Here’s the second in a series of collaborations with Florida-based composer/improviser Scott Bazar. I can’t recommend his audio/visual work enough. Here’s my post on our earlier collaboration. More on the way…(I have to finish a couple of videos first.) Continue reading Sounds in the Mockingbird Mound with Scott Bazar
Lots of guitar and art rock below, though lots of good uses of electronics, too. Lots of comfort music (in these times). And RIP Art Neville. The Meters are one of THE bands for me. The Muppet Movie Soundtrack, the first record I remember turns 40. Still love it. Black Sabbath (1970)Paranoid (1970)Master of Reality … Continue reading There’s gotta be more to life than myself: Recent Listening
Are you pumped it’s Friday? Do you need maximum jams? If so, you probably weren’t looking for what I’ve got here. Many years ago a friend of mine did electronic music under the name Audio Prehistory. He did rad stuff and I worked with him on several projects including bands, art installations, and whatever else … Continue reading Friday Double Feature
Lost Chords and Serenades Divine is back! Today is a dialogue between me and John King on Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band’s Safe as Milk. I’ll be writing more columns and John and I are considering more dialogues. What albums do you think we should discuss? Thanks for reading! Continue reading Seek Electricity
A matinee of “Dust and Butter” from Stull. Stull exists in two realms: One is as a improv rock trio and the other is as a recording project based on a process that begins with Tracy’s percussion/field recordings. You can hear them woven together in the Stullification playlist. The new track is below. Thanks! Continue reading Stull’s Silly Symphonettes #3
When we started Eunoia Solstice, Eric and I wanted to post compositional prompts and games. We called it “The Goading,” but only managed to goad each other. Here is one of the prompts we developed and my response to it using song titles. MyTunes Remixa. Open iTunes and view your songs according to artist. b. Sort … Continue reading From the Eunoia Archives: Accidental Lyrics
Scott Bazar and I have started collaborating. Our first track has some spoken word elements from me, while his foundation track was improvised, partially with a microwave rotator. The first time I played with Scott, I was at a festival and in a small theater. The instrument he gave me was a prepared metal garden rake … Continue reading New Sounds + Words
At some point a relative of mine worked on novelty recordings, including several haunted house records, and then made albums that supposedly capture the sound of these hybrid Ouija/keyboard instruments he built that played music and conjured EVP. We’re not sure how many of these he built or where they are, but the tracks that … Continue reading McClurg’s Music to Ouija By
The first in a series of videos based on music and poems. Continue reading I’ll Cut a Hole and Pull You Through
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