Robert Smith
Sunday 30 June 2019
Wednesday 26 June 2019
Shamanism and Whales
Back in the early 90's I was introduced to Shamanism by the music of The Shamen and Dance 2 Trance (Jam and Spoon) As I began exploring the underground techno and house music on labels such and Plink Plonk & Rising High.Artists such as Pete Namlock & Drexciya. A fishy watery theme emerged.
Around this time I bought a compilation on react entitled "aquasonic trance" and the ambient l.p. "Dreamfish". I attended ambient parties such as telepathic fish and saw global communication/Jedi Knights DJ at the big chill . I even hosted an ambient house at a clays lane courtyard party where Friends in High Places asked DJ'S from "offshore state circus" to play I decorated the house using the same whale images used on the reactivate 7 compilation and at the "Tokyo Sex Whale parties" in Bristol (where Mr C (Shamen) and Dave Angel played blinding sets).
Somewhere along the way I got an idea into my head that dolphins and whales could communicate telepathically with humans via our dreams or even whene we in other altered states of conciousness. (perhaps the dolphin in the RAWs Illuminatus trilogy had something to do with it) Of course I largely put this idea to the back of my mind, but occasionally something triggers it, like my lucid dream of the octopus radiant!
In a recent article I read about native americans it seems at least someone else believes the a similar thing.
Monday 24 June 2019
Bears
As a small child I remember my daddy playing the teddy bears picnic to me and singing along. Now he does the same to my son. I used to love singing to the themes of the children's programmes "Barnaby the Bear" and "Rupert"
At the age of five I went to see a live production of "Rupert the Bear" the Bristol Hippodrome, in which Rupert was captured by Pirates and locked in a cage. After that I experienced the reoccuring nightmare featuring Rupert.
As a teenager I used to go to Stokes Croft roundabout (what became known as the Bearpit) to shop at Bonie Maronie's & Paradise Garage. Two shops that were the hangout for Goths and Punks, later there was a good record shop there, where Jodie from Way out West worked for a while.
I moved to Ldn & travelled the world. I even went to Bear Mountain in upstate New York where the strange events documented in Communion by Whitley Streiber took place.
In the years I have been away the Bristol rugby team has been rebranded the "Bristol Bears" and the "Bear Pit" had become a cool hangout for graffiti artists skaters and hipsters, But now on my return to Bristol as I walk to my capoeira class on Thursday evenings. I notice that as austerity bites and homelessness has increased. There are increasing numbers of street drinkers in the bearpit , The artists seem to have gone, The council have earmarked it for regeneration and now an assault has proven the trigger for the police to evict the squatters it is now on lockdown patrolled by private security.
As a teenager I used to go to Stokes Croft roundabout (what became known as the Bearpit) to shop at Bonie Maronie's & Paradise Garage. Two shops that were the hangout for Goths and Punks, later there was a good record shop there, where Jodie from Way out West worked for a while.
I moved to Ldn & travelled the world. I even went to Bear Mountain in upstate New York where the strange events documented in Communion by Whitley Streiber took place.
In the years I have been away the Bristol rugby team has been rebranded the "Bristol Bears" and the "Bear Pit" had become a cool hangout for graffiti artists skaters and hipsters, But now on my return to Bristol as I walk to my capoeira class on Thursday evenings. I notice that as austerity bites and homelessness has increased. There are increasing numbers of street drinkers in the bearpit , The artists seem to have gone, The council have earmarked it for regeneration and now an assault has proven the trigger for the police to evict the squatters it is now on lockdown patrolled by private security.
Sunday 2 June 2019
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
