Joxfield ProjeX - Archives EP 4 – Mystery of The Stoned Pharaoh

Joxfield ProjeX - Archives EP 4 – Mystery of The Stoned Pharaoh

The 4th installment in a series of 9 Joxfield ProjeX archives EP.

The tracks are edited and improved from Joxfield ProjeX' three disc album “The Pond Intermezzo" (2006), released in an edition of about 20 which were mostly given away.

Recorded early summer 2006.  

The first CD of the original album had some vocals based tracks. Four of them are presented here.

“Dr Balanova” follows the legend of the Bulgarian doctor who claimed she and her team had discovered some hallucinogenic substances in the body of a mummy, substances which where thought to have been brought to Europe and Northern Africa from South America in the 14^th or 15^th century. Here the mummy goes for revenge.

“A Stone Fell From A Palm Tree” is a homage to Keith Richard’s silliness to climb trees and fall down.

Sounds & Visions by Joxfield ProjeX 2006-2013

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Joxfield ProjeX is a Swedish experimental avant-whatever duo consisting of Yan/Janne Andersson & Oax/Stefan Ek

Their roots of working together goes back to the late 60’s, but after a break of 30 years they re-established in 2005 as Joxfield ProjeX – a tool for bringing out new music of various kinds.

Since 2005 they have released 20 albums.

O' 

Joxfield ProjeX - Archives EP 3 - Live At The Kolpebo Festival October 2005

Joxfield ProjeX - Archives EP 3 - Live At The Kolpebo Festival October 2005

Sneaks out of the closet today:
Joxfield ProjeX - Archives EP 3 - Live At The Kolpebo Festival October 2005
The third EP in a series of nine planned for release autumn 2013.
Recorded late at night after long days of structured recording ofwhat should become the Nothing But Sofas CDR (check Archives EPs 2 - Fivekus). There was a need to clean the heads from structures.
A simple drum machine rhythm was programmed and then they played on; Yan with one-hand keyboard bass Ray Manzarek style and Oax wild on his guitar. 100% improvisation, no overdubs.
The Kolebo Festival was the world's smalest festival, just the duo playing and a weird otter swimming and swinging around in the lake at the backstage area from the front photo. Sun E Mangs is a 10 minutes track, split into three edited parts.
Get it for free from here:

http://archive.org/details/JoxfieldProjeX-ArchivesEP3-LiveAtTheKolpeboFestivalOctober2005

O'

Joxfield ProjeX - Archives EP 2 – Fivekus

New release today!

Joxfield ProjeX - Archives EP 2 – Fivekus

The 2nd installment in a series of 9 Joxfield ProjeX archives EP.

The tracks are edited and improved from Joxfield ProjeX' 2^nd album “Nothing But Sofas" (2005), released in an edition of about 20 which were mostly given away.

Most of it was recorded late autumn 2005.  

Nothing But Sofas is one of few Joxfield ProjeX’ albums focused on vocals tracks.

Four of them are presented here.

Sounds & Visions by Joxfield ProjeX 2005-2013

Powered by Tin Can Music

Joxfield ProjeX is a Swedish experimental avant-whatever duo consisting of Yan/Janne Andersson & Oax/Stefan Ek

Their roots of working together goes back to the late 60’s, but after a break of 30 years they re-established in 2005 as Joxfield ProjeX – a tool for bringing out new music of various kinds.

Since 2005 they have released 20 albums. 

Get it here:

http://archive.org/details/AFrontJoxfieldProjeXArchivesEP2Fivekus

Joxfield ProjeX - Archives EP 1 - Pling Plang

Joxfield ProjeX - Archives EP 1 - Pling Plang

Joxfield ProjeX - Archives EP 1 - Pling Plang

World premier for this little item today. The first Archives EP in a planned Series of 9.

Tracks taken from hard-to-get strictly limited self-releases from the very beginning of Joxfield ProjeX.

Free download from 

https://archive.org/details/PlingPlang01ANew

O'

Joxfield ProjeX - Hit the Wall Avic

Joxfield ProjeX - Hit the Wall Avic
Another teaser from the next Joxfield ProjeX album planned for release sometimes in the future, whenever that is.
Someone claims it has something to do with Swedish House Building Mafiosos – or could it be grounded in the soil of trees, grass and stones.
Whatever do we know? Whatever do we care? 
Maybe it’s our way of expressing our version of dance music.
It’s very new Joxfield ProjeX music.
Any serious open-minded, non-coward label, big or small - get in touch for some creative planning.

