#spacebomb

[nofatclips]

make a poet Black by McKinley Dixon from the album For my Mama and Anyone who Look Like Her - Director: Jordan Rodericks

#music #mckinley dixon #spacebomb #onirologia #dave cooley #adrian olsen #trey pollard #costantino toth #ali thibodeau #patrick confortola #calvin brown #anthony cavanaugh #stephanie barrett #hyojoo uh #anna bishop #treesa gold #alfred. #music video #jordan rodericks #david muessig #video

[clumpsydumpty]

Firebomb

#angrybirds #angrybirdsspace #firebomb #bomb #spacebomb #blackbird #spaceblackbird #pixel animation #pixel art game #pixel artist #pixel art gif #pixel art #pixel

[jucyfruit]

Reeling From Substance Abuse and Questioning God, Julien Baker Sings Through the Pain

by Ilana Kaplan | 1/25/16

When you’re speaking with Julien Baker, it’s easy to forget she’s 20 years old. She communicates about her music and her life with a humble confidence; she describes her favorite songwriters and the experiences she had as a teenager with as if she’s written novels about them. “I want to speak well and be an intelligent person, but not to the degree of being condescending,” says Baker. “I think I accrued a lot of experiences early on.”

With an eloquence beyond her years, you’d be forgiven for wondering if Baker’s ascension was the final act of some strategy, but it’s an accident that her debut record took off at all. The Memphis singer never intended for the songs on Sprained Ankle to go further than Bandcamp. But the music gods had something else in mind for Baker. “I didn’t plan any of this,” Baker tells the Observer. “The fact that this album was released in a formal way was kind of contrary to how I’m used to releasing music, which is sadly limited.”

Baker was used to performing in the band Forrister with her friends, but heading off to college allowed her the freedom to focus on writing her own music. Following a road trip with a friend and a recording session at Matthew E. White’s Spacebomb records, Baker put the record on Bandcamp as she did with her previous work. Soon after, 6131 records asked Baker to pull it down so they could release and promote the record. Baker had never done a structured release—she was accustomed to sending a bunch of random emails and printing out handbills.

‘I acknowledge substance abuse, doubt, fear, sadness and despair in the songs because they’re real emotions that are worth talking about.’

However, Sprained Ankle triggered success for her within the indie music scene—something she never expected. “It’s been a little difficult to acclimate to this world,” says Baker. It’s safe to say Baker’s life since her debut LP’s release has been a bit of a whirlwind—all the while simultaneously studying at Middle Tennessee University.

Sprained Ankle serves as a metaphor for a difficult period of Baker’s life. Dealing with the emotional turmoil that surfaced from a romantic relationship and her separation from her band, the album title came from a joke as Baker’s friends encouraged her to confront her pain. “When you’re a kid and you scrape your knee or sprain your ankle, you have to walk on it to make it better, because if you coddle it, it’ll stay sprained,” explains Baker. “I was like, ‘That’s a great metaphor for my entire life right now—running head forward at pain to assuage the issue.’ ”

Listening to Baker’s music, it’s easy to think you’ve known her your entire life. Her words read like diary entries, which makes sense—the songs were originally just catharsis. It’s a quality she learned from songwriting idols such as Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, mewithoutYou’s Aaron Weiss and Elliott Smith. Gibbard has been a particularly looming influence over Baker’s lyrics. “When I heard the song ‘Title and Registration,’ it totally changed how I thought about songwriting because it’s not overly poetic—he’s having this very mundane experience getting pulled over having to get his registration out, and he sees pictures from an old lover or something,” explains Baker. “All of a sudden it becomes this very relatable, human experience. Then it hurts you.”

That sense of personal connection changed the way Baker thought about songwriting, influencing her to draw from her own life while shaping her music. Baker’s experience with God mirrors that of Weiss—something she’s reflected in her own music and lyrics. “He talks about God in a way that’s not alienating,” describes Baker.

