And so as B-day rapidly approaches-thoughts (in my household anyway) turn to musical selections. Usually, I’m ashamed to say, it’s just a question of taking a few classics from the racks to bolster the virtual record bag I take with in the form of my laptop. This time things are a bit different-firstly I’m gonna be in the company of two of the most serious record heads I know and secondly this is a new beginning.
It’s time to start playing as well as I’m able (not just to tick the boxes of some mostly-rude, always-ignorant bar manager)-it’s time for basilika to start being about what it was always meant to-something about community, something about musical integrity, something true to the people who are involved, not compromised and hobbled by small minded people and the pressure to please some mindless drunk every friday night.
Sorry if this is turning into a rant-to be passionate about music is really difficult when you are also trying to make money from it-so Saturday will be all about the love and if you have the ears to hear the difference I think you will be moved and move (hopefully both at the same time).
Here is a track by a guy who inspired me a lot this year. Who made me want to take it back to my first love (the music) and forget about trying to please people who really didn’t care at all.
(sorry about the scratchiness of the recording-you should probably try and buy a copy)
Theo Parrish-Little Sunflower (ugly edit 3)
(photo taken from the amazing pallalink for the ‘swarm of angels project’)