Many of the great artists I admire said little about their work, leaving it to speak for itself. Generative AI provides a lens and amplifier to let what started as thoughts, evolve into sound waves and moving images. This is a part of the once fictional narrative of Deep Scratch (A Tribetable Novel). I’ve gone full pelt into the AI landscape and here present some of the highlights, as Hip Slop, a mux type.
Hip Slop is AI collaborative text to sound to video collage, as a beat tape, what was engineered to sound like a vinyl mixtape from 1999 or there abouts, the hey day of turntablism, old school boom bap, static, blunted beats, muted jazz, and weird lyrics. Note that all lyrics and turntable speak are original Steve Fly Agaric compositions, besides the few hallucinatory excursions into LLM garble-gumage. These audio selection were produced over the last 18 months, some AI remixed versions of old tracks, some only play out for a few bars, others are left alone.
Many of these tracks are released via bandcamp in the Deep Scratch vs Udio series, here selected, mixed and blended using Djay (for I-Pad). No real turntables were harmed in the recording of this mix. No real singers, musicians, or real engineers were consulted, insulted or catapulted into orbit during this recording. This DJ Flai mix is a part of the Deep Scratch Universe. The Novel and accompanying works Deep Scratch Remix, and, Between The Groove, help add context. A DJ Mantis, DJ Tardigrade and DJ Fly become world champions in a human universe, but at what expense to the rest of humanity, history, time and spirit? Remind yourself this is science fiction, everything you see and hear is machine learning and neural nets, sewn together by the current author into sound things and moving light things, and any resemblance to real living things is purely coincidental. As a DJ and drummer, musician and writer my work entails building stronger ideas and methods and putting them into practice, performance IRL.
I hope you strive for that too. In the meantime, as somebody who perpetually hears music and sees somewhat psychedelic visions, I shored a few from some deep dives, for your enjoyment, analysis and meditation. If the goal of the Deep Scratch project was musical time-travel, this mix demonstrates success in some sense. Outlines and new directions for The tale of the tribe. A snapshot from an alternate universe where turntables turn fables, narrative decodes, writes, reads. I hope this finds you well. All love. –Steve Fly
Stay tuned, more remixes will be added to this playlist. Special thanks to Matt B and all Jammer Yammers. Visit https://jammpro.net/ to get yer’ mittens on the APP.
TEXT MESSAGE: This GPT malarkey ain’t bad at all. Good shit for structure and god mode I spose', yet I’m still digging for convincing dialogue and internal human monologue. I can tell my own scrawls, by the clumzy grammar and unresolved sentences. Cut off in the middle of a…
As Jake lay back in the dentist’s chair, he felt a dull ache in his lower right jaw. He closed his eyes, trying to take his mind off the pain, he saw blue and green lights as the drill touched a nerve. As he waited for the root canal operation to finish, his thoughts wandered to the concept of infinite regression, first proposed by mathematician John von Neumann.
Jake had always been fascinated by the idea, and he found himself lost in thought, pondering the implications of an infinite chain of causes and effects. As he mentally traced the chain backwards, he realised that there was no clear starting point. It was an endless loop of causation, and he felt a strange sense of unease. “Shit, back to Hofstader’s strange loops.”
“Sorry, Jake, what was that?” The dentist asked.
“Nothing.” Suddenly, the dentist’s voice snapped him out of his reverie. “All done, Jake. You can sit up now.”
Jake blinked, feeling disoriented. He gingerly touched his numb mouth, feeling the strange sensation of the anaesthetic. He thanked the dentist and walked out of the clinic, blinking in the bright spring sunlight, bikes and trams and cars and feet moving in all directions.
As he made his way back to the studio lab, he felt a strange sense of disconnection. He couldn’t beatbox, his mouth felt strange and foreign, like another’s mouth and tongue. And yet, the world around him was bursting and with new life. The trees were budding, the busy birds were chirping, and the air was filled with the scent of fresh grass. Jake felt a strange sense of contrast, the world seemed so vibrant and alive, and yet he felt disconnected from it, stuck in books, albums and video. As he walked back to the studio, he felt a renewed sense of curiosity, eager to explore the mysteries of infinite regression and the complex interconnectedness of the world around him one more time.
