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Observations of Deviance

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"Observations of Deviance has become a Wire deadline weekend staple." The Wire (UK) David Mittleman DJ @wfmu.bsky.social Vinyl collector Writing @ We Jazz Magazine https://wfmu.org/playlists/OV

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A.R. Moxon@juliusgoat.bsky.social · yesterday

If our system of justice can determine that shooting a one year-old is justified, then we do not have a system of justice, and our goal should be the eradication of the system we have and its replacement with something better.

Ashton Pittman@ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 2d ago

JUST IN: The police shooting that killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley as he sat in his mother’s lap in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, Miss., in June “was justified,” Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s office said on Monday. Her office will not charge the white officer who shot the child.

Malt Lick Nursery@maltlicknursery.bsky.social · yesterday

It's great, aye! There's lots of really good posters around that time, I'm guessing self-printed/silkscreened. Here's another... Muhal Richard Abrams - Intergral performs Centering poster ca. 1970, First Unitarian Church, 57th and Woodlawn, Chicago, Illinois, 22nd April. Photo by Nathan Keay

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The Guardian@theguardian.com · yesterday

‘We tried to levitate the Pentagon’: the almost unbelievable life of Ed Sanders, trickster god of the US counterculture

‘We tried to levitate the Pentagon’: the almost unbelievable life of Ed Sanders, trickster god of the US counterculture

He gave Jimi Hendrix his gear, freaked out Frank Sinatra, inspired Norman Mailer – and tried to topple the American war machine. As a documentary about his band the Fugs comes out, the 87-year-old gives a rare interview

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Observations of Deviance@obsofdeviance.bsky.social · yesterday

There’s at least 56 different #vinyl pressings of BELLS / Albert Ayler listed on Discogs, but not this particular version. It seems to be early to mid 1970s. Says “translucent” on back but the disc is black. The blank side has a stock ESP label most pressings don’t seem to have.

Albert Ayler Brlls frontSide A labelBlank side labelESP-DISK' presents the Town Hall recording of 'Bells' with Albert Ayler, sax, Donald Ayler, trumpet; Charles Tyler, sax; Lewis Worrell, bass; Sonny Murray, percussion. TRANSPARENT DISK COMPLETE ON ONE SIDE ESP-DISK' 1010 STEREO Recorded live at Town Hall May 1, 1965. Reviews Of In-Person Performances Town Hall, New York City Albert Ayler is certainly orig- inal. His tenor saxophone tempos, is harsh and guttural, with a of be called freak effects what Oliver's day. He plays with a vehemence either him or pulling him into the music with almost brute force. The effect can be oddly exhilarating. On slow tempos, Ayler favors a vibrato mind Charlic Barnet's old take-off on Freddy Martin. is an archaic sound, and the phrasing that roes with i-drawn-out noics, sentimental melodic emphasis is quite in ксоршь• Trumpeter Don Ayler plays like his orotact ways tast tenore loud, stacalo, and broadly emphatic. He did not solo at stow chipo brothers. Altoist Tyler fits the His sound is not unlike Albert's but more grating and less controlico-of his overtones were involuntary, whereas tenorist meant every note he played The music that goes with this definitive instrumental approach is no less personal. It resembles at times—in texture as well and melody- music of a village brass band or a military drum-and CULA music In spite of its abrasiveness, "country" might be the and friendly: harmonics are stark and almost primitive, with occasional forays into bagpipe ellects. Ayler's group first, quite brici, played two pieces. ended with a prolonged of repeated noes paled sebly on try repeated notes played strictly on beat. The effect was not unlike a surrealistic parody of those famous Jazz at the Philharmonic finales, replete with screaming trumpet and honking saxophones. Or perhaps the image was of a rhythm-and-lues band gone berserk. The second piece. though sprawiing and too long, was nevertheless filled with excit- A slow tenor lowed by a bass interlude solo was fol- and then a call …
Seth Cotlar@sethcotlar.bsky.social · 2d ago

So it appears that a far right Oregon street thug with a penchant for the German far right (past and present) is now a de facto assignment editor for Bari’s CBS. He’s the MAGA maniac who cooked up that bogus mental health “evidence” re. Talarico.

Nick Field@nickfield.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Weiss also tasked staff with pursuing the theory that Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was in a mental health facility after he disappeared from the campaign trail for over a week in October" www.semafor.com/article/10/1...

Bodega Pop@bodegapop.bsky.social · 3d ago

So thrilled about this release I was afraid my expectations would eclipse the actual record. No, it's just incredible, a wide range of phenomenal sounds across 13 tracks plus super-detailed liner notes & terrific photos, an heroic LP. Mekong Shellac (Sublime Frequencies, 2026)

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog@chadstanton.blacksky.app · 3d ago

Boy let this shit happen here and you’d get endless breathless coverage about shoplifting gangs and a ton of otherwise ostensible allies pushing for a trillion dollars in police funding.

Unusual Whales@unusualwhales.bsky.social · 3d ago

BREAKING: Chaos exploded across France on Saturday as 550,000 protesters flooded the streets, torched cars and buildings, looted from posh stores including Louis Vuitton and Hermès, and even threatened to storm the Élysée Palace, prompting Emmanuel Macron to rage: “Let them come and get me," per NYP