Joxfield ProjeX Goes For The Future

"Condolence Breakdown" is taken from Joxfield ProjeX' new music recordings for future release.
Any label interested - no matter how big or small - please contact us for further discussions and plans atoax.joxfield@gmail.com

O'

Business Class is an uplifting, uptempo jazzy happy spring-time gift from Joxfield ProjeX to YOU! 
The track is part of an ongoing project for a future release album of short tracks of whimsically psychedelic music from the duo, still far from release-date.
Beware! Be Aware!



https://soundcloud.com/oaxjoxfield/joxfield-projex-2013-business


O'

Joxfield ProjeX - Mah No 1

Something to save your friday from boredom:
"Mah No 1" by Joxfield ProjeX.
It was released in 2009 and was the second of the two long tracks on "Shimmering Mah No 1" album.
This album is so far our most downloaded effort, close to 36.000 downloads. Our hit record?
This 28 minutes track brings you from minimal electronic patterns into a simple joyful melody of Kraftwerk kind over to some psychedelic surroundings and then, after that, we leave you for discoveries of your own.
Yan: Keyboards, samples, drums programmings, director
Oax: Guitar, glissando, efx & drums samples
PO Netterblad: Cover painting (Thanks, Pelle!)
For your download follow the soundcloud link.
Enjoy psychedelic freedom!

O'

Joxfield ProjeX on Aural-Innovations Space Rock Radio Show # 303

Joxfield ProjeX' "Slow String Movements" 
from Invation of the Living 
on great Aural-Innovations Space Rock Radio Show # 303. 
Don't miss the opportunity to hear this track (if you're too greedy not to buy it) 
and a lot of other nice space tunes. 
And, of course, many thanks to our supportive hero Jerry Kranitz.

Joxfield & colonel XS to come on next Space Rock Show, so stay tuned

O'

AmbientDarkWhite/Joxfield ProjeX - "How Little Did I Know"

AmbientDarkWhite/Joxfield ProjeX - "How Little Did I Know"
From "Death of a Sirloin Steak", a 3 CDR set in DVD case - To be released in March 2013 on Santos Productions.

AmbientDarkWhite - another Joxfield ProjeX concept.
A lot of Joxfield ProjeX' music is dense.
The music of AmbientDarkWhite is filled with air.
Fill your lungs ! Get wings ! Fly away ! ! !

Video by Master AltRev - Thanks !

O'

The Ghost of Dark White Morning - Out Demons Out ! ! !

In 2005, after a short break of 30 years, Yan and Oax reactivated their musical explorations, this time as Joxfield ProjeX.
The first weeklong recording session happened in Bråna, Dalsland, Sweden in the very beginning of May 2005. No preparation except lust to make music. A lot of improvisations and instant composing.
The very first track to record was "Hurricane", a simple two chord improvisation, to find the "feeling" for the week of recordings to follow, get used to equipment. Just a distorted guitar and some wild, nasty keyborad. No overdubs. Pure live in the studio.
The result of that weeklong session became Dark White Morning, a 2 CDR set printed in about 20 copies, mostly given away to friends.



"Brana Funk" is from the same weeklong session in 2005 that brought "Hurricane" and resulted in the 2 CDR disc Dark White Morning. I can't resist uploading it.
This track is wild, messy and mad and when recording it was so loud in the room where we were playing that we actually couldn't hear anything but the buzzing noise we made, the sound of the programmed drums when lost, we couldn't hear anything, but caught a feeling that was so huge that we didn't want to stop, just went on. The track is both terrible and charming in my opinion, not too tight I may say. 
Programmed simple drums, guitar, keyboard. Another guitar and keyboard was immediately added after recording of the basic track.
I did send a copy of the album to Deavid Allen (of Gong, ya know) and after a long time he wrote back:
"dear stefan,
thank you for your cd dark white morning which I have finally listened too (sorry it took so long but I have many to listen to & very little time)
On Disc 1 i liked tr3 & 4 best and on Disk 2 i liked the guitar work on tr4 and the wild gliss on tr 8 ("Brana Funk")."



