Movement: I Meant The Move

the old pad, 2002

Well, the worldwide headquarters of FoeWeel has made it's move an entire 1 mile from the original transmission station. Although, it did feel at times like it was to the other side of the country. Does anyone enjoy the process of moving? I like reorganizing, taking stock, throwing away things that you once felt were important in your 20's, but now can't realize what exactly the emotional tie, or significance of said object was, but boxing up your "stuff" which I've accumulated plenty of over the past 5 years, made me just want to donate all of it, and start over. I think this recent Bon Iver interview from TLOBF when asked about his plans for the next 12 months, says it best, for me, about "stuff" and making a true change:

To find the time and the honesty - because it takes hard work to be bold and to be honest and to approach yourself in a way that’s real. I really think that people are good people. But when you walk around in a big city, it’s like everyone’s like holding a mirror in front of their face. And instead of looking at them you’re looking at them looking at you.



So, here's the breakdown of the move:

20 - the number of places I looked at before finding the new hall of justice.
105 - boxes needed to pack all of my belongings aka junk.
25 - trips back and forth to transport "important/fragile" stuff like theremin, flugelhorn, skateboards, bike, drum set, ultimate puffy life-size hello kitty sticker set, super bowflex, signed subway poster of cool as ice starring vanilla ice.
5 - guys hired from a moving company. 3 regular and 2 extra to transport big stuff like hot air balloon basket and homemade clay pigeon shooting set.
3 - shows to go to the week of the move. beirut was great (plenty of footstomps and air castanets), jamie lidell was less than stellar with a shot voice, and hawtin was hawtin.
45 - approximate number of days needed to unpack (guess).
50% - less water pressure than old place.
80% - more sunlight than old pad.

Now, the music that can help with any type of movement............


Flying Lotus - RobertaFlack featuring Dolly (Hip Hop)- steven ellison, the great nephew of coltrane. this track is from his upcoming Warp release. he continues the Warp tradition of progression in music.

Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy - Sophisticated Lady (Jazz) - from the 1964 live show at Cornell. a track to show off Mingus' virtuosity on the upright bass.

Ornette Coleman - Focus On Sanity (Jazz) - from a master who some may think borders on insanity from his out-of-this-world creations. whether he truly is summoning aliens from another world, i think his music makes you feel like the first time you ever tasted ice cream.

How Much For That Panda ?

clarion alley series 2007

last monday night was the lcd soundsystem show at mezzanine and since it was a monday night coupled with the fact that i get up at about the same time as the early newspaper delivery people, and that the band did not go on until 11.30, i was keen on leaving a few songs into the set, especially if it wasn't good. a few years back they played with m.i.a. at the fillmore and it wasn't anything great. well, for the next hour and a half at mezzanine, lcd ss took over the place and made sure everyone paid close attention. it was non-stop energy that even made some of the indie kids dance. there were great versions of 'someone great', 'all my friends' and a sped up version of 'tribulations'.

i just found out that adrienne shelly was killed last year in a bizarre murder that was initially thought of as a suicide. she was a somewhat famous actor in a number of indie films. and most notably for me, hal hartley's 'trust' (1990). one of the first independent movies that showed me that like music, there was important creative things being made outside of the mainstream machine. you'll have to catch it on sundance or ifc because it still has yet to be released on dvd in this country unless you're still hanging on to one of those vhs/beta machines. a deadpan dialogue driven movie about two malcontent's connection to one another.

Boxcutter - Skuff'd (Abstract Beats)- there's a music shop on valencia st here in san francisco called aquarius records and on occasion i stop in to this small shop and hope to find something. it has weird music from all parts of the world and caters to a more indie type crowd. well, i found this cd and from their site hope to find some other peculiar things that i normally wouldn't find from my other sources. go to the site and you'll find great/extensive writings on their releases as well as short sound clips.

Charles Mingus - Epitaph (Jazz)- this is a song from the infamous toen hall concert that some have said was genius while others have said it to have been an absolute disaster. while the expanded cd shows the chaotic nature of the concert, there are moments of genius that made me want to take up the upright bass in a jazz band.

Mylo - Drop The Pressue feat Spank Rock (Hip Hop) - from the fabric33 release, a rundown on the history of hip hop as well as a fearless bravado to drop yes and the romantics in the same mix shows why this group has crossed all boundaries of music categorization and captured fans from all sides of music .

Battles - Atlas (Hard Rock, Abstract) - a sorta superstar band and this first single being from their first release on warp records, 'mirrored'. the former drummer from helmet who puts his crash stand 6ft into the air. check out the video for this song. it's one of the best videos i've seen in a long time.

People Press Play - Always Wrong (Abstract Pop) - from morr records. lali puna-esque. dreamy pop electronic based music.