I pulled my first real scam and ended up with my first video camera when I was 17 years old. I wrote a letter to 4AD records requesting permission to document their acts when they came through town and then managed to work my way into taping other acts. I got stiffed by so many video clients that Arcane Productions, my video production effort, never got off the ground. Since the turn of the century I’ve documented political and cultural movements in Detroit.
Hammer the Halo – The Wolfgang Press
Been carrying this song with me since it came out. The Wolfgang Press have always been in my top 10, but the older I get the higher they rise. This is my second TWP cover. Way back in the beginning of this experiment I did ‘Cut the Tree’ • Eden Bloom – Cut the Tree (The Wolfga… Here’s a visualizer I put together …
Song Study: Lady Rachel – Kevin Ayers
Lady Rachel by Kevin Ayers From all music.com One of the undisputed masterpieces in Kevin Ayers’ catalog, “Lady Rachel (Lullabye For Children)” was first sighted on his solo debut album, 1969’s Joy Of A Toy. A vaguely supernaturally-themed ballad, alive with fantasy elements and whispered dream sequences, “Lady Rachel” was powered by treated guitars, a …
Golden Age – A Healing Project
23 Ever Changing Covers: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjIybaZSX3lSEIJF-IBwllYRxBnm8upK2 If you’re looking for something that was here check All Covers – https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjIybaZSX3lRElLNKiZiZfezt_W0ykZ5k The majority of these covers were recorded live with my iPhone 13 Pro in our dining room in Detroit. The kids can often be heard in the background. Many songs are filled with flaws, fumbles and misremembered …
Dreamachine Homage
Robotnik TV In association with The World Network System The Hafler Trio The Archives of the Temple of Psychic Youth The Halfer Trio and The Temple of Psychic Youth present Brion Gysin’s Dreamachine October 23, 1991 – From the TOPY IO Archives. Pulled this for the full view of the Dreamachine I built In 1990. …
Sonic Youth Detroit 1990
Sonic Youth – Kill Yr Idols Live at the The Latin Quarter, Detroit 10.16.1990 8mm Video by @eschatonlife from the ARCANE PRODUCTION ARCHIVES (1988-1991) DETROIT ANN ARBOR I’m uploading more 8mm video of Detroit shows regularly. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJBLZCKQ4H4gChbX7DvuydQ From a box of old 8mm video cassettes recorded from 1988-1991 in Detroit and Ann Arbor. All copyrights …