tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76892012024-03-07T09:57:57.093+00:00farmer-glitchObservations and clicks/cuts/pastes from a west-country digi-farmer and his glitchy notebook...farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-85664519443855155412010-06-11T19:33:00.000+01:002010-06-11T19:33:45.580+01:00Hacker Farm present JunkCrunch - Perfect 5th, Taunton, UK 9-6-2010<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/W-wnMQg0P_Y&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/W-wnMQg0P_Y&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-26606236337255142342010-06-03T18:56:00.000+01:002010-06-03T18:56:03.352+01:00Hacker Farm present JunkCrunch - Orange Box 31-5-2010<object style="background-image:url(http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/jITojrJ92QA/hqdefault.jpg)" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jITojrJ92QA&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jITojrJ92QA&hl=en_US&fs=1" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-71680388494438166212008-11-03T16:24:00.003+00:002008-11-03T16:40:37.706+00:00Matryomin - how bloody cool is that ?<img src="http://i3.ebayimg.com/04/i/001/18/9c/ac31_1.JPG" /><br /><br />Damn man - just as I about to post again how friggin ace the <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Gakken Analog Synthesizer Kit SX-150 </span>is - and how in 3 days or so I will be assembling this babe and blowing holes in my sub-woofer with sub-harmonic wobbles - I stumble upon yet another damn fine piece of electronic koolio-aid - i quote you now from advertising advert ::<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />'Matryomin' is an original electronic musical instrument of the mandarin electron which is Japanese Theremin maker. The function of Theremin is put in Russian famous handicraft Matryoshka. It has an amplifier and a loudspeaker built-in for the body.<br /><br /></span><span>Why ? What ? When and who ... are undoubtedly questions streaming through your head as you read this - but after the following demonstration of the power of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Matryomin</span> - you will fear no more !!</span><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zgI-Lr6Pbcs&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zgI-Lr6Pbcs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />and if that does not completly convince of the power of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Matryomin</span> - then be prepared my reader(s) - be very prepared ::<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JLGCdt5gZBk&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JLGCdt5gZBk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Still not with me on this one - well goddam it - you asked for it - maaaannn !!!<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/09q9JFceY10&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/09q9JFceY10&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-7121988778682722462008-10-31T16:13:00.003+00:002008-10-31T16:41:17.078+00:00Air Geee-ttt-aaar ..<img src="http://www.geocities.jp/mens_gangu/air-guitar-pro/4.jpg" /><br /><br />This was going to be a post on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gakken Sx-150</span> synth kit - that I have just ordered from Japan .... but that post will have to follow this one .. as in researching the synth-beast, as usually happens - I got side-tracked on other kick-ass Japanese stuff - and so it ends up being a video post on Air Guitars ..<br /><br /><img src="http://www.geocities.jp/mens_gangu/air-guitar-pro/3.gif" /><br /><br />So without further ado - Lets fackin rock-n-friggin-roll- muvvers ...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/c65LJ_NQZkI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/c65LJ_NQZkI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />For readers who simply prefer a good old female-rock-out .. shame to leave without this ..<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oINpzUAUNFg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oINpzUAUNFg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-10637475394147168022008-10-11T08:14:00.001+01:002008-10-11T08:15:21.454+01:00Rob a Bank..Classic, unseen and perhaps an answer to the current financial rot ...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T79iN636vPk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T79iN636vPk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-60466229529572886832008-09-06T07:40:00.012+01:002008-09-08T18:16:06.420+01:0010cc Top Trumps ...<span>Kicked into gear by <a href="http://kidshirt.blogspot.com/2008/09/top-ten-10cc-top-tens.html" target="_new">Mr. Shirt</a></span> and because here at the Glitch Barn - we have a super overwhelming soft spot for 10cc here is our Top 10 Pop Picks :<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Gizmo / Gizmatron</span><br />Top of the list in straight in at number one - is the device released initially by Godley and Creme upon departing 10cc for solo careers sometime around 1975 - THE GIZMO.... check out the demo disk from 1975 <a href="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/gizmodemo.mp3" target="_new">here.