Tag Archives: electronica

Worshiping the Cargo Cult: The (de?)Commodification of Burning Man Marches On

Black Rock City – Watched thousands of pagans, actual & momentary, roiling wildly counterclockwise around the collapsed symbol.  Alone amidst thousands beneath the smoggy sky the decision was made to be there again before any real time for consideration.

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Post Playa (not technically) Decompression at the Refuge with Sandra Collins & Solovox

Portlanding – Reentry is never easy.  Burning through the atmosphere to find oneself crippled with the bends.  Two weeks into recalibration life muted along. Unfortunately heat shielding may be faulty.  Dark of night two weeks afterward found train tracks receding into … Continue reading

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Major Lazer Fights to Free the Universe from General Rubbish at the Roseland Theater

Rose City — Late like usual.  Still trying to figure out how pedestrians work in these parts.  Smiled at the cross dresser huffing a fag before hustling up the street.  Dodged a few bumscussions before turning the corner to follow … Continue reading

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Threshold: Black Water Snake Celebrates the Chinese New Year at Portland’s Refuge

Portland – Saturday night the year ended for many perched upon our rotating orb.  The lunar year finished its cycle and halfway around the globe hundreds of millions ushered in their fresh start. An ocean away Oregon’s Acupuncture & Naturopathic … Continue reading

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MadHouse PDX Imports Nom De Strip to Womp The Whiskey Bar with Hatiras

Portlanding – The first day of February ’13 brought relative warmth & sunshine.  The night lights imported some of Scotland’s finest. Lodged the auto a block abaft stationary flashing lights.  Past one of the city’s traditional dancing establishments and around … Continue reading

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Ay Fast – Nice Arps

This review was written for and originally published by Upstate Soundscape a radio show on 91.3 WBNY out of Buffalo, NY bringing you the best in experimental sounds cooked up across New York Tuning through the galactic interference of interstellar … Continue reading

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Camp Bisco XI Womps Mariaville’s Indian Lookout Once Again

Mariaville – After two years of mayhem, packed houses and parking lot roadways much speculation took place that local residents would finally stand and say enough was enough.  In the end townsfolk decided they’d rather have greenbacks than three more … Continue reading

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Archnemesis and Govinda Spreading Holiday Cheer at Public Assembly

Brooklyn.  Site of my second arrest and Midwestern refugees pretending they didn’t grow up across the street from cornfields.  Hopefully an evening of electronic thumpings wouldn’t involve either.  Trains after marching through lower Manhattan with the men and women who … Continue reading

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Ay Fast – Always Crying

This review was written for and originally published by Upstate Soundscape a radio show on 91.3 WBNY out of Buffalo, NY bringing you the best in experimental sounds cooked up across New York Meshing madness, life, and a slew of … Continue reading

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