the release of an unreleased (song from 2007)

This is a song from 2007. Recorded in Riverside, Jacksonville, Florida. Until now, hardly anyone has heard this song. I figured I give it the opportunity to be heard. http://soundcloud.com/phillipcasey/consider-you

October 3, 2012: Underbelly/Art Walk/Downtown

Phillip Cardona and I will be DJing some fun times vinyl up at Underbelly this Wednesday after the Art Walk bands. Fun times such as this.. and this: Art Walk 2012 October

Ministry - Primental (05-18-1982)

Listen to the warmth of the synthesizers!

Your love is never changing

Falling in love UH OH

Happy Monday, have a good week!

Short Play written in Spanish

Escena 1

Agente Thompson - Me  pueden decir lo que pasó aquí?

Sargento. Francisco -¿Y tú quién eres?

AT: Soy el Detective Thompson, FBI de la división del trafico humano.

S.F- Parece que los chinos tienen noticies de una raid que estaba previsto por hoy a las siete de la 

 mañana.

AT: ¿Cuántos víctimas?

S.F- Veinte y tres

AT -¿quién son los sospechosos?

S.F- No tenemos sopeteos en este momento.

AT- Deja me hablar con el testigo.

Testigo #1

(Un sin hogar de 35 año, blanco, hombre, con pelo largo, tal vez droga adicto)

AT-¿Qué viste antes del fuego?

Testigo#1: Unos tipos en negro en una BMW llegaron a la bodega.

AT- Y ¿Qué pasó cuando llegaron?

Testigo#1 – Hablaron a fuera del carro por un minuto, luego el conductor sacó una maleta azul del baúl y le entrego  al chino que estaba en lado de pasajero. El chino del lado del pasajero abrió la maleta y le entregó al conductor una pistola y una botella clara con líquido adentro.

Testigo#1- Los dos hombres caminaron a la bodega al mismo tiempo, mientras el otro hombre salió del carro y se puso como conductor. Cinco minutos después he oído diez disparos uno después del otro.

AT-Gracias por su testimonio.

Oficial Leonardo- ¡Agente Thompson! Aquí están los bosquejos.

Termina De Escena 1

Escena 2:

Empieza a llover el agente Thompson mira la bodega ya completamente en ruinas y ve los bosquejos de sospechoso, prende un cigarro, entra su auto y maneja lejos de la bodega)

AT- Hola, Marcos.

Marcos- Tommy, ¿Qué hay de nuevo¿ Tienes algún caso importante en el momento?

AT: se puede decir eso, Marco.

(Thompson entra su apartamento  y se pone al frente de su computador, afuera todavía llueve)

(El teléfono suena)

Agente Thompson- Hola, Agente Thompson.

Llamador Anónimo (en un acento extranjero y voz bajo) – cierre su investigación Mr. Thompson, por su propio gusto.

AT- Con quien hablo?

Llamador anónimo- El Gato

Termina Escena

Interview with Matías Escarlón of South Ameica

1) What is your name and where are you from?

- My name is Matías Escarlón. I'm from a small city called La Plata, in Argentina. It's 30 miles south from capital city Buenos Aires.

2) What is the musical experience like in Argentina?

   - Most of the people listen to the stuff they hear on the radio or tv. Anyway, my city is full of indie rock bands and they play a lot here and in Buenos Aires. It's very hard for them to do it by their own. But they do, and also have many people fan. I'm really outsider. Just play at home and upload the things I do to the internet. Sometimes they invite to play and I do it. But I'm not really interested on being "someone" or keeping it up. So it's just for fun to me.

3) Who are some Argentinian musicians or artists, music or otherwise we should know about?

   - I have a friend who made a little cassette label called "Fariscal Records". My favorite artists are just a few ones and they're there, like "Eukariota" and "Inés Navarro". Also good friends of mine. There a lot of indie bands like I told you, but I don't find it interesting, because I think it's too obvious and really bore me. And of course, old bands I have always heard like Almendra, Sui Generis, Invisible, La Máquina De Hacer Pájaros and a guy who is a legend called Tanguito. La Plata has two bands that made history here and I love both. They are "Patricio Rey" and "Virus". Can't tell how much I love this last one, because my father used to hang out with them till the lead singer died in the early 90's.

