‘all man panel’ opens with a solitary guitar that initially sounds Spanish before the rest of the band come in and things take on a Persian flavour. The incredible sound is in part thanks to Empress Piru having two bassists, and puts in mind the likes of Kourosh Yaghmaei, Faramarz Aslani and Omar Khorshid; a vibe of the latter in particular permeating the album despite each track having a distinct character. The picture painted is one of night, heat and sand; real fires for light and the shadows they cast dancing large across the side of tents a cat moves stealthily next to. Continue reading
Author: N. P. Ryan
Lime II: Fruits of the Loon Revisited
Transferring older poems to Instagram has allowed the opportunity to revisit them. Below, thoughts on the Fruits of the Loon series in particular pertaining to the piece on Lime.
With thanks to Vino Li for use of the image of sliced lime, cropped and coloured by me (licensing). Continue reading
Goodness Gracious
Heat motivated poetry.
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Sabotage!
Recounting the time I attempted to thwart two of the world’s greatest hunters and came out on top.
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She said it as a joke
Poetry on a particular aspect of mental health.
With thanks to Elti Meshau for use of the header image (licensing). Continue reading
The British Love of Flies
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Do Not Disturb
Poetry on the subject of being disturbed when reading; an interactive post in that for a fee of $50 plus travelling and expenses I’ll come round your house and interrupt you while reading it for the artistic irony of doing so (so don’t start reading yet if intending to purchase that option, and if not for yourself then why not as a lovely gift for a loved one or much cherished friend; in which case, read away!).
With thanks to Radu Florin for use of header image (licensing).
Jesus is a Clothes Peg (though some modern Christians claim a tumble dryer instead)
Any true believers reading this may well think an atheist like me is trivialising their Lord; but I say unto them: REPENT! for it is you who doth not realise the Good Book for a metaphor!
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Was It Really You?
Observations from walking the hood.
With thanks to D. D. Buck^ for use of the header image.
BREATHE/RUST: A Sound of Things to Come
Another night at the Chelsea Inn found me once again watching a band in awe of how accomplished.
BREATHE/RUST, a four piece from Bristol combining members of The Break Out, The Earth & Me, Nietzsche Trigger Finger and Crazy Arm, are tagged as hardcore on the flyer; the epithet is more than deserved, though I don’t envy whoever has to decide given the array of genres to be found across the four track self-titled debut EP. Continue reading
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