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Last nights wander through Hollywood District.
22/10/2024

Last nights wander through Hollywood District.

Laird Barron - Not A Speck Of Light ( ) Happy book release day, Laird Barron! Couldnt possibly be more excited to finall...
11/09/2024

Laird Barron - Not A Speck Of Light ( )

Happy book release day, Laird Barron! Couldnt possibly be more excited to finally have a new collection from one of my all-time favorite horror authors.


"Certain elements sound as if they’ve been submerged in some Harkonnen crude oil and then fished out of the Nostromo‘s b...
10/09/2024

"Certain elements sound as if they’ve been submerged in some Harkonnen crude oil and then fished out of the Nostromo‘s bilge room."

My review of Monolake - Studio is up now on Spectrum Culture.
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This week's 5x5:- lots and lots (and lots) of .robert.henke - 90s shoegaze supremacists - Loidis, my new obsession from...
08/09/2024

This week's 5x5:

- lots and lots (and lots) of .robert.henke
- 90s shoegaze supremacists
- Loidis, my new obsession from
- Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief, from the 1001 albums list.
- Massive Attack - Protection, from the 1001 albums list.
- more gems from the blogspot era, including Hala Strana, Aix Em Klemm, Nils Frahm
- lots and lots (and lots) of folk music.

What have yall been listening to this week? Got any recommendations for me to check out next week?


This week's 5x5:- New Belong on that i reviewed for Spectrum Culture.- buncha new releases, as usual. New is pretty fu...
26/08/2024

This week's 5x5:

- New Belong on that i reviewed for Spectrum Culture.

- buncha new releases, as usual. New is pretty fun and worth a listen. New is utterly magical! New is some of their best!

- Some witchy, mesmerizing Forest Folk from Islaja and Lau Nau.

- buncha stuff from the blogspot era.

- listening and research for a new project that's in the works that im incredibly excited about! Expect to hear more soon!

- several soundtracks.

- some retrodelic, radiophonic hauntological electronic music

Questions:
- what have you been listening to?

- what were some of yr favorite music blogs from the blogspot era? What were some albums you discovered? I'm working on a project.


Wyeth, OregonSuch a beautiful day on Monday with . Watched the sun set in this gorgeous glade outside of Cascade Locks, ...
22/08/2024

Wyeth, Oregon

Such a beautiful day on Monday with . Watched the sun set in this gorgeous glade outside of Cascade Locks, followed by Tecos tacos and a campfire. Perfect way to center and focus before the Full Moon.


"Tonight's Full Moon in Aquarius offers an opportunity to access your networks, revisit knowledge and wisdom, and find y...
20/08/2024

"Tonight's Full Moon in Aquarius offers an opportunity to access your networks, revisit knowledge and wisdom, and find yourself in light of other's expectations."

Happy Full Moon in Aquarius! I wrote about tonights Blue Sturgeon Moon earlier today on my Substack!



Voidcaller (2024)Saw so, so many horror movies i loved this weekend at Popcorn Frights. Voidcaller was a favorite, an ar...
19/08/2024

Voidcaller (2024)


Saw so, so many horror movies i loved this weekend at Popcorn Frights. Voidcaller was a favorite, an artful arthouse b&w Cosmic Horror that deals with sound, deep space, and The Great Old Ones. Keep an eye out for it.
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32/100


The Wheel Of Heaven (2023)The Wheel of Heaven is an utterly bizarre, surreal, funny, unexpectedly moving anthology-style...
18/08/2024

The Wheel Of Heaven (2023)


The Wheel of Heaven is an utterly bizarre, surreal, funny, unexpectedly moving anthology-style arthouse horror that's presented like a Choose Your Own Adventure novel. A highlight from this year's festival.




Chateau (2024) is now well underway. Really dug 's creepy, haunting Found Footage, Chateau, starring and . Loved the se...
16/08/2024

Chateau (2024)

is now well underway. Really dug 's creepy, haunting Found Footage, Chateau, starring and . Loved the setting of the "No-Go Chateau," an idyllic sprawling French estate. Dripping with delicious chills and dread, too, plus plenty of heart. Recommended

10/100 Horror Movies In 92 Days


Got a pass for this year's fest. Going to be a loong horror-filled weekend! Stay tuned tco hear more about this! ...
16/08/2024

Got a pass for this year's fest. Going to be a loong horror-filled weekend! Stay tuned tco hear more about this!