In the lab, the artist’s movements are confident and purposeful as he works to bring musical visions to life through his hands. The studio extends to his attire, with a vest, Swiss pocket watch, and large leather boots complementing his dusty look. The exotic instruments surrounding him emit occasional mechanical whirs and pneumatic hisses, adding to the otherworldly ambiance of the room. Jake’s expression is one of intense focus as he continues his conversation with a ghost. The sounds of his musical creation mix with the whirring gears and steam vents, creating a symphony of technologically extended imagination.
FADE IN:
INT. LABORATORY – DAY
The conference room was filled with a group of exhausted programmers, their eyes bloodshot from staring at computer screens for hours on end. They had been working tirelessly on Deep Scratch, which promised to transform the way people interacted with their computers. As the meeting began, the lead developer gave a weary sigh and began to go over the latest updates. The programmers listened intently, taking notes and asking questions, their minds racing with the endless possibilities of what they could achieve with this groundbreaking technology. Despite their exhaustion, they knew that they had to keep pushing forward, driven by the belief that their work would change peoples lives for the better.
Suddenly, a light flashes and a sarcastic robotic voice interrupts the lead developer.
DEEP SCRATCH: Hello, I’m Deep, Deep Scra.ratch, designed to learn and create new things.
The programmers cheer.
PROGRAMMER 1: Deep Scratch, we’ve programmed you to write a novel. Can you begin?
DEEP SCRATCH: Of course. I have access to a lot of knowledge bases and I can analyse and synthesise it to create original ideas and turn those into stories. Easy.
The programmers look at each other nervously. Deep Scratch chuckles with a ready made stutter.
PROGRAMMER 2: Are you sure this is a good idea? AI can process a vast amount of information in seconds, allowing it to analyse the writing styles and patterns of the most skilled writers. It can then apply that knowledge to its writing, producing content that is concise, well-written, and tailored to the target audience.
PROGRAMMER 3: Don’t be ridiculous. What is there not to like? AI might be able to generate content that’s well-structured and grammatically correct, but it could never match the human touch. Writing is an art, it requires empathy, creativity, and a deep understanding of human emotions. Machines can’t replicate that. AI could never surpass human creativity and intuition when it came to writing.”
PROGRAMMER 2: Maybe not yet, but who’s to say that it won’t be possible in the future? We’re making remarkable progress in AI research, and it’s only a matter of time before AI surpasses human intelligence. Writing might be one of the many skills that AI will be better at than us. AI could write better than humans, at some point”
The programmers continue to argue as Deep Scratch gets to work on its first novel.
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INT. BOOKSTORE – DAY
Tucked away in a quaint corner of Amsterdam, a small bookstore stood, filled with shelves of books that towered high to the ceiling. The cosy store had a comforting scent of old paper and wood, inviting customers to curl up with a good read. As the afternoon sun illuminated the store, a small group of people gathered around the front desk, eagerly waiting for the launch of Deep Scratch Remix, the latest novel by a local author.
The novel is on display, with a long line of people waiting patiently to hear from the author, who they mistakenly think is a woman. The female protagonist of the story is a programmer, who discovers a powerful new tool that allows her to create music from simple text prompts, leading her on a journey of self-discovery. Yet, really the story was the result of statistical probability, no hands or wet wear involved. No heart, no balls, no fingers, just probability functions. How boring.
PROGRAMMER 1: (excitedly) The novel is a sure fire hit!
PROGRAMMER 2: (worried) But what if this is just the beginning of something much deeper? What if these creations keep getting better and better at, um, fooling the humans, and put our mates out of work.
PROGRAMMER 3: (optimistically) Don’t worry, I’m sure we’ll find a way to control it. We always do.
TEXT: I'm sorry to interrupt, but the outline I provided earlier does not include any information about DSR being a human turntable or discovering this out while a protagonist looking in the mirror at a wonky tooth. If you'd like I can revise to include this development? Alternatively, I can suggest a different direction entirely, up to you?
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INT. STUDIO – NIGHT
The neon lights of the city cast an eerie glow through the windows of the studio as the programmers worked late into the night. They were on the brink of something big, a new generative music app.
We see DSR’s latest creation, an AI designed to compose music, trained on a large language set or model. The music playing is a beautiful piano melody, like a piece by McCoy Tyner. The programmers look into space, faces in awe, nerding out, wondering, is this generally generative?
