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#ArtLitPhx: World Poetry Day Festival

#ArtLitPhx: World Poetry Day Festival

In celebration of World Poetry Day, the ALAC is celebrating the beauty of poetry and spoken word with some very exciting performances in Phoenix through verse, music, and interpretive dance.

The World Poetry Day Festival will take place on Saturday March 25th, 2017  from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Arizona Latino Arts and Cultural Center (147 E Adams St, Phoenix, Arizona 85004.)

There will be a…

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♡ o hey, so I got my first stylus last month on a whim. and I gotta admit, initially, learning how to translate my stilo into digital art was a trip.. it was frustrating at times, confusing and sometimes disappointing. but the more I’ve messed with it and experimented, the more it is becoming inspiring. ♡ any and all feedback is welcome! if you’d like to support, please reblog or ♡ ~! these might be for sale as framed prints someday soon, I’m mostly just proud and wanted to share it w ya’ll. (ꃋ‿ꃋ) ♥ thank u so much! ~ raay ψ francy

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Album ‘SEGYE’ Review by Terrascope

TENGGER – SEGYE

(LP on Cardinal Fuzz Records)

The evolution of Tengger can be traced through notable events. The story begins in Seoul, South Korea in 2005 as ‘10’ followed by the subtle renaming to (((10))) to mark the huge earthquake hitting Japan in 2011. A rebranding to Tengger followed for what was now a travelling, touring family unit consisting of core band members itta and Marqido with son RAAI. ‘Segye’ or ‘world’ began to take shape in Seoul in the midst of demonstrations against President Geun-hye Park in 2016. It was originally released on cassette by Gurugur Brain but has now been mastered for a lovely red vinyl release by Cardinal Fuzz Records.

‘Segye’ opens with ‘Donggrami’ which features a vibrant, jaunty pulse at its core and a drone not unlike Charlemagne Palestine with perhaps a subtle hint of Autobahn in its sound and feel. There’s a recurring wordless vocal phrase punctuating the tune and a more hymnal vocal briefly fights its way through the electro haze a little later in the piece. It’s an arresting opening track that grabs your attention and very good things are expected to follow which they most certainly do. ‘Haeoragi’ is essentially minimal and an audio flashback to the German electronic pioneers of the seventies in its ‘vintage’ analogue feel. The sound of older technology gives it a stark, icy, monochrome but stately grandeur and a simple elegance in the way it slowly introduces layers of sparse and unfussy overlapping sounds to make the sum of its parts a very good thing indeed over nearly eight minutes. I would happily listen to a complete side of this music and its simple, hypnotic joy. ‘Ollim’ raises the tempo again with a pulsing melody and a vocal with ethereal echoes of Liz Fraser or Lisa Gerrard in a dense soup of beats, drones and static teetering on the edge of chaos. It’s the musical soundtrack to sensory overload in a new city which keeps building until a sudden stop. A short interlude of dark rhythmic electronic ambience simmers in ‘Eeeum’, followed by more austere minimalist beauty in ‘Gubigubi Badabada’ which never seems to develop a clear forward momentum but nonetheless satisfies itself and this listeners ears with a recurring, slightly woozy dreamscape with harmonium drones, raga like themes and simple repeating melodies and distant almost ghostly vocals blending beautifully. Again, minimal composers such as Terry Riley came to mind when listening to this and that can only be a good thing.  

Another short interlude follows with ‘Gogae’, a simple, stark blend of overlapping drones creating dark textures before ‘Neoulneoul’ takes us to a land of deep reverberating pulses and delicate waves and washes of sound which has a gorgeous, minimal and  dreamy kosmische and dare I say it Eno-esque quality, strangely both calming and brooding at once. The finale is ‘Geuglag Wansaeng’ which begins with a much more prominent electronic beat than elsewhere on the record. Waves of treated and distorting electronics, ghostly vocals and pulsing synthesised melodies combine an industrial core with gothic folk melodies and drama. It’s stormy and elemental at times, an effect emphasised perhaps by the sound of lapping water which permeates the track and it’s a stunning ending to this fine record.

Tengger were new to me until very recently but it’s fair to say I’ve been completely enchanted by this wonderful record. There are lots of influences at play and I hear respectful and intelligent nods to Cluster, Eno, Kraftwerk, minimalist composers, industrial electronica, gothic folk and the 4AD sound to name but some. There is also an individuality at work here too where Tengger are informed and inspired by their travels, environment and life experiences and that helps elevate this record from being simply pleasant and clever pastiche to a personalised soundtrack to a life journey. I’m eagerly awaiting the next steps of the Tengger journey but in the meantime seek out and explore the pleasures of this record and you won’t be disappointed.

(Francis Comyn)

http://www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Reviews_February_19.htm#tengger

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Francis van Broekhuizen; Bij twijfel hard zingen

Francis van Broekhuizen; Bij twijfel hard zingen

Recensie: Mieke van der Raay

Afgelopen zaterdag 5 oktober was de première van Bij twijfel hard zingen van Francis van Broekhuizen en Gregor Bak, in de Stadsgehoorzaal Leiden

Ik moet eerlijk bekennen dat ik Francis alleen kende van het televisieprogramma All Together Now waar ik haar alleen had opgemerkt omdat ze best wel nadrukkelijk aanwezig was. Maar daardoor was ik juist heel…

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Club Abstract

Club Abstract

Hip hop music/trip hop/outer space hip hop/hardstyle/trap/neo soul/ this night will be a very interesting mix of abstract music so come with an open mind.

Dangerous God Raay Francy Hesperus Joobs Cuz'n It Mr.UU Dadadoh

$7 at the door $5 presale online

Event on Panductions: https://panductions.com/all-events/2017/4/25/club-abstract

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Raay Francy channeling the goddesses before her in the ether she brings to the stage. #fauxtography #raayfrancy #cultiv8nculture #phx (at Cheba Hut Downtown)

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April 2014. Two Eyes High, Third Eye Wide by raay Ψ francy. Acrylic on canvas

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Still smiling, even while singing the blues--- 2014