Please join one of our Diamond Mouth Surprise family members, Will Edmiston, to celebrate his book effie. Kyle of Diamond Mouth Surprise will be hosting with readings by Will, Arlo Quint and Kathleen Miller.
Saturday March 19 · 4pm - 7pm
SYCAMORE
1118 Cortelyou
Brooklyn
3 Sad…
Megafortress is New York musician Bill Gillim.
Self-titled EP is available on Software. softwarelabel.net
Inquiries, of any kind: bgillim@gmail.com
http://soundcloud.com/megafortress
https://twitter.com/MegafortressNY • Ask me anything
MEGAFORTRESS
Self-titled EP is available on Software. softwarelabel.net
Inquiries, of any kind: bgillim@gmail.com
http://soundcloud.com/megafortress
https://twitter.com/MegafortressNY • Ask me anything
MEGAFORTRESS
DIAMOND MOUTH SURPRISE: EFFIE
Let my mind become silent,
And my thoughts come to rest.
I want to be
All that is before me.
In self-forgetfulness,
I become everything.— Joeseph Campbell
DIAMOND MOUNTH SURPRISE is a monthly night that my friends and I put on to spread the beautiful work of lovely people to other lovely people.
diamond mouth surprise loves diamond mouth surprise’s friends whom it considers diamond mouth surprise. diamond mouth surprise gives diamond mouth surprise good music and good writing and good things to watch and a nice place with lamplight and nice beer. no separate. no too long. no bright. no thumb head. only warm diamond mouth surprise for diamond mouth surprise forever.
diamond mouth surprise gives:
the warm purple songs of PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN
the warm goldenrod poems of LAUREN IRELAND
a warm chartreuse film byLYNN TRUE, NELSON WALKER, and TSERING PERLO
the warm red fiction of ANNE-E. WOOD
Join you.FRIDAY, MARCH 4
30 Maujer St. #2C Brooklyn
FREE
Doors at 8pm, starting promptly at 8:30
$2 beer
“FREEDOM FROM FEAR” Video - by Grant Nitsch
Video artist Grant Nitsch made this video for my song “Freedom From Fear”. I’m blown away by how beautiful it is. I can’t thank him enough.
So happy to be a part of this beautiful mix.
~*Cactus Mouth/Unholy Rhythms Christmas Mix 2010*~
Over the past 6 months, I’ve had the opportunity to meet some of the nicest artists and bloggers out there. During this time, I came to know (albeit virtually) Cactus Mouth - one of the hippest dudes out there. As the months progressed, there were many occasions that he and I would blog not only the same artist, but the same song; we sometimes described the song with the same exact words. SCARY!
So, of course, when I found out that he was interested in doing a mix just for Christmas, I wasn’t surprised at all since I had the *same* idea. Originally, the mix was going to be a three-way collaboration with Yvynyl, Cactus Mouth, and myself. However, Mark had to bow out…. slightly*. He managed to round-up a track for us and provide an astounding amount of support. The end result is an exclusive 14-track wintertime mix.
Some of the tracks are a straight up ode to Christmas tunes. We have both Mutual Benefit and Megafortress covering “Silent Night”, but in two totally unique ways. The other tunes are, at times, a bit more subtle in their celebration of the season but they’re all fantastic. From the joyously infectious upbeat “Emelia” by Unouomedude, to the gorgeously ambient “Missa Do Gallo” by Dream Band and Ricky Eat Acid.
I am also super excited that we got the up-and-coming SNOWMINE to contribute a track, as well as Martha! Mother. My ultimate homeboy Guerre contributed a tune that, while not super Christmasy, it is oh so perfect for watching the snow fall on a day you’re isolated. For those looking for a little more “chill”, there are the tunes by the fabulous Ra Cailum, DanielRadall, Craig Cruiser, and Closed Cassette.
The only song that people might have heard in advance is BAnanas Symphony*s, ”Holidaze”. The song was meant for the mix but somehow escaped early enough to give listeners a taste of what was to come. It is still a fantastic song hence the inclusion of it on the mix.
I want to thank each and every artist involved and most of all, I want to thank Cactus Mouth for a wonderful collaboration. Merry Christmas, one and all.
“Holiday Sweaters & Egg Nog” A Cactus Mouth & U/R Christmas 2010 Mix
- BAnanas Symphony - “Holidaze”*
- Unouomedude - “Emelia”
- Ra Calium - “Snow Falls”
- Danniell Radall - “Love Is You”
- Closed Cassette - “Things Must Get Done”
- Megafortress - “Silent Night”
- Craig Cruiser - “Snowed In”
- Dream Band - “Missa Do Galo”
- Ricky Eat Acid - “wntersngs”
- Guerre - “MF”
- Holy Spirits - “The Sea”
- Martha! Mother - “Michael W. Smit”
- SNOWMINE - “Nervous”
- Mutual Benefit - “Silent Nite”
♫ download here | alternate link here
*Provided by Yvynyl.
♪ File under: lofi, chillwave, winterwave, Christmas mix, folk pop, chamber pop, rocking around the Christmas tree, ambient, chill, drone, silent night, sample pop, atmospheric
Interview with Yes In My Backyard on the Village Voice blog
Here’s an interview and song post I did with the Village Voice’s Christopher Weingarten.
Ever since I borrowed (stole?) my friend’s copy of Programming & Metaprogramming in the Human Biocomputer, I’ve been fascinated with the byzantine mental world of Dr. John C. Lilly. If you don’t know him, Dr. Lilly was the neuroscientist who invented the isolation tank, pioneered the study of dolphin communication, and, with the help of his tank and massive amounts of psychedelics, mapped the farthest reaches of the human mind.
This video is a great discussion between Lilly and Jeffrey Mishlove. It’s a little difficult to sink into, given the eccentric subject matter and the fact that Lilly mumbles like a grizzled wizard. But it’s definitely worth investigating. They discuss some truly strange and beautiful theories of the nature of consciousness. If that doesn’t sell you, watch it for the fact that Lilly is wearing one leather glove, a coonskin cap, and talking about a higher-dimensional being removing his penis.
Salad Fork: سلطان
Sultan is definitely one of my favorite artists right now. I saw her at the Chocolate Bobka CMJ show, and she blew my mind. Incredibly beautiful guitar loop landscapes made with such subtly and patience. Check out Salad Fork’s review of her new Curatorial Club tape release, The Moon, below.
Sultan scores the desert with her lo-fi guitar recordings, creating wavelengths that travel with heat and wind over the desert sand, oscillating with nature as one. The wavelengths are physically exemplified by the capillary ripples in the sand, a real representation of nature’s power….
(Source: saladfork)
NOOSPHERE - This is the song I made for the Unholy Rhythms “Abraded Ghosts” Halloween mix. I tried for spooky and ended up with a new age Catholic Mass.
