For Tatiana: Circuit-Bent Improvisation 5943

Electric Earth Music

My friend Sean Powers asked me to bring some of my circuit-bent instruments and play at his puppet/variety show: “Something Different” at the Exit Theater in Arcata on Weds. May 31.

I accepted the challenge. I enjoy making circuit-bent and other odd music in my home studio, but performing live is a whole different ballgame. After thinking about it a bit, and trying a few things out, I arrived at a combination of instruments that I think appropriate to the occasion. I especially like the aesthetics of this setup, so I posted a photo of it on Facebook.

My friend Tatiana, a fellow didgeridoo player and electronic noise artist with Otolithia asked to hear what it sounds like, so I recorded this piece for Tatiana Musique.

I recorded it all in real time, in one take, on one track, in mono, with no edits, overdubs or enhancement, because that’s how…

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Dragsho4Kids, It’s Not Gonna Lick Itself

Electric Earth Music

There’s something really queer about the whole phenomena of drag shows for kids, and by “queer” I don’t mean “gay” or anything to do with gender or sexual orientation. By “queer” I mean “suspiciously peculiar.” What I found especially suspicious was how quickly, and forcefully, the people who protested the appropriateness of a drag show as children’s entertainment were labeled “anti-gay,” “homophobic,” and “hate mongers,” and everything they said was labeled “Hate Speech” in our local media, even though no arrests were made and no charges filed. I found that very queer because Hate Speech is a crime. Accusing someone of Hate Speech, when no charges have been filed is the equivalent of calling someone a murderer, without any evidence that anyone has been killed. That really stuck in my craw.

The truth is, very few people really want to see a drag show. Even among adults, most of us…

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Saturn: An Electric Didgeridoo Drone

Electric Earth Music

I’ve been promising an album of electric didgeridoo drone music for some time now. Here’s your first taste of what is to come:

I recorded this track at home using solar power. The images of Saturn are courtesy of NASA. I find playing and listening to these electric drones deeply satisfying musically. Robert Fripp described music as “a vessel to contain silence.” I think this piece meets that criterion. Silence is restorative, grounding and healing, I think you will find my electric drone music a pleasing way experience it.

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