Baker used that vulnerability as a template for recording as therapy: it wasn’t an easy record to write, and it’s certainly not an easy record to listen to, lyrically speaking. But Baker’s heartfelt vocals shine through the confessions she makes about dealing with substance abuse, religious doubt and sadness. “I acknowledge substance abuse, doubt, fear, sadness and despair in the songs because they’re real emotions that are worth talking about,” says Baker of her album.

Substance abuse plays an important role thematically on Sprained Ankle. “I wanna go home, but I’m sick/There’s more whiskey than blood in my veins/More tar than air in my lungs/The strung out call I make,” she sings on “Go Home.” It’s something that’s easier for her to sing about, than speak about, but she does so with a refreshing raw energy. “To admit that substance abuse is something I’ve dealt with in my past baffles a lot of my friends and people I’ve met in the past few years because I’m always the DD, and I’m 100 percent sober,” explains Baker. “It’s something that was a very real issue for me and continues to be because when you have those experiences, I don’t think they ever go away.”

It’s that kind of unrelenting honesty alongside the intimacy of her guitar and haunting vocals that make her storytelling incredibly relatable and hypnotic. She’s used Sprained Ankle as a catalyst to help better herself and help others who may have endured the same experiences. “Choosing to make yourself better and never addressing those issues does a disservice to other people who aren’t there yet and prevents an open dialogue about [substance abuse],” says Baker. “I think it’s necessary to acknowledge those parts of yourself.”

Substance abuse, however, is just one of the topics she covers on Sprained Ankle. Through songs like “Rejoice” and “Go Home,” Baker also sings about her trepidation when it comes to faith.

“One of the reasons why I became disillusioned with God early in my life is because people would be like, Just pray about it and you’ll feel better,’ ” says Baker. “That’s not necessarily how it works. I believe there’s a God that’s listening, but I think that we owe it to ourselves as people who believe in love and compassion to do more than a trite ‘God is listening.’ ” For Baker, it’s about really understanding someone else’s struggle and journey.

Heavy songwriting and dark lyrics aside, Baker maintains a sense of humor about it all. “I saw someone recently, and they said, ‘You quit drinking? You’re not even 21 yet,’ ” says Baker. “I was like, ‘I crammed a lot into a few years.’ “

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#aw this one is v. sweet and earnest #just before she and lucy first met :’) #julien baker #interviews #2016 #january 2016 #archival

[earhartsease]

we always hear about timebombs but are there, like, spacebombs? bomb that only goes off when it reaches particular 3D gps coordinates?

no idea what we're talking about here, we just liked the idea of spacebombs

but I guess you could also have a timespace bomb that'll only go off if someone's at a particular place, at a time they're not meant to be - so 4D gps coordinates?

#help we're a prisoner in a distraction factory

[noloveforned]

no love for ned is on wlur tonight from 8pm until midnight and we're doing the old flippity flop so that last week's show airs first followed by the new show at 10pm- it's been a busy day for me but the show must go on!

