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Robert Ashley’s public access opera is a real cult real classic. ever since “Possibly in Michigan” got millions of views I began to hope this would be the next video art piece with uncanny song to get the attention of the masses, but it seems the kind of thing with a protective spell to only find the right people. here’s ur invite to be the right people. you may also want to listen to his records, or his work with Eliane Radigue
Dec 21, 2023
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An ongoing dreamlike monologue structured into two episodes of weaving narrative, where "clarity seems right around the corner" (D, Martin-McCormic), backed by avante-garde composer Blue Gene Tyranny
I will speak about this album every chance I get for the rest of my life 🫶🏻
Jan 23, 2024
i just discovered this woman last night and i am so moved and amazed. a ton of her music was released posthumously today. please listen. please google her. there’s a documentary about her life that’s getting a limited release soon and i already bought my ticket
Feb 21, 2025
I can never talk enough about Mary Lattimore's music. She's such a genius, and her vision and artistry is everything. She's been the soundtrack to my life since around 2015. I remember discovering her when I was on holiday in Rome and it was just so fitting. I've been returning to her music every now and again, and I’m always surprised with how she can make me feel so in touch with my humanity.
Recently, I've been listening to her 2016 album, Music Inspired, by Philip Garrel’s La Révélateur and it's just haunting.
Apr 26, 2024
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An absolutely incredible online library of avant-garde film, music, poetry, and more — it's one of the few parts of the internet that is still a pure, universal good. You will almost exclusively find things that you cannot believe it exists or never thought to wonder if it exists, for example: this 1966 documentary about & featuring John Cage & Rahsaan Roland Kirk! They compare and contrast avant-garde classical and avant-garde jazz, and discuss* avant-garde music as a whole. It is beautifully and strangely filmed and is soundtracked with their beautiful and strange music. And this is just one of hundreds of incredible finds curated for free on UbuWeb. You don't need to sign up or enter your email address, you don't need to pay to remove ads -- all you need is curiosity. It's exactly what the internet was meant to be.
*The "discussion" doesn't happen verbally, but is done by the elements of the film itself, and by John Cage's poetry, intercut with Roland Kirk's live music
(P.S: If you don't know Rahsaan Roland Kirk, I only more highly recommend this doc — but you may recognize him if you saw a photo or video of him playing music in his distinct style of... playing 4 saxophones at once.)
(P.P.S: I would love if you shared here what you find there!)
Jan 24, 2024
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turning which ones you actually end up checking out into a lil game
Dec 22, 2023
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like holy sh*t. there's so much to learn. and you can teach yourself? just by fucking around? and figuring shit out?? wtf???? how is that even possible! that's so cool!!! and when someone wants to teach you something.... wowwww..... so dreamy.....!! learning: ( ɵ̥̥ ˑ̫ ɵ̥̥)
Dec 23, 2023