Bukhara Magazine is one of Iran’s literary treasure stores. The Los Angeles Review of Books interviews its editor, Ali Dehbashi.
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[Music] Ensemble N’Caged / Ensemble 4’33” / Ad Libitum Orchestra – Last Waltz (Alexei Aigui, Conductor)
Sergey Kuryokhin’s bizarrely beautiful Last Waltz was performed at the Moscow Conservatory in late 2015. It featured the talents of Ensemble 4’33” (whose leader, Alexei Aigui, also served as conductor), Ensemble N’Caged and the Ad Libitum Orchestra.
[Music] New From ALFRED 23 HARTH, “Kepler 452b Edition” (KSE #336) — Kendra Steiner Editions
ALFRED 23 HARTH “Kepler 452b Edition” An allegory of life in an alien area CDR album, KSE #336 full-sized CDR’s ($8.00 each, ppd. in US—outside US, minimum order of TWO albums….first two albums are $20.00 postpaid, then $8 each postpaid after that ) Payment via paypal to django5722(at)yahoo(dot)com Please include a note with your paypal […]
via new from ALFRED 23 HARTH, “Kepler 452b Edition” (KSE #336) — Kendra Steiner Editions
[Literature] Print Is Not Dead — Dysfunctional Literacy
“Print is dead,” I said as my family entered the book store. It was a stupid thing to say, I admit, and probably rude. I’ve never said “God is dead” while walking into a church. It’s just that the first thing I noticed was a bunch of people staring at their phones. Staring at their […]
[Music] 아이러닉 휴(Ironic Hue) – 작은사람 (For Melting Steel)
It’s high time South Korea’s indie scene had more exposure. Hopefully bands like Ironic Hue will open the doorway for more great post-rock bands from the country.
[Music] the stargazer lilies — the sunday experience
Stumbled across this via an interesting mid-season round up by the shoegazer alive 9 site. Of course you’ve no need for me telling you that the Stargazer Lilies are a much loved distraction around these parts given we’ve featured them on occasion. However, I’m suspecting we’ve an unread email / press release somewhere because as […]
[Music] Various Artists – Nightingales & Canaries, Vol. 1: “Oriental” Women on Record, New York & Istanbul, 1928-55
https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3272306330/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/transparent=true/New York City was home to a vibrant musical scene filled with singers from Anatolia, Istanbul and the region of Roumelia. Christians and Jews joined together in making some rather bawdy music.
This treasure was released by Ian Nagoski’s Canary Records, a label filled with some absolute gems.
[Literature] Pulp Friction
Barnes & Noble is the last hope for meeting people who love books in my area. Unfortunately, it will collapse soon, due to economic pressures. The era of meeting people in shops to discuss books and music is dead, I’m afraid.
[Literature] Modern China is So Crazy It Needs a New Literary Genre | Literary Hub
Ning Ken from LitHub documents a new literary genre coming out of China called “chaohuan,” which means ultra-unreal.
[Music] Woob – DEATH BY COIN-OP Undead Countdown — Season 9
Tonight at one minute to Midnight (BST) the Woob Album ‘DEATH BY COIN-OP’ will become the undead and will no longer available to buy with only its certificate remaining.
A Miscellany Of Tasteful Music 