Happy New Year. Happy MLK day.

New New yEars mix by Butchy Boy for our ears. Treating me right.

I haven’t been posting much on Bird & Whale lately. I’m a little sad about it. I need to shake it up a little bit or change the focus. Food for thought.

Some nice things going on around these parts. The most pressing of which is that my remix record of the material from Onze Pedras is coming out next week! I’m really proud of how it turned out. Such a gifted assortment of musicians. Ben Vida, Epstein, M.Takara, New Fumes, Dan Bitney, Totem Test, The Eternals, Bundy K. Brown, Diamond Age, Clive Tanaka, DJ /rupture & Chief Boima. I think the collection actually works really well as an album too, as opposed to just a collection of singles. Please pick it up.

The other exciting thing I’ve got going on is I’m playing a show with my new project Omar Lords at Zebulon on Feb. 12th. Please throw that on your calendar. I’m really excited about this music. It’s a collaboration with Kosta Stratigos and myself. It marks a pretty big departure from my Lobisomem stuff in terms of tone and execution. It’s very much built around the idea of live shows. It’s going to be nice to share it with folks.

In an effort to try and keep Bird & Whale a little more nimble, I’m gonna go shut up and post this. Hope 2012 is a good one.

Butchy Boy – New Ears Rev.
The Qualities – Happy New Year to You!
Ronnie & Robyn – Sidra’s Theme
Effisio Melis – Fiorassio
Allen Ginsberg – Come Back Christmas
Thelonious Monk – Crazy Pants
Hank Jacobs – Elijah Rockin with Soul
Robert Petway – Catfish Blues
Ñande Reko Arandu – Gwyrá Mi
The Sparkers – Dip It Up
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
The Faces – Glad and Sorry
Master Vyas – Jala-Tarang
The Profiles – Take a Giant Step
The Butlers – She Tried to Kiss Me
The Insect Trust – Glade Song
Bulasio Araya & The Abanyabyata Royal Horn Band – Rwakanembe
King Horror – Loch Ness Monster
The Rolling Stones – Revolutions
Tommy McCook & Bobby Ellis – Psalms 9 to Keep in Mind
Charles Mingus – Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting
Jimmy Giuffre Trio – The Train and the River
Lenny Bruce – let me hear it again
Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel
C.O.B. – Spirit of Love
Lenny Bruce – you sure can talk some shit buddy

Looks like I finally lined up a job. I don’t want to jinx anything, but I’m super happy about it. Feels like I can breath again. Thanks to those of you who reached out after my last post. I really appreciate all the support and love.

I DJ’d with Adam Wills last night at The Counting Room. So much fun. When Adam was rocking El Guincho by 9:45, I knew it was gonna be a throw down. I’m going to be DJing every other Saturday at The Counting Room starting February 12th. Ben Vida is gonna join me on the decks for the next round. Gonna try and get some nice selectors to come through going forward. Please come by.

So upset to hear of the untimely passing of Trish Keenan of Broadcast. Not qualified to eulogize, but The Diamond Age properly acknowledged her magnificence by including Broadcast in four mixes:
Head Always in the Clouds
Tunes about a Girl
sUMMER eNDS mix
Is Dead

You will be missed Trish.

Pepper Jack – Netflix: Bigger than Movie Love

Rollerskaters – Sleep Tight
Brentford Road Allstars – Throw Me Corn
Shabazz Palaces – Blastit
Mulatu Astatqe, Girma Beyene, Tesfa-Maryam Kidane and Party – Tezeta
The Impressions – Keep On Pushing
Nicki Minaj – Monster
Adriano Celentano – Prisencolin
Willie Mitchell – The Champion (Part 1)
The Jewels – Opportunity
Jimmy & Bobby Purify – I’m Your Puppet
Prince Buster – Down Beat Burial
The Pioneers – Samfie Man
Toots & The Maytals – 54-46
Hugh Masekela – Grazing in the Grass
The Yum Yums – Gonna be a Big Thing
Orpheus – Can’t Find the Time
Timmy Thomas – Funky Me
Dub Organiser – Chim Cherie
Carla Bley – Song Sung Long, Ida Lupino

Next up, I’m delighted to report that I got a write up about my forthcoming Lobisomem release, Brightest Solids – EP, on XLR8R.com. I’m a huge fan of that website/magazine so it’s rad that they gave the EP a little shout out. Please take a listen to track, vote for it, and pick up the EP.
http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2010/02/plasma-lovers

I posted a new video. It’s for my track “Dhegiha Group” which is also on the Brightest Solids – EP. Check it!

Ok, that covers the big stuff.

Lil Hermano – All Up in Your Frame:

Van Dyke Parks – Occapella
The Ethiopians – Engine 54
Jay Dilla – The Red (instrumental)
Byetone – Plastic Star
Karen Dalton – Everytime I Think of Freedom
Michael Hurley – Sweedeedee
Dock Boggs – Cuba
Zito Righi e Seu Conjunto – Bye Bye
The Beatles – You Know My Name
João Donato – Terremoto
Bill Wells Trio – Bad Plumbing
Thes One – Hidden Gem
East of Underground – Smiling Faces Sometimes
Phyllis Dillon – Make Me Yours
Dobby Dobson – Loving Pauper
Jóhann Jóhannsson – Virðulegu Forsetar – Part 1

Sometimes you meet people and instantly get a good feeling about them.  That’s nice when it happens.  It’s rare.  Rich Hush gave me that feeling right off the bat when I met him at a wedding in Ohio.  Instantly started chatting it up, talking about music and old Brazilian films.  Mr. Hush studies experimental film and music at the University of Kansas. He aspires to profess despite admitting that “those who can’t do, teach” when I met him.

I’m a little superstitious when it comes to people’s environs affecting everything else.  This mix feels pretty much academically awesome. It covers a healthy amount of ground.  Not in a huge rush to get anywhere but nice pacing. This shit is great.

So I’m working on wrapping up my second week in Brooklyn.  Since I got here I’ve seen Tortoise, Bear in Heaven, and Ceiling Stars play.  I caught a DJ set by Roberto Lange and Jon Bless (both represented here on Bird & Whale).  I went and saw the Francis Bacon exhibit at the Met which was killer.  That guy stayed so raw for like 50 years.  Had a bike wreck. Went to two going away parties. All in all, it was a good introduction to this town.  Feel like I’m in the right place.

I thought I would turn a page and start including playlists on this page.  Make it a little easier for people to know what’s what.  Please don’t sue me Kanye.

Rich Hush    Mutual Friends

1. The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band – Keynsham

2. Maher Shalal Hash Baz – More Errors

3. 5 Stairsteps & Cubie – Don’t Change Your Love

4. Derrick Harriot – The Loser

5. Pat Kelly – How Long Will It Take

6. Ken Parker – How Strong

7. Scott Walker – The World’s Strongest Man

8. Turn On – Jumbleo Palipsest

9. Wings – Let ‘Em In

10. The Bees – Listening Man

11. Me & You – Brown Paper Bag

12. Glen Brown – Highholborn St. Song

13. Sukpatch – Ides

14. Common & Kanye West – The Food

15. The Ohio Penitentiary 511 Jazz Ensemble – Psych City