</a><br /><br /><img src="http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/%7Esi6k-inue/other/images/gizmotron/front01.jpg" /><br /><br />Basically this consited of 6 motorised wheels - mounted on a guitar bridge - that when pressed eihter one at a time or in combinations against the strings produced whacked out effects - sort of pre-guitar synth type of thing ... best heard to fine effect on the Godley and Creme (concept - yikes !!!) LP - Consequences ... nice ...<br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f1/Godley_Consequences.jpg" /><br /><br />More info <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gizmo" target="_new">here</a> ...<br /><img src="http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/%7Esi6k-inue/other/images/gizmotron/gizmotron_promophoto.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">One Night in Paris</span><br />First track from what is for me the best LP the guys stuck out - too be honest I was tempted to simply list every darn track from it - at least 3 or 4 separate songs super-glued together here - fine stuff indeed !!<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VY6DHXvgLJ8&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VY6DHXvgLJ8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cry - Godley and Creme</span><br />How can any list not include this babe - worth it for the video alone - was going to stick on the History Mix LP - but upon revisiting realisd it sounds supa-dated probaly due to lame 80s production from Trevor Horn - this however sounds just fine and dandy..<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/B1Z8pSXCNFI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/B1Z8pSXCNFI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I'm Mandy - Fly Me</span><br />Don't get me started on this one - but takes me back to early teenage lust with a certain Mandy I used to fumble around with (if you know what I mean) - best not go there !<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8ANr-OXMork&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8ANr-OXMork&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dreadlock Holiday</span><br />White boys try and play pop-light reggae ? Or simply a damn fine pop record - you decide - me I love it !!!<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZVArC_klWEI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZVArC_klWEI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Donna</span><br />Got to admit - another girl is involved in selection of this one - god - was my early teen hormones shaped by early 10cc pop songs - crikes??<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AjWfX913BRQ&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AjWfX913BRQ&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I'm Not in Love - Edwina Rigby (1979) / Petula Clark (1978)</span><br />The smoocher rooner from the stable - remixed into a glitzy late 70s disco glitter ball - lovely stuff (even the Petula Clark one ain't all bad)...<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wyV-NgxhDr4&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wyV-NgxhDr4&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rubber Bullets</span><br />Imposible not to include this slamming hit ...<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dM7j9LkpYGw&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dM7j9LkpYGw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wall Street Shuffle</span><br />Yet another slamming 7 incher ...<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kShTUmYRyCw&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kShTUmYRyCw&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />10cc - Blackmail (from Original Sound Track)</span><br /><img src="http://us.ent1.yimg.com/images.launch.yahoo.com/000/021/249/21249560.jpg" /><br />Been listening to this LP all weekend - and could have chosen any of them for inclusion as previousl said - this one kicks with a guitar solo straight out of mid-period Floyd - unexpectedly psychedelic .<br /><br />Now back to spraying "I luv 10cc" on the back of my school pencil case !!farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-21598275021986140442008-08-06T12:00:00.003+01:002008-08-06T12:06:08.791+01:00One minute in the life of Ivan Denisovitch<span style="font-weight:bold;">For ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN - RIP ...</span><br /><br /><img src="http://www.kaboodle.com/hi/img/2/0/0/67/3/AAAAAumwqLcAAAAAAGc5aQ.png?v=1187885913000" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/One_Minute-Ken_Ellis.mp3" target="_new">One Minute in the life of Ivan Denisovitch</a>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-868069638088779222008-05-26T09:08:00.003+01:002008-05-26T09:17:36.426+01:00PhewThis morning in the freezing drizzling summers morning - we are seriously getting down to stuff like this - and you should consider doing so too ... <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">From " Finale / Urahara "<br />Phew and Ryuichi Sakamoto<br /><span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IvB_Crk-1qo&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IvB_Crk-1qo&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Which leads us nicely onto Aunt Sally .... very fine indeed !!