July's installment of Chainlinks is here! Roughly once a month we pick the brains of our friends and colleagues to find out what's inspiring them... Today we have lists from Josh Strawn (Azar Swan, Vaura, Vain Warr, Primal Architecture Records), Itarya Rosenberg (Low Dose), and Vern Avola (Avola, EMS, Elrond, Prizehog).
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Josh Strawn (Azar Swan, Vaura, Vain Warr, Primal Architecture Records)
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Josh Strawn (Azar Swan, Vaura, Vain Warr, Primal Architecture Records)
1) Xenofeminism, by Helen Hester
Over the last year or so, Helen Hester has become one of my favorite thinkers and writers contributing to the arena of political thought. I became aware of her upon discovering the Xenofeminism manifesto, since she is one of the more vocal of its authors and one who has not chosen to remain anonymous. XF wants to accomplish a "politics without purity." One of the most standout slogans is "If nature is unjust, change nature!"
http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509520626&subject_id=7
Over the last year or so, Helen Hester has become one of my favorite thinkers and writers contributing to the arena of political thought. I became aware of her upon discovering the Xenofeminism manifesto, since she is one of the more vocal of its authors and one who has not chosen to remain anonymous. XF wants to accomplish a "politics without purity." One of the most standout slogans is "If nature is unjust, change nature!"
http://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509520626&subject_id=7
2) Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker
Leonard Cohen is an artist best loved in private. While he's joined the ranks of Jeff Buckley and Nick Cave as a kind of cultural signifier of a certain kind of annoying person, I'd almost claim that it's not liking these artists that's the problem, it's ostentatiously liking them publicly. Because this is intimate music. Between you and nobody else. Leonard Cohen has always been there for me in the worst times, and these are the worst of times. His voice is a warm ghost that's always haunting us.
https://open.spotify.com/album/3jeTB3j3QmUs8SPIVleHtU?si=qIJOsKl8S3KHFQpVuh_o9w
Leonard Cohen is an artist best loved in private. While he's joined the ranks of Jeff Buckley and Nick Cave as a kind of cultural signifier of a certain kind of annoying person, I'd almost claim that it's not liking these artists that's the problem, it's ostentatiously liking them publicly. Because this is intimate music. Between you and nobody else. Leonard Cohen has always been there for me in the worst times, and these are the worst of times. His voice is a warm ghost that's always haunting us.
https://open.spotify.com/album/3jeTB3j3QmUs8SPIVleHtU?si=qIJOsKl8S3KHFQpVuh_o9w
3) Damnation, directed by Bela Tarr
One day I'll look back and know what it meant that I keep returning to visit these bleak scenes and listen to these desperate conversations. The nightclub, the dog in the rain, the staring out the windows...
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Itarya Rosenberg (Low Dose)
1) Alok
Alok is an activist, artist, poet - all understatements but true. They are also a warrior, a goddess, and a master. I melt at their honesty and hope, us, as a society and people, can live up to them for a fucking second. Buy their poetry, art and fashion. Go see them speak if you can. Support their superior cause.
https://www.alokvmenon.com
Alok is an activist, artist, poet - all understatements but true. They are also a warrior, a goddess, and a master. I melt at their honesty and hope, us, as a society and people, can live up to them for a fucking second. Buy their poetry, art and fashion. Go see them speak if you can. Support their superior cause.
https://www.alokvmenon.com
2) Ike Reiko - You, Baby
Fuck, this album spoke to me immediately and I was completely unaware of it's existence until my partner turned me onto it about a year ago. It oozes sex. Ike Reiko was also involved (at maybe too young of an age, but real) in Japanese revenge porn movies via "women in prison style savage eroticism" "while they laid to waste the enemy (men)." It's like the ultimate Serge Gainsbourg records vs. jazz vs. "erotic pop". Do yourself an immense favor and pick up this record.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj3fS8-hDJM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj3fS8-hDJM
3) Coin Under Tongue - Reception
I don't know if this link works. So I apologize if it doesn't and fucks up your computer. But please, please, please find this record correctly if you can. I became hip to Coin Under Tongue randomly record shopping one day in NY about 10 years ago. The store was playing their first full length - I was smitten and bought it on the spot. Later on I was a buyer for Relapse Records' third party mail order and was offered their second full length "Reception" for distro. I bought it. The variety and depth and just pure fantastic song writing killed me. I told everyone I could about the record and even tried to get them to play Philly asap. Their label head said he couldn't find the singer at the time and that became an immediate bust, tragically. I show so many punk collectors this record and they had no idea it existed and are always stoked. So fucking check it if you don't know it. Thanks for humoring me on shit I dig!!!
https://www.popmatters.com/131510-coin-under-tongue-reception-free-download-2496133127.html
https://www.popmatters.com/131510-coin-under-tongue-reception-free-download-2496133127.html
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Vern Avola (Avola, EMS, Elrond, Prizehog)
1) Johnny Rogers
Johnny Rogers is a long time hero of mine. You can see why here:
Johnny Rogers is a long time hero of mine. You can see why here:
2) Kurt Vonnegut
3) Friendship
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