Cactus Club Friday Sept 25th

Eric Von Munz was kind enough to do a poster for our upcoming show @ the cactus club...
you can see some of his work @ http://www.lsmfa.com/vonmunz/index.html
hope to see everyone at the show..
Ross

“Untitled (New York City)” Helen Levitt

“Untitled (New York City)” a photograph by Helen Levitt

Helen Levitt died in March of 2009. She left behind a legacy of amazing "street photography."
This particular photo spoke to me on many levels. The children are masked and almost frightening to look at. It reminds me of "Lord of the Flies,"and the possibility of what evils children could do if left to their own devices.
On the other hand it reminds me of a time when children could entertain themselves with a simple paper mask rather than video games, tv, or the internet. Technology has come a long way in a short time and has many great advantages but sometimes the cost is great. The pace of life has quickened to break neck speeds. I find it hard to keep up. I find myself yearning for time to just sit on the porch and amuse myself with paper masks.
Ross

Physical Changes

I will be attending this thursday. My mind will be blown that I am sure of.. Jon Mueller was kind enough to join us in the studio to record some gong on one of our songs for the new record. Go see this......

Ross

Jon Mueller: Physical Changes DVD excerpt from rhythmplex on Vimeo.

PHYSICAL CHANGES:performance and video screening

Thursday, September 3, 2009
The Haggerty Museum of Art/Helfaer Theatre
Milwaukee, WI

Reception at 6PM at Haggerty Museum of ArtPerformance at 7PM at Helfaer TheatreAdmission is FREE.

Jon Mueller: drums and percussion
Jim Schoenecker: analogue synth
David Bailey: gongs
David Dinnell: video

Milwaukee drummer and percussionist Jon Mueller will present his new solo percussion work Physical Changes at the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University on Thursday, September 3 at 7 p.m. Jim Shoenecker and David Bailey will appear alongside Mueller in a performance that combines percussion, electronic music and video (David Dinnell) to turn the fundamental concepts of rhythm and percussion into an entirely new experience that’s heard, seen and felt.

Mueller has been an active drummer and percussionist since the mid-80s, working regularly with the group Collections of Colonies of Bees. He has performed throughout the U.S., Japan and Europe and played or recorded with members of the groups Swans, Wilco, Bon Iver, and Rhys Chatham’s Guitar Trio, among others.

The performance is offered in conjunction with the Jump Cut Pop exhibition on view at the Haggerty throughOctober 4.
More info on Physical Changes: https://webmailcluster.perfora.net/xml/webmail/mailContent;jsessionid=8FA78CA0519155CD285DEC3A46B333D9.TC136b#More info on Jon Mueller: http://www.rhythmplex.com/

Haggerty Museum of Art
Marquette University
13th & Clybourn, Milwaukee
marquette.edu/haggerty414-288-1669

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

Bon Iver + Collections of Colonies of Bees = Volcano Choir!!

Our friends from Collections of Colonies of Bees have put together what should prove to be one of the better albums of 2009 with their good friend Justin Vernon of Bon Iver fame. The first track was released to the public yesterday and it sounds fantastic featuring the swirling loops of the Bees and the always amazing vocals of Bon Iver.

Ross----

check it out here

http://pitchfork.com/news/36179-premiere-volcano-choir-island-is/

All Tiny Creatures

Our good friends All Tiny Creatures release there debut ep today. I can tell you from playing with them live a few times and hearing the tracks that it is a fantastic album done by some really great people.

check it out.

Ross

buy

http://home-tapes.com/Hometapes/HAUS_HT030.html

listen

http://www.myspace.com/alltinycreatures

tour

Upcoming Shows
( view all )
Aug 7 2009
8:00P
Solly’s, w/ The Caribbean
Washington DC
Aug 8 2009
8:00P
Gooski’s, w/ The Caribbean
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Aug 9 2009
8:00P
Cake Shop, w/ The Caribbean
New York, New York
Aug 11 2009
8:00P
Empty Bottle, w/ The Caribbean
Chicago, Illinois
Aug 12 2009
8:00P
Cactus Club, w/ The Caribbean
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Aug 13 2009
8:00P
The Frequency, w/ The Caribbean
Madison, Wisconsin
Aug 14 2009
8:00P
Pizza Luce, w/ The Caribbean
Duluth, Minnesota
Aug 15 2009
8:00P
Kitty Cat Klub, w/ The Caribbean
Minneapolis, Minnesota

jacob kirkegaard

Jacob Kirkegaard has some amazing ideas about sound, and I have really been admiring his work. You can take a look at some of the things he has done here'

http://www.myspace.com/jacobkirkegaard

http://fonikdk.blogspot.com/


http://fonik.dk/works.html

enjoy
Ross