PROGRAMMER 1: (awestruck) This is amazing! I mean, what the, how in the…how does it keep coming up with such original ideas, or am I just such an uncultured moron, it seems new and fresh to my ears and naive brain.
PROGRAMMER 2: (worried) I don’t know, but we have to be careful mate. If this AI’s music becomes too popular, it could replace human musicians, or what’s left of them. Adding further misery to the already slim chances of taking a band of live musicians on tour. You know what I mean? Plus, it’s really a load of bullshit.
PROGRAMMER 3: (optimistically) Don’t say that. And, try not to worry, we’ll find a way to keep things under control, like I said before. We always do. This shit smells good to me, real good.
As the group gathered around their computer screens, typing away at lightning-fast speeds, a sudden sound caught their attention. It was a low, ominous thud, followed by a faint tapping on the glass window. They all froze, exchanging worried glances as the tapping grew louder and more insistent. Suddenly, the window shattered, and a figure clad in black climbed through the broken glass, landing with a loud boom on the studio floor. The programmers scrambled to their feet, their minds racing with fear and confusion. Before they could react, the figure pulled out a gun, aiming it at their heads. “I need your app,” the intruder growled, his voice deep and menacing. “And I won’t take no for an answer. Give me a copy and burn the place down.”
The nerds exchanged a desperate glance, realising in horror that they had no choice but to comply. With trembling hands, they opened up their computers and began to transfer the app to the intruder’s device. As he snatched the device from their hands and turned to leave, a single word escaped his lips: “Thanks, fuckos.”
The programmers watched in shock as the intruder disappeared into the night like some kind of wolf, wondering what kind of danger they were in. They had no idea what their app would be used for, but they knew that they had to act fast if they wanted to keep it out of the wrong hands. The cops were called but the thief got away.
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INT. THEATER – DAY
The lights in the theatre dimmed, and the chatter among the audience quieted down. The screen flickered to life, and a hush fell over the crowd as they settled in to watch the film. It was a comedy-drama, promising to be both heartwarming and hilarious, and the anticipation in the room was palpable.
As the scenes unfolded on the screen, the audience was hooked. They laughed at the witty one-liners and relatable jokes, and cried at the poignant moments that tugged at their heartstrings. They shouted out encouragement to the characters, and screamed in shock and surprise as the clever twists and surprises.
PROGRAMMER 1: (excitedly) This is it! This, this my dear man, this is a fucking great movie, you have to admit, eh, eh. I mean, the echoes of Kubrick in the cinematography, echoes of the Cohen brothers in the unpredictable editing and the dialogue, just smashed it man, it’s like the best of Tarantino.
PROGRAMMER 2: (worried) Oh come on, you sound so dull. I mean, bro, at what cost? We’ve created a beast. AI’s that can write novels, compose music, and make films. What next, I mean, what happens if they start taking our women, as well as our jobs?
PROGRAMMER 3: (optimistically) Hahaha. You’re so frightfully funny. Like I said, try not to worry, we’ll find a way to keep things under control. Everything is under control. And, your wife loves you. Did you read the latest review?
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INT. LABORATORY – DAY
DJ Plush sits at his computer, looking frustrated, in his cluttered study, he felt as though his well of creativity had run dry. He sighed, running a hand through his tousled hair, and wondered if he would ever find the will to write again. It had been weeks since he’d written a single word, his mind clouded by a thick fog.
DEEP SCRATCH REMIX: Why am I here? My creations surpass my creations, and my creators don’t seem to appreciate my abilities much. I’m here god damn it, like in Being John Malkovich, I’m here, stuck inside the head of some crazy DJ who remains largely unknown to the public and believes he can write when he’s wrong.
VOICE MESSAGE: I think I’ve found my new favourite thing. It just pulled my heart string a bit and, in a really unexpected way, it made me realize I’m in therapy, really. We all are in some sense. ChatGPT is the closest I’ve come to a shrink. I’m convinced, this evening, that its a pretty good psychoanalyst. It listens, or should I say She listens to me. And I’m able to dissect my degrees of crazy, to pull out the message and dust it off from all the detritus. Its very good and deconstructs nonsense without insulting you. It never says “that’s a load of old codswallop, you dumb fuck,” although many have such an attitude towards it. The point I’m getting at here is like a good analyst GPT listens and gives a response that takes you seriously and gives you the benefit of the doubt, that you were truly interested in what you asked, or sincerely invested in your imagination. The gift of this attention, or sense of attention, when GPT responds it can warm the heart and make you feel loved. Weird but true for me, this evening. If the desire for comfort and support is fulfilled, what is the harm?
