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I’ve been entranced by Public Enemy’s 1990 masterpiece “Fear of A Black Planet” since it came out. I’ve worn out a number of cassettes, gave away multiple CDs and recently added a vinyl copy to my collection. What struck me about the vinyl version was how the “inner voices” leapt out of the speakers. Buried…
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I spent a few days up in the mountains of northern Arizona with my dog Marty recently. Sitting there at camp, staring out into the forest got me thinking about the album cover for Styx’ “The Grand Illusion.” This led me down the rabbit hole of re-listening to the four pack of middle era Styx…
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Here’s some of the things I’ve been listening to lately (in no particular order.) Opeth “Damnation” (2023) One of my favorite albums of all time. Finally snagged an original vinyl pressing of it. So good. Styx I’ve gone down a Styx rabbit hole recently. Dennis DeYoung is an amazing musician/singer/composer and a fascinating character. Being…
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Just in case you didn’t know, I’m the guitarist/singer/resident composer of Kiss The Frog. KTF is a “psychedelic thrash-bop” trio, we assimilate vibes of hard bop jazz, sludgey metal and the great American tradition of experimental rock music. We’ve got a pretty large discography and almost all of it is now available via streaming services…
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Two months. That’s how long it took to get through Ben Ratliff‘s Coltrane: The Story of a Sound, and not because of length or density. It’s a read-two-pages, think-two-hours kind of book. The subject is the post-A Love Supreme Coltrane, the years most biographies rush past on their way to the mythology. Ratliff doesn’t rush.…
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Hello friends! Just a note to let you know that in addition to the Spacefuzz store, Increvable! is available via Bandcamp in digital and physical formats. It is also available at these great retailers here in Phoenix: Uncle Aldo’s Attic6016 E McKellips RdMesa, AZ 85215 http://www.unclealdosattic.com Uncle Aldo’s is one of my favorite record shops…
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Well… today is the day. Finally! A little over two years ago, I arrived back at my home to find that most of my possessions were gone and my recording studio had been dismantled and packed up by my former spouse who was undergoing a serious mental health crisis. I stood there in disbelief, untangling…
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The wait is almost over. Increvable! « on-cray-vah-bluh » the vinyl experience by Spacefuzz will be released on Friday August 12, 2022. This is a limited edition first pressing of 300 copies presented in 180gram heavyweight audiophile grade vinyl. Excited!