O'

AmbientDarkWhite - Death of a Sirloin Steak

This is the first time you read about it:
AmbientDarkWhite - Death of a Sirloin Steak - A 3 disc set in a DVD case. To be released on Santos Productions later this spring.
AmbientDarkWhite? Well, maybe a Joxfield ProjeX moniker for doing some non-Joxfield JoxfieldProjeX-music... Or is it not?
Wait and see. Find out youself!



O' 

Joxfield ProjeX - Computer 8

Joxfield ProjeX dealing a bit with the electric jazz flavour - From Numbers & Letters 3 Disc set (2010)

O'

Mmmm, nice package in the letterbox today!

Mmmm, nice package in the letterbox today.

Get your own copy!

-SNTSR17 Joxfield Projex & colonel XS - What About Me? (kraut, post-industrial, experimental) cd-r cardboard cover
6 EUROS + SHIPPING

SAMPLE:
https://soundcloud.com/colonel-xs/joxfield-projex-colonel-xs

-SNTSR18 Joxfield Projex - Invasion Of The Living (kraut ambient, experimental) cd-r cardboard cover
6 EUROS + SHIPPING

SAMPLE:
https://soundcloud.com/oaxjoxfield/1-crying-out-loud

Payable with paypal at santosproductions333@gmail.com
(before buying write at santosproductions333@gmail.com asking for availability)

O'

Crying Out Loud - A Taste of Joxfield ProjeX' New Music

Crying Out Loud - The opening track of Joxfield ProjeX ' "Invasion of the Living"
Release January 2013 at Santos Productions
Order from santosproductions333@gmail.com



O'

Two new Joxfield ProjeX albums out now ! ! !

Joxfield ProjeX & colonel XS - What About Me?

Joxfield ProjeX - Invasion of the Living

2 new albums out now @ Santos Productions

http://santos-productions.blogspot.se/

FOR INFOS TRADES ETC. WRITE AT: santosproductions333@gmail.com

Limited edition CDR - Might disappear if you're not quick in ordering - That's how it works, isn't it?

O' 

Happy New JoxYear 2013

Happy New JoxYear 2013 ! ! !

These are our planned releases for spring 2013.
You've heard it before and you can hear it again!

Joxfield ProjeX & colonel XS - 
What About Me? 
(Santos Productions January 2013)

Joxfield ProjeX - 
Invasion of the Living 
(Santos Productions January 2013)

AmbientDarkWhite - 
Death of a Sirloin Steak Vol 1 
(Santos Productions Spring 2013)

AmbientDarkWhite - 
Death of a Sirloin Steak Vol 2 
(Santos Productions Spring 2013)

AmbientDarkWhite - 
Death of a Sirloin Steak Vol 3 
(Santos Productions Spring 2013)

And what the heck is AmbientDarkWhite? Well, nothing else but a moniker for some Joxfield ProjeX experimental, ambient/dark ambient music of various kind. Stuff you thought you could live without, but once hearing it you realise it's impossible and you need more. And there will always be more.

O'

Joxfield ProjeX & colonel XS - Invaluable Moments Pt 1 - The Video

For those of you who can't wait any longer for the Santos Productions January release of Joxfield ProjeX & colonel XS album What About Me? - We give you the video of the first track!!!
Master of moving pictures is György AltRev Farkas
Sounds & Visions by Joxfield ProjeX & colonhel XS 2012

We wish you a Droneish, Dark & White Christmas ! ! !

Merry Jox-Mas 2012 Pranksters!!!!!

Merry Jox-Mas Pranksters!!!

Soon there's a new year heading unless you're not too addicted to the Maya calender.
If we're still alive there will be a fruitful spring associated to Joxfield with a bunch of new releases:

Joxfield ProjeX & colonel XS - 
What About Me? 
(Santos Productions January 2013)

Joxfield ProjeX - 
Invasion of the Living 
(Santos Productions January 2013)

AmbientDarkWhite - 
Death of a Sirloin Steak Vol 1 
(Santos Productions Spring 2013)

AmbientDarkWhite - 
Death of a Sirloin Steak Vol 2 
(Santos Productions Spring 2013)

AmbientDarkWhite - 
Death of a Sirloin Steak Vol 3 
(Santos Productions Spring 2013)

And what the heck is AmbientDarkWhite? Well, nothing else but a moniker for some Joxfield ProjeX experimental, ambient/dark ambient music of various kind. Stuff you thought you could live without, but once hearing it you realise it's impossible and you need more. And there will always be more...

