I am finally recovering from my trip to the great State of Chicago. Many CD's were purchased including the Doctor Octogon (sans vox), Lee Perry jungle mixes and a load of Eric Dolphy but the biggest purchase was a BK subwoofer for the studio. It is mighty fine!

I also purchased an Audio Technica stereo mic to capture the sounds, smells and tastes of Chicago. I captured my whole trip on the el from Sheridan to Jackson and back. Who knows where this stuff will show up.

The same mic captured Sir Richard Bishop's solo performance at Wall of Sound in Seattle. This performance was to celebrate the release of his solo CD "Salvador Kali" on the Revenant label (recorded by yours truly).

Look for the June issue of "The Wire" which has an interview with Rick and myself in the context of Sun City Girls.

June is a slow month recording-wise because of Jabon rehersals for their performance at the Speakeasy on June 24th. This is the first performance of Jabon in ten years! This performance will feature a cover of Chrome's "Nova Feedback" as well as original compositions for guitar, bass and drums. There will also be an interview with Neil Hamburger as well as the premiere of "Stomach Noises of the Stars". This is part of the Other Sounds series and I suspect it to be Other (Other) Sounds of which that space has not witnessed before.

"For those about to rock...we salute you"

Speaking of rock music, the Bali Girls cd "Housewive's High" has been released by the Spork Label. Their crunching sound is reminiscent of Unsane or Hammerhead. This is the first record I've done on the recently purchased 16 track.

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