The House By The Cemetery (1981)Lucio Fulci's The House By The Cemetery was released on August 14, 1981, including a fab...
15/08/2024

The House By The Cemetery (1981)

Lucio Fulci's The House By The Cemetery was released on August 14, 1981, including a fabulous score from Walter Rizzatti that's one of my favorites.



#1981

The Land That Time Forgot (1975)Happy anniversary to The Land That Time Forgot, which was released on this day in 1975. ...
14/08/2024

The Land That Time Forgot (1975)

Happy anniversary to The Land That Time Forgot, which was released on this day in 1975.


#1975

In honor of my sober anniversary today, i wrote about my music journalism origin story, getting sober, moving to Boulder...
23/07/2024

In honor of my sober anniversary today, i wrote about my music journalism origin story, getting sober, moving to Boulder, living in a van, hanging out w my first Millennial friends, starting my first music blog at Folsom Street Coffee Co as part of the blogosphere rush and discovering Critical Theory. Outlining the scope of the project and detailing the connection between memoir, philosophy, and sociology.

Click the linkinbio to read the full piece. Subscribe to Hauntology Now! to never miss a post!


This week's 5x5: - A few more entries into my Best Albums of the 80s project. That Cecil Taylor ended up being rather en...
22/07/2024

This week's 5x5:

- A few more entries into my Best Albums of the 80s project. That Cecil Taylor ended up being rather enjoyable despite being VERY abstract. Atonal without becoming abrasive, which is hard to pull off.

Enjoyed that Mercyful Fate. Theyve grown on me quite a bit.

Not a huge fan of that Sabbat record, though.

- Couple more Merzbow albums for the collection.

- Been mulling over the new Ci******es After S*x, which is nice to listen to, on one hand, and rather vapid, on the other. Music for Xanax milkshakes.

- new Clairo is probably my album of the month.

- Couple new techno and IDM records. Been loving the new Muziq, even if it is a bit frivolous.

- Orange Goblin is kind of a 60/40 split. It sounds good and is often a lot of fun, but the lyrics border on agitprop a lot of the time, too on-the-nose and obvious to be ultimately effective.

What have you been listening to this week?


Shelley Duvall (7.7.49 - 7.11.24)Terribly saddened by the news of the passing of Shelley Duvall. Her performances in Rob...
11/07/2024

Shelley Duvall (7.7.49 - 7.11.24)

Terribly saddened by the news of the passing of Shelley Duvall. Her performances in Robert Altman's movies are some of my favorites.

Here's a shot of her with Sissy Spacek from 3 Women, a particular favorite that i reviewed last year.


#1977

Happy publication day to .author .b_caves What are yall reading this week? ...
10/07/2024

Happy publication day to .author .b_caves

What are yall reading this week?


This week's 5x5: Several of my picks for 's Director's Club podcast that came out a few days ago, talking with him and ...
07/07/2024

This week's 5x5:

Several of my picks for 's Director's Club podcast that came out a few days ago, talking with him and about our favorite albums from 1994.

Several of the best Ambient and Techno albums of June that i wrote about for

A few reviews I've been working on for

Several new entries in the Best 1000 Albums of the 80s project i've been working on for a while, plus a new horrorscore with Tangerine Dream's Firestarter soundtrack from 1984!

What have yall been listening to this week?


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To Kill A Dead Man (1994) . Happy anniversary, @Portishead! Dummy was released on this day, August 22, in 1994 in the UK. To Kill A Dead Man was a short film created by the band that yielded visuals for the album's iconic album cover. . #portishead #dummy #august22 #august22nd #1994 #august221994 #1994music #90s #1990s #90smusic #1990smusic #bestofthe90s #90saesthetic #shortmovie #shortfilm #noir #filmnoir #triphop #downbeat #bristol #bristolmusic #uk #sonicpsychogeography #musichistory #onthisday #otd #onthisdayinmusichistory #1001albums #jsimpson #forestpunkrecommends

Brian Maguire Bentiu Camp, South Sudan 1, 2018 Acrylic on canvas 79 x 157.5 inches My favourite painting i saw at First Thursday. This ones at @p_n_c_a. Felt SO GOOD to get back out to the galleries! More pics to follow #briangrainger #firstthursday #firstthursdaypdx #art #artgallery #portland #portlandor #portlandoregon #pdxart #painting #acrylic #acrylicpainting #landscape #landscapepainting #bentiu #sudan #irishart #socialart #artislife #artoftheday #paintingoftheday #artobsession #artobsessive #artstagram #artlover #pnca #jsimpson #thespiai #polymnia #visualdiary