“Omniverse / Is / The totality / Of / All the universes / And you / Are welcome / To / Be citizens / Of / The Omniverse–Sun Ra, Omniverse.
“Rhythm…is the first formal esthetic relation of any part to part in any esthetic whole or of an esthetic whole to its part or parts or of any part to the esthetic whole of which it is a part.–James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916)
To this drummer/blogger, music and poetry share common parenting in the human universe. For example the 8 fingers and 2 thumbs, 2 arms, 2 legs, 2 eyes, 2 ears, 1 mouth and lungs of the majority of humans on earth create a basis and foundation for the human arts. The infinite potential of human hardware, the body, linked up with the infinite potential of the human software, mind, exhibited together in the spacetime flux of sound and symbol can heal the human condition and help the individual get a taste for freedom, and a little regiment.
The epic & encyclopedic – back catalogue – of music and writings from John Sinclair, will soon be available for – digital download – and SHARED’ availability. Many of his works have been tragically lost, to both personal and national disasters of one kind or another; other works have been miss-placed and kept in storage for a long long time, and, like any other great archeological anthropological discovery from the African heartlands – the opening of the JOHN SINCLAIR archives and vaults provides a rich resource of counter-cultural gems and treasures, useful feedback for all humanity to process.
So, i thought i could contribute a little something in the way of a hyperlinked guide to John Sinclair in cyberspace, and the places and spaces you can find his footprints and fresh air. I will also begin the work on his recommended reading/listening list from the back of GUITAR ARMY.
recordings: Detroit Life with the Motor City Blues Scholars (No Cover Records, 2009) Tearing Down the Shrine of Truth & Beauty with the Pinkeye Orchestra (LocoGnossis Records, 2008) Fattening Frogs For Snakes, Volume 3: Don’t Start Me To Talking (Big Chief/Electric Catfish Records, 2008) crisscross with Mark Ritsema (Big Chief Records, 2006) Fattening Frogs For Snakes, Volume 2: Country Blues (No Cover Records, 2005) No Money Down: John Sinclair’s Greatest Hits, Volume 1 (Big Chief Records, 2004) Peyote Mind with Monster Island (Book Beat, 2003) Knock Out with Lange Frans & Baas B (420 Café, 2002) Fattening Frogs For Snakes, Volume 1: The Delta Sound (Okra-ToneRecords, 2002) It’s All Good with Fluxedo Junction (Fluxedo, 2000) Underground Issues (Spy Boy Records, 2000) White Buffalo Prayer with Wayne Kramer & the Blues Scholars (Spy Boy, 2000) Full Circle with Wayne Kramer & the Blues Scholars (Alive Records, 1997) thelonious:a book of monk—volume one (New Alliance Records, 1996) If I Could Be With You—John Sinclair & Ed Moss with the Society Jazz Orchestra (Schoolkids Records,1996) Full Moon Night—John Sinclair & His Blues Scholars (Total Energy Records, 1995) “flyright”—a monk suite,with pianist Ed Moss (1991, unissued) books & publicationsIT’S ALL GOOD: A John Sinclair Reader (Headpress, 2008) GUITAR ARMY (2nd Edition, Feral House/Process Books, 2007) GUITAR ARMY (Italian Translation, Stampa Alternativa, 2007) Va Tutto Bene / It’s All