4) What is like to be a native speaker of Spanish and yet sing in English?

   - It's like here they always say "Why?", "Why don't you sing in our own language". I'm dealing with that. In fact, this new album has more songs in Spanish. But I have always heard music in English, since I was a kid. So it's not big deal. I think English is the universal language and want everyone in the world to listen my music and understand my ideas.

5) Who are some English speaking musicians or bands you are fond of?

   - Thousands! When I was five I became fan of Lennon and The Beach Boys. Then I felt in love with Bowie. My years of teenager were so Indie... You know, Pavement, Guided By Voices, Sonic Youth and that kind of stuff, till I knew R. Stevie More, Ariel Pink and Ween. Then I also started to know people all around the world like unknown artists from Myspace. I'm always willing to listen any kind of music. I love sinthetizers and electronic music too. One of my favorite albums from the 80's is "Seven Waves" by Suzanne Ciani. She's not a singer, but I thought it was nice to mention it. 

 Martin Newell and the Cleaners From Venus are awesome. I enjoy Hip-Hop music a lot too... 

6) What type of equipment and recording gear are you using?

   - I have Casio keyboards and tape recorders. And now I'm using Garageband. That's all I have.

7) What is it like to be a musician in Argentina, are there others like you?

    - No one's paying attention to the things I do here. There more people interested in the US than here. And that's a shame. I'm really outsider. I wish some day it changes. Inés Navarro and Eukariota are just like me. They're in their houses making stuff that I love so much and sometimes we make music together. Inés and I made a lot of songs. But we're not giving shows very often and if we play, very few people come. We love music, so we can't never stop doing it. We chose Internet to show it.

8) If you had to, how would you describe your sound?

    - Very Low-fi and changing. 

9) Any last words, or other information we should know about?

    - I want to thank you for this interview. It means a lot to me.

please.. without questions.

PCC 08-02-12

Guns, Drugs and Anti-Establishment

I am not part of any establishment, we exist in every circle of any kind. I can be found in the barrios, hoods and galleries. You belong to your own cocktail, a decayed experience poisons mine. The gallery will not come to me, and neither will I to it. Like a hardened lover I will keep you at arms length (I am shy and frightened) unless I find the courage to let myself go. Here you are:

"My heroes carry handguns"

Mohr - "Shift" Jacksonville, Florida accompanied with Visuals

We live in moments of digital-ism, the music we hear and the images that exist in the cyber world often possess structures of familiarity, that is, the images and sounds of the modern era. Melodies accompanied with rhythms are often created precisely, without any error. When music accompanies its sister medium, the music videos, a similar process occurs. Artists typically use what is at there disposable, that is the technology of our particular millennium, why would anyone deviate? For some of us; the methods and techniques utilized to create our expressions could be considered remnants of the past. An era, when analog synthesizers were the future, and their friends were VHS tapes. Well, while clearly those tools have fallen out of favor with the masses, all over the world many retain the ideas of the past and apply them to the modern era. Below is such an example, occurring in the year 2012 in Jacksonville, Florida. I present:

GAME SHOW (Duval-2012-New music) - Real Deal

I've known Zach "Baby Ghost" Ferguson and Josh Touchton for a considerable amount of time both collectively and individually. Zach has performed under the moniker 'Baby Ghost' which always evoked a sort 'nervousness' and 'angst' of harsh noises accompanied with layers of melodies buried underneath his assortment of gear, that is in my opinion what his live performances represented to me. Josh, on other hand begun his electronic transition as 'Virgin Flower', his main tool a small sampler which he used to create serene sounds that had a soft sunset like sound, accompanied to the sounds are his reverb drenched vocals. Prior to his involvement in the aforementioned project  his music experience is long,  National Diary being the most active and locally known. Together though, they are 'Game Show'. I can only describe their sound which they make utilizing an assortment of hardware including: samplers, mixers, beat up casios, keyboards as a concoction of Chopped and Screwed (you know, the music you listen to when you're leaning) and Power Electronics accompanied by lyrics being rapped while under the influence of consecutive backwood blunts to the faces. These dudes are my boyz, so i'm repping them. You should too. 

