June 2004 Archives

so first off, eric made an awesome WORLD fanpage at collective jyrk

check it out
http://www.jyrk.com/world

also

YARNLAZER.COM has reached official BETA mode. check it out. im still trying to make it more ugly and less ugly at the same time

other than that, a lot of rob's vocals for teh badger king opera seem to be fucked for life. i dont EVEN want to get into it. its so fucked up..

everything else is awesome
just chillin at the house broke as fuck
playing with jackie-o motherfucker next monday at berbatti's with trad gras ochs stenar and the jicks. such a weird show.
i played as white rainbow at dunes this monday. it was fun. right before i played i just got in my car and drove all the way to la centre, WA and back for no reason. it was peaceful. helped me play a focused set of deep guitar soloing

world is gonna play with the gossip at dunes on the 9th

i may or may not go to heck fest

landing at dunes on moday the 19th with dragon, strategy i may just have to sit in too. total jam time

little wings at the crystal ballroom on saturday the 25th of july

which means that july is around the corner

festival season and i have no money for my rent

shit yeah!

so i have more yarnlazer merch
19 varieties of mixtapes by calvin johnson
three different brian eubanks (411 collective) handscreened limited improv cds

the site is up but not running. need to get to work on that but ive been so busy with orders before i even get them on there!

also

almost done with the badger king showering dragons

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internet at the house

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white rainbow (me) and dj dark yoga (me) and this band from sf called the appreciation at dunes on monday the 21

so its been a while since i sincerely updated this thing with news and news

lots of news

so honey and i moved out of the birdnest under less than ideal circumstances. it was kinda weak. no need to go into it here in this public forum, but let it be known that it was a bummer to finally say goodbye to that castle of crunk, the birth of the lions of acorn and all things Invisible. that place was a family home for so many young inspiring music acts. we've all flown the coop at this point. shit is over. rest in peace. let the memories of all the good records made in there and all the cool shows and parties and all the sleep-overs apre-show hang outs and uh-oh its morning times and all of the vibrations that eminated from that lazer station stain the hearts and souls of all who felt it forever in positivity and unity.\

dave longstreth called me, he just finished "the getty". if you have not heard his new shit, check out steve's states rights records own zone comp. holey shit. yes. this kid! watch out.

other things to watch out for: the thanksgiving record that phil elverum is gonna put out on vinyl only. and the one steve is putting out on states rights. and khaela's cd on states rights (with vinyl by k) and the badger king showering dragons is almost done.
and 19 different mix tape varieties that calvin just got to me to sell on yarnlazer.com

yarnlazer.com is almost finished. to see a rough shell of how it will look go to http://www.yarnlazer.com ive got to put the merch and the paypal buttons on there and then we will be up and running

a big thank you!!! to all the dudes who got in on the PRE-LAUNCH sale. its still going on, though some things have sold out! we still have elverum calendars and most of the jyrk stuff, though the super unity box set is out of stock, with more coming soon. also im getting even more awesome stuff. this project is really taking off.. keeping me busy and hopefully making all of my friends who make music and art and clothes some money, and making me a bit of money too! creditors beware. by 2005 i should be rolling in a rolls royce.

also, the new house is in the weirdest part of town. surrounded by so many industrail shops to the west of us, all the wy down to the river, and right east of us is junior's and above that ladd's addition. you know, all the weird rose turn-arounds. and ive been stealing wifi from outside nudge brian's house. he lives a feet away from us.

havent made any new New Age music in a while. been busy doing other stuffs.

dunes has been closed for a week for re-construction. serious internal face-lift. be prepared for phase two. food, new bar, new booths. same vibes. get in and stay in. i want more people to come out for the weird experimental shows that honey has been ceaselessly curating. and the weekends this summer are gonna be non-stop party zone with awesome dj's and bands and dancing and fun.

oh yeah and this awesome news: im going on tour this fall in europe as the drummer for devendra banhart! im totally pumped. what a nice nice man. ive always felt he was a special spirit and his new found fame and glory are a testament to what an incredible, positive dude he is. for real. anyway, im so totally excited to tour europe. ive never done that. three weeks in october. eurpoeans beware: we will fry your brain with psychedelic fairy folk TRUTH WISDOM. you better be making pizzas, cause im gonna eat them

and landing is gonna play what the heck fest. i dont think im gonna do the vibe yurt installation, unless i just set it allup myself, maverik style. we just couldnt find a place and time that fit the vibe, so i dont know, we'll see. there is gonna be a huge apre-fest k recs blow out at the fucking crystal ballroom the weekend after heck fest with mount eerie, mirah and little wings. and the monday after heck fest landing is gonna play at dunes with strategy and maybe me and maybe dragon.

inspiring times indeed. all the people around me making such incredible art and music and positive energy full spectrum indeed. props to all the homeys making this world a better, more inspiring, interesting, beautiful hippy dream world.