no love for ned on wlur – february 24th, 2023 from 8-10pm

artist // track // album // label elvis costello // welcome to the working week // my aim is true // stiff lousy sue // ferma jean // artless artifacts // sweet time ervin berlin // junior's got brain damage // junior's got brain damage 7”// total punk abi ooze // problematic // julie's apartment (demos) cassette // (self-released) fluf // j'n it on the net // road rage // honest don's fuss // but it's a dry heat // we're not alone // phat 'n' phunky phonics body type // miss the world // expired candy // poison city cathedrale // silent castle // words/silence // howlin' banana spiral xp // the end // it's been a while ep // danger collective index for working musik // ambiguous fauna // dragging the needlework for the kids at uphole // tough love bingo trappers // solar holiday // roger // almost haloween time dwaal troupe // some blood for luna // lucky dog // ally superchunk // everything hurts // everything hurts 7” // merge ned's atomic dustbin // grey cell green // ned's acoustic dustbin // good deeds music jeffrey lewis // what i love most in england (is the food!) // when that really old cat dies // (self-released) jimmyjack toth // correspondence class // the caretaker (winter 2023 demos) // (self-released) willie nelson and kimmie rhodes // love me like a song // picture in a frame // sunbird angel olsen // something on your mind // angel olsen plays karen dalton split 7" // light in the attic resound // i will always love you // i will always love you digital single // spacebomb h.e.r. // the office // songs about the mysteries of housework and nature // persian cardinal patrick shiroishi and dylan fujioka // birth light // no-no 3 / のの 三 // (self-released) john dikeman, pat thomas, john edwards and steve noble // no comment // volume one // 577 albert ayler featuring mary parks // oh! love of life // revelations - the complete ortf 1970 fondation maeght recordings // elemental dizzy gillespie // closer // the real thing // perception phil ranelin and wendell harrison with adrian younge and ali shaheed muhammad // open eye // jazz is dead, volume sixteen // jazz is dead lmno, m.e.d. and declaime featuring fly anakin and j rocc // kool // flying high // bang ya head lizzo featuring sza // special (remix) // special (remix) digital single // atlantic little simz // you should call mum // drop six ep // age 101 laika // marimba song // silver apples of the moon // too pure la jvnta // ronda nocturna // sendas cambembas ep // grabaciones bonicas frankie valet // stop apologizing // cadillac frank cassette // (self-released) lovers without borders // she wants a baby (yeah, yeah) // she wants a baby 7" // (self-released) galore // ladders // blush cassette // paisley shirt wild carnation // acid rain and ‘the big one’ // tricycle // delmore

#wlur #radio shows

[aquariumdrunkard]

Revelators Sound System :: Revelators

Recorded during 2020-2021, these freak outs from MC Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger and Cameron Ralston of Spacebomb, offer avant-funk and gospel grooves, heady minimalism, Kosmische Muzik, and dubby ambiance in apocalyptic times.

#revelators sound system

[dunhamrc]

Spacebomb House Band - X: Kernel Eternal

#musc

[hipslipsandfingertips]

“So Dark: *(Live at Spacebomb) -Dan Croll

#music #dan croll

[fungi-maestro]

#fruit bats #vetiver #i must be in a good place now #playlist #Spotify

[jefferyryanlong]

Infinite Pau Hana - November 2, 2022

“mixed bagg”

Hour 1

Blood of the Past - The Comet Is Coming  When I Come To - Chico Mann Takashi - Flying Lotus Oregon - Spacebomb House Band Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme - Edan Baby Baby - Spacebomb House Band Mimesis - Visible Cloaks All I Do - Julius Rodriguez Shadows - Lonnie Liston Smith and Cosmic Echoes Since I Don’t Have You Anymore - Kelly Finnigan Soul Love Now - Oneness of Juju

Hour 2

Melting Pot - Orgone Look at the People - Wayne Davis Valiha - Del Jef Gilson Chains - William S. Fischer You Don’t Care - Terry Callier Love From the Sun - Dee Dee Bridgewater Por una Cabeza - Rhapsody Quintet Think (Instrumental) - Curtis Mayfield Plantasy - Resavoir Neither One of Us - Orgone

Hour 3

Reel Life - The Cinematic Orchestra Dope Head Blues - Victoria Spivey Pieces of a Man - Gil Scott-Heron The Promise (live) - John Coltrane Basra - Pete La Roca  Medley: Going Home / Sentimental Journey / In Monument / Lover - Rahsaan Roland Kirk Autumn Leaves - James Moody You’ve Got to Learn to Let It Go - Sam Waymon

KTUH - 90.1 FM Honolulu, 91.1 FM North Shore, ktuh.org

#playlists #infinitepauhana

[julio-viernes]

Jazz de ahora mismo: Revelators Sound System. En mayo MC Taylor de Hiss Golden Messenger y el bajista de los Spacebomb Studios, Cameron Ralston, anunciaron su nuevo proyecto conjunto. Lanzarán su ópera prima “Revelators”, compuesta por cuatro largas improvisaciones, en unas semanas. Una de ellas es "George The Revelator", y ahora estrenan  "Grieving", que Ralston ha definido como “lo que se siente siendo estadounidense hoy en día”.

