no peanuts in church…

"You might as well face the music. You've tried everything else…" -Sun Ra.


  • on the artiface of intelligence…

    Had one of those early-morning, overly vivid dreams: Two pairs of perfectly human-looking robots (they were ‘robots’ in the dream, not ‘androids’, so let’s use that word here). And these were Manichaean robots, apparently: One pair felt ‘good’– or at least I was supposed to feel more sympathetic towards them– and the other pair were ‘bad’.… Continue reading

  • Mayday Memories: (Candles in the Dark).

    First of May (though you wouldn’t know it from the dull, cold grey outside). Most cultures, ancient and modern, have some sort of Springtime/rebirth holiday today: Beltane, Mayday, Walpurgis Night. The Egyptians, Greeks and Romans each had their variants, too, all with much the same general intent: As agricultural societies, they wanted a good growing… Continue reading

  • a christmas ‘carol’…

    Ok well, no human voices were used, only synths, so technically not a ‘carol’. But Christmas ghosts were on the mind while putting this one together: Three tracks, all sound synths (Logic Pro and/or Ableton Live).  Live was used for the final arrange and mix down. Happy Merry, all… Continue reading

  • roses in december…

    Basically just wanted to put this here since Twitter feeds are so ephemeral. Snapped this last Friday when I got home from work. I’m no gardener at all, so this poor rosebush has been left to fend for itself until I can find a decent landscaper next Spring. One can only admire its stubborn opportunism,… Continue reading

  • into the squeeze chutes…

    Tell me your race, how you worship (and/or, if you do), what socio-economic class you happened to be born into, which subculture (professional or otherwise) you most identify with (again, if any) and where you live now… and I’ll have a really, really good chance at guessing: How old you think the earth is. Your opinion… Continue reading