Gently Sailing Toward the Future
July 26, 2009 at 11:26 am
In sullen light of the inauspicious day.
Now, free, by hazard’s quirk, from the common ill
Knocking our brothers down, we strike a stance
Most mock-heroic, to cloak our waking awe
At this rare rumpus which no man can control :
Meek and proud both fall; stark violence
- Channel Crossing - Sylvia Plath
” Mid 2009 exploration. no.1 ”
01. The Lounge Lizards - Queen reprise
Queen Of All Ears (Strange & Beautiful, 1998)
02. Sholi - Dance for hours
Sholi (Quarter Stick, 2009)
03. Minutemen - Maternal Rite
The Politics of Time (Sst Records, 1984)
04. Bellini - Susie
The Precious Prize Of Gravity (Temporary Resident, 2009)
05. Sir Richard Bishop - Cemetery Games
Polytheistic Fragments (Drag City, 2007)
06. Deerhoof - Carriage
Halfbird (Menlo Park, 2001)
07. Glorious Strangers - Move it time
New York Noise 2: Music from The New York Underground 1977-1984 (Soul Jazz, 2005)
08. Peaches - Set It Off
The Teaches Of Peaches (Efa Imports, 2000)
09. Iran - Baby Let’s Get High One Last Time Together
Dissolver (Narnack Records, 2009)
note: MdM has been slacking off in rock department. So here is the first of short series exploring punk rock. Ever hear that old claim about rock being the step sister of music. All lyric and surface, but structurally not very satisfying. Well, here are several recent pieces that has complex rhythm structure while keeping the compactness of rock as popular music. I like ‘Sholi’. Its steady graceful lyricism on top of math rock like sound famous of Touch and Go records. It has wildly varying tempo and rhythm, I promise you. The rest are a homage of classic punk sound and structure with a nod to free jazz. Maybe what I am hoping to find is a combination of easy to digest popular culture, rock lyricism and wildly futuristic free jazz. Yes, it’s impossible, but I’ll give it a try anyway. The second one will draw tear, I promise.
image: Big Hug/Kama (2003)., Franziska Furter (Swiss, born 1972) Watercolor and pencil on paper, 7 3/4 x 10 3/4″ (19.7 x 27.3 cm). The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift. © 2009 Franziska Furter.
the used’s new video for “blood on my hands” comes out TOMORROW! here is a teaser:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=60855078
squashed, you my man, this shit is freaky enough for me, out there, love it. my wife probably won’t like any of it, say it’s not music, fuck her, right. well, she’s not here to hear that, sorry.
good list, fantastic list.
wait a minute, squashed, you’re not a woman are you? if you are I love you.
Heya Bill,
I am a guy. Tho’ I am always surprise if I post more lyrical and less tempramental list that people then think it should only be done by a girl. There was a time when I try to build crude musical stereotyping just to see if I can create sort of “persona”. But it crumbled after a few tries. Short of overtly ideological, most recent pieces by modern artists are all over the place. (lyricism, rhythm preference, keys, tempo, etc.)
There are general preference of this or that demographic or group of people. But for “gender” in general male/female, it doesn’t work very well.
anyway, glad you like it. mathrock usually isn’t everybody’s cup of coffe. …
sq
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The Minutemen - We Jam Econo Trailer
I you like this music, you might also like the new release from Ganga “More Light Please” - chilled and relaxing music with a small nod to the club and a beautiful track with eighties diva Vanessa Daou
Download available everywhere.
Ganga - Downbeat / Chill Out Music