I first heard of Mick Barr (and Orthrelm drummer Josh Blair) in a short lived music mag called Sound Collector. The description mentioned a guitarist who played ‘like yngwie malmsteen receiving transmissions fom Venus through his teeth.’ Yes! It took a little while (the internet was still getting its sh!t together and no one seemed …

Oskar Fischinger was a pioneering animator who created abstract films that worked in tandem with the music he chose to illustrate. Shying away from anything representational, he used color, shape and motion to visually sympathize with the music heard on the soundtrack. His work began in the 20s (!) and carried through the early 60s. …

I can’t stop listening to Arthur Russell’s World of Echo. He was truly possessed by some higher force, opened himself up, and out came these live performances. Like Stravinsky said: “I was the vessel through which The Rite [of Spring] flowed”. This album is a transcript of what happens when you free your body and …

Sometimes I have dreams where the power’s gone out, and only good things happen. All my neighbors come outside and suddenly want to talk.  I only practice my instrument, instead of trying to embellish it with tech.  I read more.  I feel more connected to earth and other humans. I have better jokes. In other …