Author: Daniel

I just finished watching the full length director’s cut of the Wim Wenders film "Until the End of the World".  I had never checked out that version, only the 2.5 hour original release in the theater.  It is a really unusual work of speculative fiction and is worth the time, 4.5 hours, to take a… Continue reading Favorite Soundtracks

I pre-played some Sons of P.M. 1960’s modernized Thai music. Playlist Rich - Sun Ra - A cassette rip of Rich’s with a Gilmore feature. As Rich says Gilmore is a favorite, he always takes great solos. Nice electric set up, synth and electric bass and yeah classic raw Jon Gilmore. Turns very pointillistic. The… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 17/19/21

Playlist Nawi - Is it too early for a mash up? Nope… Nawi false starts. He’s mixing Braindrops & Tropical F%#* Storm? Weird drunken trip I won’t be able to recreate… Abort! I got no clue but this is a cool song. TFS - “Aspirin” (Nawi’s instructions: btw, to get the count right on the… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 7/12/21

Maybe it is a little confusing, but is 2021 the year of Soul? Or rediscovering lost Black American artifacts? Different than my early 2021 Facebook posts lauding the amazing musical, socially and cultural significance of the PBS show Soul! This time it is "Summer of Soul" produced by Ahmir on HULU, reveals the 1969 Summer… Continue reading Summer of Soul

Playlist Peter - Ricky Lee Jones - “Pink Flamingos” - This was always an album I wondered about and noticed in many collections. I wondered about Ricky generally too. Who is she? What’s her appeal? This sounds very loose and rootsy, but then it kind of solidifies and she sings with more affectation. The sound… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 6/28/21