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New Musicks, Old Ear.
This is a repost from somewhere else. Because I'm lazy.
I've been working on some new music with my friend Mark G.Cooley. It's a long-distance, file trading project. It sounds great so far. Lots of possibilities.
Mark is an incredible guitarist in the Kottke tradition and also has a keen understanding of the avant-garde and noise worlds. One piece I've begun working on sounds a bit like Ry Cooder and Robert Fripp being disembowled by Lord Kalki. Suffice to say, it's pretty fucking catchy. A real West-East showdown.
I've also started messing around on a classical guitar-oriented piece, over which I shall add some electric skitters, my ghosty vocal harmonies and the odd soundwash.
We haven't figured out what to call ourselves yet, though. I want to keep branding myself as "The Contrarian," but this project deserves its own moniker, particularly since Mark is such a huge part of it.
Anyway, the collaboration is a saving grace for this old dog.
The only bad news is that I'm deaf in my left ear again.
Title: "Robert Fripp meets Brian Eno in David Bowie's sexy mirrored coke room."
Yeah?
Posted by: arthur | Sunday, August 20, 2006 at 02:21 PM
Hellllzzz yeah!
That's the next record.
Posted by: casey | Sunday, August 20, 2006 at 04:28 PM
ill let you use the band name Deviated Rectum if you want it......
Posted by: greg | Sunday, August 20, 2006 at 06:01 PM
Hey, wow. That's pretty, um... Hot?
How was the Green Door show? Me and my bum ear stayed in. But we did see Snakes On a Plane, which was every it as bad as you'd expect, just not in a fun way,
Posted by: casey | Monday, August 21, 2006 at 08:06 AM
I can't wait to hear this new batch!
However, I can wait to see mutha fuckin' Snakes on the mutha fuckin' plane!
Posted by: Sean | Monday, August 21, 2006 at 03:08 PM
SOaP wasn't so fun, let me tell you. Let me know what you think if you indeed decide to see it.
Posted by: casey | Monday, August 21, 2006 at 07:53 PM
SoaP. haha!
the green door show was nice, last minute thing. matthew played a beautiful short set. he had his own super8 film accompanying him. i played a short set as well. one of the first solo sets in many years that didnt involve a laptop. just my 4 track, some pedals and some instruments. and 2 guitar amps. yeah rock.....
there'll be another show at green door on sept. 3rd.
christina carter, max ochs, and sean david mcmillen. should be a good one.
Posted by: greg | Monday, August 21, 2006 at 10:39 PM
Christina Carter at a local art studio is quite a coup. Thank goodness you moved here, man!
Speaking of CC, I reviewed the new Charalambides here.
Posted by: casey | Tuesday, August 22, 2006 at 09:26 AM