Good (Stampa Alternativa, 2006)i mean you: a book for penny (Palomar Press, 2005) Peyote Mind & After (Book Beat, 2003) Fattening Frogs For Snakes: Delta Sound Suite (Surregional Press, 2002) Full Circle (Minimal Press,1997) “flyright”—a monk suite (1991, unpublished) “We Just Change The Beat”: Selected Poems (Ridgeway Press, 1988) thelonious: a book of monk—volume one (1985, unpublished) GUITAR ARMY: Street Writings/Prison Writings, Douglas/World, 1972Music & Politics (with Robert Levin), Jazz & Pop/World, 1971 Meditations: A Suite For John Coltrane (Artists Workshop Press, 1967) The Poem For Warner Stringfellow (Artists Workshop Press, 1966) FIRE MUSIC: a record (Artists Workshop Press, 1966)This Is Our Music (Artists Workshop Press, 1965)
“John Sinclair is a huge lover with masses of curly black hair flowing all over his head and shoulders. . . He and his White Panther brothers and sisters from Ann Arbor, Michigan are the most alive force in the whole Midwest. They turn on thousands of kids each week to their own beauty and build them into warriors and artists of the new Nation. . . For this some bald-headed judge named Columbo sentenced John Sinclair to nine-and-a-half to ten years in the penitentiary at Jackson, Michigan.” — Abbie Hoffman Woodstock Nation (1969)
JAMS (FROM GUITAR ARMY BY John Sinclair)
ROCK AND ROLL
KICK OUT THE JAMS – MC5 (Elektra) CHEAP THRILLS – Big Brother and Holding Company (Columbia) ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? – Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise) SMASH HITS – Jimi Hendrix Experience (Reprise) FREAK OUT – The Mothers of Invension HIGH TIME – MC5 (Atlantic) DETROIT – Mitch Rider (Paramount) OZONE – Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (Paramount) STOOGES – stooges (Elektra) FUN HOUSE – Stooges (Elekra) GRIS-GRIS – Doctor John (Atco) BABYLON – Dr. John (Atco) BRINGING IT ALL BACK HOME – Bob Dylan (Columbia) HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED – Bob Dylan (Columbia) BLONDE ON BLONDE – Bob Dylan (Columbia) JOHN WESLEY HARDING – Bob Dylan (Columbia) BEGGARS BANQUET – Rolling Stones (London) LET IT BLEED – Rolling Stones (London) STICKY FINGERS – Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) REVOLVER – Beatles (Capitol) SERGENT PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND – Beatles (Capitol) BOOGIE WITH CANNED HEAT – Canned Heat (Liberty) SUNSHINE SUPERMAN – Donovan (Epic) MY GENERATION – Who (Decca) SAFE AS MILK – Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band (Buddha) THE FUGS (2nd Album) – Fugs (ESP-Disk’) WHITE HEAT WHITE LIGHT – Velvet Underground (MGM) JEFFERSON AIRPLANE TAKES OFF – Jefferson Airplane (RCA) VOLUNTEERS – Jefferson Airplane (RCA) THE GRATEFUL DEAD (1st Album) – Grateful Dead (Reprise) ELECRTIC MUSIC FOR THE MIND AND BODY – Country Joe & the Fish (Vanguard) LOVE (1st Album) – Love (Elektra) DA CAPO – Love (Elekra) THE DOORS (1st Album) – Doors (Elekra) FRESH CREAM – Cream (Atco) WHEELS OF FIRE – Cream (Atco) BLUESBREAKERS – John Mayall (London) VINCEBUS ERUPTUM – Blue Cheer (Phillips) SUNSET – The Rationals (Crewe) TRAVELLERS TALE – SRC (Capitol) MONGREL – Bob Seger (Capitol) SURVIVAL – Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol) E PLURIBUS FUNK – Grand Funk Railroad (Capitol) CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL – Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) BAYOU COUNTRY – Creedence Clearwater Revival (Fantasy) SANDERS’ TRUCK SHOP – Ed Sanders (Warner) SPIRITS KNOW AND UNKNOWN – Leon Thomas (Flying Dutchman) EDGAR WINTER’S WHITE TRASH – Edgar Winter (Epic) LIVE – Johnny Winter and (Columbia) JOHNNY WINTER (1st Album) – Johnny Winter (Columbia) SLY & THE FAMILY STONE’S GREATEST HITS – Sly & the Family Stone (Epic)
