see it was not as terrible as that writer made it hahahahahaaaaa

when i was writing my post before having imaginary auctions prompted by unconscious divinations i realized that often the humanities types who write about these things know nothing about markets, commerce, or what it takes to make things run. as if just wishing something could make it come true, no scarcity, no limit on resources nor alternative uses for them

walter benjamin however knew a bit about auctions hahahahah

anyway, best wishes with your vice

The motherfreakin' motherlode!



From Joyful Noise Recordings:

Continuing the physical vs virtual discussion. From Robert Christgau's newletter (bolding is mine):

"disoriented by its lack of materiality": what is "materiality"? (a big fucking dick xD)

to me, in the case of recorded music, the speaker ends up being the most "material" (materially dense?) element of the delivery chain. it's what makes the air vibrate, just like an instrument. so its physical properties are what makes the most difference to my bones and eardrums and such

music in itself is *cough* "information" i guess. what is information, oooff, then begs the question: what is consciousness? call the philosophers...

more practically, most music these days is recorded digitally anyway. that ship has long sailed. the packets of bits christgau likes in his "cd changer" (it always was an ugly and clunky device) can be equally arranged in a simple playlist if he only knew how to operate the software. we have lossless now, not mp3. hell, current hi-res lossless is way better quality than cd audio, which makes the old medium even plastickier by comparison. just ask neil jung and his pono player (haha, jung)

not to say that objects can't be nice. they often are. i like some objects (like my coffee grinder). but they are something else. the "psychological" effect christgau feels is just the aura of obsolete plastic coasters staring at him from his shelves, screaming of fire hazards and depreciation

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anyway re:moving, there is a really great movie about book collectors. i think it's called "the collectors"? it illustrates the way a certain group of people suffer for their vice/fetish


NO! actually it's not the collectors, it's THE BOOKSELLERS

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9355194/

very good if you like the subject (i do). watch if you can. streaming ok! (no film strip or projector required lol). glorious and desperate at the same time. the parts that deal with moving, oh, i can relate... but only in memory. those new york apartments crammed with books are a must-see!

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hey, you know what's actually material? the sun. and sunlight. so happy solstice

(eh, all matter is also information... information, i forget who proposed, might be a third or fifth or some kind of matter. maybe it's all there is... https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/articl...n-fundamental/ )

Bandcamp Friday lives! Next one: February 2.

https://isitbandcampfriday.com/

anthony braxton would like to differ:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1KTvkvOZVj/

From TFS via Bandcamp:


Amazing! But pay SOMETHING! Don't be a mook!

Jessica Moss released a new song (42 minutes composition), also a name your price release

Another one, from Damon & Naomi:

3 tunes for 3 bucks for a good cause. Buy it:

From Bandcamp Daily:

Guitars That Fight Back: An Intro to Bill Orcutt

If you have some extra cash and you don't know how to spend it, here's a good cause:



more details about their struggles is on their facebook

one of my favourite bands, every release is brilliant (don't think I listeened much to their first two albums yet though). Well worth checking out. But for starters, you could begin with This Shame Should Not Be Mine (either the album or the live version), or The Isolation Sessions, which is like a live best of set of their earlier work.

A few weeks ago I bought The Absolute Truth by Mainly Spaniards - a long-awaited compilation album from one of the bands in the early 80s Dunedin scene. Both sides of their sole release, the 'That's What Friends Are For' 7"; abandoned followup 'The Absolute Truth' / 'The Story of an Ordinary Guy'; shelved studio track 'All Night'; and six live only tracks. Unfortunately nothing's as good as the A-side of the song they did release, which is a beautiful gem of Kinks-y jangle pop.

Also bought the self-titled by Anohni Hegarty's band, intricately arranged art pop with an astonishing voice.

It's bandcamp friday again!!
which I didn't think about last week when I bought a shitload of stuff from Bandcamp, both digital and physical, that had been on my wishlist for some time already (Ottla, Afsky, Fagelle, FACS, Dirty Three. GGGOLDDD, Dark Dark Dark, God's Pee, and even some more)

Fuck yeah, a new recording of Okkyung Lee!
https://umlandeditions-q-o2.bandcamp...teria-forma-iv

This Friday, February 7, will be a variation of a Bandcamp Friday:


The first fully official version of Hold That Tiger comes out that day, so if you haven't preordered it, why not buy it then if you have the dough? Just sayin'.

ALSO: the good people at Good Music have assembled a 90-track compilation that will be available this Friday only: Good Music To Lift Los Angeles. Check it out.

"Irish Silver Mist", new album by Jenny Hval:
https://jennyhval.bandcamp.com/merch...lexi-pre-order