... each relationship system-between sun and pressure field, between pressure field and geometrical structure, between the individual bones of the geometry, and between bones and skin- was precisely defined, together they generated movements and outcomes that were nonlinear-that were more than the sum of their parts.

-Ali Rahim, Catalytic Formations

1. Telefon Tel Aviv – TTV
2. Telefon Tel Aviv – When It Happens It Moves All by Itself
3. Ashekanzy and Previn – Suite No. 1 for two pianos
4. The Album Leaf – We Once Were (Two)
5. Country Joe & The Fish – Section 43
6. Dosh – Um, Circles and Squares
7. The Dukes of Stratosphear – 25 O´Clock

A great deal of events have occurred since my last post oh so many weeks ago. I find myself stranded in a new dilemma that has forced my physique as well as my psyche to struggle in a way that has not been beneficial for neither of the two parties. All of my time, stamina and tears have been reserved for work related activities only, it is not so much that I NEED to do this, but rather… that I want to.. well, in a way, one might say that I do need these short-lived self-destructive periods. I really cannot explain why, but sometimes, there is just a certain pathos that locks on to my basic programming and takes over, and does not unlock until I have rendered myself semi-unconscious in my study room while my heart pumps nothing but pure unadulterated caffeine. I have still not been able to shake off my current destructive trend, but one thing is for sure, I really missed the Motel, my sacred resting ground.

Images: LOW

[...] I think that every person, whether they play music or don’t play music, has a sound–their own sound, that thing that you’re talking about. You can’t destroy that. It’s like energy. Your sound, your voice, means more to everyone that knows you than how you look tomorrow. You might grow a beard or shave your hair. They say, “I can’t recognize you.” But as soon as you talk, “Oh yeah, it is you!” It’s the same thing. If it’s that distinctive, then there must be something there. It’s amazing that everyone has their own sound. Only actors are the one that try to cover–when they imitate somebody–but then they’re imitating that sound. – Ornette Coleman.

“Tomorrow is the Question!”

01. Ornette Coleman – Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch OST (1992)
02. Ornette Coleman – Focus on Sanity
The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959)
03. Carl Cox – The Latin Theme
Phuture 2000 (1999)
04. LFO Demon Aka Mental Hell – Empire
Genocide memoria (Sprengstoff Recordings, 2004)
05. Carl Cox – Black Shaolin
Phuture 2000 (Moonshine Music, 1999)
06. Alice Coltrane – The Ankh Of Amen-Ra
Universal Consciousness (1971)
07. Ornette Coleman – Tomorrow is the Question!
Tomorrow is the Question! (Ojc, 1959)
08. Ornette Coleman – Peace
The Shape of Jazz to Come (1959)

note: An Ornette Coleman request. It’s a difficult list to make since I only know two of his well known albums and not intimately. (Tomorrow is the Question! and The Shape of Jazz to Come). Within these two album I can say I “listen” and like the slower songs. My free jazz taste is downright pedestrian. Everything feels out of place and directionless, except for very few pieces that I feel connecting. (Anthony Braxton’s No.23J, Ornette Coleman’s Lonely Woman, few of Vandermark) Onto the list: My impression of free jazz/Coleman in general. Sort of undescribable melancholy, grasping toward a grand future that no present thinking can capture. Like asking, what is the color of dark sun going nova. It can be written in certain form, but never fully seen. Metric, dynamic, compositions are all over the place. So, anyway, this is my simplistic exaggeration of what a short moment in free jazz sounds like. enjoy. (maybe?)

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see also: Ornette Coleman (wiki), Alice Coltrane
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Thus a love life started between the girl and myself, and it was so intimate and so intense that we could hardly let a week go by without meeting. And yet we virtually never talked about it. I realized that her feelings at seeing me were the same as mine at seeing her, but I found it difficult to have things out. I remember that one day, when we were in a car tooling along at top speed, we crashed into a cyclist, an apparently very young and very pretty girl. Her head was almost totally ripped off by the wheels. For a long time, we were parked a few yards beyond without getting out, fully absorbed in the sight of the corpse. The horror and despair at so much bloody flesh, nauseating in part, and in part very beautiful, was fairly equivalent to our usual impression upon seeing one another.
- Georges Bataille, story of the eye.

Tindersticks – Kathleen
(Kathleen 12″ / 1994)
Iron and wine – boy with a coin
(the shepherd’s dog / 2007)
State River Widening – crown
(cottonhead / 2004)
Susumu Yokota – A Heart-warming and Beautiful Flower Will Eventually Wither Away and become dirt
(Love or die / 2007)
Songs of green pheasant – fires P.G.R.
(gyllyng street / 2007)

A short soundtrack to the falling temperatures.

