all images copyright © 2009 Richard Rothman
I posted a while back about a photography teacher I had while attending SVA, Richard Rothman. Not until now has he had a large collection of his images from the project, Redwood Saw, on his smartly re-designed website. Give them a look & keep an eye out for it to be published in print form. Beautiful work.
Great while listening to Red House Painter’s Ocean Beach (1995).
All Men Delight You, by Leonard Cohen
This is the only poem
I can read
I am the only one
can write it
Others seem to think
the past can guide them
My own music
is not merely naked
It is open-legged
It is like a cunt
and like a cunt
must needs be houseproud
I didn’t kill myself
when things went wrong
I didn’t turn
to drugs or teaching
I tried to sleep
but when I couldn’t sleep
I learned to write
I learned to write
what might be read
on nights like this
by ones like me
A song to listen to after reading:
leave your address as a comment or email me if you want to correspond.
Levi.
Playlist: Songs of Animals, Songs of Men
01. Smog – Let Me See The Colts (A River Aint Too Much To Love, 2005)
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02. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – One With The Birds (Blue Lotus Feet, 2000)
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03. Sparklehorse – More Yellow Birds (It’s A Wonderful Life, 2001)
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04. Bill Callahan – Eid Ma Clack Shaw (I Wish We Were An Eagle, 2009)
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05. Grouper – Fishing Bird (Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill, 2008)
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06. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Wolf Amongst Men (Master & Everyone, 2003)
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07. Bill Callahan – Too Many Birds (I Wish We Were An Eagle, 2009)
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Enjoy.
I’ve been driving north lately. Here’s what I’ve been hearing.
1. Slowdive – Alison (Souvlaki, 1993)
2. Grouper – False Horizon (City Center Split, 2009)
3. Lou Reed – Street Hassle (Street Hassle, 1978)
4. Brian Eno – 11 (Ambient 1: Music for Airports, 1978)
How long can you hold your breath? Stay awake, now.
I’m really enjoying the soon to be relesead Bonnie Prince Billy album, Beware. Due out on the 17th, it is as expansive as his past offerings. Lovely backing vocals & great lyrics. If you’ve never sampled, please do so. Below is the opening track, Beware Your Only Friend. Lyrics below. Enjoy.
1. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Beware Your Only Friend (Beware, 2009) via Drag City
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i want to be
your olnly friend
is that scarry?
my active mind
don’t wish it so
watch out for
these silent thoughts
that’s where the seed of soul-sucking grows
when each who comes around you takes some of your life
that’s when i get angry, an outfit for my fright
you want to be
my daughter
come sit up on me
i hate it
but it’s so
i wanted you
as my mother
cheering me
as i go
when each who comes around you takes some of your life
that’s when i get angry, an outfit for my fright
picture us lounging
just sitting and listening
and loving what we hear
that has never happened
we both flail too much
we flail too much
to let the other near
i want to be
your only friend
beware of me
my quiet mind is
not fit to lead
take the warning
i’ve seen fit to lend
and from the stage we
now be free
In case you don’t know: Sweden’s critically acclaimed, infinitely excellent, brother-sister-duo, The Knife, (authors of the dark-but-danceable Deep Cuts (2003) and ’06’s Silent Shout), split shortly after their last album release. No need to worry though, sister Karin Elisabeth Dreijer Andersso went onto a solo career as Fever Ray, releasing a self titled debut just a few months ago.
There are some great songs on the record but what’s getting me most excited is the recent remixes that have emerged of If I Had A Heart. Particularly great is the one remixed by another one of my other favorite Swedish bands, Studio. Frontman Dan Lissvik puts his Yearbook 1 sensibilities to good work on this track. Hear for yourself.
1. Fever Ray - When I Grow Up (Dan Lissvik Remix) 2009
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Funeral Shoes, 2009
soundtrack: Grouper – Disengaged (Dragging A Dead Deer Up A Hill, 2008)
