
A new poem and playlist await at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #137: Proximity
The latest episode of Psychic Tuesday Radio focuses on Ethiopian jazz great Gétachèw Mèkurya and features a few local acts including Serenity Dagger’s “Out of This World.” A big thank you to Psychic Tuesday Radio and Substrate! Continue reading Psychic Tuesday Radio!
I’ve got two newish Serenity Dagger tracks now on streaming. Both started as improvisations with films. I never liked what I improvised for “Out of This World,” so I wrote a piece for the video. “One World or None” is a five-minute edit of a 16-minute improvisation made with the film version. The single version … Continue reading Serenity Dagger: “One World or None” and “Out of This World”
You can get the playlist and poem over at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #134: Swept in with the Trombones
Stephen McClurg 