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ceQQwkvnrZg&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ceQQwkvnrZg&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-25878630236972263882008-05-22T17:35:00.002+01:002008-05-22T17:38:12.989+01:00Normal service will be resumed (when I can get off me ass and do it -- maaan!)..In the mean-time - 2 very good reasons to be alive and with eyes and ears ....<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/48sAK70k9nw&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/48sAK70k9nw&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />and for some nice glimpses of - gulp Weymouth ..... <br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1ZhOcd9rD9E&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1ZhOcd9rD9E&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-15055559986256808012008-03-20T16:03:00.000+00:002008-03-20T16:04:53.518+00:00Egg ....<img src="http://stephenives.co.uk/Audio/egg2008.jpg" />farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-15601545565645241002008-03-18T08:18:00.002+00:002008-03-18T08:21:08.825+00:00Korg DS-10 (yes oh yes)..Well - seeing how the farm has now acquired a Nintendo DS thanks to junior-ultra-glitch-boy-O - seems somewhat silly not to grab this damn fine bit of retro-rehash and steel the thing of him ... nice and tasty in a way that Cooking Mama will never be !!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rorBOzwR3Tc&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rorBOzwR3Tc&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-73323953042527795642008-03-17T17:26:00.004+00:002008-03-18T07:06:48.619+00:00RIP - Mikey Dread (1/1/1954 - 16/3/2008)<object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JxlSQRbYobA&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JxlSQRbYobA&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Damn - very very sad .....<br /><br />Mikey got me seriously into the toasting sound of dub - World War 3 is always on repeated play in this house to this day ..<br /><br />Some cool cool Mikey Dread, Peel show session tracks from 1982 for you to savour...<br /><br />1. <a href="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/Mikey_Dread-1982-08-23t01.mp2">Rub A Dub</a><br /><br />2. <a href="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/Mikey_Dread-1982-08-23t02.mp2">Problems</a><br /><br />3. <a href="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/Mikey_Dread-1982-08-23t03.mp2">Parrot Jungle/Heavy Weight</a>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-20200247104804487552008-02-23T18:13:00.002+00:002008-02-23T18:17:37.176+00:00Gwoemul (The Host)Finally got around to catching this on DVD - a mere 6 quid - bit of a bargain - subtitled Korean (thank god) - the dubbed version I have seen clips of should be avoided at all costs !!<br /><br />If you like your monster movies wet, slimy and good at acrobatics - with an occasional dollop of stupidity - go check now .. excellent stuff to me anyhows ...!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4oi_kjMNmfw&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4oi_kjMNmfw&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-4259534939694699562008-02-22T13:51:00.001+00:002008-02-22T13:51:51.492+00:00A-one and a-two and a-chicka booma chick!<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/InZNBcJTmWs&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/InZNBcJTmWs&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-18312802966899747112008-02-22T13:33:00.003+00:002008-02-22T13:44:56.892+00:00You want blocks - then come get blocks - and don'y ya FXXX with me !!<img src="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/blocks.jpg" />farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-15788562684725763012008-02-21T21:33:00.003+00:002008-02-21T22:02:32.500+00:00All bound for Mu Mu land ...Needs no introduction - a nice 'making of' video just (re)-surfaced on the making of a KLF video - Tammy in her trailor - giant pyramid - loads of water - boats - and a somewhat funky beat ... watch and enjoy ....<br /><br />Part 1<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EnFBoCGutWs&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EnFBoCGutWs&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Part 2<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DbyFIhTNTzY&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DbyFIhTNTzY&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Part 3<br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oQ8hQSgreaE&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oQ8hQSgreaE&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />If that has some sort of interest blip for you - you can find more over on <img src="http://i.ytimg.com/i/Fx0e88OCsklpdoylVZxCvQ/1.jpg" /><a href="http://fr.youtube.com/user/klfcommunicationsnet" target="_new">klfcommunicationsnet</a>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-941209772989738182008-02-18T13:11:00.002+00:002008-02-18T13:46:51.502+00:00Grass is fast - but .... Acid's like lightening, you know ...!!