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Tom Lehrer - The Masochism Tango - now on DVD

I just rediscovered Tom Lehrer comical Tango, seems like the right day for this song. Yesterday there was a mascot, no massocar on the drums in El Pero Club Madrid with our man from - The Ruins. I took Yoshida for dinner at ''Jin Jin'', a Chinease restaurant in Madrid, I have a story to tell you about that, after the food, with our bellies full, we laughed about my favourite bar in Madrid 'Palentinos', and the staff who work in it, if you add the age of the two staff that work behind the bar you get a figure of more than 200 years! This strange fact tickled Yosida, but more on that another time. After our giggle, Yosida hit the the drums with mastery loaded with a belly of duck. Tom tom mashing, slashing skills, a tutti pleny.. Jolt, talking of Tom but another one - Tom Lehrer, I was reminded of his song due to another Latin project I have in motion. The future tango mix, will make it's way into a CD or download. The mix will be full of rumba, and the jolli

Ruins - Bupphairodazz

Yeh, this one would be good tonight. Doubt it will happen but you never know. Madrid in Ruins come on!!!

John Zorn - Invitation to a suicide

Yoshida Tatsuya is in town. On my way to meet him now, I have just been informed that he's looking to shower and eat. Hoping to chat with him a little about some of his collaborations with People like John Zorn, my mate Mike Patton, KK-Null and the countless others he has worked with. Wounded by the days events and hopping like a real pirate, or should I say limping. Let's if this old peg leg can convince Yoshida Tatsuya to do more than adventure with me. What-ever happens Yoshida from The Ruins, will be playing at our little club tonight,,,nice!!!

Mi Ami - African Rhythms (White Denim, 2008)

It's amazing what you find with a little searching. Really like the way Mi Ami has pieced this little racket together. Thumbs up and tom toms down, post tribal punk noise jam. Will be attempting some more rhythmical stuff probably with more noise sooner or later. ARRGh

FTS: English Journey 1

Good combination here, real shame I wont be able to attend the show. I am sure it will be quite special.

Jaap Blonk performance - installation Messa di Voce

My old mate Jaap Blonk you have to love him. He really is special. Here in his installation Messa di Voce Jaap is encapsulated and bound with a special visual which helps extend dimensions and fuel experimentation. Really great that these types of pairings happen without doubt something wonderful and an audio-visual delight...

Lost (Held Under) - KK Null / Jim Plotkin

Good to see this track up on Youtube. It's fair to say that this is a classic with distinction. My old mate James Plotkin and KK Null really getting into some deep space and ambience here. Hit's the spot. Classic dark ambience at it's best. Up with the best!

Rank Sinatra - Greatest Hits

After almost 10 years of sitting on a hard-drive somewhere deep in the Australia bush, the old Rank Sinatra, T.T and Animal cover version of the classic 80's love ballad - Love lifts us up where we belong, is out! This version has been electrocuted, shot and hacked to death, not sure if it's a medley or just meddling, either way we didn't as yet get a meddle for it. Amazing how these experiments get lost and resound. The road indeed is long and certainly mountains are in the way. Check the disk, it's Rank Sinatra at his best and Animal in Test!! Check the link and download now

Animal Macgregor - Cavern Tavern Fast Lady Remix

Not too long ago, I was down in Bristol with my old pirate chums a couple of Dutch ladies and some Ethiopian dog walkers. The Slautery Arms is a very multicultural place indeed! So after a few barrels of ale things got interesting. Alot of the night is not clear, but I do recall the young bar staff being very helpful and lending me a microphone. Next day on my hard-disk I found this song which is a real cracker. I expect more than skulduggery was at hand and hook here but that's how it goes sometimes. I am after all an authentic pirate. I shall be heading down The Slautery again next time I am in blighty, it's the best Tavern that side and I recommend you go soon. Who knows if the winds blow me right, we might able em to put this there disk onto the local juke box. I say, 70 ARRRGH...x

Larkin Grimm - Blond and Golden johns

Intimate, charming, enchanting, playful. Take in regular doses..

Jean Michel Jarre - Happiness is a sad song (1969)

Yeh, the title. The main man Jean Michel Jarre with a more experimental moment, certainly influential. Pushing the knobs, hitting pitch shifter and dropping the octaves! Is this a sad song?

Music Inspired by Murder Ballads and Lovecraft

I spent the whole weekend locked away like a bear in a cave. I was experimenting with various structures and researching -The Murder Ballad theme. One which has quite some history, alot more milage, yet on the surface we find the blood of Nick Cave splattered everywhere and very little more mentioned below the surface. The gist of the Murder Ballad is that it tells a story of just that - Murder. Seems that mankind has a morbid interest in blood. The music I am preparing has Frankenstein or Dr. Jekyell orientation, whilst remaining smoky cold with shivers in a H.P. Lovecraft way. The main theme from a forthcoming release has been hung on the Tube here for you. This is an edit of the rather long track which formed the backbone of my first experiments. A developed version of this along with others coving the chilling theme will be available in 2012.

Jansky Noise - I draw The Line Today

Do you remember the first kiss? A line taken from PJ. I dedicate this version to someone special, as I look up into the stars and out to deep space. I hope you enjoy. Drawing the line and putting an end to things today.

Homenaje Tracks up on Youtube

I finally managed to upload some of the tracks from the Homenaje Album I released sometime ago. The album was inspired by the oneness of the people shortly after the terrible attack here in Madrid 11M. Some of you were asking for the songs as the disk is impossible to find, so now you have the majority of them. One of my old time favourites was this one by Difra. The track from Difra pretty much sums up how I am feeling today. Timeless track, love that effect on the guitar. Falling, like something from a David Lynch film that was never made....Hope you enjoy this and the other tracks up...

Chet Baker,"I'm a Fool to Want You".

Enjoying this smoke filled version of the track...