Blog the Night Away!
Beginning October 1, 2007, our Sounds Familyre artists and friends will be filling up The Official Sounds Familyre Blog with all manner of artistic musings: sketches, recordings, podcasts, animations, columns, poetry, you name it! Sounds Familyre will be posting something different, new, and exciting every week–so make sure you visit often! What’s particularly neat is that you can comment on what you see and hear, enter into dialogue with folks, and in some cases, with the artist too!
Here are some of the great things you have to look forward to this month:
“A Healthy Cardiovascular System” by Leopulde
In addition to finishing up his upcoming masterpiece ‘Lobe’, Leopulde has begun a series of pieces that will culminate in an album of compositional gestures more exploratory and intimate, and entirely instrumental. The first installment of this collection, ‘A Healthy Cardiovascular System’ is a nocturne for the 21st century; featuring the evocative sonorities of saw, viola, cello, and piano, supported by the pathetique strains of accordion.
“Used-Car Buying” by Singing Mechanic
What’s wrong with buying a used-car with new tires? Or a used-car from someone who owns a boat? Why watch out for the little old lady with a batch of brownies? Finally, the answers to your used-car-buying questions…
“Dogman Meditations” by Dan Zimmerman
Like editorial cartoons that are neither editorial nor
cartoons. This series of sketches is a very compelling peek into the strange and magical psyche of Dan Zimmerman.
“Getting Sick on Stage, on Rocket” by John Ringhofer (from Halfhanded Cloud)
Tales from the Ship, Danielson 2006…We don’t need to say anything more. The story speaks for itself…