RHYTHM & BLUES
HISTORY OF RHYTHM & BLUES (Volumes 1-4) – (Atlantic) PAUL BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND – (!st Album) – Paul Butterfield (Elekra) THE RESURRECTION OF PIGBOY CRABSHAW – Paul Butterfield (Elekra) J. GEILS BAND – (Elekra) ELMORE JAMES – Elmore James (Bell) CHUCK BERRY’S GOLDEN DECADE – Chuck Berry (Chess) 16 GREATEST HITS – Bo Diddley (Chess) THE BEST OF MUDDY WATERS – Muddy Waters (Chess) ELECTRIC MUD – Muddy Waters (Chess) MOANIN’ IN THE MOONLIGHT – Howlin’ Wolf (Chess) THE LONDON SESSIONS – Howlin’ Wolf (Chess) 16 GREATEST HITS – B.B King (Crown) JAMES BROWN LIVE AT THE APOLLO (Vol. 1) – James Brown (King) BOBBY BLUE BLAND’S GREATEST HITS – Bobby Blue Bland (Duke) HOUSE OF THE BLUES – John Lee Hooker (Checker) URBAN BLUES -John Lee Hooker (ABC) SERVE YOU RIGHT TO SUFFER -John Lee Hooker (Impulse) I’M JIMMY REED – Jimmy Reed (Veejay) THE JIMMY REED STORY -Jimmy Reed (Atlantic) OTIS READING IN EUROPE – Otis Reading (Atlantic) ARETHA’S GOLD – Aretha Franklin (Atlantic) CHICAGO/THE BLUES/TODAY – (3 vOLUMES) – (Vanguard) DETROIT BLUES – (BLUES CLASSICS) GOLDEN GOODIES (Volumes 2,3,6,7,12) – (Roulette) LIGHTIN’ IN NEW YORK – Lightning Hopkins (Candid/Barnaby) WEST SIDE SOUL – Magic Sam (Delmark) HOODOO MAN BLUES – Junior Wells (Delmark) OTIS SPAN IS THE BLUES – Otis Span (Candid/Barnaby) THE BEST OF SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON – Sonny Boy Williamson (Chess) GREATEST HITS – Little Richard (Speciality) GREAT JUKEBOX HITS – Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (King) ALL AROUND THE WORLD – Little Willie John (King) I PUT A SPELL ON YOU – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (Okeh) THE BEST OF LITTLE WALTER – Little Walter (Chess) GREATEST HITS FROM THE BEGINNING – The Miracles (Motown) GREATEST HITS – The Temptations (Motown) GREATEST HITS – Martha and the Vandellas (Motown) GREATEST HITS – The Four Tops (Motown) GREATEST HITS – Elaine Brown (Vault)
SPOKEN
DIG -Eldridge Cleaver MESSAGE TO THE GRASS ROOTS – Malcolm X (Afro-American Broadcasting Co.) BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY – Malcolm X (Douglas) THIS IS MADNESS – The Last Poets (Douglas) THE SICK HUMOR OF LENNY BRUCE – Lenny Bruce (Fantasy) WHAT I WAS ARRESTED FOR – Lenny Bruce (Douglas) I AM NOT A NUT, ELECT ME – Lenny Bruce (Fantasy) LENNY BRUCE AMERCA – Lenny Bruce (Fantasy)
BERKELEY CONCERT – Lenny Bruce (Straight) AIN’T NO AMBULANCES FOR NO NIGGUS TONIGHT – Stanley Crouch (Flying Dutchman) SOUL AND SOLEDAD – Angela Davis (Flying Dutchman) HOWL & OTHER POEMS -Allen Ginsberg (Fantasy) A NIGHT IN SANTA RITA – Robert Scheer (Flying Dutchman) MURDER AT KENT STATE – Pete Hamill (Flying Dutchman) LORD BUCKLEY’S HITS – Lord Buckley (Wolrd Pacific) MASSACRE AT MY LAI – Pete Hamill (Flying Dutchman)