deeper scenes

love

a

man our new house is cool
zack is cool
casey is cool
jeff is cool
squirrel is cool
roaming around the neigborhood for wi-fi is cool
experimental music is cool
free form hippy jams are cool
cars and huge trucks driving by my window are cool
dudes smokin on the porch are cool
food stamps are cool
piles of clothes and records and equipment are cool
making yarnlazer packages is cool
making white rainbow and world cds is cool
back yarn spray paint is cool
double recorder whistle jams are cool
lord of the rings is cool
hippy michael is cool
portland grey is cool

i just watched the enitre lord of the rings movie trilogy for the first time. holy shit. they did a good job. i was aprehensive about watching an adaptation of these holy texts, but now i am IN. DEEPLY.

yarnlazer and moving and dunes and honey and friends in bands and worrying about money and junk food.

yes.

sudden unforseen move!
need to pay the rent at the new place!!!!!
so im gonna give discount prices as a pre-lauch pay the rent special on all yarnlazer.com products

many of you know that i am starting a webstore selling weird handmade music, clothing, art, calendars and other weird stuff...email me adam@yarnlazer.com if you have some high-quality avant-gard shit

now available: (all prices include shipping in the continental US)

P W ELVERUM AND SUNS COOL STUFF AND OTHER STUFF

phil elverum hand-made "fancy people adventures 1-a-day 2005 calendar" $10 hand drawn crunky far-side style calendars with a different cartoon for each day of the year 2005 email me and i wil send you sample jpgs of these funny things

WHITE RAINBOW AMBIENT CD SEIRES

white rainbow vol 1 cd - $5
first in a series of self released limited hand painted ambient cds by me, lots of fuzzy stuff, so weird pulse experiments, guitar oriented and nice

white rainbow vol 2 cd $5
more wash-y, more electronicly enhanced ambient music. limited and hand painted

COLLECTIVE JYRK RECORDS (http://www.jyrk.com)

D YELLOW SWANS:
split with john weise seven inch $3
live in the police state capitol 12 inch $8
against sleep and nightmare CD $5
duh yellow swans CD $5

d yellow swans are portland's permier hard-noise duo, they also run the collective jyrk label and art collective. their music is extreme, energetic, inspiring and altogether amazing. weird distorted beats and sounds mixed with crazy guitars, vocals, buzzes. i just finished mixing an album for them that will be on NARNACK records and features jamie from xiu xiu on two songs......these guys rule. on tour now. check them out.)

NICE NICE 3inch cd in awesome custom art box
nice nice is an awesome portland duo with a record out on temorary residence. guitar and drums crazed prog-disco noise. like primus, but much more lo-fi and weird

some other various tape releases from collective jyrk:
bird-portland is hugs - experimental noise $3
david raffin - sustentacula - double cassette $5 experimental folk noise $3

SUPER UNITY 5 CD BOX set. $15 (A TOTAL DEAL!!) comes with flip book, amazing hand done fluxus style boxes with paintings, resin and junk on covers.
portland's premier free-music/performance art/non-art/silence-core/confusion collective. documents live 'performances' and other very cool stuff. saxes, guitars, tape, mixing boards, noises made with with faces, drums, other sounds. these things have to be seen and heard to believe. very limited and very special. get in google the "411 collective" for more info

MARRIAGE RECORDS:
thanksgiving merch!!!!!!!!!
nothing CD with handpainted covers $10
now its all over like the birds CD (re-issue of the now out of print tape) with handpainted watercolor covers $8
we could be eachother's evidence CD $10
the watery graves CASSETTE $5 (CURTIS's piano based project, adrien on DRUMS..totally awesome mellow jams)

also:

PAPERRAD related merch
(http:www.paperrad.org)
ROTL:LOL seven inch crazy electro day-glow weird-o bit reduced tryyyyyps $3
PAPERRODEO newspaper $1 crazy newsprint zine with tons of paperrad oriented cartoons, if you like the litnigbolt dvd and/or the whole providence crazy art scene, you NEED to check this shit out...the most intense crazy drawings of the weirdest shit you have ever seen since you sat behind the semi-retarded metal-head who drew skulls and burning dragons in math class.

EROCK/AUDIO DREGS related merch
E*ROCK conscious LP $10
hand-screened 12inch of e*rocks debut album. electronic music with flute and weird voices. kinda like mum if they were good.

THUMB ZINE #12 $5
awesome zine by erock with nice bound covers and music reviews and interviews with mouse on mars, bfleischmann, hard "sack" ziegler, vote robot, mumbleboy, arovane, inkblot, momus, mum, isan
and much more.

UPDOG art zine $5
crazy hand-screened/xeroxed day-glow art/cartoon/graffiti zine by erock and friends with plenty of pictures of snakes, boomboxes, ghosts, wookies and other cool stuff. funny cartoons. very fun

some other weird EROCK zine which is hand made and weird and cool. $5

KYLE FIELD (aka little wings) PAINTINGS $15-$300
various beautiful ink-brush paintings. email me for details and images...

more stuff coming very soon!!!!!!! like dvds and clothing

look for yarnlazer.com in the next few weeks!!!!

help me pay my rent! buy something!!!!!!!

love

adam

adam@yarnlazer.com
paypal account is yumebitsu@hotmail.com (they wont let me change it!) EMAIL the adam@yarnlazer.com address first and formost!!

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so many "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!