Why yes, I did say that I was taking a break. Then again, if you read this, you should know by now that me saying that is shorthand for "give me like a couple of hours and I'll hit you off with something." If I didn't plan on writing at all, I just wouldn't. I mean, look at the month of March posting wise. Quite pitiful really.
Anyways, I've spent most of my preoccupied time realizing that when you feel like your world is very shaky, listening to depressing/a little too melancholy music is not where its at. I've had to erase all traces of Apropa't from the playlist because though it's a beautiful album, it made me want to go expose myself to the elements or something. I'll put that one on the shelf until it gets a little warmer, thanks.
Arthur Russell has entered my brain like crazy due to the deluge of coverage of the new compilations. I swear 419 has The World of Arthur Russell on repeat and due to being occasionally easily influenced and always there, so do I.
Because I've got so much music swimming around my brain yet no completed mixes in site -- unfortunately for Alex and Lina -- I've updated the mp3 for grabs page. On deck are Erlend Oye, Every Party (produced by Scott Herren a.k.a. Savath + Savalas under his Prefuse 73 pseudonym. I've decided I'm going to mention him all the time because if over at Gothamist, they could turn their Law and Order obsession into a set visit, dammit, someone I know has to have a connection to him. He lived in Brooklyn for a spell and everything. I just want an interview, people -- and perhaps to sit in on a beatmaking session. Somebody get on it!); "In The Light of The Miracle," the monster Arthur Russell epic; and a song from Benzos, the band I saw on my birthday who are my favorite local group of the moment.
An event happening later at APT is the inaugural Ghostly International's Spectral Sessions with James Cotton (a.k.a. Tadd Mullinix a.k.a. Dabrye, a Kitty Power fave) and Osbourne a.k.a. soundmurderer among others. It should be in a word: dope! Let's hope I won't let poverty and laziness keep me down.
Posted by Candicissima at March 23, 2004 02:50 AMcan i request a song for the musique page?? id love for the sex in the city song we chatted about to go up so i dont have to slit my throat searching for it on the kazaa that doesnt work or the morpheus that freezes. 0:)
Posted by: jay at March 23, 2004 11:28 AMI'll see if I can find it on Soulseek. I got seduced back into that the other day. I'll send it to you over IM.
Posted by: Candicissima at March 23, 2004 01:23 PM