<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4JA4PAZ9dF0&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4JA4PAZ9dF0&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />And on a related note ...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Apache ...</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X2_m4LYAcdI&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X2_m4LYAcdI&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />But just remember you goddam grass-head, acid-freaks ... the damn drugs DO NOT WORK .. but alas unexplored sexual delights - JUST MIGHT... <br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gVUm2GYOFZc&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gVUm2GYOFZc&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-1183862940768509572008-02-11T22:40:00.001+00:002008-02-11T22:41:44.651+00:00Maybe ,,,,,,Maybe one day the best songs - are better before the lead singer staggers into it .... !<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pf683arc7f4&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pf683arc7f4&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-39044246883752610402008-02-10T21:11:00.000+00:002008-02-10T21:16:39.251+00:00Smashed-face...Been experimenting with that social-network malarkey FB - hooked up with long-lost folks - spent an age customizing the shit out of the page - uploaded stuff - typed shit - read shit - remembered shit and somehow forgot it again ... - thank god someone else was there to remember it happened - my notes don't exit - my photos are incomplete - and my record collection does not support it as a chunk was nicked by an EX (god bless the woman - if only she knew what she took at least she might sell it !! ... man ..... "It's a lot of wind..." ...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/j0INW0wPQf4&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j0INW0wPQf4&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-38337270305953789952008-02-04T14:35:00.000+00:002008-02-04T14:45:46.556+00:00Records bought because the sleeve told me to (Part 2 of an occasional series)...<img src="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/kjm-1.jpg" /><br /><br />In 1994, I found myself living in Mong Kok, Hong Kong. This CD is a Japanese export - I picked up in Tower Records (Windsor House - Causeway Bay - long defeated by the HMV empire!) - Kyoto Jazz Massive are/were a collective of Japanese funksters - the music some 14 years later or so sounds very much a safe-coffee-table-style of jazzy grooves - this has a very early collaboration from DJ Krush on it ... \<br /><br />The sleeve some 14 years later remains pretty much as I first glanced eyes on it !<br /><br /><img src="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/kjm-2.jpg" />farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-762652269982792652008-02-04T07:24:00.000+00:002008-02-04T08:04:20.487+00:00Records bought because the sleeve told me to (Part 1 of an occasional series)...<img src="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/birkin.jpg" /><br /><br />1969 - original pressing - 50pence last year from a car boot sale - now lets face it - can you blame me ?farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-36881357804008606082008-02-03T09:58:00.000+00:002008-02-03T11:33:19.260+00:00TEN RECORDS HIDING AT THE BACK OF YOUR COLLECTION THAT NO GROWN MAN SHOULD OWNHaving been passed the baton by <a href="http://kidshirt.blogspot.com/2008/01/ten-records-hiding-at-back-of-your.html" target="_new">Mr. Shirt</a> - and being forced to delve into those boxes of unseen 7 inchers to remind myself of what utter classic embarrassing crud I have bought in my time - I somehow have managed to get it all down to 10 - to be honest this could have run to 100s !!<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />So here goes ..<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/mouldy.jpg" /><br />"Dum-de-dum, dum-de-dum, Mouldy Old Dough" - utter classic - without this punk/hip-hop and death metal would never have happened ....<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/cyril.jpg" /><br />"nice on Cyril, Nice on son, Nice one Cyril - lets 'ave another one" - deep stuff or what .....<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/hair.jpg" /><br />No idea how the heck this thing got to be in my collection - I would love to say I got it from a pile plastic my sister once gave me - but - that is my hand-writing - so I got to admit - IT's MINE (god been meaning to get that of my chest for 3 decades - phew)..<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/rod.jpg" /><br />I was young - on a camping holiday to France with the scouts - hung out with some french girl-guides in some provincial town - and ended up buying this - memories hey - the other disk I got that day was Status Quo - Rain, but nothing embarrassing about that - this however is totally unforgivable !