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cooperhewitt · 6 years

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Stick and Stone

Author: Gabe Duggan

In celebration of the second annual New York Textile Month, members of the Textile Society of America will author Object of the Day for the month of September. A non-profit professional organization of scholars, educators, and artists in the field of textiles, TSA provides an international forum for the exchange and dissemination of information about textiles worldwide.

As an educator, I ask my students to define technology. How do we qualify technology? What could we consider the ‘first’ technology? We trace it back quickly. Within a few minutes we arrive at the body – the hand, even the brain itself – as tools, technologies. Hands as immediate extensions of the brain, sticks and stones as immediate extensions of our hands, and so on.

The stick becomes modified, is evolved into a line featuring a hook or a hole, acting as a needle or a heddle. While fibers can be spun into yarn by hand alone, a stick facilitates a faster twist. Incorporation of a stick in the spinning process also presents a system for yarn storage between its creation and its final application, typically constructed into cloth through techniques such as weaving or knitting.

A modification, such as adding a weight on one end, can render a stick into a tool such as a hammer, a weapon, or in this case, a spindle. By designing a found natural object towards specialized functions, technology evolves to aid in creation and/or destruction.

On a spindle, the addition of a weight — the whorl — promotes this stick as a faster, stronger, technology. The weight of the whorl propels forward with more torque, or twists per inch (TPI). Increasing the twist allows for a faster process, but also aids in creating a finer yarn or coercing bulkier material into consistent strand construction.

This spindle was likely made for delicate work, used for spinning finer threads from cotton, or camelid fibers such as alpaca or vicuña. This spindle is in closer formal and functional relation to small supported spindles than larger drop or Navajo spindles. I pose that the attached fibers tucked under the whorl were to aid in its fitting, perhaps after much use and wear, and do not remain there from negligence. In use, the cop, the winding of produced yarn, would have likely balanced across the whorl creating an almond-shaped ball, rather than wound as a cone or spherical ball.

Although wood is useful when making spindles, clay, bones, and even glass have been used, especially as whorls. The ceramic whorl of this spindle is perhaps the best remaining signifier of the object’s origins. Preceding the Incas, the Chimú worked with geometric patterns in cloth and clay. The dark finish of the spindle’s whorl suggests a high-temperature firing that is consistent with with Chimú ceramic practices. Restricting exposure to oxygen through closed kilns with high temperatures, this firing process resulted in black surfaces. The red, white, and gold tinted markings also reflect objects of nearby civilizations that predate this spindle, such as the Nazca.

When one visits Peru today, in the town squares of Lima and Cusco, one finds women spinning in traditional clothing, performing fiber work for tourists and their cameras. Though these spindles are often contemporary, laboring with fiber continues to act as transporter to the past for tourists seeking authenticity.

Gabe Duggan is an Artist and Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas, and has previously taught at North Carolina State University and Georgia State University. Duggan’s research follows the roles that tension plays when expressed through installation, performance, and collaboration with artists and scientists.

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futurejunglist · 4 years

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Kia ora junglists! This week I revisit one of my favourite mixes from the archives of Future Jungle Sessions. #5 Revisited opens with a brutal double of Murder Soundboy and Spectrum, and journeys through tunes from several artists recently visiting New Zealand shores: Need For Mirrors, Bou, Serum, Dillinja, A-Sides, Calyx & Teebee, Dom & Roland and Particle. Keep it locked for a fresh FJS#23 next week!

As always, massive love to all the artists, listeners and supporters. 🙏🏼💚🌏

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REPEATS // MON 00:00 & FRI 22:00 (NZST)

Agro, DJ Hybrid - Murder Soundboy (Benny L Remix) [Sub-liminal Recordings]

DC Breaks, Smooth // Spectrum [RAM Records]

Hyper On Experience - Lord of The Null Lines (Shimon & Benny L Remix) [Moving Shadow]

Need For Mirrors - Lambo [V Recordings]

Skantia - UV Rays [RAM Records]

Nick The Lot - Through the Window [Zombie Recordings]

DJ Hybrid, Carasel - Boom Ting (Warhead Remix) [Audio Addict Records]

Nazca Linez - Inland Empire [31 Records]

Digital & Spirit v Total Science - Rumble [C.I.A. vs Phantom Audio]

Veak & RMS - Fiyah Burn [Deep In The Jungle Records]

Ray Keith - Killa Sound [Jungle Cakes]

Dom & Roland - Beach Bum [Dom & Roland Productions]

Usual Suspects - Spawn Punch (Future Cut Remix) [Renegade Hardware]

DJ Hybrid - The Lurker [Audio Addict]