So, cheer up, if there's a future, there will be hope for us all!

Beware - Be aware!

O'

http://oaxofjoxfield.blogspot.se/
http://www.facebook.com/JoxfieldProjex?fref=ts
http://santos-productions.blogspot.se/

Fire! Orchestra - Mighty Exit Version from Minor Big Band

Nevertheless - something to spend during Xmas..
To good to sleep around on Youtube...







And in January the Big Big Bad version of Fire! Orchestra will be present at Nef in Gothenburg. Yes!!!!

O'

Joxfield ProjeX & colonel XS - What About Me?

Joxfield ProjeX & colonel XS - What About Me? 

First announcement!

What About Me? - The result of the fruitful collaboration between Joxfield ProjeX and colonel XS will be released in January 2013 on Santos Productions.
Limited edition CDR.

Dronish, noisy, aggressive, beautiful!

http://santos-productions.blogspot.se/

Beware - Be aware - Keep updated!

O'

Mighty Great Review by Recent Music Heroes

Joxfield ProjeX - Insult on the Dance Floor (2012)

/Krautrock, Ambient, Trance rock, Progressive rock, Motorik, Avant-rock, Experimental rock, Alternative dance, Industrial rock, Psychedelia/  

Comment: Swedish duo Joxfield ProjeX (Oax, and Yan) arrived after a series of excellent albums issued on Clinical Archives and seminal collaborations with progressive rock luminaries (Pat Mastelotto, Geoff Leigh, Kenji Siratori). This time their brand new one is distinctly related to their personal Tin Can Music. There is plenty of experimental music tendencies out there prompted in part by reconstruction of space rock/ambient rock and krautrock-based elements and in part by dance-appealed propulsions, however, all of that is effectively disseminated and thereafter channelized into a formidable industrial tinged psychedelic groove. More specifically, intense hard rock riffs are seamlessly mixed up with electronic effects and mesmeric rhythm sections below it. OnlyFloating is the exception due to its blissed-out ambient and concrete sounds blended contemplation. There can be drawn parallels upon the likes of fydhws, Neu!, aboombong, PAS, Faust, Asian Women On The Telephone, Spacemen 3, Vibracathedral Orchestra etc. In conclusion, the whole is on the ball by any means (I got psychedelic vertigo by listening to it twice in a row). Obviously one of the most underrated collectives all around the world.

http://agier.blogspot.se/2012/11/joxfield-projex-insult-on-dance-floor.html

These are words we really like to read
So, mighty THANKS, Kert, from the 2 Bums

Autumn Rain, Swans, Joxfield & Ornette

Just an ordinary Friday, a day off duty, an indoor day because the autumn rain in this Godforsaken city showers like it use to this time of the year. A good ol' Gothenburg Autumn Rainy Day.
Taking a slow, long breakfast, reading the morning paper, sipping the coffee, listening to music; the first CD of Swans' "The Seer", the 27+ minutes Joxfield ProjeX track "Mah No 1" from "Shimmering Mah No 1" (yes, download for free here: http://archive.org/details/ca310_jp), Ornette Coleman's evocative "The Shape of Jazz to Come" from 1959 - one of the first free jazz albums. And next to come... well, no idea yet.
Bring the umbrella!

O'

Joxfield ProjeX & colonel XS - Promo Mix

 Joxfield ProjeX & colonel XS - promo mix by colonel XS

the long awaited Joxfield ProjeX & colonel XS collaboration is finally here!!!

c'mon labels, get in touch!

conceived and realized by Joxfield ProjeX & colonel XS
mastered by Marco Paschke at andereBaustelle tonstudio, Berlin
C + P 2012 all rights reserved

