FoeWeel !!! ???

the old pad, 2002

Well, the worldwide headquarters of FoeWeel has made it’s move an entire 1 mile from the original transmission station. Although, it did feel at times like it was to the other side of the country. Does anyone enjoy the process of moving? I like reorganizing, taking stock, throwing away things that you once felt were important in your 20′s, but now can’t realize what exactly the emotional tie, or significance of said object was, but boxing up your “stuff” which I’ve accumulated plenty of over the past 5 years, made me just want to donate all of it, and start over. I think this recent Bon Iver interview from TLOBF when asked about his plans for the next 12 months, says it best, for me, about “stuff” and making a true change:

To find the time and the honesty – because it takes hard work to be bold and to be honest and to approach yourself in a way that’s real. I really think that people are good people. But when you walk around in a big city, it’s like everyone’s like holding a mirror in front of their face. And instead of looking at them you’re looking at them looking at you.

So, here’s the breakdown of the move:

20 – the number of places I looked at before finding the new hall of justice.
105 – boxes needed to pack all of my belongings aka junk.
25 – trips back and forth to transport “important/fragile” stuff like theremin, flugelhorn, skateboards, bike, drum set, ultimate puffy life-size hello kitty sticker set, super bowflex, signed subway poster of cool as ice starring vanilla ice.
5 – guys hired from a moving company. 3 regular and 2 extra to transport big stuff like hot air balloon basket and homemade clay pigeon shooting set.
3 – shows to go to the week of the move. beirut was great (plenty of footstomps and air castanets), jamie lidell was less than stellar with a shot voice, and hawtin was hawtin.
45 – approximate number of days needed to unpack (guess).
50% – less water pressure than old place.
80% – more sunlight than old pad.

Now, the music that can help with any type of movement…………

Flying Lotus – RobertaFlack featuring Dolly (Hip Hop)- steven ellison, the great nephew of coltrane. this track is from his upcoming Warp release. he continues the Warp tradition of progression in music.

Charles Mingus Sextet with Eric Dolphy – Sophisticated Lady (Jazz) – from the 1964 live show at Cornell. a track to show off Mingus’ virtuosity on the upright bass.

Ornette Coleman – Focus On Sanity (Jazz) – from a master who some may think borders on insanity from his out-of-this-world creations. whether he truly is summoning aliens from another world, i think his music makes you feel like the first time you ever tasted ice cream.

Setlist from 10/28/07, Ornette Coleman

sunday evening, for the 25th anniversary san francisco jazz festival, i experienced one of the most amazing shows. it was controlled chaos even beyond the spectrum of jazz. every frequency was filled with a matter of sound or rhythm. the genius behind the madness was and still is, ornette coleman. a rare stateside performance.

the lineup was comprised of a drummer (his son) who was pounding his kit as if it harmed his family, three bassists and coleman on tenor sax, trumpet and violin. i still cannot comprehend fully what exactly happened sunday night, but it was unlike anything else that i’ve ever encountered with music. one bassist was playing a music man stingray electric bass, another was on a full sized upright playing with fingers and a bow while the other played a smaller version of an upright playing with fingers as well as bow and the occasional wah-wah pedal.

even before the music started there was discussion involving the works of ornette coleman. the head of the festival recounted the first time coleman had played the festival many years back and how coleman wanted to make it a special performance, so he had hired a body manipulator/piercer to do a live performance in conjunction with the show. many were shocked and many were amazed. and he said that only two people asked for refunds at intermission.

ornette coleman throughout his career has tried to push the boundaries of not only his music, but art as we know it in whatever form. you can read on countless other sites of his legacy with a pulitzer, grammy and other achievements, but you have to experience him live to truly appreciate how far beyond musically he is from the rest of the world. they say that the only art form the united states has given the rest of the world is jazz. if that is the case then ornette’s art is for the entire universe.

Ornette Coleman – Lonely Woman (Jazz) – the closing song from his set the other night. it sounded nothing like this recording.

Prefuse 73 – Aborted Hugs (Abstract Beats) – this is from his new album ‘preparations’. this song reminds me of coleman’s set. pure melodic madness ?