 1) Whats up guys? Firstly, I would like to know how the both of you guys met, and what was the catalyst to start playing music together? j: i felt like i appreciated the music he made and felt like i could relate with the some of the things we are doing and then zach complimented my set one time and i suggested we collaborate. z: yes 

2) What kind of gear are you using for 'Game Show'? z: sp 55 5 sampler, numark cd player, j: sp 404 sampler, alesis micron, various cassettes, kaossilator z: radio shack mic 

3) How would you describe the sound you two are creating together? j: sound mash z: psychedelic music 

4) What type of aspirations do you have for this project? z: videos, tshirts, lots of mixtapes. new mixtape out soon. u need to do some shit on this last song well send u the sneak peak cut. hopefulle welll be touring in january from here to oakland. j:i feel like i want everyone to hear it. and definately wanna get people to create art for game show. or with game show. 

5)  Do you think your sound has a place here in Jacksonville?game show: no prolly not.

6) What types of influences, personally or musically affect the sound of 'Game Show'?  j: drugs. music. lots of things in fluence me. i feel like. z: most of its been self perpetuating. joshll do something then ill do something off of it. everythings bee a simple process. every time we got together we recorded somethin. shits tight. 

7) Any last words or other information you would like readers to know? z: http://soundcloud.com/game-show new mixtape coming soon. like next couple days soon. show august 11th at solo on 107 E Bay Street, Jacksonville, FL. . baby ghost-surrealistic retard mixtape out soon. j: new national dairy recording is finished. elektra code. keep your eyes peeled for that are last show in jax for a while will be in august john is leaving for the bay area august 25th . game show: 

8) I know you guys are eager to perform live, how do you anticipate the live performances will translate from the recorded material? z: sick as fuck. j:i wanna use cassettes somehow.  j- thanks man

I wrote some new songs last year and this year

heres the link, I hope you like it:


/http://phillipcardona.bandcamp.com/

A beacon of honesty and musical sincerity in Miami, Florida

Below is a written short bio of Ricardo Guerrero (This Heart Electric). I first heard of Ricardos material when I was back in dade county and was pleasantly surprised that their was an honest "lo-fi" songwriter in the "magic city". A sort of bizarre notion in a city that usually evokes glitz, glamour and stadium house music; provided below are a bio written by Mr.Guerrero himself and links also provided to his music pages. Enjoy!

 This Heart Electric is the moniker of solo recording artist Ricardo Guerrero from Miami, Florida. He began recording as This Heart Electric in 2008, after taking a break from a collaborative effort called Animals of the Arctic. The recordings began as a breed of post-punk-influenced goth synth pop. A 7” single titled "Polar" was released on the Die Stasi label in 2009, following a dual self-released EP titled Nasty Secret #2 / Future Nightmare. The project has drastically changed direction since these releases, and can now be best described as lo-fi psychedelic bedroom surf pop. Guerrero is currently recording new material for an upcoming full-length release titled Age of Aquarius.
  
http://thisheartelectric.bandcamp.com/

thisheartelectric.tumblr.com

 twitter:@thisheartelectr

 soundcloud.com/thisheartelectric

"Baby You Were So Fine" music Vid

Heres a link to my track "Baby You Were So Fine" recorded in 2007 when I was recording under the moniker "Strange Fires", accompanied to the track is live footage of my performance in Gainesville last year at the laboratory 2011. Thank you to Camelia Carnahan for capturing the performance and Tom bisque for editing the footage.

The "Spanish" Kraftwerk + ‎2258 dellwood Avenue

Update on 2258 Dellwood Avenue show, which is on April 13, 2012. It's a Friday.

the following artist are scheduled to play as of today (there is not set order yet as far as i know):

Asetic
Baby Ghost
(x)ora
Kaos
Scram Brothers
Virgin Flower
Bright Orange

You will have to come and find out what these dudes are up to, so do it! It's going to be crucial, no doubt.

