how I might take the relative-

how I might take the relative-

-ly godlike fire of the sun without effort,

& here,

hidernating in our hovel,

almost behind today’s

vague infinity shadow

or momentarily

                        -depending on the hour-

wedged in the

spackled/refracted/ephemeral

corners plainly inside this house,

at the window of western january

four-thirty pm

own. it. as. our. own

Son lying, under the comfort with you,

but looking concerned at

the mickey mouse* wristwatch with

that gold brow quiz of his, intoning:

‘huh?’

to the discrepancy in numbers.

                                                                *I guess actually a racecar?

The "solo effort" these days has become just another thing we've come to expect and promptly forget, like new kid's breakfast cereals. Guitarist Adam Burt (STNNNG, Total Fucking Blood, The Vets) however has coughed up something pretty super and original to lay into with his Blackcloud Stallionheart thang and debut disc, 2009.

Appearing suddenly as an alarmingly curious songcrafter who deadpan baritones his way through simple hooks and lyrics, Burt's preoccupations seem to float around themes like mysticism, Old Testament name-checkin', science, and pop politics. His guitar playing, both acoustic and electric, would feel quite at home alongside a variety of other stylists at any given point on the 30 minute record (Ben Chasny, Richard Thompson, Joe Satriani, classic Popul Vuh's Conny Veit, and more song-style Ranaldo/Moore are a few that pop into the head), but the whole god-dang unified thing lightly rambles and shambles along with its own open-chord, strummy boldness that is really beautiful. This is- as they say- a guitarist's guitar album, but it's also a songwriter's album. You will also hear on this recording some minimal accompanying instrumentation breaking up the gaps and filling the pleasant rhythm box. It's silly and meditative at once, and it is also just so very awesome.

Excellent mixing by Neil Weir, masterful design and art by Hannah Haugberg, and precision screen-printing by Danimal Graphixxx

PASSED NORMAL, VOLUME 5

Various musicians


1 David Thomas & the Pedestrians [David Thomas, vocals; Lindsay Cooper, winds; Tony Maimone, bass; Chris Cutler, drums]: Through the magnifying glass (03.05)

2 Mother Gong [Harry Williamson, guitar, vocals, synthesizer, glissando guitar; Gilli Smyth, vocals; Rob Calvert, soprano saxophone; Tom the Poet, vocals]: Spiral dance (08.06)

3 Catherine Jauniaux/Ikue Mori [Catherine Jauniaux, vocals; Ikue Mori, drum machines]: Shiver (03.46)

4 Fred [Amy Denio, alto saxophone; Jeffrey Markham, drums; Jeffrey McGrath, bass; Gregg Powers, trombone; David Stern, alto saxophone]: Tons of buns (02.29)

5 Ray Mason [Ray Mason, vocal, silvertone guitar; Matt Cullen, guitar; Jerry Ellis, bass; Keith Levreault, drums]: Power tools (00.58)

6 Ivor Cutler: I'm busy (00.50)

7 Daevid Allen & the Magick Brothers [Daevid Allen, vocal, electric guitars, glissando guitars; Mark Robson, didjeridu, keyboards; Graham Clark, violin]: Trial by headlines (09.02)

8 Voodoo Mark/Pink Bob [Voodoo Mark, vocal; Pink Bob, MIDI instruments, sequencer]: Applied research and cash money (01.36)

9 Mecca [Nick Galen, vocal; Kevin Taylor, guitar; Subs Anand, bass; T. Daniel Howard, drums; Robby Lorimer, trumpet; Nick Woolich, saxophone; Paul Holder, keyboards]: Saint Paul (04.09)

10 Frank Pahl with Major Dents [Frank Pahl, mandolins, accordions, euphoniums, clarinet; Marko Novachcoff, octavin, saxophones; Tim Holmes, flute, saxophones]: The romantic side of schizophrenia (03.27)

11 The Sediments [Tommy O'Donnell, guitars; Pink Bob, MIDI, micromoog]: Spelunker's theme (02.48)

12 Henry Kaiser/Jim O'Rourke [Henry Kaiser, acoustic baritone guitar; Jim O'Rourke, acoustic guitar]: Monster investigator Juspion (05.23)

13 Street Art [Harry Williamson, guitar, glissando guitar; Rob Calvert, soprano saxophone]: Wapu (06.45)

14 Amy Denio, bass, voice, eggbeater handle guitar: Eggy shaggy (02.22)

15 Hugh Hopper [Hugh Hopper, bass; Frank Van Der Kooy, saxophone; Patrice Meyer, guitar; Pieter Bast, drums; Dionys Breukers, keyboards]: Wanglo Saxon (04.24); recorded live at Saint Germain En Laye in October 1990.

16 Jason Willett [Jason Willett, piano, bass, organ, accordion, guitar, marching drum; Petr Skopec, violin; John Dierker, bass clarinet]: Acrophobic birds (01.23)

17 Lol Coxhill, soprano saxophone: Excerpt from Without assistance (03.30); from a live improvisation, 1992.

18 Grrr [Bill Gilonis, voice, keyboards, guitar; Tito Pueblo, guitars, bass, voice]: Spit (00.16)

19 Elton Dean [Elton Dean, alto saxophone; Trevor Watts, alto saxophone; Simon Picard, tenor saxophone; Paul Dunmall, tenor saxophone; Paul Rogers, bass; Tony Levin, drums]: Small strides (04.33); recorded live on 12 May 1991.

20 Tim Hodgkinson: Solo saxophone live treatments (02.26); an improvisation from the early '80s.

21 Grrr [Bill Gilonis, voice, keyboards, guitar; Tito Pueblo, guitars, bass, voice]: Spit reprise (00.04)

Compilation released in 1992.

Puppets, sketches and photography by Shawn Harper; booklet design and layout by Steve Rubin; cover reproduced above.

passed normal vol. 5 part 1

passed normal vol. 5 part 2

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