By the way I am now sold out of tapes of this (downloads still infinitely available):

But I do still have some hella good Mahler Haze stuff on pro-CDR in the Storenvy — Coming Events Cast Their Shadow Before (recently reviewed on The Vital Weekly), and Final Vapour.

Great podcast or greatest podcast?

http://www.mixcloud.com/tabsout/tabs-out-cassette-podcast-episode-21/

Due the awesome response “Birds” has gotten, it has the distinction of being the first Centipede Farm release to get a second run. 27 new C-60 copies have been made, and labels and covers will be printed just as soon as I can get to it.

Also the aforementioned mhz_ and Abortus Fever tapes are totally ready to go, if I failed to mention this before.

I’ve been listening to these a bunch, and they’re quickly becoming a couple of my favorite noise releases of recent months, so it’s pretty boss that I get to be the one releasing them!

Reportedly to be Michał Szewczyński’s final noise release and final release as mhz_, S-Rated is comprised of two 30 minute dreamscapes, each following a similar two-part progression from cold isolating industrial quiet-noise, into grinding metallic bubbles.

You are inside the Machine, hearing its metabolism, at the site of the Injury where dozens of robotic appendages scurry about, repairing the damage, welding, delivering replacement parts, chattering to each other in scrambled radio waves. Chris Blair presents an hour, divided into quarters, of dense, enveloping, raw, dynamic, space-machine noise.

Proper cassette & download release is a week from today (Feb 9 2013) but you can stream them right now at the Centipede Farm Bandcamp AND you can pre-order the tape and if you do, you’ll get the download right away all early-like! (It’s a feature of Bandcamp that I’m trying out).

I totally spaced on this before but if anybody out there has got the moulttrigger “Birds” cassette from storenvy or by trade, and would like a digital version to go with it, just shoot me a message and I’ll whip you up a bandcamp code. I plan to print up some of those slips to stick in with the tapes from now on. I usually put the download versions on bandcamp payment-optional anyway, in which case anyone who gets a tape can grab the download version for free anyway, but in this case I didn’t want to undercut Dave who had the download on his own bandcamp account for $2. Or if you buy the tape through http://centipedefarm.bandcamp.com (I think one or two people have so far) then you get the download right on the spot and don’t even have to mess around with codes and whatall.

I’ve had the pleasure on many occasions to work with and hear the work of Ron from (o)+hers, from his early gothic Girl Talk v. euro drag style of remix to his more recent horror drone compositions of original material.  (o)+hers is a project that is constantly changing and re-arranging itself to fit whatever situation it finds itself in.

His most recent composition to be released is some of the most unrelenting horror drone this side of Coil.  A swirling nightmare that you cannot get out of.  Currently out on Workerbee Records.

What first drew me to Kristan Day’s album Magicians was the cover, like a grainy still from a half remembered dream. The music inside is gauzy and fluid, and possibly the most compelling drone music that I’ve heard in years.

Buy it for only a dollar!

Jad Fair has had a career that has spanned the better part of four decades, one of the last true original American voices in popular music.  From his seminal band Half Japanese to his solo career and collaborations with everyone from Yo La Tengo and Daniel Johnston, Jad Fair is a voice of rational innocence that should not be ignored.

What first gave you that push to be creative?
I don’t feel I need to have a push. It’s all very natural. I don’t need to push it. It’s just there.

Do you see any other musicians or artists as a direct influence on your craft?
I’ve never tried to sound like anyone other than myself. The bands I listened to the most when I was young were MC5, Sun Ra, Captain Beefheart, and The Stooges. I’m sure they all influenced me, but I don’t think I sound like any of them.

I’m also a huge fan of The Shaggs, The Modern Lovers, Daniel Johnston, and NRBQ. They all went the direction they wanted without a need to follow someone else’s path.

Many of the musicians that you’ve mentioned liking have been of the outsider or off-center genius persuasion, do you think that the storied history of these musicians has helped or detracted from getting them the attention that they deserved?
It helps to bring attention, but often the focus isn’t where it should be. The focus should be on the quality of the work.  Daniel Johnston is an amazing songwriter. He’s a great poet and has a strong sense of melody and timing. He’s very natural and fluid in what he does. A lot of people recognize that, but many don’t.

You now spend your time split between doing music and visual art, is there one that you prefer?
It’s great to be able to do both. My main focus now is paper cutting. I’ve had lot of exhibitions, and put out several books.  I still enjoy playing music, but it’s hard to make a living off of music unless you travel a lot. When I tour now I try to keep it short.

It would seem that the myth that you have to be slightly unhinged is getting to be nearly as big as the idea that you have to do drugs to be creative, what is your opinion on this trend?
It’s a trend in music and art. There are many galleries dealing with outsider art. I think it’s great that some artists and musicians that in the past weren’t given an outlet for their work. The downside of it is that you have a lot of artists playing it up. I’m not keen on that.

What do you think of the current state of music, and of the visual art communities?
I think there’s always great musicians and artists, but often the best ones are not given the attention they deserve.

There’s very little I’m impressed by today in popular music.

What keeps you going?  Is there any current artists inspire you?
I keep going because I enjoy doing it, and because it’s my job. I need to do it.

I really like what Daniel Smith is doing. It’s a good mix of art and music.

Through all the adversity that you’ve faced in getting your music just out there in front of people, what kept that voice of doubt at bay?
I’ve never had a voice of self doubt, but I have found it frustrating that the music media is as narrow minded and conservative as it is.

I’ve had so much stupid stuff written about me. I get treated with more respect in the art world.

Is there any upcoming projects that you would want us to mention?
I’ll have a new album out soon with Gilles Rieder. I’m working on albums now with my brother David, and on one with Norman Blake.