Secondly, I want to include a link to "la ciudad en movimento" which translates to the "city in movement". This track is by Aviador Dro, referred to as the "Spanish" Kraftwerk. Like Kraftwerk, they often made their own electronic equipment and dressed uniformly when performing live. However, unlike their German counterparts the music often encompassed political, often left leaning messages and themes. Similarly, the Germans had krautrock a sound and loose collective of bands making similar music with shared aesthetics. In Spain there was "La Moviemento Madrienlla" which translates to "the Madrid scene". I hope you enjoy.

Interview with Jonathan Synder "Bright Orange"

1) What is your name, and where are you from?

Jonathan M. Snider, from Jacksonville, FL.

2) You've performed under the moniker "bright orange", can you tell how that name came about?

It started out as a combination of the bands Brighter and Orange Juice, two old favorites that I was listening to heavily at the time. I originally envisioned myself playing music that was more in that vein, but it's not what came out. Also, I've known people who have claimed to be able to see my 'aura', and they have described it as being orange. I have mixed feelings about the name, though, as I do not like the color very much. It makes me think of traffic cones.

3) Tell me about your first experiences with making your own music, how did it start? what was the influence?

I've been bashing around on guitars and keyboards since I was 3 years old. I bought my own guitar when I was 8, and formed my first band. We started out playing covers of stuff that was on the radio, like Nirvana and Smashing Pumpkins, but eventually became more interested in the Beatles, Bob Dylan, punk rock & psychedelia. We were together for 10 years, some of the other guys from it play in Honey Chamber now. I also began making experimental music on my own at a pretty young age, just being interested in the sounds of my casio keyboard droning on low notes in combination with the hairdryer. I would try to make them harmonize. Also made some primitive tape music with a dual cassette deck.

4) You live in tampa now, how is that going for you? have you had the oppurunity to make music there?

Since I've been here I've been focusing more on painting. I know some really amazing musicians here, but they tend to be more into doing their solo projects, whereas I prefer to work collaboratively. For that reason & others I have decided to move back to Jacksonville, & should be there by next week as of this writing. I've had some pretty good times here though.

5) How would you describe the type of music you make?

I've made a lot of different kinds of music. I don't know if there's a unifying theme to it all. I tend to be most interested in a dreamy kind of sound, things that are textural, and improvisational rather than composed, but there aren't any rules. Lately I've been writing songs and riffs for guitar, and it comes out sounding more surfy/middle eastern/psych. I've never been good at answering this question.

6) Favorite gear to record with, and use in a live performance?

Gear is kind of the bane of my existence. I've never been able to spend much money on it, and I'm rarely satisfied with what I have. I recorded the Bright Orange CD on a KORG 4-track with built in effects, and that worked out very well for that project, but I've never been interested in repeating myself, and I would like my next project to be a bit more 'professional.' Not that I necessarily want to go into a studio, but just a better sound quality and better equipment. Ideally, my favorite guitars & amps are Fenders, and I like playing Stratocasters and Jazzmasters. No humbuckers. Lots of reverb. For synth stuff I like 80's KORGs & Rolands, and cheap Casio & Yamaha keyboards.

7) We've always had a shared mutual affinity for Italo Disco, Eighties Funk, and Post Disco. What are some of your favorite songs and bands from those generes?

Clio - "Faces," Cyber People - "Void Vision," Diego - "Walk in the Night," Island & Holiday - "Living," Alexander Robotnick - "Problemes D'Amour," Alec Mansion - "Ou Es Tou," Baricentro - "Tittle Tattle (Twice)," Loredana Berte - "Feel My Love (Dub)," Pee Wee - "Be My Girl," Feel - "I'd Like To," Esavu - "Spelling Love," everything by Arthur Russell pretty much... I could go on forever...

8) What's the future looking like?

I'm currently in the process of enrolling at a community college & figuring out what I want to study, which is something I've neglected for a long time. Hopefully getting some better music equipment soon. Moving back to Jacksonville & starting a band. My long-term goals are to operate a semi-successful independent record label & to tour the world.

