Aug 31 : "Something to Lose" - Quiet Luke (New York)

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Quiet Luke Releases New Video

It's been a year and a half since I saw Quiet Luke do a show at Bushwick's Alphaville. When I first heard him on line, I was drawn in by the instrumentals. But after listening to a few more tracks I realized that I've probably never heard any other singer who uses such a wide vocal range through most of his work. It was especially evident in "The Shortest Distance" which I wrote about in a previous post.

That same range is evident in his new video, "Something to Lose". When Quiet Luke released this video just a couple weeks ago (August 13), I was interested to know more, so I asked him to tell us about the video's background. He gave us the story :::

The video was heavily influenced by David Lynch’s work as well as classic American stories like Grease and West Side Story.

There’s an odd decade lineage running through it
50s —> 70s —> 90s

and through all my work if you look closely

We were trying to access the past in a way that’s futuristic

This song has a few different moods. The piece starts off with an uncharacteristically slow beat for the artist. But around 2:20 to 2:32 on the clock, the tempo and feel of the song start to change.

So here is the new video from Quiet Luke: "Something to Lose" :::

Quiet Luke writes in a variety of styles and vibes which you can hear on his Soundcloud page. You can also check out this and some other videos On YouTube. And, while he doesn't have any shows coming up soon, here is the link to his Facebook page where you'll be able to watch his calendar and see what he's doing ::: Quiet Luke on Facebook (CLICK HERE).

And I've gotta again mention "The Shortest Distance". Still like that track.

Aug 28 : "365 25 NYC DMV" - 185668232 (Brooklyn)

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185668232 Releases New Video

Last week Trash Boy took us to Whole Foods. Today, Brooklyn noise artist, "185668232", is taking us to the New York City DMV! Yikes! We hope it's just in reference to his own account. Watch as he takes the background sounds of the room as individual threads and builds them into a piece. In this video we can see him actually doing some of the work, while in the previous Fire Betty's Barcade we were a little off at a distance and couldn't see what he was doing with the machine.

185668232 is noise artist Iam S. Mick, or, since his revival after being banned by Facebook, "William Mick". Here are the notes from his video page. 185668232 field record sample loops a NYC DMV to build a mid-fidelityi, drone, ambient, boom bap, power pop, synth-beat with poeticalogic inspired by the lively yet censored crowd of people waiting in line for hours and the ticketing to teller automation system.

"365.25 - NYC DMV (Wednesday, August 14, 2019)

Waiting at the DMV this is probably illegal to be documenting but they have you on camera all ready making your docket numbers if you don’t know what you’re doing then it’s fine to identify your consumer mind Commodify your purpose signs it’s all in the wordsplay on edge of going curve"

Photographer Mary Curran also makes a cameo appearance.

185668232 has a show coming up soon on Sep 11 at Rose Gold. 185668232 has been having a rough time with Facebook, but here is their new page as it stands now ::: 185668232's new page on Facebook (CLICK HERE).

Aug 09 : "Good Times" - Sam Seeger (New York)

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Sam Seeger Releases New Video

When I turned on my computer and took the ride down this road in the convertible with the top down: Wow! Just what I needed as a short diversion from the horrific news cycle that we're now in. Wish the video could have lasted all day! :)

That being said, when we look beneath the surface of this carefree video, we find some :::

DEEP QUESTIONS
(1)How fast are we actually going? 90?
(2)Are the cops chasing us?
(3)How can Sam be driving in the front seat and also be in the back facing the opposite direction at the same time?
(4)How can Sam and Max maintain balance standing on top of the car going at 90?

Hmm. Questions to ponder. For a deeper look, check out the video. It's new; just released on August 4. Enjoy the ride! :::

Sam doesn't have any shows coming up in the next few weeks, but here is the link to his Facebook page where you can keep up with what he's doing ::: Sam Seeger on Facebook (CLICK HERE).

Aug 04 : "Sails" - Mesmeric Haze (Philly)

Philly Music!

I guess I'm not fully in sync with Ortlieb's rhythm (the time between "doors" and show time). Last week I thought I'd be safe if I got to the venue about 30 minutes after "doors", but it turned out that the opener, Philly band Mesmeric Haze, was doing their last song. Just about to finish up. I liked what I did hear, although it was too short a time for me to become fully "Mesmerized". :) ... I'm listening to their music back here and am catching up.

Exactly a year ago this week (Aug 3, 2018), the band came out with an album "The Spacement Tapes: Volume 1". (Recorded in Port Richmond). Here is "Sails", the second track on the album:

Here is the click to Mesmeric Haze's Bandcamp page, with more information about "Spacement Tapes" and everybody who's been a part of the band's efforts ::: Mesmeric Haze on Bandcamp (CLICK HERE), and here is the click to their Facebook page ::: Mesmeric Haze on Facebook (CLICK HERE).