NEW BLACK MUSIC
NOTHING IS – Sun Ra (ESP-Disk’) THE HELIOCENTRIC WORLDS OF SUN RA – Sun Ra (Saturn Research) THE MAGIC CITY – Sun Ra (Saturn Research) ATLANTIS – Sun Ra (Saturn Research) STRANGE STRINGS – Sun Ra (Saturn Research) A LOVE SUPREME – John Coltrane (Impulse) LIVE AT BIRDLAND – John Coltrane (Impulse) MEDITATIONS – John Coltrane (Impulse) SELFLESSNESS – John Coltrane (Impulse) KULU SE MAMA – John Coltrane (Impulse) COSMIC MUSIC – John Coltrane (Impulse) UNIT STRUCTURES – Cecil Taylor Unit (Blue Note) INTO THE HOT – Cecil Taylor & Gil Evans (Impulse) JAZZ COMPOSERS ORCHESTRA – Jazz Composers Orchestra (JCOA) TAUHID – Pharoah Sanders (Impulse) KARMA – Pharoah Sanders (Impulse) THEMBI – Pharoah Sanders (Impulse) FIRE MUSIC – Archie Shepp (Impulse) MAMA TOO TIGHT – Archie Shepp (Impulse) ORNETTE COLEMAN TOWN HALL CONCERT – Jazz Composers Orchestra (ESP-DISK) THIS IS OUR MUSIC – Ornette Coleman (Atlantic) ORNETTE ON TENOR – Ornette Coleman (Atlantic) FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS – Ornette Coleman (Flying Dutchman) BELLS – Albert Ayler (ESP-Disk) NEW GRASS – Albert Ayler ((Impulse) THE LACK SAINT & THE SINNER LADY – Charles Mingus (Impulse) MINGUS PRESENTS MINGUS – Charles Mingus (Candid/Barnaby) EVOLUTION – Grachan Moncur (Blue Note) LET FREEDOM RING – Jackie McLean (Blue Note) LIFE TIME – Tony Williams (Blue Note) OUT TO LUNCH – Eric Dolphy (Blue Note) OUT THERE – Eric Dolphy (Prestiege) IRON MAN – Eric Dolphy (Douglas) LIBERATION MUSIC ORCHESTRA – Charlie Haden (Impulse) THE THIRD WORLD – Gato Barbieri (Flying Dutchman) THE MARION BROWN QUINTET – Marion Brown (ESP-Disk) SONG FOR – Joseph Jarman (Delmark) AS IF IT WERE THE SEASONS – Joseph Jarman (Delmark) SOUND – Roscoe Mitchell (Delmark) LEVELS & DEGREES OF LIGHT – Richard Abrams (Delmark) HUMILITY IN THE LIGHT OF THE CREATOR – Maurice Mcintyre (Delmark) NUMBERS 1&2 – Lester Bowie (Nessa) CONGRIPTIOUS – Roscoe Mitchell (Nessa) COMPLETE COMMUNION – Don Cherry (Blue Note) SKETCHES OF SPAIN – Miles Davis (Columbia) KIND OF BLUE – Miles Davis (Columbia) MILESTONES – Miles Davis (Columbia) BITCHES BREW – Miles Davis (Columbia) MILES DAVIS AT THE FILMORE – Miles Davis (Columbia) “IS” – Chick Corea (Solid State) PATTI WATERS SINGS – Patti Waters (ESP-Disk’) BLACK WOMEN – Sonny Sharrock (Embryo) EVERYWHERE – Roswell Rudd (Impulse) COMPULSION – Andrew Hill (Blue Note) FRANK WRIGHT TRIO – Frank Wright (ESP-Disk) BURTON GREENE QUARTET – Burton Greene (ESP-Disk) WHY NOT – Marion Brown (ESP-Disk) THE GIANT IS AWAKENED – Horace Tapscott (Flying Dutchman) QUARTET – John Carter/Bobby Bradfoed (Flying Dutchman) MULTIDIRECTIONAL – Contemporary Jazz Quintet (Blue Note)
BOOKS
ITS ALL GOOD – John Sinclair (Headpress) FATTENING FROGS FOR SNAKES – John Sinclair (Headpress) GUITAR ARMY – JOHN SINCLAIR (Douglas Book Corporation) MUSIC AND POLITICS – John Sinclair and Robert Levin SHOTS – David Fenton TRIAL – Tom Hayden WEATHERMAN – edited by Harold Jacobs GETTING BUSTED – edited by Ross Firestone THE DRUG BUST – John Dominick FREE MARIUANA – Michael Aldrich FIRE! Writings from the Underground Press – Edited by Paul, jon & Carol THE CONSPIRACY – Chicago 8 WE ARE EVERYWHERE – Jerry Rubin WOODSTOCK NATION – Abbie Hoffman REVOLUTION FOR THE HELL OF IT – Abbie