Spy - Billy No Mates [Hospital Records]

Particle - Empires [Critical Music]

Horace Andy - Skylarking (London Elektricity Remix) [Hospital Records]

Turno - Cosmic Funk [Low Down Deep Recordings]

Drumsound & Bassline Smith - Come With Me [Technique Recordings]

Dillinja & Bryan Gee - Bad Man (Amen Mix) [V Recordings]

Deekline - Murda Murda [Jungle Cakes]

Deekline & Trigga & David Boomah & Specimen A & Navigator - Duppy Destroyers [Jungle Cakes]

Origin Unknown - Elevator [RAM Records]

Chase, Status, Natty Campbell - Cool N Crisp [Virgin EMI]

DLR & Ulterior Motive - Modules [Sofa Sound]

Ryme Tyme & Optical - Ghostbuster [Virus Recordings]

Krust - Warhead [V Recordings]

Dr Meaker - The Rooster [Souped Up Records]

Ego Trippin' - Dutty Grinder [Hi Def]

Icicle - Turn [Entropy Music]

Jam Thieves - Compton [Playaz Recordings]

Fracture - Verhoeven [Astrophonica]

Triggz - Ain't No Sunshine 2019 [White Label]

DJ Cautious - Big Bloodclart Tune [Deep In The Jungle Records]

Aphrodite & Micky Finn - Drop Top Caddy (Drop Top Album Mix) [Urban Takeover]

Potential Badboy feat. Troublesome - Bashy (Jungle Mix) [Playaz Recordings]

Teddy Killerz - Get Busy [Neuropunk Records]

Twisted Individual - Behold A Pale Shetland Pony [Grid Recordings]

Upgrade - The Saucer [Low Down Deep Recordings]

Bou - Scorpio [Souped Up Records]

Bassman, Upgrade - Real [Low Down Deep Recordings]

Bassbrothers - Backway [Playaz Recordings]

Aries & Nicky Blackmarket - Champion [Co-Lab Recordings]

A-Sides - One Love (Remix) [Eastside Records]

Q Project - Champion Sound (DLR 2016 Remix) [C.I.A. QS]

Ed Rush & Optical - Compound (Gridlok Remix) [Virus Recordings]

Dillinja - All Aboard [Valve Recordings]

DJ Hype - Cold Blooded [Ganja Records]

Serum, Spyda - All Ganja Man [Jungle Cakes]

Need For Mirrors - Arp Tune [RAM Records]

Spaow & Heist - Ninja Of The Universe [Low Down Deep Recordings]

Peshay, Sense - The Last Planet [Peshay Music]

CAMO MC - Rock N Roll [Believe France]

Shapeshifter - Twin Galaxies (The Upbeats Remix) [Hospital Records]

Chase & Status - Take Me Away [RAM Records]

Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Youngman - You Ain't Ready For Me [Jungle Cakes]

Calyx & Teebee - A Day That Never Comes (Break Remix) [Drum&BassArena]

Tyke - Lion Of Judah [Playaz Recordings]

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newmusicmonthly · 6 years

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2017

Hello,

It has been a whole year without a monthly mailer, hence this now being a yearly mailer.

I hope you’ve all had a great year (and that said monthly mailer hasn’t been missed too much… or has it?).

Anyway, below are my top ten picks of the year, plus my five track picks per month for the whole year (which I have sequenced and arranged roughly chronologically, for your listening pleasure, and because I like lists).

Normal monthly service will hopefully be resumed next year.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, Roger

TOP 10 TRACKS

LCD Soundsystem – how do you sleep?

The Killers – The Man

Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Anthem for No State (Pt.I-III)

The War On Drugs – Pain

The Horrors – Something To Remember Me By

Spoon – Whisperi’lllistentohearit

The Orange Drop – The Curse of Kukaka

Endless Boogie – Back in ‘74

Chris Forsyth – Have We Mistaken the Bottle for the Whiskey Inside

Ron Gallo – Young Lady, You’re Scaring Me

TOP 10 ALBUMS

LCD Soundsystem – american dream

The Horrors – V

Endless Boogie – Vibe Killer

The Orange Drop – Stoned In Love

The War On Drugs – A Deeper Understanding

Mount Eerie – A Crow Looked at Me

Broken Social Scene – Hug Of Thunder

Michael Nau – Some Twist

Boubacar Tarore – Dounia Tabolo

Richard Dawson – Peasant

Special mention to the best compilation of the year, Various Artists – Wayfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares

TOP 10 GIGS

31/10/17 – Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Troxy, London

16/03/17 – Glass Animals, Brixton Academy, London

29/10/17 – The Horrors, KOKO, London

09/12/17 – Marilyn Manson, Wembley Arena, London

01/09/17 – Interpol, Alexandra Palace, London

04/11/17 – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Brixton Academy, London

17/06/17 – The Stone Roses, Wembley Stadium, London

11/02/17 – Matthew Logan Vasquez, Islington Assembly Hall, London

13/06/17 – Prophets of Rage, Brixton Academy, London

26/09/17 – Kirin J. Callinan, Hoxton Bar And Grill, London

Special mention to the best festival of the year, quite clearly Glastonbury.

