Paul McRandle

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Writer, editor, Phasm Press, SurrealistNYC on tumblr
I'm happy to announce the publication of Aerial Archipelago, which I co-edited with Allan Graubard and Valery Oisteanu, an international anthology of 21 writers and artists including Izabella Ortiz, Sotere Torregian, Susana Wald, Michael Richardson, John Welson, S.D. Chrostowska, Laura Corsiglia, Wayne Kral, Giorgia Pavlidou, and more.
https://www.lulu.com/shop/valery-oisteanu-and-allan-graubard-and-paul-mcrandle/aerial-archipelago/paperback/product-nvdm6vj.html?page=1&pageSize=4
Aerial Archipelago

"It was as if the islands reflected the breaking apart of some pole star of the mind, until eventually they provided their own means of orientation—the polished, tense blue of the sea; the lewd swelling of fertilized vegetation; the strong zodiacal light." A distinctive international anthology of art and literature from 22 noted contributors in response to current cultural and political conditions.

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I didn't invade & colonise Australia 230 years ago. I didn't kill Indigenous landowners who had lived on & cared for these lands for at least 65,000 years. But when I #VoteYes, I will be part of *today's* Australia. One that wants to listen & repair harm & recognise what's true.
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Starlings. Come in the garden, run amok, eat all the food - but damn they are beautiful. I love their little chaotic, mimicking, sneaky souls! The colours on them can’t really be seen from afar, but they are fascinating up close. #Birds #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography #wildlife

Just heard the devastating news that my friend, the visionary Swedish #Surrealist comic artist John Andersson died this morning.

He was an intense and awkward man, never in good health, but driven by an inner voice in an actualised way most people aren't. (His first words to my partner were 'What does your inner voice say to you?').

His very first question to me when we finally met was 'How is Brian Eno regarded as a rock poet?' (He was Eno obsessed). His occasional letters were a joy, with hand-painted envelopes.

Given his relations with his inner voice, he was one of the few people I felt I could discuss my hospital hallucinations with. Above my desk hangs his gorgeous supportive picture of me in hospital, surrounded by friends/ghosts/witches/blues albums. He signed it off 'We're with you'.

https://youtu.be/ONMQ7zJaMuw

THE WORLD OF JOHN ANDERSSON - Full length film

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I dreamt I was learning a language with two important words, wimak and mak. You used ‘mak’ in factual sentences where the basis for your assertion was anything you could touch (including taste) and ‘wimak’ if what you knew came from dreams, communication with ghosts, or intuition. Stuff you saw or heard was an unmarked case. People argued about whether tv or internet was wimak or not. #linguistdreams
The poet Beatriz Hausner spoke with me about growing up with surrealist parents Ludwig Zeller and Susana Wald in Chile and Canada, Phases, bilingualism, the untranslated works of Spanish-language surrealists, the publishing world and much more. https://soundcloud.com/paulmcrandle/beatriz-hausners-surrealist-childhood
Beatriz Hausner on Her Surrealist Childhood and More

The poet Beatriz Hausner speaks to me about growing up with surrealist parents Ludwig Zeller and Susana Wald in Chile and Canada, political pressure from the right and left, Phases, bilingualism, the

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"Vendredi is one of the most unusual magazines issued by Belgian Surrealists. It was written by hand, never published and created weekly for almost two years, from 11 November 1949 to 5 October 1951. Over 100 issues were produced in total by the driving force, Paul Colinet, in collaboration with René Magritte, Marcel Mariën, Louis Scutenaire, Irène Hamoir and Pierre Alechinsky, among others."
https://ludion.be/en/books/detail/vendredi--a-surrealist-correspondence
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Rest in Peace to composer Angelo Badalamenti here telling the beautiful story of how he and David Lynch created the theme for Twin Peaks. His sound is in everything everywhere now, I believe it’s the end of an era of sound with him gone. https://youtu.be/e-eqgr_gn4k
Angelo Badalamenti explains how he wrote Laura Palmer's Theme

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