Autumnal Updates!
New Harm: A Mercury Retrograde Sanity Mixtape Series, fall 2023//new harm(ony), and a Noam Chomsky takeover of Sounds Coming Out of the Land
Taking a very short break in between my various intense physical beatdown gigs in the Land and the endless news of various worsening situations to let you know that I finished my last retrograde series tapes, New Harm. 14 tapes that all went to support my evolving understanding of what I needed to attend to in my world and the composition of my last seasonal mixtape of the year, fall 2023//new harm(ony). You can check out each at those links. Optic Sink, who just came through Cleveland on tour, found the new mixtape to be “the perfect fall van soundtrack.” Bang it in your van or wherever else you enjoy properly deep sonic experiences…
In consideration of the ongoing atrocity in Gaza, I felt a responsibility as an American to use my broadcast hour on Amsterdam-based Echobox this month to play some excerpts from Noam Chomsky’s full lecture on Israel and Palestine which thoroughly explain the conflict, historical precedents for various things, wildly predict the last decade of events relating to this conflict, and make clear the United States is the only nation in the world that could realistically stop what is happening. Maybe we will learn about Burning River Blues next month, if the world improves, but we seem to be marching right off a cliff, so we’ll see. I spent so much time listening to this lecture over the weekend that I got rhetorically inspired about writing a critical essay on the future of independent music, so look out to see if I make good on this emerging desire. In the meantime, try to avoid spending money on the Bandcamp platform, so as to avoid rewarding union busters with your cash flow and contributing anything to this Total Piece of Garbage’s salary. You can download Sounds Coming Out of the Land #7: Noam Chomsky on Israel and Palestine here.
In solidarity with everyone getting buried and feeling lost right now,
EMD