lonely fire

Hey all-

Long time, no type, eh? Well, I’m hoping to get back into the swing of things with this here blog. What better way to do so than by sharing a mix of music I made, yes? If you want more info on how Muxtape works, you can check out Schleep’s blog post (and mix); though get in soon, because as this article indicates, there may not be a substantial legal footing for sites like Muxtape and Mixwit to stick around…. (which kind of doesn’t surprise me, even if you’re not able to download songs from either of these sites…) Seems like Mixwit may be the winner of the two, as that news article explains, since it doesn’t require users to upload songs from their hard disks to their servers, but instead takes advantage of an mp3 search engine to find songs that are already out there on the internet to pull from to create your mix; though, of course, this means that the ultra-rare Wicked Sceptre b-side that you need to make your mix perfect may not be so readily available with such a set-up. (CAUTION- Wicked Sceptre link is NSFW).

All this talk of mixtapes brings two things to mind: the book Mix Tape that was compiled by Thurston Moore a few years ago (more info on it here and here), and the short-lived Gentleman’s Dining Club of Southwestern Pennsylvania (a mixtape & supper club some folks put together), which I managed to wrangle my way into, and made some pretty outlandish tape “cases” for- including some weird box for Q and a crucifix for Rick Gribenas; a creative streak that led me to make an epic 4-tape, 8-sided, travel photograph-hot glue-gunned, hinged wooden triangle contraption for someone I had feelings for at the time.

While Muxtape, et al, is a pretty amazing idea/design, infinitely fascinating in the possibilities of sharing and discovering, you still miss that human element that goes into writing out the setlist, choosing a photo or making a collage (or carved, painted wooden triangles) to accompany the music; just that lack of personalization that the giver goes into great detail for the receiver. But, if you’re sharing the music with the whole internet anyway, how personal can you really get? Hm?

Anywho, more posts soon, I promise

Stumbled upon this gem of a website last night, a source of reviews for psych and prog rock bands worldwide. It is especially worth noting the amount of info they have on one of their pages about Ya Ho Wa 13, the mothergod ur-root of hippie-commune-cult-worshipping-wack-job rock outfits for all eternity, as the following album sleeve and live photo will testify:

And King Fiery Jaguar Paw had yet another casually miraculous touchdown the other night:

sandy bull e pluribus unim electric blend

Xhol Caravan motherfuckers live side 1, first day (excerpt)

Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band doc at the radar station sheriff of hong kong

Vladimir Ussachevsky Electronic and Acoustic Works 1957-1972 metamorphosis

Fire could you understand me jedan divian den

Juan de la Cruz band shake yr brains i wanna say yeah

Sir Lord Baltimore s/t hell hound

SRC s/t daystar

Kraftwerk 4 heavy metal kids

Adam Bohman & Roger Smith Reality Fandango the first question

Nels Cline/Chris Corsano/Carlos Giffoni Graduation side a, excerpt

Midnite Snake Shaving the Angel sacred mist

carlos santana/john mclaughlin love devotion surrender the life divine

Les Razilles Denudes high or die heatwave (excerpt)

Robbie Basho Venus In Cancer venus in cancer

gunter schickert Samtvogel kreigmaschinen, fahrt zer holle

So, while some people may be aware of this, not everyone is, so I might as well tell you about it… I have a special partnership with an ancient celestial soundwave being known only to me… When he is in communion with our recongnizable frequencies he prefers to be known by the title King Fiery Jaguar Paw. His mentorship over the past four years has provided with sound training (pun intended) in the esoteric arts of intergalactic hyper-synaptic wavebrain thoughtshare, conducted primarily through the forms and structures we here on planet earth understand as “music.” His guidance has been invaluable to me, as I navigate the spaces and times of universal expression and mythic apparition of form and purpose.  Some playlists from recent touchdowns include:

Artist    Album    TrackName  

Dr. John    gris gris    croker courtboullion 

OOIOO    green & gold     emeraldragonfly 

Shinichi Yuize    japanese koto    shinsencho bukyoku, pt 1     (shuttlecock) 

Seiichi Yamamoto    crown of fuzzy groove    mantral 

Ennio Morricone     Morricone High    astratto 1 

Baris Manco    prog is not a four letter word comp.    lambaya puf de   

Erkin Koray    1st album   askimiz bitecek 

Davey Graham     midnight man     the fakir 

John Berberian Ensemble    oud and the fuzz    oud and the fuzz   

Embryo    prog is not a four letter word comp.    music of today   

Herbie Mann    evolution of mann    turkish coffee 

Sweet and Honey     Live At Your Cosmic Mind   last cosmic people still dreaming 

Eyes and Arms of Smoke    birthing timbers     pt 1 

Tom Recchion    Chaotica     flying weather 

Terry Riley    persian surgery dervishes    pt 1- live april 18, 1971   

Sigur Ros    Von     hun joro  Panda Bear     Person Pitch    i’m not   

Parts & Labor    Mapmaker     long way down 

The Psychic
Paramount    Origins and Primitives Vol. 1 2    the perfect request

Artist       Album        TrackName

Ed Yazijan   [no value]   orange sky, black clouds 

 Masayuki Takayanagi    April is the Cruelest Month    we have existed 

 Picchio
del Pozzo   prog is not a four letter word comp    merta 

Stone Harbour   emerge    ride 

Georg Dueter    library record    pearls  Skip Spence   oar    little hands 

Remko Scha     machine guitars (live, kremlin, 1982)     sweep 

Grey Daturas/Yellow Swans    silver/gold    silver, track 2 

Ash Ra Tempel    schwingungen/seven up darkness-     flowers must die 

Cromagnon     orgasm     organic sundown 

 Cor Fuhler    Stengam    north south 

 The Psychic
Paramount    Origins & Primitives Vol. 1 2    dsinter blues recorder  Biota   Almost Never     burn daylight pt 2 

 Sun Ra     Heliocentric Worlds Vols. 1 & 2    of heavenly things 

John Cale    Stainless Gamelan     stainless steel gamelan 

Han Bennink     Tempo Comodo     brushes/air drumming  Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid    Tongues    the sun never sets 

The Los Angeles Free Music Society    The Lowest Form of Music    disc 6- foundation boo- slow piece #1

blah, blah, you get the picture.

Showtime: Thursdays, 10-midnight.

Showchannel: 88.3 FM on your radio dial, or www.wrct.org in your web browser. Program guide and various events calendars are also on the website.

And for now, I leave you with Bollywood Hippie Freakout:

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