WORD WOOD SALAD
The Scuba Tape
2009
Hockey Rawk
[ambient, drone, experimental]
MF (40 MB, rip: UAX)
This is one of my absolute favourite tapes from recent years.
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Sunday, May 16, 2010
K11 - Metaphonic Portrait 1230 A.D.
K11
Metaphonic Portrait 1230 A.D.
2010
Actual Noise
[drone, noise, experimental]
MF (40 MB, rip: UAX)
From the Actual Noise website:
"K11 is the nom de plume of the Italian sound artist Pietro Riparbelli. Continuing with his interest in cathedrals, with the new K11 release “Metaphonic Portrait 1230 A.D.”, Riparbelli entered Assisi Cathedral in the Umbria region of Italy, not far from Riparelli’s hometown of Tuscany; the 1230 A.D. in the album’s title referring to the date of completion of the original cathedral. Audio was recorded in the cathedral’s lower basilica, the oldest area, where the actual relics of St. Francis Of Assisi are kept. Again utilizing short-wave radios as his primary “instrument” Riparbelli has captured a haunting array of cavernous sounds, displaced signals and found ambiance. With the addition of some voice and organ elements, Metaphonic Portrait 1230 A.D. sounds not unlike the recordings of experimentalists Philip Jeck and William Basinski under the influence of Crowleyean Magick and Sacred Geometry. A psychedelic meditation from some medieval crypt captured out of time in the present."
It's very good, definitely one of the year's best. If you like it, make sure you get yourself a copy here.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Larry Rizkowsky at the Pasadena Showcase House 2010
By Erin Ferucci
Celebrity Lifestyle Designer
Larry Rizkowsky, a fellow designer and a friend for many years has designed a room at the 2010 Pasadena Showcase House of Design.
Last Sunday a group of us went to this wonderful annual event where an entire residence is redone by a group of designers, each one taking the creative lead for just one room or space.This year the amazing home is the Graven's Estate. It's now the 20,000 sq. ft. home to The American Red Cross. 
Larry did a spectacular job on this sitting room. Augustus Francis, son of the late famed contemporary artist Sam Francis , did the two contemporary works of art that hang on the wall. They are a part of a "triptych" actually. Augustus Francis now lives in England with his mother at their home, Gledstone Hall in Yorkshire. He is a lovely chap that I wish well.
Larry's room along with the art was a big hit at the Showcase House. You can visit the 2010 Pasadena Showcase House of Design from now through May 16. Tickets are $40 at the door with the proceeds going to three different music programs that impact the greater Los Angeles area. The Showcase home is closed on Mondays.
Celebrity Lifestyle Designer
Larry Rizkowsky, a fellow designer and a friend for many years has designed a room at the 2010 Pasadena Showcase House of Design.
Last Sunday a group of us went to this wonderful annual event where an entire residence is redone by a group of designers, each one taking the creative lead for just one room or space.This year the amazing home is the Graven's Estate. It's now the 20,000 sq. ft. home to The American Red Cross. Larry did a spectacular job on this sitting room. Augustus Francis, son of the late famed contemporary artist Sam Francis , did the two contemporary works of art that hang on the wall. They are a part of a "triptych" actually. Augustus Francis now lives in England with his mother at their home, Gledstone Hall in Yorkshire. He is a lovely chap that I wish well.Larry's room along with the art was a big hit at the Showcase House. You can visit the 2010 Pasadena Showcase House of Design from now through May 16. Tickets are $40 at the door with the proceeds going to three different music programs that impact the greater Los Angeles area. The Showcase home is closed on Mondays.
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