Friday, February 14, 2020

Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, Panaiotis DEEP LISTENING (1989)



I tried to get into Oliveros via her earlier work and didn't make much progress but I think this might be the skeleton key. It is more brutally assertive, deep listening hardly a choice.

Thursday, February 13, 2020

NIGHT BOAT TO TANGIER by Kevin Barry (2019)



A disgustingly talented writer. If Denis Johnson had been raised in Ireland, the most literarily-dense land on Earth, like Kenya for authors, high altitude training, thin fucking air for heartbreak.

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Selena Gomez RARE (2020)












Man, this would be a helluvan album if she trashed some of the album cuts and include the last few years of singles, which only appear on the "Target Exclusive."  Ideal tracklisting:

1. Bad Liar
2. Dance Again
3. It Ain't Me
4. Back To You
5. Look At Her Now
6. Fun
7. Crowded Room
8. Rare
9. Lose You To Love Me
10. Vulnerable

Saturday, February 08, 2020

ann annie CORDILLERA (2018)



portlander with a deft touch on the synths and a cool, understated use of field recording, making genial, inquisitive, affirmative tunes à la Mark McGuire's euphoric explorations. whole discography is on sale and proceeds support the Audubon Society, so you could get several albums, save some birds and y'know, and make a ßernie pledge for under $8.  the internet ain't all bad.



Iconic Portland moment!

Friday, February 07, 2020

Eluvium VIRGA I (2019)



missed this in December of last year b/c the press doesn't follow Bandcamp-only releases, but our Portlander's fanbase is big enough to already sell ~300 copies based on BC followers --> at least $3000, undoubtedly more based on the clear vinyl sales (not sold out yet, cop one)....I guess I'm biased to think we should tout the stuff that actually gets the man paid for being one of the great living ambient composers

speaking of direct support... ßernie 2020 dude you will not believe how good it is for your mental health to make a small daily contrib to the campaign, it feels like the first day of summer vacation every day, just do it for the neurotransmitter release.