Bay area weekend went nicely including one of the best, top ten shows of all time with
the Boredoms at the Independant. T%he show began with Eye playing two globes through contact mics,
sending them through a laptop synth and it just got better when yoshimi and the other
two drummers came out, they ended with some of the SUN sessions stuff and the whole
gig would have probably been the only exscuse in the world to take ectasy. But sober I
gladly was and enjoyed some righteouds moder japanese minimalism courtesy of the Boredoms.
The next night I ran into the Aframes down at HEMLOCK wich was a score of good fortune. I
missed their arkaic show and the new direction of the band is facinating and reminicent of
the new noise school of post punk found in the first PiL record. Very SOnic Youth but, more
youthful and blatantly feedbackariffic, there is hope my friends for rock and roll, not that
the Aframes are that hope, but certaintly their music is unfashionable making them the next trend.
I then wrote a report for my girlfriend's art history class contrasting, David's death of Marat, w/
Coubets Funeral at Oneth entitled Glorified Propagandastic historic painting vs. Boring Existential
experiements in originality.
Then, Sith on the IMAX @ Metreon, better than new hope it was.
The Amoeba run was full of goodies, here are a few;
Kraftwerk, Kraftwerk; I think this is the cd release of the first statement from them that
used to be called Florian and Ralph. This is their masterful ambient statement, shows how
far ahead of the pack they were in 1970, really impressive a must have. Do you feel nostalgia
for the future?
DNA ON DNA; The new remastered ep, early works, and rareties comp, fucking ruthless noise
and off time greatness.
Can; Peel Sessions, yep, all spontanious 1975 at the height of their powers
Les Baxter; Arfican Blue, Colors of Brazil; If you see any les Baxter on CD pick it up and marvel at the
production and arrangment, a truly inguinious man.
Blank Generation by Hell and the Voidoids; I'm gay for richard hell.
Wire, Live 1979, dvd/cd, haven't watched it yet, but the cd is great, right in that hot
era between Chairs and 154.
I also got the Brilliant 67 - 70 Scott Walker comp of the first 4 records, this shit kills
me, apocolyptic longue with absudrdist subject matter = mmmm.
the Boredoms at the Independant. T%he show began with Eye playing two globes through contact mics,
sending them through a laptop synth and it just got better when yoshimi and the other
two drummers came out, they ended with some of the SUN sessions stuff and the whole
gig would have probably been the only exscuse in the world to take ectasy. But sober I
gladly was and enjoyed some righteouds moder japanese minimalism courtesy of the Boredoms.
The next night I ran into the Aframes down at HEMLOCK wich was a score of good fortune. I
missed their arkaic show and the new direction of the band is facinating and reminicent of
the new noise school of post punk found in the first PiL record. Very SOnic Youth but, more
youthful and blatantly feedbackariffic, there is hope my friends for rock and roll, not that
the Aframes are that hope, but certaintly their music is unfashionable making them the next trend.
I then wrote a report for my girlfriend's art history class contrasting, David's death of Marat, w/
Coubets Funeral at Oneth entitled Glorified Propagandastic historic painting vs. Boring Existential
experiements in originality.
Then, Sith on the IMAX @ Metreon, better than new hope it was.
The Amoeba run was full of goodies, here are a few;
Kraftwerk, Kraftwerk; I think this is the cd release of the first statement from them that
used to be called Florian and Ralph. This is their masterful ambient statement, shows how
far ahead of the pack they were in 1970, really impressive a must have. Do you feel nostalgia
for the future?
DNA ON DNA; The new remastered ep, early works, and rareties comp, fucking ruthless noise
and off time greatness.
Can; Peel Sessions, yep, all spontanious 1975 at the height of their powers
Les Baxter; Arfican Blue, Colors of Brazil; If you see any les Baxter on CD pick it up and marvel at the
production and arrangment, a truly inguinious man.
Blank Generation by Hell and the Voidoids; I'm gay for richard hell.
Wire, Live 1979, dvd/cd, haven't watched it yet, but the cd is great, right in that hot
era between Chairs and 154.
I also got the Brilliant 67 - 70 Scott Walker comp of the first 4 records, this shit kills
me, apocolyptic longue with absudrdist subject matter = mmmm.
ps: I've been reading that Mr. Eno has a new solo vocal LP coming out... 6/14ish. I'm all atwitter!
[Edited on May 29, 2005 11:33AM]
I like the title you gave your art history paper.