Big Ears Festival, 2020

Knoxville, TN March 24-27

As opposed to most of the drawings below, the sketches from this event were made live, in pencil, rather than in ink and after-the-fact from photographs I took.

Kronos Quartet; So Percussion˚; Tomeka Reid & Nikky Finney; Black Monument Ensemble; Fennesz; MSSV˚; Low˚; Kris Davis & Julian Lage (talk); Craig Taborn Trio; Claire Rousay; Kris Davis Diatom Ribbons; Sons of Kemet˚; Ensemble dal Niente with Ken Vandermark; Kim Gordon˚; Ben Lamar Gay, Damon Locks & Angel Bat Dawid (talk); Brian Marsella Trio; Ches Smith / We All Break; Yasmin Williams; Sarah Davachi; Ben Lamar Gay; Circuit des Yeux; Annette Peacock; Dead Rider˚; Sarah Davachi; Hanif Abdurraqib (talk); Bill Frisell Trio; Sudan Archives˚; John Zorn New Masada

˚-not pictured.

Big Ears Festival, 2019

Knoxville, TN

Rachel Grimes; Joan la Barbara; YoshimiO / Ibarra / Lowe; Mercury Rev; Lonnie Holley with Messthetics; Larry Grenadier; Harold Budd + Nief Norf; Evan Parker Trance Map; The Comet Is Coming; Absînt (Berne + Frisell); Spiritualized; Jlin; Fire!; Nate Wooley; Amirtha Kidambi and the Elder Ones; Kayhan Kalhor; This Is Not This Heat; Jon Mueller; Abstract Black; Bill Frisell (livescore to Bill Morrisson); Sons of Kemet; Alvin Lucier & Ever Present Orchestra; Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin; Arvo Pärt’s Passio performed by the St. John’s Episcopal Choir; Sun of Goldfinger; Art Ensemble of Chicago + guests

Joan al Barbara

Slow Waltz
Morton Feldman as performed by Joan la Barbara

Comet Is Coming

The Lifeforce, part II
The Comet Is Coming

Amirtha Kidambi and Elder Ones

Dance of the Subaltern
Amirtha Kidambi and Elder Ones

Alvin Lucier

Bird and Person Dyning (excerpt)
Alvin Lucier

biscuits for… neck bracers

This mix of new-release electronica is meant to shift wildly between half-and-double-time.

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Biscuits for… Neck Bracers
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Low End Activist: Engineer’s Origins
Farron: T9CE
Varuna: Autotrophic Biomass
M-Zine: The Dread
DJ Andy: Take It Back
Fumio Itabashi / Henrik Schwarz / Kuniyuki: Watarase (Henrik Schwarz version)
Asquith: Sofa Living
Acado: Hera
Iron Curtis featuring Lisa Toh & Johannes Albert: Nektar Leftie (Erdbeerschnitzel remix)
Agents of Time: Jimmy the Jester
Eleonora featuring UnderHer: All Together (version)
Saive & Kleiber: Out of Silence (ZUma Dionys remix)
Estella Boersma: Final Lap
Nicolas Duque: Bristol Love
De-Tu & Congi: Shallow Waters
Arkham Sound: Mercy (Gnisschrew mix)
Sentinel 793: a Stranger Rings
Sharp Veins: Glue Forest
D-Operation Drop: Liberation (Babe Roots & Don Fe remix)
Pleasure Jail: No Justice, No Peace
Amy Dabbs: Take It
8Ball: Only Time Will Tell
Superabundance: Fuzzy Math
Kamus: Wallce (Nikki Nair remix)
Halber Ball: Rift 3
Brain Rays & Quiet: Tigress Canisha
Sun People: Spirits
Sorrow: Paramount
Switch Back Smith: Room 2
Nicola Cruz: Aima (Auntie Flo mix)
Velmondo & Ironize Aka: Kyushu
Valentino Mora: Membrane

biscuits for… stutter strutters

This mix of new-release techno highlights stammering and stuttering sample usage.

