BLAQSTARR LIVE was recorded at Brooklyn space, Glasslands - NYE EVE 2007 - just about a year ago. It was hibernating throughout this year and I think its now more than ever.
The recording was an experiment; I was testing an el cheapo audio capture device. The mic is open, so its an “ambient party”. I think it was a success, a 50/50 mix of people freaking at the party and BLAQSTARR’s set. I love his vocal hype and the slow jams are my favorite part.
"Every so often a gadget comes around that manages to transcend the cheap plastic frame in which it's encased. The first Buddha Machine was one such device. Created by a little -known Chinese company called FM3, the ambient-musical-loop-playing gadget proved a bit of a surprise hit...the second incarnation of the box looks nearly identical to its predecessor--something along the lines of a cheap transistor radio you might pick up in Chinatown."
Life is full of disappointment. Inescapable. What is unacceptable is when disrespect takes over. Blind selfishness is perhaps the ugliest of ways to live. Loosing faith in yourself is uglier.
SO what do I want for XMAS? You cannot buy it in a store. You cannot wear it. It wont make the world perfect (impossible). You live it. You believe in it.
Am I dreaming? Yes - then I guess you can call me a dreamer.
BLACK FLAG - LIVE AT TARGET Peep the heavy video at the end which pretty much stands for politics today. I just bought the CEO chair of the SAVAGE SEVERE for 50 bucks.
The RADIO format has been flexing its muscles in my subconscious of late.
I'm still a fan of the format - I interact with music in many ways - about a 50 / 50 split between airwaves and archives. But I find that listening to traditional radio is a real activity - kind of like unwrapping a new Lp - an experience that digital connections sometimes lack.
Junior and Lil’ Dave offer the recordbreakin series on WKDU if you’re on the go in the whip in Philly or anytime on their insane archives of shows. Their Mizell Brothers tribute was an eye opener - a favorite at the Savage Severe offices.
Such a hard name for a very present producer. The honesty in his bio is refreshing. This instramentalist unleashed a recent body of work entitled: RADIO
It was composed entirely from radio samples heard on his local radiowaves but sounds like neck cracking tropicalia hip-hop.
Exile creates sample source music / mental color fields (see Prefuse 73). It reminds me of a nice afternoon on a patio. Sun. Dope. How could such rich music come from the kludgy radio?
The answer speaks to broadcast’s power.
Radio is mysterious - appropriate then for Madlib to have served up the cryptic title for his album WLIB AM KING OF THE WIGFLIP not long ago - sounds in the key of creepy AM radio.
I love the long pause and the record getting flipped on this youtube offering.
RAP ATTACK & MR MAGIC are back as heard on WLIB in NY - the compiler, Will C. offered the very fun mash of on-air tapes, now in stores as Down the Dial. You can find clips over here thru the turnstyle - be sure to peep the show intro...
CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THIS SONG! NORTHEND's TEE's HAPPY. IT MAKES THE DAY A-OK. CHECK IT FOR THE FULL RIDE. I CAME FOR THE FUNK, BUT I'LL STAY FOR THE BOOGIES.
Went to MOMA the other night to a grande event - a Melivn Van Peebles double feature. First his early work with a the screening of La Permission (Story of a 3-Day Pass), and then his current feature, Confessionsofa Ex-Doofus-ItchyFooted Mutha.
Confessions is a fresh and relevant work by a filmmaker who has steadily produced work in his own voice. a POV like no other.
He was there for intros and questions and answered my questions almost by mind reading and started his comments by declaring with a shout,
"WE DID IT Y’all!" "KEEP DOING IT!" "DO NOT BE INTIMIDATED!" "THE UNIVERSE CALLED US TOGETHER HERE!"
The screening was fun too because it was completly devoid of pretence. Many relaxed faces and vibes (unlike those online to see the sold out Videos by David Bowie w/ Thurston Moore. No offense to anyone, just an observation). Actually the screening environment was like that of going to a movie at a public library - that's supposed to be a compliment.