#revelators sound system #mc taylor #cameron ralston

[dustedmagazine]

Matthew E. White & Lonnie Holley — Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection (Spacebomb Records)

Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection by Matthew E. White & Lonnie Holley

If you’re already hep to Big Inner and Fresh Blood, Matthew E. White’s first two records, you will be knocked off your feet by Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection. The Virginia-based songwriter, producer and Spacebomb Records head honcho is known for his affinity with 1970s soul and country-rock. For almost a decade, he and his house band have been laying down smooth and inoffensive horn and string-laden rock tunes that are as wide ranging in theme as they are in their arrangement. On those first two records, White wrapped each composition with his warm, soothing coo, waxing existentially about the divine and the corporeal. These pleasant song cycles are attractive both to those who have fond memories of the 1970s and those who are just catching on to the soft sounds their parents were digging back then.

With this new release, White completely diverges from his comfort zone. Rather than putting together another collection of sanded-down rock hits, he loosened his own reins and headed into the studio to riff on electric-era Miles Davis. Conjuring deep, funky improvisations, White and his band have tapped into a version of the 1970s that they previously left unexplored. With room to play, the crew stretch outside of traditional structures and seem to stop time: only one track here is shorter than seven minutes long. Showing off their improvisational prowess, the seven musicians seem to be acting as one multi-limbed entity. The rhythms are articulate, and they snake around the bass, which is thick and luscious, with a dubbed-out sensibility. The keys and synths swirl with a sense of the uncanny. Songs bounce from idea to idea seamlessly so that you don’t even notice the changes as they occur. The music is 100% certified organic. 

These songs might never have seen the light of day had White not met Lonnie Holley, as at first, he didn’t know what to do with all those experimental jazz-funk suites he had in the can. He and Holley had previously collaborated in a live setting, so they were already familiar with each other. White ran a bunch of the tracks by the septuagenarian artist to see if he’d be up for working with any of them. Holley chose his favorites and pulled off a series of one-take vocal performances that completed the overall vision. Voice and music were combined with a startling synergy. White and his band provided the canvas for Holley’s weathered stream-of-consciousness preaching to provide colorful adornment. It shouldn’t have worked, but it did. 

Where White eschews repetition and structure in favor of experimentation, Holley employs repetition in his delivery as a form of punctuation. His poetry speaks to the destructive nature of technology, the harsh reality of urban living and the narcissism encouraged by the modern world. Cellphones and Instagram are the broken mirrors that bring us a fleeting imaginary happiness through selfies and likes. Holley hammers this point home across five powerful sung-spoken poems, mourning our planet as being a different place in a different time. Society has fractured into a bunch of 1s and 0s. Holley and White collect the digital detritus of modernity, reflect it back on itself, and assemble it into something beautiful. No filters were used to warp the imagery of Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection. Holley and White are all about naked reality.     

Bryon Hayes

#matthew e. white #lonnie holley #broken mirror a selfie reflection #spacebomb #bryon hayes #album review #dusted magazine #jazz #miles davis #spoken word

[burlveneer-music]

Spacebomb House Band - IX: The Best Played Lands - they stopped titling these “Library Music” after number IV, but the concept is the same; this one strikes me as the best yet

