June 28, 2009
- Blues to Boston -
While on the 3 and a half hour train ride up to Boston, I got into a really productive work session. Had some old blues records playing on the iTunes: John Lee Hooker, Robert Johnson, Blind John Davis, Son House. Seems there’s lots of Johns in the blues tradition (although I think Son House has them all beat in the awesome name department). Anyway, I do love the blues, the older and dirtier the better, and Ian’s the celtic form of John, so maybe I can take some small pride in (however vaguely) associating myself with these old bluesmen, and their ability to spin gold out of the straw (or it is lead?) that was their lives.
Anyway, 3 and half hours on the train and I not only got 2 sets of photos processed (the previous post and one yet to come), 2 fairly decent bits of rambling (again, the previous post, and an different “post yet to come”), but I also finally got back into my art work. Here’s five new pieces, parented by, in equal parts, a speeding Amtrack train and a slow, dirty, blues rhythm. Just goes to show how productive I can be when I’ve got a computer, but no internet…
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I like the spiral tree-ring thing.
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Ever heard of the Alabama 3? British group, fuse blues and techno with a whole heap of tongue-in-cheek. Perhaps most famous for the theme to the Sopranos off their ‘Coldharbour Lane’ album. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they’re one of the most interesting new things I’ve heard in a while…
Comment by speedbird — July 3, 2009 @ 9:45 am
Yeah, those guys are great! Got a couple of their albums, originally just because of the Soprano’s theme song. “Born under a bad sign with a blue moon in your eye?” Awesome.
Some of their stuff can get a little overly dancey, but still, I respect the experimentation. Hadn’t realized they were British though. Any other recommendations along those lines?
Comment by Ian — July 3, 2009 @ 10:48 am