The Audiozine

Travel + School + Computer Issues + Editing Sound Recordings = Long Delay Time for this post. All Apologies.

The short story:
I met Nels Cline before he played with his Nels Cline Singers group at the Paramount Theater on 06/06/08 and you can download "Thurston County", which has never been recorded before or commercially released, from that set. Nels Cline played "Thurston County" on a Fender Squier guitar lent to him by my friend and Clarence Thomas Action-Adventure Unit bandmate, Aaron Albin.

You can also download zip files of the entire first set and second set. Both come highly recommended. Many thanks to Nels Cline Singers and the Paramount Theater for an amazing night.

Unabridged story + photos after the jump.

Hey all,

Well, today is the 2nd anniversary of the Audiozine.

Short and sweet reminder:

Audiozine Volume 01 -- Collaborative Sound Collage
Audiozine Listening Series 01 -- Animal Collective
Audiozine Listening Series 02 -- Nas, Ghostface, Talib Kweli/Madlib, Miles Davis
Audiozine Listening Series 03 -- Ricardo Villalobos + Portishead
Clarence Thomas Mixtape -- Justice, Blind Willie Johnson, Madvillain, Michael Jackson, Charles Mingus, AMM
Clarence Thomas Action-Adventure Unit Live at The Bridge PAI, 04/05/08

Thanks for listening + reading. Listening Series 04 will arrive within a week. And there is nascent work on at least two more Audiozine sound collage collaborations. 2008/2009, busy times.

Folks!

I have organized a benefit show and will be performing in it too. This is a rare and near-final performance by me and my frequent collaborator, Aaron Albin; and the other acts on the bill should deliver an excellent smattering of musical delectations. Here are the details:

BENEFIT SHOW FOR THE CHARLOTTESVILLE FREE CLINIC
APRIL 05th
8 PM
$5
@ The Bridge (209 Monticello Rd)

3 Bands + 1 DJ
Adam Smith + The Invisible Hand (Tunefulness + Zigging where others Zag = Cville-by-way-of-Philly Indie Rock Mainstay)
Clarence Thomas Action-Adventure Unit (me + Aaron playing guitar, vox, drums, megaphone, toy laser gun, iPod, sampler, handheld tape cassette recorders)
Quiet My Dear (Cville Melodic Indie Pop)
DJ Hummingbird Feeder (the mighty James Ford kicks out the interludes and the post-show jams. Dance party?!?!)

You can hear the other acts at their respective MySpaces. But since me + Aaron have no MySpace page, I present you with the CLARENCE THOMAS MIXTAPE, a series of tracks that are either sampled in our live act or that provide some kind of influence on what we'll be doing. Peep it:

CLARENCE THOMAS MIXTAPE:
1) Justice -- "Genesis"
2) Blind Willie Johnson -- "Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying" (an old gospel blues we cover live)
3) Madvillain -- "Accordion"
4) Michael Jackson -- "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
5) Charles Mingus -- "Myself When I Am Real"
6) AMM -- "Radio Activity" (an important avant-garde act from the late 70's/early 80's, this track comes from a radio broadcast that I got via Neil John Eric L. The track is 26 minutes long, so keep that in mind when downloading.)

Right click the above links to download any and all of the tracks. Enjoy and I hope we see you at the show this Saturday!
-K