King Crimson live in Frejus 1982

Red is my favorite of king crimson's records... That said, I think in general I like 80s crimson the best. All weaving guitar parts in different time signatures and chapman stick... Bill Bruford holding it down... yeah... that shit rules... an acquired taste, for sure... but pretty fucking sweet nonetheless...

Olias Of Sunhillow

 
In 1975 Jon Anderson from Yes decided to lock himself in his garage for 6 months to work on what is one of the most epic, strange and amazing records of all time. Most likely assisted by Vangelis and his wonderful CS80; Jon- armed with a home studio, a ton of stringed instruments, drums and presumably a lot of psychedelic drugs- brought to life the story of "Olias of Sunhillow," a kindof new age space folk opera about psychically navigating a musical space ark through the universe in search of a new planet on which to live in peace.

I had seen a documentary about Yes a few months before coming to Portland in 2007 and was on a bit of a Yes kick at the time, trying to track down all of their first solo records when I found this one for around 3$ at Everyday Music on Sandy. I got home, got stoned and got my mind blown repeatedly by one of the strangest and most awesome records I've ever had the pleasure to hear... for like 6 or 7 months... Multiple times a day... I was fascinated...  It's this home recorded, other-worldly psychedelic masterpiece made by a talented dude at the top of his game who did not hold himself back. I seriously have never heard anything like it...

As for the music? It's really spaced out and other worldly... The synths are killer, the arrangements for the most part are epic and beautiful, and there are some creepy and powerful ritualistic chanting parts as well... total  It's... you just have to hear it...

The whole thing sounds as dated as it does out of time... Maybe that's why I like it so much? I dunno... Hear for yourself...  If you can find the LP that's thee way to do it because the story is written out and illustrated in a 4 page booklet in the gatefold, but until then- please get headphones, get high, relax and prepare to go......................





You can either thank me later or tell me to fuck off... But yeah... this shit is awesome...

Richard D. Wolff on The Crisis of Capitalism

A general analysis of the capitalist system and it's failings. Sounds dry, but he's an engaging speaker and can be pretty entertaining... I'm in the middle of a few of his lectures on Marxian Economics right now and will probably be posting those in the future. until then; enjoy.





from Wikipedia: "Richard D. Wolff (born April 1, 1942) is an American economist, well known for his work on Marxian economics, economic methodology, and class analysis. He is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University in New York. Wolff has also taught economics at Yale University, City University of New York, University of Utah, University of Paris I (Sorbonne), and The Brecht Forum in New York City"

Circle

Possibly the best band still playing.
It's up for debate, I suppose...
But I can't think of many groups who can do what they do or as well.

Nagy Fero and Bikini

Fucking killer punk from Hungary ca: 1983
I might've posted about these dudes before, but it's worth hearing again for those of you who might not have heard them yet. From what I understand they were originally a disco group called Beatrice and kindof evolved into this weird proggy mishmash of punk, metal, Hungarian folk music and a bit of everything in between... Listen to it. Love it. enjoy...

MC5 on the Beat Club 1972

play loud. ; )

Buckminster Fuller - Everything I know

This dude might blow your mind... A genius philosopher, engineer and inventor; Bucky Fuller sought to understand and teach as much as possible. In 1975 Bucky gave a lecture that lasted 42 hours. It was Called "Everything I know". In this lecture he discusses the origins of life on earth, geometry, religion, power and ultimately human evolution. It's a fascinating listen to be sure. At any rate, listen to the first one or two volumes at least. You will not be sorry. The videos of the first half of the lecture are embedded below and there are links to all of them on open culture as well as a link to the Buckminster Fuller Institute where you can get more information and transcripts of these talks and others. enjoy.
 

the Fall - Live at Leeds 1981

incessantly wrecking my fragile brain...