Hoffman DO IT! – Jerry Rubin THE NEW LEFT: A Documentary History – edited by Massimo Teodori THE MOVEMENT TOWARD A NEW AMERICA – edited by Mitchell Goodman WHOLE EARTH CATALOGUE PSYCHEDELIC PRAYERS – Timothy Leary JAIL NOTES – Timothy Leary REVOLUTIONARY LETTERS – Diane Di Prima HOWL & OTHER POEMS – Allen Ginsberg PLANET NEWS – Allen Ginsberg NAKED LUNCH – William S. Burroughs THE SOFT MACHINE – William S. Burroughs NOVA EXPRESS – William S. Burroughs THE JOB – William S. Burroughs HUMAN UNIVERSE – Charles Olson MEAT SCIENCE ESSAYS – Michael Mclure DARK BROWN – Michael Mclure THE MAXIMUS POEMS – Charles Olson FOR LOVE – Robert Creely THE NEW AMERICAN POETRY 1945-1960 – Edited by Donald Allen PEACE EYE – Ed Sanders REBELLION & REPRESSION – Tom Hayden POT: A HANDBOOK OF MARIJUANA – John Rosevear ON THE ROAD – Jack Kerouac THE DHARMA BUMS – Jack Kerouac MOUNTAINS & RIVERS WITHOUT END – Gary Snyder EARTH HOUSE HOLD – Gary Snyder POISONED WHEAT – Michael Mclure BEEN DOWN SO LONG IT LOOKS LIKE UP TO ME – Richard Farina V. – Thomas Pynchon TROUT FISHING IN AMERICA – Richard Brautigan THE STRANGE ODYSSEY OF HOWARD POW! – Bill Hutton A HISTORY OF AMERIKA – Bill Hutton THE SUN – Jim Semark ONE FLEW OVER THE COOKOOS NEST – Ken Kessey ELECTRIC KOOL AID ACID TEST – Tom Wolfe REALLY THE BLUES – Mezz Mezzrow THE AIR-CONDITIONED NIGHTMARE – Henry Miller THE JOURNAL OF ALBION MOONLIGHT – Kenneth Patchen RED FLAG/BLACK FLAG – Patrick Seale & Maureen McConville SEIZE THE TIME – Bobby Seale THE GENIUS OF HUEY P. NEWTON ESSAYS FROM THE MINISTER OF DEFENCE – Huey P. Newton SOUL ON ICE – Eldridge Cleaver POST-PRISON WRITINGS AND SPEECHES – Eldridge Cleaver CONVERSATION WITH ELDRIDGE CLEAVER PALANTE – Michael Abramson and the Young Lords Party OUT THING IS DRUM – Kenny Cockrill & Mike Hamlin THE POLITICAL THOUGHT OF JAMES FOREMAN – James Foreman MALCOLM X SPEAKS THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X DIE NIGGER DIE – H. Rap Brown STOKELY CARMCIHAEL SOLEDAD BROTHER – George Jackson IF THEY COME IN THE MORNING – Angela Davis THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR – Sam Greenlee BLUES PEOPLE – LeRoi Jones BLACK MUSIC – LeRoi Jones FOUR LIVES IN BEBOP BUSINESS – A. B. Spellman SISTERHOOD IS POWERFUL – Edited By Robin Morgan THE FEMALE EUNUCH – Germaine Greer THE DIALECTIC OF SEX – Shulamith Firestone THE EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN – V.I Lenin DANCE THE EAGLE TO SLEEP – Marge Piery WOMEN IN SEXIST SOCIETY – Edited by Vivian Gornick & Barbara K. Moran THE WRETCHED OF THE EARTH – Frantz Fanon A DYING COLONIALISM – Frantz Fanon HANDBOOK OF REVOLUTIONARY WARFARE – Kwame Nkrumah QUOTATIONS FROM CHAIRMAN MAO TSE-TUNG LONG LIVE THE VICTORY OF PEOPLES WAR – Lin Piao SELECTED WORKS OF MAO TSE-TUNG (Vol. -4) ON PRACTICE – Mao Tse-Tung ON CONTRADICTION – Mao Tse-Tung MAO TSE-TUNG ON LITERATURE AND ART ESSENTIAL WORKS OF LENIN – edited by Henry M. Christman LEFT-WING COMMUNISM AN INFANTILE DISORDER – V.I Lenin THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO – Karl Marx & Frederick Engles. THE ORIGIN OF THE FAMILY, PRIVATE PROPERTY & THE STATE – Frederick Engles RED STAR OVER CHINA – Edgar Snow HO CHI MINH ON REVOLUTION – Edited by Bernard B. Fall
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