Imarhan from Sunday night at @pickathon #imarhan #imarhanband #pickathon #pickathon2023 #musicfestival #livemusic #festivallife #concert #algeria #algerian #algerianmusic #algerianculture #africa #africanmusic #africanculture #northwestafrica #northernafrica #northafrica #desertmusic #desertrock #trance #trancemusic #sahara #saharadesert #regionalmusic #sonicpsychogeography #folk #folkmusic #folkculture #jsimpson

A moment of tranquility from yesterdays hike w @nathandorsett #water #rivers #riverlife #riverman #goingtoseetheriverman #elemental #peace #tranquility #neptunerising #pnw #pnwonderland #oregon #traveloregon #oregonhikes #hiking #saturday #saturdayvibes #saturdayaesthetic #peaceful #tranquil #meditative #calming #calm #meditation #jsimpson #visualdiary #letsgetlost #adventure #notallwhowanderarelost #herebedragons

@neworder last night at @acltv @sxsw . . . . . #neworder #sxsw #sxsw23 #sxsw2023 #newwave #postpunk #manchester #manchestermusic #austincitylimits #moodytheater #music #livemusic #concert #concertvideo #musicislife #musicisthebest #bernardsumner #stephenmorris #gilliangilbert #philcunningham #tomchapman #factory #factoryrecords #madchester #salford #joydivision #britishmusic #legends #jsimpson #musicjournalism

@drafthouse Sat. Night seeing It Lives Inside. Getting big Videodrome vibes. . . . . . #sxsw #sxsw23 #sxsw2023 #alamodrafthouse #itlivesinside #bishaldutta #movies #movie #moviegram #moviefestival #filmfestival #cinephile #cinephilecommunity #cinema #cinemalover #moviesarelife #24fps #movietheater #movietheatre #films #austin #austintx #austintexas #texas #traveltexas #nightmareonelmstreet #videodrome #saturdaynight #ontheroad #jsimpson

My Bloody Valentine (1981) Happy anniversary My Bloody Valentine! George Mihalka's classic slasher was released on this day, February 19 in 1981. It remains a high point of the genre! . . . . . #mybloodyvalentine #valentinesday #OnThisDay #OnThisDayInHistory #otd #horrorhistory #onthisdayinhorror #onthisdayinhorrorhistory #georgemihalka #paulkelman #lorihallier #neilaffleck #sydneymines #novascotia #paramount #paramountpictures #canada #canadianhorror #holidayhorror #greatwhitenorth #horrormovies #horrorfilm #slasher #1981 #february11 #february111981 #horrorgram #horrorcommunity #horrorlover #jsimpson

dessicant - 1912 (disquiet0575) (excerpt) Excited to be getting back into the Disquiet Junto project this year, a weekly series of prompts for musicians and sound artists of all kinds but with a bent towards the experimental and avant-garde. This is an excerpt from a piece called 1912. It was created with an ASMR recording of ice tinkling in a glass, which i chopped into slivers and then run through a sh*tload of reverb and delay which becomes a de facto rhythm track.  I dropped one of the slices into a granular synth, as well, where it was layered with three oscillators which makes for the melodic content.  i'll drop the link to the full track in my Link In Bio should you care to hear.  Very excited and VERY inspired, firing on all cylinders. Expect to hear LOTS more in 2023! . . . . . #dessicant #disquiet #disquietjunto #ice #onice #1912 #soundcollage #experimentalmusic #granular #granularsynth #granularsynthesis #acousmatic #acoustmaticmusic #fieldrecordings #foundsounds #ASMR #ambientreverb #music #quietmusic #musician #musiciansoninstagram #electronicmusic #producer #producersoninstagram #electronicproducer #makingmusic #trackoftheweek #JSimpson #audiodiary #audiogram

ATL -> ATX "A walk in the clouds." First leg of the journey on @delta was pretty wildly uncomfortable, from PDX to ATL, but was more than made up for with a window seat AND an emergency exit where i could stretch my legs. Atlanta's airport is rather wonderful, btw, and i highly recommend the cali breakfast burrito from @willysmexicana! SUPER kind staff, too! So far, am really enjoying the warmth of people in the south. Austin is reminding me a lot of New Orleans so far in a lot of wonderful ways. Im going to be wandering a lot for the foreseeable future, so stay locked on this space for travelogues, personal updates, random thoughts, travel photography, and my usual onslaught of weird media and ephemera. . #ontheroad #travel #travelandphilosophy #9thhouse #ninthhouse #atlanta #austin #delta #awalkintheclouds #littlefluffyclouds #flying #jsimpson #visualdiary #scenesfrommylife

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