Lost Track # 5 - Gharbzadegi - Robert Wyatt

Who? Robert Wyatt
Where? Old Rottenhat (Rough Trade)
When? 1985
Why? Are we too old having idols? No, definitely not, especially not when one of them is the great RW, one of our most consisitng idols for over 40 years. The singing, the songmaking, the playing, the enviroment, in no specific order. So very much inspiring over the years, has always been, still is, will always be, as long as he and we lives.
Some of mid/late-eighties albums (Old Rottenhat, Dondestan, some EPs) are a bit over-looked today, in my personal opinion. It's just like "me 'n' my voice 'n' my simple keyboard 'n' some simple persussion, recorded or programmed". But, there's nothing simple about it, no matter it's not a full orchestra involved. It's the EXPRESSION, close to your heart and your mind, that matters
"Gharbzadegi" is the second last song of the album, and the longest, lasting for almost 8 minutes. Just Robert singing solo or in harmony with himself, and the keyboard and the percussion. Just that. And it's magic, it's big music, a very beauitiful hymn.
What does the title mean? Well, it's Persian and Robert's singing it: "Gharbzadegi means nothing to me Westernitis to you".
And regarding Robert, there are millions of reason coming back to him, be sure I will.
O'

The Secret of Behaviour

Yan and Oax doing.... yes, what?
There's always a reason not to tell a story. The less you know the better.
But if you could hear them saying anything they would have said:

Yan: This is where it happened!
Oax: I deny everything. It's just slander.

Picture by TC3

O'

"Wake Up" by Craig Linke

Wake Up from Craig Linke on Vimeo.


Once Craig Linke, an Australian experimental film maker, made a request to us about using one of our tunes for a film. Of course we said Yes to it.
Then I realised after a couple of years I'd forgotten about it and wrote a mail about what happened.
He answered quickly: 


Hi,

I did make the film and I'm quite proud of it! I entered it into a
festival but wasn't selected.
After that it kind of got left which is a bit of a shame. But your
email prompted me to upload it to Vimeo. You can see it here:
https://vimeo.com/44452703
Enjoy and thanks again.  


And I just agree, enjoy. It reminds me of some short film I once saw that was made in the early 20th century by people such as Man Ray and Jean Cocteau.


O' 

And don't forget...

...Yep, don't forget, today's Bloomsday!

JJ & The 1st Edition of THE Book.

Bloomsday is the day on which James Joyce mighty masterpiece Ulysses is set in Dublin, on 16th of June 1904.
So, all of you (or the few of you?) who haven't been there, in the book, just go get it, read it, the avant garde of bookishness. Once there you'll never come back again...
O'

NOW some time for vacation (see previous post)

Memories on Vacation - Goes Underground

Time for some vacation! Let's go underground, or more precisely, let's go under ground; digging deep in the soil in the garden, cutting the grass, reading, eating, drinking, socialize, etc, etc.
So, there will be a couple of weeks of staying away from this blog.
But don't worry we'll  be back sooner than you wish.
Meanwhile, don't forget your daily dose of Joxfield ProjeX - a couple of tunes a day keeps the bad temper away. That's a well-known truth.

O'

Oax Pick - Don Ellis - Indian Lady (1968 footage)

I'm not much of a big band guy, but when hearing Don Ellis' band in the very early 70's, the "Tears of Joy" album, I was stuck. His albums from the late 60's, early 70's are some of the best and pointing forward big band albums from that era in my opinion. And Don Ellis electrified his trumpet and modulated it years before Miles did. And Miles is a huge personal hero!
There are very few vids from that time. Here's a wonderful piece recorded live in 1968, "Indian Lady", from the "Autumn" album.
And the time signatures are as always - odd.
Enjoy!
O'

Joxfield ProjeX – Insult on the Dance Floor

A new release on Tin Can Music net label ! ! !

Joxfield ProjeX - Insult on the Dance Floor (Tin Can Music IOTDF 2012)

With music still keeping some heavy rough and dark moods the intention of this album is to offer some uplifting lightness and joy to the listeners, bring them loads of swirling sounds that even might bring them up on the dance floor for some horror moves in a futuristic dance exercise. 

The music is as intense, electric and beautiful as ever.

This is Joxfield ProjeX’ 15th release and the second on own netlabel imprint Tin Can Music.

Joxfield ProjeX is a Swedish duo.
Yan plays keyboard, program heavy drums, add great sounds and samples here and there.
Oax plays guitar, ebow, gliss, add sampled percussion and sound effects where needed.
All music is recorded at Camp Batang, Stockholm and at Camp Anna, Gothenburg 2011-2012.

Cover art photographs by Henrik Schyffert – All rights reserved (Thanks a lot, Henrik!)
Production, sounds & visions by Joxfield ProjeX
This music should be played with full attention at any volume you like. 