Pinson Chanselle - Drumset, Electric guitar, Bass VI, Electric Bass, Synthesizer, drum maschine, Wurlitzer, acoustic guitar, chimes, concert bass drum, timpani, shakers, metal plate Trey Pollard - electric guitar, piano, lead guitar, synthesizer, string arrangements, conducting Cameron Ralston - electric bass, upright bass, bass VI, electric guitars, synth bass, synthesizers, drum machine programming, shaker, wah guitar, samples Daniel Clarke - piano, synthesizer, wurlitzer, organ, rhodes Hector Barez - bongos, congas Alan Parker - electric guitar Ellen Riccio, Adrian Pintea, Treesa Gold, Alison Hall, Meredith Riley, Anna Bishop, Kris Miller, HyoJoo Uh - violins Molly Sharp, Fitz Gary, Megan Gray - viola Jason McComb - cello Taylor Barnett - trumpet, flugelhorn JC Kuhl - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone Strings Contracted by Treesa Gold Recorded by Pinson Chanselle, Cameron Ralston and Alex De Jong at Spacebomb Studios Mixed by Adrian Olsen at Montrose Recording Mastered by Adrian Olsen at Montrose Recording Produced by Pinson Chanselle, Trey Pollard, and Cameron Ralston Executive Producer - Trey Pollard Art direction & design by Travis Robertson

#Spacebomb House Band #beat tape #instrumental #library music #richmond #spacebomb #2020

[sadbeautifulsoul]

Fat Nugs after a long day.

#trippy #trippyedits #purple weed #green bud #marijuana #outer space #bomb #spacebomb #stonergirls #weedporn #dank #goodtimes #highlife #stoned #oh yes #loveit #fatnugs #mmjcard #420love #trippyart #galaxy #thc #cbdflowers

[4-to]

#Cha Cha Palace #Angelica Garcia #pop #rva #indie pop #latinx #pop rock #Richmond #spacebomb #jicama #latin #chicana #latina

[noloveforned]

no love for ned is all set for our usual 8pm to midnight slot tonight on wlur. listen live or catch up whenever by streaming last week's show on mixcloud!

no love for ned on wlur – september 1st, 2023 from 8-10pm

artist // track // album // label personal and the pizzas // pepperoni eyes // raw pie // slovenly dick stusso // part-time apocalypse // s.p. // hardly art the real distractions // beach men // stupid 7" ep // perennial / k tha retail simps // easy street // live on cool street // total punk blithe // no comfort holden // head is mighty // alias velocity girl // malibu // setting the night on fire with rock and roll ep // (self-released) green/blue // all eyes awake // woman life freedom- music for iran, volume two compilation // free them now the five year plan // useless // 1985 // old bad habits who is she? // thursday // goddess energy // father/daughter sissy fuzz // don't fear (the reverb) // footnotes // jigsaw rikki rakki // bad news // breaking skin // (self-released) the go-betweens // boundary rider // oceans apart // yep roc terry de castro // separate light // you can't separate light 10" // scopitones al green // perfect day // perfect day digital single // fat possum pearla // about hunger, about love // oh glistening onion, the nighttime is coming // spacebomb sorry about dresden // relax, it's tuesday // let it rest // saddle creek ned oldham and jordan perry // pink arrow // three new songs ep // (self-released) arthur russell // not checking up // picture of bunny rabbit // audika säje featuring ambrose akinmusire // never you mind // säje // (self-released) alabaster deplume featuring momoko gill and mettashiba // did you know // come with fierce grace // international anthem angel bat dawid // nuclear war! (oui ennui cosmic off-ramp remix) // red hot and ra- the remixes compilation // red hot organization saba and no id // back in office // back in office digital single // (self-released) black moon // how many mc's... // enta da stage // wreck raw poetic and damu the fudgemunk // ease side // away back in // def pressé nimsins and ovrkast. // something soon // me vs. me // lofiction salami rose joe louis featuring soccer96 // akousmatikous // akousmatikous // brainfeeder tom tom club // genius of love // stop making sense (deluxe edition) // warner market featuring tanaya harper // everytime // market cassette // healthy tapes grade school // are you my girl? // how to make wooden planes // kingfisher bluez pretty in pink // radishes // pillows // subjangle / hidden bay lachlan denton // you // furnishings // bobo integral helpful people // wrong way rainbow // brokenblossom threats // tall texan

#wlur #radio shows