December 2009
5 posts
My favourite records of the last year, I think
in no particular order, and without too much deliberation:
Neal Morgan - To The Breathing World
Karl Blau - Baby Nettles
Mount Eerie - Wind’s Poem
Our Brother The Native - Sacred Psalms
Edward Williams - Life On Earth soundtrack
K-OS - Yes!
Comments welcome
My favourite records of the last decade, I think
in no particular order, and without too much deliberation:
The National - Alligator
Joanna Newsom - YS
mewithoutYou - Brother, Sister
Damien Jurado - And Now That I’m In Your Shadow
Papa M - Whatever, Mortal
Asa Chang & Junray - Jun Ray Song Chang
Do Make Say Think - Goodbye Enemy Airship
Jim O’Rourke - Insignificance
Sigur Rós - Ágætis Byrjun
The Microphones - The Glow...
Golden Threads from the Sun
(a short story)
I pulled an oily root from the earth. Its body was fat and ripe white-green like a parsnip and it did not look wounded when I hurt it. The soil was soft and dry and dripped from my prize.
From the gap in the ground poured thousands of red ants. Across the tree roots, up and around the ended stump and towards my feet. Around 170 of them were on my hand with the root. I brushed...
I've been working on music
I’ve been working on a Frightened Rabbit remix.
I’ve been working on the new A Lily album.
I bought a Korg NanoPad.
My most recent song is called Your Collarbone. It has trumpets and as many vocal harmonies as my computer could handle. It has some real drums and I love it.