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Id never say that J.G. Ballard was one of my favorite writers and I dont think you could get me to defend his prose style under any circumstances.  But his influence on art, literature and film (which have in turn influenced me) is incalculable.  Theres been a deluge of tributes, blog posts, and other articles since his passing last week and I dont really have anything to share myself...

The most amazing musician in all history?  Really, Ripley, this might be pushing my ability to Believe - I mean, havent you ever checked out JACO?

The quest to innovate on an instrument can lead the journeyman improviser into strange realms.  Some great names (in my opinion) have written books on their art - Derek Bailey, Eddie Prévost - and these masters are certainly known for...

True travel - not for work, not to play a show, not to visit family  - feels slightly strange to me. 

Ive been enjoying the Felt albums that were recently posted on Map Ref 41 93W, and during some web-based procrastination I read that Lawrence named the band after the word specifically as it is emoted by Tom Verlaine in Venus.  Television stirs in me a whirlwind of adolescent feelings, managing to catapult me back to the late 90s every time I listen to them.  Venus in particular...

The technophilic drive towards man-machine synthesis has a counterpoint - the merging of human and plant.  It is the hippie alternative to the Terminator-dream, neither accident nor crime against nature.

The Human Garden is portrayed above by Ripley, as usual without citations. and the name Ramdas Bodhano is absent from the reach of Google.  We can only speculate as to what motivated...

I created the album cover and artwork for the Qctqpus album, The Solar Agent, and also coded a small website for it at qctqpus.com.  The Solar Agent is a really brilliant concept album that merges linguistic experimentation, homemade pop weirdness, and an interest in minimalist/serialist composition.  Andy has decided to make the entire album available for listening on the website,...