Archive for July, 2010

I’m pleased to present this short interview with Richard Skelton. His answers are true case studies of many areas I’ve intended to explore within this site. In essence, he reveals his process of listening to the world around him, and his work is the window into those discoveries.

When I first heard the music of Richard Skelton, it struck me in that rare way, like being somewhere you’ve never been, but feeling some sense of familiarity. It’s warm and comforting music, unrushed and with plenty of breathing room. Whether working under his own name, or monikers like A Broken Consort (see [...]

(photo: Joe Kirschling)
After 12 years and 12 releases, I will no longer be playing with Collections of Colonies of Bees after this year. Our new record, GIVING, will be out on CD/LP in October on Hometapes, and we’ll be playing a handful of shows in the US and Japan. We accomplished a lot as a [...]

What created those stars? And what created what created those stars?

One choice is to include something potentially dangerous, in combination with something that provides enjoyment. Another choice is to include a pairing of equally dangerous yet fulfilling things.
The alternative is to imagine the reality of neither, and getting your brain to perceive that as total fulfillment. The challenge of discovering nothing.
Then, to try to [...]

Last week, I visited the Clare Rojas exhibit in San Francisco. It felt like looking at old art as if you were there when it was made. A strange sensation.