NEW MUSIC 2017

The Orange Drop – The Curse of Kukaka Strictly speaking this was released late last year; an exemplary psych wig-out.

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Nuclear Fusion Ever wondered what people mean by playing behind the beat? Well you can hear the two drummers play both behind and in front of the beat… in the same song! Mentally groovy!

Dead Horse One – Insight Again, released at the end of last year; a wonderful droning compressed psych embrace.

Miles Mosley – Abraham Man alive this band have chops, a fantastic piano-led soul/funk work-out.

Small Feet – A Winter Coat On Bare Bones I think Stockholm band-leader Simon is special singer/song-writer somewhat reminiscent of Neil Young; a song for lonely winter walks.

Loyle Carner – The Isle Of Arran Great rapper, inspiring lyrics, awesome performer, and one of the best samples all year; nuff said.

Sinkane – Telephone Subtle this is not; big dance grooves.

Ron Gallo – Young Lady, You’re Scaring Me Part White Stripes, part Two Gallants, part Rival Sons,; all rock n roll!

Tinariwen – Sastanaqqam The elder masters of ‘desert’ blues always hit the spot.

Strand of Oaks – Everything Punchy boisterous rock, with a few Elvis/Josh Homme ‘Huhs!’ thrown in for good measure.

All Them Witches – 3-5-7 Love this band; rolling heavy stoner rock grooves.

Chicos de Nazca – Never Ends Even woozier than the above, sun washed tequila haze guitars abound.

Great Ytene – Locus Post punk but also four to the floor rock, interspersed with, and descending into, gnawing nervous, and bordering on atonal, washes.

Cameron Avery – C’est Toi Crooning ‘standards’ love song authentically made modern; big baritonevoice, strings and cinematic appeal aplenty.

W.H. Lung – Inspiration! This is a stellar find, coming across as a mix up of Neu!, Talking Heads and Hookworms, exceptional!

Spoon – WhisperI’lllistentohearit Really good album but it is the propulsive drumming which is absolutely stand-out brilliant on this track.

Tamikrest – Wainan Adobat New masters of ‘desert’ blues in my opinion, this is a great up-tempo number.

Mount Eerie – Ravens One of the most difficult and most emotionally affecting songs I’ve ever listened to. Painfully sad and personal, as real as a portrayal of grief as I can imagine.

British Sea Power – Praise For Whatever A tale of two songs in one, with the first half given to atypical British Sea Power songwriting, before mid-way through out stomps an enormous bass lead groove wig out.

The Black Angels – Half Believing Modern psych kings back on form with this menacing yet mournful track.

Betrayers – Belong Here Raga No idea how I found this, but it’s a chugging bluesy number, although not sure it qualifies as a raga.

Matthew Logan Vasquez – Same Stomping, grooving funk soul rock.

Jane Weaver – Did You See Butterflies? Jane laying down those now trademark motorik bass and beats and ethereal vocals, this time concerned with butterflies.

Thurston Moore – Exalted A slowly unfurling melodic opening gives way to some molten guitar workout, before some almighty build and release crashes, and then comes the vocals; immense.

Ho99o9 – United States Of Horror Speaking of immense, these guys are fucking awesome; turn it up to 11, atop spitfire politically charged lyrics, but unlike anything else out there.

Endless Boogie – Back in ‘74 Boogie-tastic with perhaps my favourite lyrics of the year about a kite flying contest at a Kiss concert in 1974.

Pumarosa – Red Beautiful vocals float above a glorious melody and some seriously tight grooves.

Aldous Harding – Blend Sparse, confessional sounding, but altogether quite beautiful.

Minotaurs – Hipswinger Now I know I go on about grooves, but seriously, this is just groove-tastic, when it drops around 0:55, I mean, hell yeah I’m gonna swing my hips; with added brass.

Richard Dawson – Weaver This is a very unique album; it is a concept album, I’ll say no more; this was the track I returned to most often.

Hey Colossus – In A Collision Chugging rock which also manages to sound ominous and delicate at the same time.

Floating Points – Kelso Dunes Ambient instrumental post rock that really taps into a driving motoric groove, that borders on space rock!

