solidly fall
Hello subscribers!
Here we are in November. It is rapidly getting colder. I think I've come to accept that I am only truly happy with Chicago weather for about four months out of the year. Mid-April through Mid-June and Mid-September through Mid-November. I'm alright with it for a large amount of the other times, but those are the sweet spots. Halloween weekend was the most social I've been in a long time, activities Friday-Sunday. I'm kind of good with not seeing anyone for a while now. But that's my introvert nature.
I've been mostly working on music stuff for the past couple of months. In the course of living I use my phone to record any guitar riff that I stumble upon. I have accumulated a lot of them over the past two years and I want to delete them from my phone and not think about them anymore. So, I spent some time appraising them and recording the ones that I felt were actually interesting. That took most of August. Then I added drum parts to them throughout September. Bass parts were added in October and now I'm adding keyboard parts with a midi keyboard and an approximation of a farfisa that I tweaked from a preset on a software synth. The guitar is the easiest part of this process for me, followed by the bass - although that is physically more challenging. Keyboard parts are okay, but drums are the biggest challenge by far. My least favorite is the vocals. But once I'm done with the keyboards I will start mixing everything to as close to final as I can before adding vocals. My goal is to be done with all of this in the spring. We shall see.
Climate collapse status:
Deeply afraid for the future. Overwhelmed and completely at a loss for words to describe how I feel about it. Grief? Sadness? Despair? Dread? Nothing good. How do you deal with it in general? I read about it. Even if I can't do much, I can at least know what's happening. Also, we're supposed to talk about it. The more people talk about this unfolding climate catastrophe, the more people will be able to do something about it. Let's talk!
Sharing!
A long time ago, back in the spring of this year (2021) Noah Berlatsky wrote an article about pan y rosas and Library Experimental/Jefferson Park EXP (record label and concert series respectively). With his permission and the permission of all the interviewees, I put together a zine that collects all of the raw interviews that Noah conducted. That zine, Netlabeler issue number 2, is now available. If you're interested you can head over to thee ye olde etsy shoppe. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1114547961/netlabeler-issue-number-2-a-zine-about
Beware! The Radio continues. Amazingly, I haven't run out of steam for the radio show I do every other week. Here are the most recent shows. Listen, if you feel like it.
https://www.mixcloud.com/BewareTheRadio/flux-capacitor-with-keith-episode-13-october-17-2021/ https://www.mixcloud.com/BewareTheRadio/flux-capacitor-with-keith-episode-14-october-31-2021/Into it!
Water Logic - Laurie J. Marks
Just finished the fourth and last book in Laurie J. Marks' elemental logic series and I loved it. Very inclusive high fantasy sort of world building action. Fantasy adventure as abolitionist parable. More fun and enjoyable than how I'm describing it.
Only Lovers Left Alive - Jim Jarmusch
The nerdiest of vampires in perhaps the nerdiest vampire movie. Slow and thoughtful and lovely.
New Growth and Don't Get It Twisted - Delores Galore
Tape warbly 80s-esque synth r&b pop with a smidge of goth, maybe?
The High Priestess - Rita J
Aces hip hop from Chicago.
Random GIF from thee Junk Drawer!
