2022

  • I’ve never heard the term “viper” used to describe a snake in the swamps from which I arose. We have many poisonous snakes, of course, but I’ve never heard the term “viper” among my people.

    December 11, 2022

    | Sarah McLachlan : Fumbling towards Ecstasy

    | Lamb : Gorecki

  • I want to note that the Greek Underworld was nothing like our Dantean view of Hell, a stain from that wicked and pernicious Comedy.

    December 12, 2022

    | Brian Eno / David Byrne : Help Me Somebody

    | Max Cooper : Repetition

  • Because there’s no light underground. I’m going to take this opportunity to experiment with B+W.

    December 13, 2022

    | R.E.M. : Wolves, Lower

    | Three Dog Night : Try A Little Tenderness

  • Working in B+W is tougher than it looks, but it’s teaching me about light and gradients of color, tone and brightness.

    December 14, 2022

    | Joni Mitchell : River

    | Al Green : Take Me To The River

  • For some reason I’ve been thinking of a song my mother used to sing to me, in French : Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques, Dormez-vous? Dormez-vous?

    December 15, 2022

    | Bryan Ferry : Limbo

    | Tricky : Hell Is Round the Corner

  • Life is nothing if not a practice of stripping away our accretions, the knick-knack paddywacks, the monkey body, to leave only ephemeral memories of experiences and love. And in the end, just love. Because love.

    December 16, 2022

    | Radiohead : There, There (The Boney King of Nowhere)

    | Jamie xx : Gosh

  • It’s hard for me to describe the effect Limbo District had on us, or the effect we had on them.

    December 17, 2022

    | Cocteau Twins : Persephone

    | James Herbert : Limbo District's CARNIVAL

  • EPILEPTIC ALERT : Seriously. I don’t like it when people post things that trigger epileptic attacks, so I’m giving fair warning that the video below may be one of those triggers.

    December 18, 2022

    | Pixeltan : Get Up / Say What

    | Suuns : 2020

  • The new camera is kinda fantastic. Nikon 7500 is a lil step down from my 750 work camera, but it makes up for it in terms of speed of focus and general responsiveness. It’s a pleasure to use.

    December 18, 2022

    | The Dining Rooms: Turn to See Me

    | Jarryd James : Do You Remember