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I mean, the title says most of the words for this. The rest is the sound uo can hear…
What was I thinking with the last episode - find out here!
Also a quote from Death Comes to St Ives by Jo Silva and Johnny Greenwood from Radiohead.
About being human and celebrating imperfection!
IA quick run through what happened with the last episode and an update of what I’m reading and listening to:
Natalie Haynes - Divine Might
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics - BBC Show
And we’re back with no gap! I have no idea what this sounds like, I have no time to listen or check, just a note that says 20 years in an alien foresst, so I guess that’s the title.
Does it work? Does it fit? No idea. Maybe I’m getting closer to becoming a certified failure…
A quick reflection on getting to episode 90 and a commitment to the next few episodes - which might be after a bit of a break or not, I won’t know until the end of Monday probably!
…do your job, then let go.
I’m feeling quite Taoist today. This episode has that sort of turning tension, starting Yang (with a bit of Yin) because of movement and drums and noise, becoming Yin (with a bit of yang) as we change state.
We are leaving, but then arrive, realising we always were here anyway.
Post episode chat, a bit about the band, techniques used and aims of what I was doing in the last episode followed by some things I’m currently enjoying during recovery…
Transverse Tempo show on Audio Interface hosted by C.Circo
Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art by Stephen Nachmanovitch
Unruly by David Mitchell
The Righteous Gemstones
The Conversation
Bonkwave
Clement Bertine - Inward
Munson Guitars
I’ve just realised that it says “be clear and concise. Show notes help potential listeners in finding the episode” at the top of the box where I’m typing this.
So I’ve been doing it wrong all along! How marvellous, I do enjoy being wrong, making mistakes and so on. Bring on the happy accidents!
Weekly behind the scenes chat. My thoughts on Chase Bliss Onward (it’s good but doesn’t suit me I think), other pedals I like and should I learn to build my own?
Mirlo can now be used as a self-hosted instance - how do I encourage that? Set up my own label?
And finally, I might have an enforced break coming up so I recorded a couple of spare episodes in advance.
From the publisher's feed
Hi, I’m James and this is my personal journal.
I have difficulty sometimes with words, so I wanted to keep a journal that wouldn’t involve them. Instead I try to communicate by improvising a piece of music every week.
Some call it ambient and post-rock. It has things in common with those, and others. Abstract and impressionist, it changes.
It’s me, recorded most often in a moment and not repeated, it contains all the happy accidents* that occur with this sort of thing. It often has a soothing effect and is meant to be listened to, but can work in the background.
Check out other things I do at strangetextures.com.