Photo(s): Harley V. W., Polisaspera, Soda O, Pixietart, Darja.

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Simply the fact that such embroidered words are related to trivial consumer goods makes product poetry worth the considering. Many of the “poems” sound like extended versions of advertising copies. They explain the product philosophy, “invite” to positive feelings or appeal to the customer. This matches well with the routine of Japanese companies to emphasize their tireless efforts to satisfy the customers’ high demands.

When flattery and promises are expressed in more unexpected ways, “product poetry” creates a surprisingly new point of view concerning the product, and delights. – Pingmag

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“Night Pearls”

01. Fontanelle – Slow January
F (Kranky, 2001)
02. Tim Love Lee – Sombre Hombre
Just Call Me “Lone” Lee (Tummy Touch, 2000)
03. Chromatics – Night Drive (web)
Chromatics IV (Trouble Man Unlimited, 2007)
04. Soma Sonic – Falling
Future (Sonic Images, 2000)
05. Marsen Jules – Coeur Saignant
Les Fleurs (City Centre Offices, 2006)
06. Glass Candy – Covered in Bugs (web)
Solid Gold (Italians do it better, 2007)

note: A quickie pop night entry. Here is an idea: what makes japanese consumer product packaging design so enticing? The idea of unwrapping that little colorful delight to get into rather mundane sweet for eg. It’s the triumph of product design.

Well this list is an internal note about mdm design, maybe how to get to the songs are half the fun if one just wrapped them with enough packaging design. (haa haa.) On serious note: the songs are dream-pop, several with electronica slant. Chromatics is about to release their next album, same with Glass Candy. Both are fun new electronic-pop groups. Check out their myspace pg. The rest are old favorite tracks from various albums.

see also: Imperial Lounge No.4
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Pink Floyd vs. Judie Tzuke – breathe with me till dawn
(Blended by FutuRo)(link)

Whereas most mash-ups are fun but disposable experiments to hear how two songs would sound interwined, rarely does enough shine goes to precision synching and sidestepping a forced feel. This combo of Pink Floyd’s “breathe” and Judie Tzuke’s “stay with me till dawn” flows naturally, instead of emphazising in the “wackiness” of the pairing, FutuRo is concerned with the sonic product he creates, dropping Judie’s song one semi-tone and upping Pink Floyd’s one tone so they both work their magic effortlesly.

A mountain of one – can’t be serious
(Mountain of one / 2007)

A magnificent re-version of Ginny’s “can’t be serious” which features some of my favorite elements in music, namely, sick amounts of reverb, layers of dreamy synths, guitar soloing beardo halfway through it, and sultry femme vocals, provided on this track by long-time Tricky collab and ex-wife, Martina Topley Bird.

Tom Middleton – Shinkansen
(Lifetracks / 2007)

Supposedly, Tom Middleton spent 10 years crafting Lifetracks, this would translate as the sound of the record being dated yet the album has a certain “je ne sais quoi” that recalls some of the best soundscapes that were crafted by IDM artists in the mid-90′s, combining electronic experimentation with a huge sense of melody. Tom Middleton has abandoned his early excursions in ambient and dips unto balearic territory for this tribute to the notorious japanese bullet train. Like comfort food for a generation that is still rather young.

Isolée – Schrapnell
(Wearemonster / 2005)

The amazing Schrapnell. When I first heard it 2 years ago what first grabbed my attention was the reverb-heavy surf guitar and the krautrock vibe of the song, but there’s such an overabundance of melodies, textures and arrangements to be found in every Isolée piece that every time I hear it again I keep finding new highlights to the song. Interesting to hear “Wearemonster” this week and find out that it doesn’t sound one minute older since its release, specially given the enormous and frightening advances in electronic music these days where every sound gets devoured by new ones and outdated in manner of months.

Lorenzo – Get deep
(Get deep 12″ / 2006)

The french house influence comes through with this song’s wicked filtering wah guitar hook. The bouncy guitar keeps fading in and out, each time coming stronger in bounce with more percussive elements in the mix and a clearly stated sense of rhythm. Warm & uplifting oddball disco for the blood to start flowing.

Will Saul & Lee Jones – hug the scary (partial arts remake)
(Hug the scary / 2007)

Partial Arts (the duo of Al Usher and Ewan Pearson) take the original’s melancholic vibe and transform it into a mighty compelling and deep groove. I’ve been playing this to death lately. Also check out their song “trauermusik”, possibly the best single that the Kompakt label has released in a year full of highs for the label.

Note: As of Sunday I’ll be home alone for two weeks. Anyone of my close acquaintances who is reading the blog feel free to crash without notice. There’s 2 beds and one couch (for some reason the couch is more comfortable than the beds) and whoever comes first gets them – Mind you I wont be making breakfast for anyone this time.

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