since my phone has nothing interesting to say...

my brother Andy bought a g3 ibook a few months ago to 'teach himself mac.' needless to say, the g3 isnt the best machine to learn on since its pre-intel and really cant run 80-90% of any contemporary programs - isnt it fun to say contemporary when i am referencing things made only 5 years ago? no. its not. slow down.

ive been wanting to move my main machine down to the basement for recording purposes; the cassette four track i have is toast and i always hated mixing down so far removed from the space i created in. andy doesnt have the time with two kids and an outdated machine to learn programs in order to teach others how to use them for the cheap so i grabbed it (paid him for it) and its on its way. now ive done plenty of research on how to get a solid multitracked signal into really shitty computers, so aside from the mac i will have to purchase (or find in some box somewhere) a simple little mixer and interface. basically i will be doing future recordings direct to the machine while working with two tracks. its classic. its a challenge. its kinda easy. its recording 101. im not a whole band, so i wont have to worry too much about mic placement and the such in a group setting, but i am excited to see what i can do with a solid drum track and all of the ephemeral crap i have collected over the years. building and building and layering and layering.

the last run of any self recording ive done was my ipod plugged directly into my computer, making some fantastically delayed, overdriven, oscillating single tones. its not enough. thats too easy. too minimal for anyone to take seriously, no matter how well the textures translate from low to hi-fi.

ive got to find host for the songs or i'll just start releasing digi-eps until someone tells me to stop. i really really hope that person isnt my wife.

in less creative news i cant bring myself to ruin good paper until i get a good idea. the sketch books are getting dusty and i havent seen anything remotely interesting lately. i need to see some dance, some theater, some action. i want to get back into the figure but who wants to sit and have me make them look ugly? no one. ten years ago this wouldnt have been a problem. i guess thats why some art school kids stay at university for umpteen years: the chicks, maaaaan. whatev.

thin fevers has a new ep out - dont worry, you cant hear the cymbals:
album name
(live) on the Scene
there was an interview that went with it - just us clowning on ourselves and talking about sandwiches. thank god that isnt around. it would have ruined our reputation.

rooms is about to rule the world with a proper press push for our full length. dont seem surprised if you see a crappy write up somewhere. music journalists, and i say this because i knew some in my day and theyre dicks, some music journalists are dicks. they read the one sheet, the copy and paste, they get to track 3 and say they know the sound. thats lazy and not good for music. plus, it makes them dicks.


enough about dicks. i have to practice the ebow now.