<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/sunday.jpg" /><br />Used to play in a band at school with Mark Wilson and Graham Fallows, this was one of the tracks we played back then - first gig being in Stoke-sub-Hamdon Working Mens Club (1975 or 1976) - how rock-n-roll is that - Mark and Graham went onto somewhat more serious stuff via <a href="http://www.myspace.com/themobfansite" target="_new">The Mob</a> - but at the early routes of the Anarcho-Punk movement lurks a dreamy lament on the joys of Sunday Morning (up with the lark - no less) .... <br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/pearl.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Elkie Brooks - Pearls a Singer</span> - Fucking magic - there - said it - not going to take it back - so there ....<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/elp.jpg" /><br />Everything punk was meant to burn and destroy - but lets face it - this one simply rocks ... how uncool is that ...<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/gang.jpg" /><br />I have more than one bit of plastic from mr.pedo-pop - but this must be the most hideous of them all .... say no more squire ..<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/cat.jpg" /><br />Cat Scratch Fever - Apart from this killer guitar riff - is there anything even slightly cool about Ted ? Now where did I put that bloody rifle ?<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/wurzels.jpg" /><br />1967 - when the rest of the world were getting it on with chemical-altering-mind-explorations - us down here in ZUMMERZET were wrecking our physical-well being with glasses full of the golden-stuff. This must be the Sergent Peppers for the Cider generation - Forget all that Grateful Dead/Merry Pranksters kool-aid-acid-pap, simply pour your self a mug of body-numbing-messed-aound-with-apple-stuff - crank the volume to 10, - drop the needle onto "The Chew Magna Cha Cha" - and float right out there man - trust me - by the time you get the nerve to stick on the classic - "Drink up thy Cider" - you'll be tripping so damn hard - it'll be weeks before you can face looking at a farmer again - without getting the FEAR ... <span style="font-weight:bold;">CLASSIC ...</span>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-26581428185779565562008-01-24T22:34:00.000+00:002008-01-24T22:50:23.662+00:00Those cheap bastard British Airways snobs ...uuuhhhSome incorrect things ... cheap magazines ...... recruited some gremlins ..... stuffing from my wings ---- day by day - moon gains on me ..... for 145 years ... US civil war - Irish patronage... moon gains on me ..... <br /><br />HIT A TIME LOCK ...shot dead a stupid sergeant - hit a time lock ... no longer exists ... under the bridge ...... lucky hit ...<br /><br />HIT A TIME LOCK ...<br /><br />2008<br /><a href="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/The_Fall-Wings%28Athens08%29.mp3"><br />The Fall - Wings (Athens 2008)</a>.... <br /><br /><br />and for good measure<br /><a href="http://www.stephenives.co.uk/Audio/The_Fall-No_Xmas_For_John_Quays.mp3"><br />The Fall - NO XMAS FOR John Queys (2007)</a> ...<br /><br />WTF - you look back bores !!farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-7752185421222525322008-01-23T22:32:00.000+00:002008-01-23T22:42:57.535+00:00SOISONGEnjoying the output from Sleazy in his new Soi band - hailing these days form Bangkok - a mayor-hectic town of lights/smells/and-whatever-you-fancy - Peter has decampted there since the untimely demise of Coil and this is very much welcomed to these ears ..<br /><br />I have spent many a screwed up period over the past 20 years in this town - always love the idea of going - can't wait to leave after a couple of days - bit like amsterdam - but with a lime-twist-and-a-shot-tom-yum-kung.... always felt like an escape portal to the southern Islands of Koh Samui and Koh Pann Ghan ... I am totally guilty of wasting almost a year doing nada in these parts in one take - and exhausted/deflated/defeated - upon returning to blighty - took a further year to sort it all out man .... - but heck - I was young(er) and ya got to do that shit right ?<br /><br />Anyhows - a peek preview - <a href="http://myspace.com/soisong">SOISONG</a><br /><br />Press release via Brainwasher <a href="http://brainwashed.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6716&Itemid=1">here</a> ...farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689201.post-36032758054051013012008-01-21T23:31:00.000+00:002008-01-21T23:36:04.930+00:00Guitar - SoloOne day - BY LAW - all guitar solos will sound like this ... lets face it - I have played numerous gigs - and with my trusty lap-top - never got euphoric reaction like this - fuck knows why ??<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BGWYGR3xy2Y&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BGWYGR3xy2Y&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>farmer glitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08666689604784903864noreply@blogger.com3