dearest readers. again, so much time passing, with so few precious moments to document the happenings. all is a whir of clicking and crackling obsolete machinery here. the midnight oil is burning bright and constant, the plates are all spinning at the edge of control and the thick winter onset is creeping up around the safehouse, threatening to breach the compound.
on halloween i found myself at the
knertz headquarters of
oskar ohlson and
winterismyname for a gathering of close friends to celebrate the occassion. oskar and ms winter had pulled out all of the stops to turn the location into a full-blown halloween dream-sequence with each room leading us all deeper and futher into a mesmerising hollow of grotesquely curious fairytales.
i was also fortunate enough to be invited to perform a small set, and took the opportunity to play a host of old favourties along with a healthy selection of songs from the
iron filings and sellotape release, which are a good deal of fun to play indeed. the rather awesome '
no more fun' from the
knertz family also graced us with an unplugged performance, and how splendid it was indeed.
the halloween bash also served as a release party for the
wonderful new pumpernickle release, which you simply must
secure yourself a copy of. the only sad part being that
filkoe could not join us for the festivities, being trapped in north america at the time. how he was very much there in spirit though, his presence could be felt in the cartoonish nightmare in which we were embroiled.
recent weeks have also afforded me the wonderful opportunity of crossing paths with some of the
skribble gebibble family on my own adopted-home turf, which was awesome indeed, and how it transpires that i will be paying a visit to oberhausen for
an impromptu performance this coming thursday, as well as a new exciting collaboratory plan being in the works.
onwards and upwards then. time is short and i must attend to a host of other bits in pieces, including working on a new raft of vocal guest spots for a host of splendid projects indeed. so, i shall away, but shall indeed endevour to find time to word futher exploits as the winter continues to tighten its grip around us. til then...
keep safe and warm
jamesrindeer