Tickle

While there is still mention of COIL in the air… Richo, a very busy and honourable gentleman currently living in Poland, runs Lumberton Trading Company, Adverse Effect and God knows …

feckin' cold cell

Curious. This morning two guys turned up at the front door saying they’d come to “do the garden” I showed them around the back of the house and they set …

year of the pig

I am told that it is Chinese New Year tomorrow and that they will be welcoming in the year of the pig! This morning held the first taste of spring …

The Raft

I just discovered this recent work by Joel Peter Witkin. I have been a fan for around 20 years but I hadn’t really thought about him in a while. His …

Impulse Response

I find the theoretical algorhythmic egghead end of the abstract music business problematic on many levels, but today I came across (and ordered straightaway) Jacob Kirkegaard’s 4 Rooms. Explicitly political, …

Taedium Vitae

Couldn’t sleep at all last night. The wind was howling round the house on Big Hill and I just couldn’t get my heart to slow down. With my son in …

Under the veil of pain

Just as I thought I was getting on top of my back problems through a heady and punishing regime of yoga, resistance and physio… I reached for a petrol pump …