A lush out testament to the diva conversation, the female voice, heartache call and swing response lotsa’ soul, soul, the antidote to a world at war. Come back, sit back, turn it up, saturate yourself with voices, songs. Press play, make you feel. Artists supported via bandcamp, supported by fly patreon-camp, cheers.
–Lotsa Love Steve
[01] Lizzie Steiner – Cherish The Day
[02] Eryka Badu x Alchemist x Thundercat – They Ain’t You
[03] Alabama Shakes – Tied To You
[04] Cleo Sol – Their Smiles Are Not The Same
[05] Ego Ella May – Tarot
[06[ Ella Fitzgerald – Let’s Face The Music And Dance
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In this clip from the Audio Book: Deep Scratch, DJ Plush is in the studio developing the tribetable method, compressing the tale of the tribe into scratch verse. Taken from Chapter 7 (DJ Confession). The reading is accompanied by a soundtrack produced using Jamm Pro software, the shape of things to come.
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Hi, sending warmest regards and sweetest wishes to you, wherever you are…out there in the rapidly transforming world. I’ve stepped up production and output in my gesture of unique entertainment during this next sheltering in place phase, lockdown-two or whatever you call it. Meditation two, the second challenge?
I’m moved by considerate people who choose extra caution, thinking of others because it makes sense, not waiting to be instructed to act under threat of fine or mandatory laws. I see care and sincere concern bursting out from most people, coming together, contrary to the narrative from the 24/7 media bombardment, division, mistrust, confusion. There’s beautiful, heartwarming humility everywhere, if we can cut through the digital fog of culture wars and break the spell of despair.
I’m still editing that damned novel, amassing appendices and multimedia footnotes, struggling to lift it all and make it cohere when heading into second lockdown challenge. I trust the light hearted side of prose can overshadow the murky side, it feels like a tightrope walk wearing tights on my head. I want to be sure, really sure, that I write what I mean and mean what I write. I’m a little perplexed about how to proceed (print and produce the book as a physical artefact) recently I’ve considered a USB stick to also hold video, audio and images. The plot thickens.
I wrote a small blog entry last week about Artists and their relationship to National Security, HERE. Earlier this month I wrote about coronavirus challenges and possible solutions.
Douglas Rushkoff and Grant Morrison on Team Human, take very merry trip together I recommend listening to. Prop Anon interviewed Grant for Mondo 2000 e-zine, waxing lyrical on Robert Anton Wilson, Brave New World…HERE.
John Higgs recently published his Newsletter #23 that bulges with delights and insights, with links to his latest work and gems about RAW and the current conspiracy climate emergency.
Nic Aldeton of Complexity media recently uploaded a new version of the panel discussion between Adam Curtis and Alan Moore (2017) moderated by Michelle Olley, I was present at the event and was lucky to hang with Adam and Alan.
They Came To Starburg is my Halloween horror/comedy (Audio Book) released in 2014. You can stream the Spooken Word here. Happy Halloween.
Here’s some words I excreted last week:
hiber-nation huddle close avoid spikes like hedgehogs
solidaritea and toast with common coffee grounds for peace treaty
autumn is slowing up heart and mind torn by brexit sad separation
covid autumn moon and stars mask uncertain cloud
take a long walk awake to the simple things you’re never alone
we love the long night isolation strengthens us in heads we thrive
leaves and rain falling magpie and raven ascend find the others
is a rose a rose in cruel summer lockdown water your garden
sycamore fig-mulberry poem hides under maple leaf
Thanks to you for helping keep the wheels turning. I sincerely wish you are staying productive and keeping safe from harm.
I’m continuing with my creative poetic rambles into the dark, here with a slice of electronic music made by Tim Egmond. Together we are #FlyQuark It sounds dark and the content is pretty dark too, you might want to file this away for a later date.
I have more uplifting music and poetry in the pipeline. Yay! These are some of my immediate thoughts read aloud into the mic, this track has an overdub of some desperate singing. “Dirty Cash I want You, Dirty Cash I need You More…”
Originally addressed to Mark Rutte of the Netherlands on the 17th March before he had taken appropriate measures to curb social events. Things move pretty fast these days, and I’d have changed my tone a bit, if I would have waited 48 hours. More reason to publish these writings and live readings to create a snapshot of how I was feeling…reeling.
