It's All Gone Weird

Here's a collection of 2023 Top Ten lists at Anxious Music Magazine , including one by yours truly: https://anxiousmagazine.pl/artykuly/anxious-top-10-2023/2/ Happy New Year!! - W.A.Davison

Dan Burke's Illusion Of Safety project is celebrating 40 years of sonic exploration this year. I suppose I should have announced this earlier in 2023 but...well, I didn't know it was their 40th anniversary...I can't know everything, dammit, give me a break! Anyway, IOS is not a band I've spent a lot of time with but I have heard plenty of tracks and albums over the years, saw them play live a couple of times, and always appreciated Burke's commitment to sound experimentation and his diversity of approaches. If you haven't heard much, or any, Illusion Of Safety before, now is a great time to do it, particularly since almost their entire back catalogue is available on Bandcamp! Here are some links: https://illusionofsafety.net/ https://illusionofsafety.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@illusionofsafety - W.A.Davison

Saddened to hear that Ace Farren Ford of Smegma, LAFMS, and numerous other projects has passed away. Here is a recent-ish Smegma performance with Ace front and center: https://youtu.be/7AdJe7RSWWQ?si=P0jbfkHHSIAuocbC - W.A.Davison

Pleased as punch that the November digital single from Matt Waldron's irr. app. (ext.) project includes a collaborative track with my old band Six Heads ! https://irrappext.bandcamp.com/album/2023-monthly-digital-single-ndas-revisited-november - W.A.Davison