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new throwaway

lil' gig i' me' jig

lil' duo wit' me-self'y on a guitary-tingy, lynton denovan on de drum-kitty

livew in cremorne , south melbourne. the songs are 'drive on' and 'devon part one' from 'ugly ambition' 2008
lynton denovan appears courtesy of The James Last Appreciation Society

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performance and participation ,,,why?

You look out at the world via the internet and occasionally with eyes, and you notice - so much music, so many bands, names names names, gigs, gigs, gigs...absolute saturation, so many options and so many names - some grab you , other wash over you like so much dross, too many bands.

How does one make a difference swimming in this sea of acts and festivals and parties? Melbourne is awash with performance, but it's difficult to pin-point the essential amongst the routine. And here I am, yet another act - another odd name, how to get a foot it, another name amongst the thousands, in fact.....why? Why add yourself to the mountain? It seems so spread out, spread thin, hobbyists bands, weekenders, a media machine, networks and knowledge, gate keepers and venue mafias, lobbyists and journalists, soundmen and industry hoods....a gimmick is required? A super-power? A story? Ach...heres my manifesto:

1. Do not compete, for it is an impossible and vain task.

2. Perform where and when one desires, expect nothing, perform with strength.

3. Distribute as much music and merch as possible at each show.

4. Forget 'scenes' , both micro and macro.

5. Forget Melbourne's cultural histories and narratives, perform without a tradition in mind.

6. Perform, talk, party, go home, forget.

7. No lust of result except subjective aesthetic/meditative/gnostic aims.

8. industries come and industries go - be timeless . Longevity is a virtue.

there you are, a very personal list.

melbourne units

jam unit

intent and beagle:

Sonke Rickertsen , ex Slub and Pink Stainless Tail and Lynton Denovan ex Rock Shop, current The Satanic Rockers and Matthew Middletons will jam it up and see what happens. If the gelatin simmers nicely like maybe we start a new eunit.

adventureship stewardism

Like blarney

and brine

And frank

The skull

the breaking point

the pug-nose

the cap-n-trade

hey brits, tooth and nail rock-hop,

nuttin no-body dun not much about it.

so cream on dat, hair-pin

Hey fella,

treacle, tweedle dee,

chanting french referenitalist swine-herders

and other sufistic happenings

I blanched whatever yokes needed it,

And bought off broker, stoker, and yam.

Longer piedemont

and two-thronged dowery blossoms

In package deal

after breaker breaker

and valence

How bout it

The cradle, the yawn, the maelstrom

The brogue

the conch and the pine

the mob and the gob

oh spritely spritely spritley