B Boys – B Boys Anthem Arty, brash, tight rock song barely over a minute

Michael Nau – Good Thing The sound of this album is a joy, with warm tones and an obvious hiss akin to old records; this track is the most lovely of the lot.

Peter Perret – Living In My Head This is real climbing up the walls, in your head, blues-esque stuff; how Peter Perret has come back from the brink to deliver this kind of great music is anyone’s guess.

Broken Social Scene – Vanity Pail Kids Industrial pounding opening and a soaring indie chorus.

Holy Fuck – Chains Oh Holy Fuck; this is scary techno, which piles on the layers of noise and pounding beats until your ears bleed; it has it’s time and place, but I love it.

Public Service Broadcasting – The Pit Top band, with another great idea for an album; battle like drums and swelling guitar swirls and strings.

Dan Croll – Tokyo Classy pop song-writing with an absolute earworm of a motif.

Jesus on Heroine – Neu!comers A glorious bed of guitars and gentle swells.

Kacy & Clayton – The Light of Day Some 70s folk sounds, bordering on country vocals, warm yet clear.

Chris Forsyth – Have We Mistaken the Bottle for the Whiskey Inside There is that groove; reminds me a bit of a favourite from last year, The Wave Pictures, in the instrumentation, except this has more drawl.

LCD Soundsystem – how do you sleep? So fucking good; the definitive 101 on how to create a build in a song; ominous percussion, unnerving strings, savagely brilliant lyrics (perhaps a touch Bono-esque), which has drop after drop as each instrument is introduced, building to the brilliant titular pay-off; my only gripe is that James didn’t fucking play it live!!!

The Horrors – Something To Remember Me By Great band, great album, and an absolute banger.

The War On Drugs – Pain Guitar solos; hummable, glorious, soaring guitar solos.

The Killers – The Man This is the best song of the year (except LCD obviously); a groovalicious squelchy lyrical monster; it’s USDA certified lean!

Thee Oh Sees – Animated Violence The heaviest Thee Oh Sees (or whatever they’re calling themselves these days) have ever been; a giant slab of heavy sludge interspersed with bizarre guitar arpeggios.

Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Anthem for No State, Pt.III I consider myself lucky to be here at a time I can see Godspeed play live; they are truly peerless. This best track from their latest album comes across like an apocalyptic mariachi song, with strings, guitars, drums, building to a trademark cacophony before the subtle transition at 6:20 which carries you away; beautiful, mournful noise.

Neil Young – Captain Kennedy Not strictly new music, but from the unreleased ‘Hitchhiker’ album released earlier this year, this is Neil at his folky acoustic best.

Juju – And Play A Game A bizarre but wonderful song built upon one repetitive bass line, which literally has about a dozen genres stuffed in it; stick with it though, and from roughly 2 minutes in it is motorik gold.

Marilyn Manson – SAY10 Manson doing what Manson does best; that chorus is one of the hookiest things I’ve heard all year, and the guitars sound absolutely on point, just the right about of crunch.

St. Vincent – Smoking Section I think of this as Annie’s broadway showtune of sorts, like ‘A Man Needs A Maid’, but it’s more than that, it’s personal, mournful, and yes theatrical, but also has a wonderful send off.

Courtney Barnett, Kurt Vile – Fear Is Like a Forest Much as I struggle with Courtney’s vocal delivery, she does sound great here, and with Kurt layering on the Crazy Horse guitars, it’s just a great track.

Curtis Harding – Ghost Of You Smoky soul and grooves.

New Candys – Tempera Reverb?! Can we get anymore reverb?! Solid psych under 3 minutes!

Baxter Dury – Miami Perhaps the best bassline of the year, slinky and disgusting at the same time, with the lyrics to match depicting a grotesque character amped up to 11, but absolutely delicious.

Baltic Fleet – A la Mortal I have a penchant for crescendo focused instrumental ambient rock, which is exactly what this is.

Pete International Airport – Flowers Of Evil Languid grooves buried beneath ambient textures and Robert Levon Been’s (of BRMC fame) trademark sing/sneer, but transitions into a gentle and quite beautiful outro.

Pretty Lightning – The Rhythm Of Ooze With a distinct whiff of Archie Bronson Outfit, this takes a blues riff and pushes it to the max.

Boubacar Traore – Dis lui que je l’aime comme mon pays Absolutely fantastic acoustic blues from the legendary Malian bluesman; it’s the same progressions and structures but with a vital energy and magnificent instrumental interplay which is as rousing as it is impressive.

#2017 #best of 2017 #new music 2017 #best music 2017 #psych rock #alternative music #rock music #top music 2017

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