All that Egyptian and Mayan Stuff

The top of this week's show started off with a poem written and read by music/art icon Patti Smith called Histories of the Universe. As mentioned on the show I located it via a fantastic website called ubu.com, which a couple of people have directed me to and has proven to be a fantastic resources for all things artistic and interesting. Listening to this poem kind of blew me away just because of the super conversational/informal style Smith has which makes her words sound like a real organic stream of ideas which lends it power. Also I think she's alluded to female orgasm, though maybe that's just what I read into it. I've been really interested in sort of ancient mysticism as of late, so I also enjoyed the way she connected the creative process to a sort of mystical force present inside of us.  But yeah, do check out that site because there is an insane amount of films, music, and other stuff to absorb.

Musicselections for Jan 20th show:
AAM - Later During a Flaming Riviera Sunset from the album AAMMusic
John Cage - Credo in US 7" (Dolor Del Estamago)
Pulp Music - Low Flying Aircraft from Low Flying Aircraft 7" (Pputre Apparente)
U.S. Girls - Me + Yoko from Me + Yoko 7" (Not Not Fun)
The Red Krayola - Say Hello to Jamie Jones from God Bless the Red Krayola and All Who Sail With It
Robedoor - People of the Book and The Downcast Eye (Not Not Fun)

I've really been into getting into new things and old things I've never given enough ear exposure time to. This has been my main duty as of late and how I came to finally listen to AAM. I don't know where AAM has been all my life. Pretty much just out of my consciousness. I had heard of them a while ago before re-discovering them and this album, which is pretty astounding. I am terrible at describing music, except to say things like it was recorded in 1966 and the band includes Keith Rowe, who a lot of people into experimental music/improv jazz have likely heard of. Definitely worth checking out, just as a source of inspiration and awe for anyone into experimental/improv sounds.

Rare post-punk/avant  gem reissued after first released in 1979. Not much was known to me about this band, except recalled hearing them hailed by someone a while ago. There is a lot of info about the duo, made up of Anne Bean and Paul Burwell, on the inner sleeve included with this disc which you can read on the label's website poutre apparente if you are interested.

Going to have some links to the show posted up soon, but for now it can be downloaded off CFMU's webiste, cfmu.mcmaster.ca under the Wednesday night section of the Programming Guide.