omg omg omg this is tonight! 8pm at the Peacock Lounge, 552 Haight.
I recommend talking with the taciturn Xopher Davidson after he's upended the whole room with his infrasonic low end wedge... that's when gems like this, from his recent TapeOp interview, tend to shake loose right in front of you:
"Once you get hooked on low end, there's no turning back. [...] When everything is possible and available it certainly becomes a question of what to exclude and when to end. I think it is instinct that says 'enough' or, I guess, when it stops gnawing away at you. Then the final master is burned and you are met with a rosy glow and a sort of slight depression at the same time. Ultimately, nothing but heartache."
"We must find a means for musicians to offer something truly worthwhile to people. Musicians are often used to being on stage, where people watch and applaud them. It's true-they're fantastic! But they shouldn't only appeal to the elite, they must reach the wider people. Sometimes, if someone is really struggling, a simple look, gesture, or sound can prevent the worst.
Just a gesture, a word, or a sound can be enough to encourage someone. Human balance is always fragile, especially for black Americans, who have been shaken spiritually, culturally, politically, religiously, and educationally. And nothing can restore what's been lost, as everything keeps changing.
"The mental state of humanity shifts over time, and I believe they need music that accompanies these changes-these mutations that they must constantly endure."
-Sun Ra, 1970
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Right now on WFMU's Sheena's Jungle Room stream
A Child’s Introduction to Cramps Records, Milano
17 track album
resipiscent
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