I can’t think about this music and remain detached. It takes me back to a period from the late 70s through to the early 90s when I was discovering amazing new music on an almost daily basis. Music from each … Continue reading Inspirations 2: Ornette Coleman’s “Change Of The Century” (1960)
One of things I find most frustrating about life on this planet is how humans tend towards setting up scenes and communities, with all of their inherent rules, shared values, mythologies and hierarchies, only to eventually become enslaved by the … Continue reading Inspirations 1: Alvin Lucier’s “Music On A Long Thin Wire” (1977)
DURATION: 4 min., 50 sec. This a country song y’all, titled “Anyone,” with music co-written by myself and one Michael Muchow (pronounced like mo-fo, not moo cow). I wrote the lyrics. The track was written as an offering for a … Continue reading New Old Music 6: Marshall Heiser “Anyone” (2011)
DURATION: 4min., 08 sec. This is the fifth installment in a retrospective series of music I’ve made in the deep dark past. This track is a collaboration with Mark Duckworth of Gold Coast band The Greys, and South-East Queensland live … Continue reading New Old Music 5: “Babyface:” A collaboration with Mark Duckworth (2005)
Duration: 18 min. This is the fourth installment in a retrospective series of music I’ve made in the deep dark past. Personnel: Marshall Stak: voice, guitar and miscellaneous noises. Teresa Pilcher: backing voice, bass guitar and photography. Chris Tone: Drums. … Continue reading New Old Music 4: Golden Handshake EP by The Young Adults (1993)
DURATION: 17 min., 26 sec. This is the third installment in a retrospective series of music I’ve made in the deep dark past. Re-release liner notes by Dick Togs (Esq.): Listen and try to date this Aussie indie anti-classic. No … Continue reading New Old Music 3: Cloudland EP by The Young Adults (1990)
DURATION: 5 min., 2 sec. This is the second installment in a retrospective series of music I’ve made in the deep dark past (some released previously, some not). If a god is omnipotent, ubiquitous and jealous, then Coke is surely … Continue reading New Old Music 2: Coke is god (2004)
DURATION: 3 min., 40 sec. This is the first installment in a retrospective series of music I’ve made in the deep dark past (some released previously, some not). Not sure if this is a “demo” or a “record” (what’s the … Continue reading New Old Music 1: Kabuki (2004)
A video for a nutty little instrumental jazz tune I wrote using the “playframing” approach to creative practice. DURATION: 3min., 16 sec. Continue reading Sunday Sho