Biscuits for Stutter Strutters
Biscuits for… Stutter Strutters
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DJ Sports: The Sourcecode (mix 2)
Pearson & Clara!: Mi Cuerpo (DJ Python mix)
Studio Barnhus: Sverige
Mmyylo: Venamy
Samaran: London Madness
Hypho: Why You Here?
Corporeal Face: Just the Way to Be
Nick Anthony Simoncino: Survive
Chicks Luv Us: You Can’t Tell Me Nothin’
Lekind: Sample Madness
Diego Lima: Downtown
Carlo Gambino: Trust Me
Gruuve: Loko
Sqnc.d: Perspective
Luca M / Just2: Late Show
East End Dubs: London Thing
Anz: Stepper
Daniel Sanchez: Dutch Sniper (Fer Br remix)
Deborah de Luca: Kick It
Enzo Leep: Ro (Marwan Sabb Vision remix)
T.Raum: Breath Control
Stefan Ringer: Shakyabody
Radial Gaze: Authentic Patterns
Martin Herrs featuring Clemente: Manifesto
RE:You: Sunlight (Alican remix)
AMEME: Gaou (Beat Dub)
Joyce Muniz: Crystalline
Mitte Housing Authority: Natural High
Denial of Service: Disaster Protocol
Rabu Mazda: Mago Mazda
Folded Voices: 2 TV Talking
Bored Lord: Never Felt this Way

2020 recap

My annual yearbook of my favorite albums.

2020 Recap
2020 Recap
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The Rentals: Conspiracy
Guided by Voices: Steely Dodger
Shopping: Expert Advice
Deerhoof: O, Ye Saddle Babes
OOIOO: Bulun
Horse Lords: Against Gravity
Peter Evans: Double Drone
Ashley Paul: Light Inside My Skin
Kristo Rodzevski: Gauze
Throwing Muses: Bo Diddley Bridge
Good Sad Happy Bad: Shades
Hen Ogledd: Trouble
Sonic Boom: I Feel a Change Coming On
Thomas Köner: Substance (Suicide)
Junk Magic: Sargasso
More Eaze / Claire Rousay: Pre-Op
Offthesky & the Humble Bee: Fallen Fruit to Navigate by
Bill Callahan: The MacKenzies
Eiko Ishibashi: Hyakki Yagyō, part 1
Papillon: Aqueducts
Matmos: On the Team
Sun Araw: 78 Sutra
Decolonize Your Mind Society: Through the Prism
Richard Youngs & Daniel O’Sullivan: Oblivion Riviera
Autechre: TH Red A

biscuits for… rump roasters

A mix of fresh techno, this time focusing on straight floor fillers.

Biscuits for Rump Roasters
Biscuits for… Rump Roasters
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Slow Glass: Release (Thunder Tillman remix)
Luca Dell'Orso: Dub Occurrence (Cosmo Vitelli remix)
Steve Marie: Romanée Conti
KG: 808 (BSNYEA edit)
Mark Pritchard: LFO Special
Russell EL Butler: Blah Blah
Mytron & Ofofo: Miteinander
Zakmina: Church of Madness (Gnork's Ezoteric Breakdance remix)
Too Smooth Christ: Uhuueeii
Dro Carey: Hush Biome
DJ Slyngshot: B2
Brigade: Lost Your Number :'(
Bufiman: Blow Your Head (Rhythm Trax)
Volcan la Pete featuring Quentin Rollet: Ipnosi Ventilatore
Yu Su: Watermelon Woman
Tom Jarmey: Shimmer
Sound Support: Stab by Stab
Krust: Antigravity Dub (Masters at Work remix)
Elphino: One Day
Kenny Glasgow: Something Special
Lamont: I Won't Ask
Pearson Sound x Clara!: Mi Cuerpo (instrumental)
Damian Lazarus x Jem Cooke: Into the Sun (Mano le Tough P20 remix)
Studio Mule: Carnaval (Superpitcher Dub)
Pangaea: Like This
Matt Tolfrey featuring Lil' Mark: Under the Skin
DJ Plead: Espresso
Bitstream: Glycon