You’re allowed to dance to it


Download for free from:


http://archive.org/details/JoxfieldProjexInsultOnTheDanceFloortinCanMusicIotdf2012


Enjoy!!!


O'

What's Up, John?

- I have no sponsorship at all, not backed up by some record companies and are therefore forced to personally ensure that the economic part circuit, which is a heavier work than you might think. But if you refuse to sell your soul the long way is the only way to go.


From a John Lydon interview on PiL in Nya Upplagan (New Issue), May 7th 2012.
Could have been about Joxfield, as well as many other Hard working "free" artists

O'

Oceans 11, 12, 13 and.......... 52

Yesterday when I took a walk along the river shore I did pass a bench on which a guy was sitting, holding a big, home-made kite in his hands. It was windy, a bit too windy for a big kite to fly. I saw it was mounted some kind of camera in the middle of the kite.
I stoped for a couple of seconds, nodded a "Hi!" to him, he nodded back.
"A bit too windy for this?" I said and pointed at the kite.
"Yeah", he said, "I'm waiting for it to calm a bit".
"Taking photos?" I said, looking in the direction of the camera.
"Do you have a computer?" he asked.
"Yes, of course"
"Check on You Tube, I'm Oceans52" he said.
His origin was from Crete, Greece, and that's why the Swedish and Greece flag are on the kite.
And I did. Nothing spectacular, but a bit funny to see the result of his work. It seems like the video shown here is taken about 5 km south from where we met, but, I'm not all sure.
O'

Oax Pick - Fire! with Oren Ambarchi - In The Mouth-A Hand

Fire! with Oren Ambarchi - In The Mouth-A Hand (2 LP 2012)

Four side-long blasters of vivid kraut-punk - Fantastic!!!!!!!

O'

Video-time!!! - Jerry Lewis Makes You Exhausted

Words for the karaoke sessions: I'm a little busy body though I know it's very shoddy, I insist on knowing what is going on with everybody, Cause I'm such a busy body Always prying always spying I'm defying anyone to try to hide the fact from me-- --Now Mrs. Jones is with the doctor and her pulse he's finally clocked her Suddenly she sees me peeking and to all her friends I'm shrieking, "Mrs. Jones' valve is leaking! a mechanic she is seeking cause the clutch needs overhauling and her motor's always stalling." Mrs. Jones, you lonesome gal, you finally lost your trade in value. Now we come to Mr. Clunk, He thinks that I'm a little punk! He's always keeping up with Jones, and while I tapped his telephone, I learned that they will disconnect if soon the bill they don't collect, the sheriff's gonna take it back-- his brand new shiny Cadillac. So now I pass the news around that "Mr. Clunk is bankrupt bound!" I'm ruining his credit and I know he won't forget it Though he thought I was a little punk that cabbage headed Mr. Clunk I got the bank to fume and fret! They took his home, and better yet they grabbed his television set because I'm such a busy body! I'm a little busy body! If you drink an extra Toddy I will spot it long before you thought it, I'll be pointing to your house and tellin' folks that you're a souse! So I admit I am a louse. It's so much fun to tell the neighbors that you're underneath the weather And they ought a get together Using you as an example to their kids of what a tramp'll do if he is off the wagon, now your reputation's draggin' Cause you took an extra Toddy. And I'm tellin' everybody that you're more than slightly dizzy Now I've got you in the tizzy Cause I'm such a very busy little busy body! I'm the death of every party. You should hear the things I say when Truth or Consequence we play! I state the age of Mrs. Done! I tell 'em she is sixty-one and that her face is lifted, and her cargo's slightly shifted. There are couples kissing in the dark. I use my flashlight for a lark. And Joan is hugging Mortimer, and she's engaged to Mr. Shore. I'm hiding in the cuspidor and flash the light upon their face while they are locked in fond embrace and Mr. Shore then wrecks the place. I'm such a busy body breaking up a lovely party! Mabel Smith is on the scale, and suddenly she's growing pale! For in a chorus, so endearing, I have got the neighbors cheering, "Darling what a lovely weight! You weigh One-hundred Eighty-Eight!" You lick the pattern off the plate And then you bleed for more to eat! You look just like a strange falloon that drifted to us from the moon And scientists much watch their step an' see if you're a secret weapon. That is how the gossip goes and all because I stick my nose in other peoples' dirty clothes a heavy winded guy am-- I don't need a breath to say good bye because I'm such a busy little busy bodyyy..... busy booody-- buuuuusy bodyyyy!!! Booody buss--- Gah--I haven't got any breath left!! I'm so-- BUsy bo-- Busy BOOOoodyyyyyy!!! I'm choking I *gags*..... *HUGE BREATH* I'm a little busy bodyyyyy!!!! *** *********** Heard this song some 30 or 40 years ago and it hasn't left me since. Say what you want about these all American guys (and there's a lot to say), but it's great entertainment. O'

