It's All Gone Weird

After much delay, episode 2 of my 2018 radio art series "The Long Play" has been reissued as a free/PWYW digital album on Bandcamp! And tomorrow just happens to be Bandcamp Friday ! https://w-a-davison.bandcamp.com/album/the-long-play-2 - W.A.Davison

Seems like these days I'm just posting about my own projects. I need to get back to what this blog is about which is talking about the best "weird" music and sounds that have been, and are, a part of my life...a personal account of a journey and a humble resource for fellow travelers. Well, I have to say that getting evicted from my apartment and workspace last year certainly was a major upheaval in my life and may have thrown me off my game for a while. And it ain't over yet! My current live/work arrangement is only temporary and there is likely to be an even bigger move toward the end of this year or early 2026. Anyway, enough about me. No, wait, more about me! As you may know, I put out a digital album called "500" in January of this year. It's a collection of 500 samples and loops and it has been slowly finding its way into the hands of friends and collaborators. Several albums have already been spawned from this sample collection and there are m...

Toward the end of January, I released a digital album called "500" which marked the occasion of my 500th release as a musician/sound artist. The album consists of 500 samples and loops selected randomly from my 40+ year archive of audio recordings (note that a few people assumed that the collection represented one sample from each of the 500 releases but that is not correct. The collection is truly random and is taken from many sorts of recordings in my archive, including previously released material, unreleased material, live recordings, field recordings, samples I've created over the years, etc.). The album can be listened to as a work of audio art in the form of a "cut-up" (shuffle play recommended). The samples and loops, being released under a Creative Commons license, can also be used in new compositions, improvisations, etc. So far, I have only been sharing this album with friends. It may be released to the general public at a later date. Or not. Arou...

I will be performing a solo set at Decoy Bar this Thursday evening. Details follow: Record Detective presents A night of Dada Death Worship with W.A.Davison and New Times More Words at Decoy Bar 370 Queen St. E. 9 pm, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025 $10 or PWYC I'm not at all sure what Record Detective Means by "Dada Death Worship" but I guess we will find out Thursday evening! - W.A.Davison

Despite the challenging band name and album title, this is an excellent album with a retro 70s psychfolk meets filmscore vibe and, dare I say, NWW-ish production touches sprinkled throughout. Masterfully crafted by Michael Somerset Ward with a host of highly skilled musicians and featuring the alluring and captivating voice of Sylwia Anna Drwal. Highly recommended! https://discusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/kiedy-wilki-zawyja-118cd-lp-2021 - W.A.Davison

Don't know much about this person. They sent me a friend request on facebook today and I listened to their album. Prepared acoustic bass guitar, electronics, field recordings, free improvisation, etc. Quite nice! Aoki Satoru "Juli" - https://tototod.bandcamp.com/album/juli Sorry I haven't posted in a while. My partner and I are being evicted from our home/studio, which we've been in for the past 20 years. Just sorting through all of our belongings, thinning things out, and trying to figure out where we are going to live is taking most of my time. Wish us luck. With things the way they are these days, we're going to need lots of it! - W.A.Davison