May 15, 2010
Letter to You
Beast that you are,
3 arms that you have to hold me,
4 hands to touch me with,
One eye to gaze upon me,
One leg,
A probosis on your lower abdomen,
No head as such,
And a tuft of coarse hair on your chest,
You are perfect,
My Darling. – David Shrigley, The Book of Shrigley
The hole you have in your heart is no hole at all, it is an endless galaxy of vitamins and boxes. I wish I could find the box with your tongue in it so I could sew up the cut and put it in your clean hand – Terri Gender Bender
1. Sui Zhen – Letter to You 001 (unreleased, 2010)
2. Telegraph Avenue – Lauralie (Mag records, 1971)
3. Gonjasufi – Sheep (Warp records, 2010)
4. Andras Fox & Sui Zhen – Petit Morte (unreleased, 2010)
5. Flamingos - I only have eyes for you (End records, 1959)
6. The Mole – Dreamer (Musique Risquee, 2010)
7. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Round and Round (4AD, 2010)
8. Dirty Projectors – No Intention (Domino, 2009)
Recently I have been spending time on skype, communicating with a loved one both present and absent. There are times when words, letters, and pictures need to be replaced by a haptic space of darkness and touch.
Whilst this can be filed under the “romantic-mixtape” category, I hope the variety of sounds, places and release dates make it one for a love beyond temporal-spatial restrictions. For those interested, the Telegraph Avenue album is a Peruvian Psych/Pop gem well worth checking out. And for the uninitiated, Sui Zhen is a nomadic wanderer from Sydney whose talent is almost matched by her prolific output. Asides from writing songs whilst most people would scarcely have time to cook a meal (see: Letter to You 001) Sui Zhen makes films, photos and other devices for the storage of memories. Her album is being prepared for release soon, so keep an ear out.
Another good one, Andras. Totally entranced with your tracks’ aesthetic.
Thanks David! that means a lot, especially from someone who correctly places apostrophes.
Sui Zhen – Letter to you 001 is such a beautiful song. What a great playlist
There are few more hauntingly beautiful songs than The Flamingos’ “I Only Have Eyes for You.” Glad someone else appreciates it as much.
Theres nothing more romantic than a mixtape :)
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Andras that track is amazing and Sui Zhen is a real find.
Where is the best place to hear (buy) more of your stuff?
Thanks Radders,
Sui Zhen sure is – quite a cute little thing….! Me and Becky (her real name) put lots of stuff up on fairtilizer…
http://fairtilizer.com/users/andrasfox
you can always send me an email, so i can send you new things..
Ill hopefully be pressing a couple little 7″s soon, but just trying to make stuff for now.
Andras I love all of your bedroom tracks boy you are good!
That’s sum Odyssey I hear!!
are you still in Melbourne and do you dj? if so would love to know when you’re next playing?