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cheers ian, ha i did hope the reprise was worth the price of admission. i was only going for blood.

hey man here’s the story. john d is a square who needs $17M like yesterday. his punk neighbor cons him into financing a $24M coke deal and gets him talking this shit on camera. the punk turns snitch and sells the video to the FBI. at john d’s trial the snitch is shown to be such a chump the FBI gets embarrassed and d is acquitted but never gets his $17M and winds up fixing clocks.

hiya Paul, yeah it gets cooler once yr outta the sun. hope yr staying well and creating in amongst it all! good to see you brother

ian man thanks for giving a listen to these tracks. it’s been a difficult year and i entered some pretty altered states. i think something approaching half of any free time i had i spent mining freesound and just free-associating w them. the teetering was actual, so don’t try that at home!
fun fact: the little uh-uh-uh voice in part 2 and that’s heard at the end is an emperor penguin.

hope your holidays have been peaceful and sustaining for the year to come.

i’d been playing around w the intro sounds for a while before the vox magically fell into place and steered things in a hiphop direction. i heightened the already somewhat occluded vox, i like having to guess at lots of the words

well i just went with what sounded yacht-worthy to me and added a bit of hangover spin on that. but the 90s sound speaks to my predilections, obviously! cheers, ian!

Ian, thanks for having a listen mate

hiya Paul, ha i drew upon my love for the first terminator movie. cheers mate!

thank you for the nice compliment, Rita! i had fun tweaking this to sound like a meltdown

thanks, Wayne! this was a quest, i’m afraid i leaned on john carpenter for that last transition, straight out of the halloween playbook!

hello, i’m real glad it hit the spot. i also urge you check out babak tafreshi, his photos of the night sky seen from earth are truly ethereal.

well this illustrates my mood swings, i guess! i was furious but working it out, you know?
haha, wouldn’t it be something to be equipped with everything? that’s too much for me!

hey there Chris! i saw the movie in the hazy vhs years, some images remain and i always coveted the title. glad you brought that up, i’ll watch for the book in my used shops.
BaoBou was a catalyst in getting to the mix you heard, he had me reimagining the first half with his gtr added, it learned me something i hope! cheers, brother!

Paul, hope you’ve landed a satisfying gig, mate. 10 yrs ago i was so alcoholic i couldn’t hold a job anymore — i never been fired, just walked off cuz i was in thrall to the whiskey. the shite thing is i was finally doing work i liked even when i didnt feel so good about my employers. since i started workin again it’s been kid stuff, i miss being really engaged. so anyways that’s what i’m wishing for you man, is finding a living that makes you feel alive challenged and bold. thanks for the visit, mate!

i’m glad you find it so! there’s a spirit in this one)

hey man if you would allow me to incorporate that into the track that would be so cool!

hey man i hope the best for you on that venture, that’s dream of a lifetime stuff for lotsa people. i’m now one of those who wants to stay informed man.
i would love to do more vocal/spoken stuff in the new year. aleksandr’s my hero in that respect and you know all that.

well hey man, that’s really cool! i’ll certainly repay the favor — you’ve caught my ears on the tracks shaman adapted.
i really appreciate your words! i really get into this stuff. so you must be batshit crazy too!

hiya silverman, thanks for checking it out man!

hey pal, have you ever surfed — i can see you breaking the wves!

Maj, hello brother, i’ve been looking forward to seeing you again! i hope you’re doing fine, but damn i don’t know anybody who hasn’t had their share of grief this past year.
but i will tell you the last several weeks have held joyful reunions, and this is all that, mate! i’ll be looking for you

pull off of the road!