for real

Whenever I feel sick I get all emotional and listen to Arthur Russell tracks and become a weeping lovelorn mess. Give me one more day and I'll have some techno tracks for you... but for today, "Me For Real."

"Its me

Still on my bike

Love is turning

Do it again

It's you that I like

Do you you say it's not true

Do what I want

When I want to

Now I want to

In my heart beating

Beating far

Into the far, far future

Me for real

Me for real"

Arthur Russell- Me For Real

perk up

Took a day off for a bit of work and figuring things out. Mix almost perfectly tweaked, and I will post that before the middle of the week! Quite tired-- walked far last night! The film was wonderful, the after-party was intimate and fun. Thanks to Matt Wolf and Felix for talking to us, and I can't wait to hear the new collection coming out in the fall, especially the unreleased stuff.

what you like and what you love

Tonight, after months of missing various screenings because of money issues and proximity issues, I'm finally going to see the Arthur Russell documentary with some friends. Anticipating needing a box of tissues and being overwhelmed by it all.

Anyway, I know I've posted lots of Arthur Russell in the past, but today I give you another one of my favorite tracks of his: "Keeping Up," taken from Another Thought. Enjoy!

Arthur Russell- Keeping Up

Tomorrow, the eighth installment of the deep movements mix series, with a mix by yours truly!

another thought

(Photo by Jan Kempenaers)


Today, a departure from electronic dance music to shine a spotlight on Arthur Russell once again. Russell is perhaps the most-played artist in my iTunes, and I don't think going into the reasons behind this are worth exploring; in other words, Arthur Russell is beyond reproach in my book, and no amount of hang-wringing is going to change that.

Anyway, today I give you one of his Downtown-associated new music pieces done with composer and collaboratorPeter Zummo. Zummo played trombone and other instruments on nearly all of Russell's records-- even helped a hand in producing some of them-- and "Song IV" shows a bit of the influence that Russell and Zummo had on each other. It is an epic piece featuring tabla, synthesizer, trombone, cello and vocals, and bears quite a resemblance to some tracks on Another Thought and World of Echo, with the featured instruments being the virtually the same as those on "This is How We Walk on the Moon." Besides the obvious beauty of Russell's cello and voice, Zummo's trombone-- occasionally delayed-- is incredibly bright and gives the atmosphere of journeying. The tabla playing is also quite tight and nuanced, with some subtle changes in register throughout the piece's twenty minutes. A great track-- meditative, calming, swaying as tall grasses or the ocean. From the album Zummo with an X on Loris Records.

Peter Zummo- Song IV (for trio) (with Arthur Russell)

Tomorrow, a sick remix of C.K. Mann's "Funky Hi-Life" courtesy of an old friend!