Oax Pick - Depeche Mode's "Songs of faith and devotion"

This is not a fantastic album. Or maybe it is. In the beginning, in the early 80's, I thought this band was ridiculous, something that would last a year or two, until the kids got tired of it and chose another pop band to adore, like kids do. Bay City Rollers of 1980. AAAAWWWW Mah God!!! How wrong I was! A couple of years later one great tune after another showed up and I feld a bit annoyed, I don't like being wrong, at least not in my opinion of music. Then great albums showed up, one after another and now, after all these years it's time to come out of the cave and ask for forgiveness. I'M SORRY, GUYS - I WAS WRONG!!! But, now that's history. This is a magnificent band, doing magnificent music (oh, no, not ALL of it, but very very much). Today, when listening to their "Songs of faith and devotion" I feld it was time to focus them in one Oax Pick. The opening, "I feel you" is a monster of a kind almost no-one creates in an entire career, it has enough power for a whole album (but, it would have been a short album). Then it goes on, strong tunes, mostly low tempo (the early 90's was filled with down-tempo). It's a strong band, Dave's voice is one of the best in rock, a lot of Martin's tunes are some of the best in modern rock music and the playing from all of them is nothing but...... I bow my head in deep respect. Well, now it's said, let's go back into the cave, start reject the genius of the future, go back to normal, noise and freeform, drone and ambient, psych and space, jazz and...... pop music and rock music... Shit! I'll never get away from this as long as I live... O'

Oax Pick - Burning Spear's "Marcus Garvey"

I'm not much of a raggae guy, but when it works it works fine. There are some great stuff from about 1970, plus/minus 5 years. This is one of them. Mostly I use to like the dub versions of whatever much better than the original ones. This is an exception. Burning Spear's "Marcus Garvey" is filled with two of the most important components in music: strong, hypnotic melodies and a hell of a voice. You lean back and fall into the grooves of the now classic music, melt into another Universe, hearing Winston Rodney's voice, like a distorted Roebuck "Pops" Staples, yelling his message. No, I'm not much of a rastafari guy either, but when hearing this album things happens with hair, at least what's left of it. O'

Neneh Cherry & The Thing - New Vid

This is really bloody great! Pop music we're not used to hear. From forthcoming album, The Cherry Thing. Ticky tacky tickyyy!!! O'

Shit Bloody Shit ! ! ! - Thomas is Dead ! ! !

Not only being legendary co-founder of Träd Gräs & Stenar, Thomas Mera Gartz was also a masterful wizzard with the rhythm sticks, one of our favourite psych-trance-space-rock percussionists ever. A couple of years ago TG & S unexpectedly lost their bass-player Torbjörn Abelli and today I did get the news that Thomas unexpectedly as well has past away, getting rapidly ill on Saturday, dying on Sunday. It's big loss not only for family and close relatives, but also to the music world, especially his band-mates who recently re-established TG & S, trying to get something together after the death of Torbjörn. There was music that had to be played. What will happen now? I saw the "new" band some months ago and I was stunned. With no disrespect, but they were better than ever. TMG & Joxfield? It's mentioned on this blog the 12th of April, the Self-Unit version featuring TMG's percussion constructions. http://oaxofjoxfield.blogspot.se/2012/04/unique-rarity-joxfield-projex-guested.html Less than three weeks ago I wrote him a mail regarding thoughts about re-establishing our collaboration. I knew he was busy with new TG&S music and didn't expect any quick answer, but nevertheless he had written some nice words about our music to me and I thought his playing to our music would be The Right Thing! This didn't happen, will never... R.I.P. Mighty Thomas! O & Y