10) Who is your favorite science fiction writer?

Philip K. Dick, also one of my favorite writers of any genre. I think I've read just about everything he ever wrote. My favorite is the VALIS trilogy.

11) What are you doing right now musically, anything we should know about? (please include links)

I have a few demos up on soundcloud, but I'm not really ready to release anything to the 'general public.' Watch this space for new sounds and images, hopefully coming soon: elmdisease.tumblr.com

12) Tell me about the best show you've ever seen, when was it? who performed?

I've been to a lot of shows; I'm not sure I could say which one was the best. One that sticks out to me, though, is Quintron & Miss Pussycat at Jackrabbits a few years ago. Awesome puppet show, ultra visceral energy, & non-stop dancing with my best friends. Best bands I've seen recently: Names Divine, Twilight of the Three Suns, & Evening People

13) Favorite french new wave or italian neo realist film?

Film is one of my favorite subjects, but there are definitely some pretty huge gaps in my knowledge. The only italian neo-realist film that I'm aware of having seen is Fellini's La Strada, & I didn't like it as much as his later work. I haven't even seen Bicycle Thieves yet. Favorite french new wave would have to be a tie between Alphaville & Shoot the Piano Player. But of the European new wave movements I tend to prefer the German & Czech ones, of which some of my favorites are Aguirre: the Wrath of God, In a Year with 13 Moons, & Closely Watched Trains.

14) Any last words or thoughts?

Just thanks for having me, & keep up with your blog, it's pretty cool.

New Music with J and John Ross

http://soundcloud.com/phillipcasey/another-path-for-you-and-i

Interview with Zach "Baby Ghost" Ferguson

1) what is your name and where are you from? zach ferguson im from duval and clay

2) You go under moniker "baby ghost", can you tell me about the origin of this name and what it means/represents? baby ghost is from a picture of john ross in a beanie. then i started calling every one that. the true baby ghost is that zbbc guy chris or something. but really, we are all baby ghost.

3) We've played shows together and you always seem to have an eccletic set up of gear, what does your gear set up usually include when you play? what's your favorite piece of equiment to perform with? i have a sampler, a keyboard with a bunch of pedals, a alesis old drum machine, some looping pedals, a korg synth generator or something, a dj cd player i think numark makes it. i like that the most at this present moment.

4) Tell me about what bands, or friends bands first got you involved in music? my boy josh n rva and my lil sis lindsay up there. justin n sara spivey they're in cali now. playing with them really changed my outlook on music.

5) When did you first begin performing live? my first show was at a catholic school in m burg when i was in 8th grade. i sang barbra ann in spanish to some kids at school for a class project. there is a recording some mom had somewhere out there.

6) How do you describe your sound, if you had to? some kid said rocking over hip hop beats. i take a lot of influence from any kind of psychedelic music from goth shit to dj screw to 60s shit.

7) I know you have an interest in rap music and beat making, who are some of your favorite producers/rapper in the game past or present? lex luger and brick squad lil b earl sweatshirt kanye odd future, old shit like cannibal ox, wutang, killa priest, old memphis shit, dj screw screwed up click

8) Tell me about what you're doing now musically, as far as recording and future performances go? i got some songs for a new tape in mind still gotta finish my old one though. dunno about shows ill be at work the next few months. besides that probably write. i wanna get sort of a record label going and get some shit going with these other bands doin what im doing

9) Are there any bands/musicans that you're into locally or nationally? all my people john ross you "philip casey cardona" butta "virgin flowers" and john touchton "ascetic", ryan strassers got a new project "scram brothers" he's about ready to do shows,koas, the mold, wudun was rad, civilization if they're still around, national dairy and dairy, jordan does violent hugs which is rad, all the invermere house people national im into a lot of the new laptop witchhouse people. tennis rodman did death of slime tape super sick, gvcci hvcci, narwals of sound and shams from rva, the nervous ticks from up there

10) Finally, any last words or links etc?.. you would like to let the readers know of. http://soundcloud.com/zachferguson

Interview with LaMar Drue Carden

1) Can you tell me your name, or what you like to go by? And where you're from?

