Sunday, August 16, 2009

Fives


5 Books I've Read This Year & Loved

1.2666 by Roberto Bolano
2.Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano
3. On the Road (scroll edition) by Jack Kerouac
4. Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
5. Hairstyles of the Damned by Joe Meno

5 Graphic Novels

1. Black Hole by Charles Burns
2. Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth by Chris Ware
3. Three Paradoxes By Paul Hornschemeier
4. Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli
5. Little Things by Jeffrey Brown

5 Vinyl on the turntable

1. Music for 18 Musicians By Steve Reich
2. Physical Changes by Jon Mueller
3. Decending Moonlight Dervishes by Terry Riley
4. Stone/Water by Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet
5. Beacons of Ancestorship by Tortoise

5 Compact Discs

1. Bill Dixon & the Exploding Star Orchestra
2. Vox Arcana
3. Control by Pedro the Lion
4. Black Sea by Fennesz
5. A living Room Hush by Jaga Jazzist

waiting for in the mail
Gather, Form, and Fly by Megafaun
Meet and Greet 7inch by Slaraffenland
1st vinyl in the new dust to digital all vinyl division of their label

Records I'm most looking Forward to

1. Unmap by Volcano Choir
2 We're on your side by Slaraffenland
3. Curse Your Branches by David Bazan
4. Central Market by Tyondai Braxton
5. Embyronic by Flaming Lips

This is just some fun stuff I thought people might enjoy
Thanks
Ross

2 comments:

  1. "Music For A Large Ensemble" is often playing at extreme volume in the Flights household.

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  2. Aterios Polyp was a great book! Definitely at the top of my list thus far this year. I also recommend The Photographer by Emmanuel Guibert.

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