before the skies open

just a second ago horsemouth was surprised to observe that the figure looking back at him from the mirror looks like his photos (as displayed by facebook). quite what else he was expecting he is not sure. 

the music today is from gary salzman an amazing california-based american primitive guitarist. he played lap steel guitar on the masked marauders self-titled album  and released these two tracks asan instrumental 7", the secret forces of nature on lode in 1968 (basically private press/ self-publishing).

collected on tompkins square imaginational anthems volume 8 compiled by hardcore record collectors michael klausman  and brooks rice.

'one of the more inscrutable yet exceedingly lovely entries in this compilation. printed in an edition of 500 copies, the piece spans both sides of the [original] record, and features salzman gradually overdubbing parts before culminating with a passage of musique concrete-like sound collage at the end. we’ve reunited both halves of the song here as salzman originally intended.' - michael klausman

yesterday horsemouth spent indoors hiding from the sun and oven like temperatures. (ok ok he'd occasionally wander out the door and go phuwhatasciocha) he listened to and watched loads of politics shows but also a show on the early days of techno in detroit. (nothing new particularly but nicely done). 

everything is going to be alright has received some praise (which is nice). as horsemouth says it's not really his tune (it's the other feller's) . he supposes it is musicians of bremen's little fluffy clouds. ghazale witters on in an encouraging fashion (and a possible boston accent) and then there's that great trip hop beat (made on an app on a phone apparently). there is some horsemouth guitar on it but it is towards the end in the breakdown section, it's not really essential. 

horsemouth recommended (in the if you liked that you'll like this fashion) covers - turn your heater on, and much of the stuff on volume four - amarach, wonky, dark were the days etc. on reflection he would probably recommend volume two as well. 

it's a grey cool morning. horsemouth has all the windows open in an effort to charge the house up with cold air before the day gets too hot. perhaps just to have the relief of being cool. it is due to hit the much more bearable 26 today with possible rainstorms (and thus flash flooding) in the afternoon. (maybe he'll manage to get in a walk with TG before the skies open).