Waving Genitals and Manuscripts (theoretical c-22, 2007)
Artist: F.B.I. in Beards (Pork Lion)
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This is the first tape i assembled of my solo improvisations living @ the ol’ 141. I made a few copies on a wobbly deck that wavered like the dickens and sent it to a few folks under the F.B.I. in Beards moniker. As a nominal tribute to Ginsberg’s “Howl,” this was a collection of tracks fittingly inspired by the continued dissolve of the footprint of the once thriving anti-establishment nyc underground. Historical venues giving way to high rise luxury condos, the streets littered by the overpour of name-brand night life, and swanky irony as far as the eye can see; it was a final acknowledgment of an inevitable sellout of what little respect was left.

The One Eyed Shrew That Winks Out of The Womb >>> [320kbps]
Minimal, yet jagged. Four oscillators. buzz buzz buzzin’. The idea of something seemily unchanging, yet in constant evolution; The inability to repeat, only reflect on and imitate in hindsight moving forward.

Jazz or Sex or Soup >>> [320kbps]
A sedate juxtaposition to ‘Shrew’ using one of those Music From Outspace build-it-yourself kits (assembled by Cauchy Riemann).

Ride from Battery to Holy Bronx on Benzedrine >>> [320kbps]
This track dates back a bit to when I first moved into Harlem and had no tv or internet. Living in a prewar building, you sometimes have to learn to make sacrifices. One such i ran into very quickly was the realization that my entire studio had to run out of a single power outlet. While lacking adequate socket multiplicative devices (surges, conditioner, etc.), I recorded this track live with a single ring modulator.

Under The El >>> [320kbps]
My apartment is/was/will always be filled with guitars of all shapes and sizes (and tunings!). This was the fine array of the acoustic ones available during my run of stacked improvisations during spring 07. Some are mine, some are Jims, one is Josh’s.

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