The name's LaMar Drue Carden. From Jacksonville, FL

2) You really seem to have an authentic passion for playing and making music, can you tell me who or what influenced your interest in music?

My interest in music has been slowly influenced by the world around me since I was a child. My grandparents from both my mom and dad's side had pianos(grandmother father's side had a Masters Degree in music and taught it at the elementary school) and whenever I could, I'd be banging on them. I didn't develop my own personal taste in music until late in high school, really. I always picked up on what friends listened to and just figured that was cool. I went through listening to Jimmy Buffet and the likes(thanks dad), country, pop, alternative, rap... whatever the radio/t.v. had to offer. I picked up on the "punk" scene and have been going on my Musical Mecca through life ever since...and don't have any plans of stopping. One of the first bands that really put a twist on me is "The Germs". I randomly bought a CD of theirs because I thought it looked interesting. Interesting to say the least. Life changing's more like it. Later on I discovered bands like "Suicide" and "The Screamers", which are some of the original heavy weight champs of "synth punk". After hearing such abrasive yet magical tones coming from these bands keyboards, it created this new drug-like addiction. My senses needed more, and the only solution for me was to create it myself. I found a keyboard that was laying around the house, hooked it through a distorted amp I used for dabbling at guitars, and took off from there.

3) A lot of your DJ sets include 'garage' rock, tell me about your interest in 'garage' rock, where does it come from? who are some of your favorite bands of that style?

Garage rock is punk rock from the 60's era.(with it's many revivals throughout the decades) It's attitude, teenage angst, love and hate, gettin' high, feelin' low, a good time, a bad time, got no time, times running out, gimme a minute, you're through, I'm through! Some bands I dig are: Los Saicos, The Monks, The Sonics, etc.

4) I know you've perform live before under the moniker "LA MAR" and I know you're now in "The Mold", please describe the origin and sound as well as musical influences of these projects, who else is in the band?

That's all pretty much in the answer to question 2). Other band members of The Mold are Ryan Johnson(drums) and Jason Jewell(bass). I do keys and vocals

5) Do you pay attention to any local bands making music, if so? who?

pay a little attention. Enough. People that do tend to do stuff in this town either take it somewhere else, or give up. There are a few bands I haven't witnessed and am told I should. Hopefully they're still doing it when I get around to it!

6) You often seem to have rad 'thrift store-esque' t shirts, what's your favorite article of clothing and where do you go to find this stuff?

My favorite article of clothing is a belt my friend Julie(DJ D.O.T.S.) gave me with my name scribed on it, which was found at a thrift store, just like most the t-shirts you're referring to

7) How would you describe yourself politically, if you had to?

I'm not too political. I'm down for free health care, better education, and the like, but as far as the freak show involved, I stay away from it.

8) Please give me your opinion on social media and the advent on technology when it comes to making music, would you describe these things as generally a positive or negative force in our lives? or neither one of the above?

Ha ha ha! I can say social media has definitely ruined many lives with the garbage that's been crammed through our orifices of what is right and true. False information brainwashing and creating a calamity of the soul. People get sucked into this huge mass and told to feel certain ways about certain things since there birth, never truly having an original thought of their own. And when that imaged life gets altered or some opposing force tells you that's not how it is, what are you left to believe? One way the social media does that is through music, because music speaks to the mind, body, and soul. The technological factor in the creation of music is a different thing. It all depends on how the artists uses them to create.

9) Favorite activity to participate in when you're hanging out with trees?

All kinds of stuff! Depends on the season. Music is involved.

10) In your entire lifetime, how many slices of pizza have you ate thus far give or take?

∞+1

Favorite record to spin on any given dj set?

The Monks - I Hate You

Finally, tell me about any upcoming gigs or dj sets coming up we should know about in the near future.

I DJ every Tues. night @ Phoenix Taproom w/DJ D.O.T.S. and every Wed. and Sun. @ Birdies