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I often work alone, however, friendship and hanging out with friends who make you laugh is very good for you, and sometimes that turns into art, I guess. I’m not totally sure how, but it often happens with my friends. Sidsel Meineche Hansen and I recently made the record ‘Alien Baby’. We also made some ‘Globe’ paintings, and I wrote a short soundtrack piece for a video she made with Reba Maybury, called ‘Day of Wrath’. ’Fingerblades’ is a recent duo exhibition of solo paintings, made with Rachal Bradley. I’ve known Rachal since we were kids at school, and I love her very much. Rachal is currently working on a film about Japanese fashion and the north-west of England, where we both grew up.
Apr 1, 2025
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Member of the also great band Mothers, she writes great and weird and beautiful strict alien dream songs. I’d recommend her album The Opening, or Closing of a Door.
Feb 9, 2024
Seattle-based avant-garde artist, active from the 1980s through now. Her material is normally quite chaotic and free-improvisatory, but her album Birthing Chair Blues could have fit in on the stranger (and jazzier) side of alt-rock at the time (Soul Coughing, Laughing Stock by Talk Talk). More accessible but still really interesting arrangements, Palacinka is sort of like a jangle pop song but with drum machine, bass guitar, alto saxophone, and melodica, no guitar.
Mar 28, 2025
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Love Is The Message, The Message is Death by Arthur Jafa
Birth Death Breath by Diane Christiansen and Jeanne Dunning
Ana Mendiet’s Siuleta series
Rothko’s Seagram Murals at the Tate Modern
Nov 11, 2024
Top Recs from @joanne-robertson
Throughout January, I’d wake up, light a fire, and play a yellow sleeved record I found in a charity shop. As a compilation it confuses a little in terms of who wrote what, after researching the tracks, it’s mostly the collaborations between Charlie Parker and Miles Davis. I’m making new paintings at the moment, and some jazz music really keeps the paint loose. I was almost studying ‘Moose the Mooche’ and ‘A Night in Tunisia’ before walking to the studio. Another musician who I’m close with is Heather Leigh. She is an amazing improviser and she inspires me. Check the albums ‘I Abused Animal’, ‘Throne’, the song ‘Prelude to Goddess’ is about me. Heather also played extensively with Peter Brötzmann, and she creates beautiful gardens too @theglamgardener
Apr 1, 2025
Rosie Healey cooks dream food. Fresh yum amazing, she teaches me to make things I love too, like the magic dressings and green sauce. I am not as good as her and she sometimes laughs when I make gravy.
Apr 1, 2025
A lovely noise musician showed me this when I was 22 in NY, and it blew my mind. I love it as a film, and as a recording of sound. I often watch/listen/dance to this with my son, just to introduce him to real music as I call it. I love all kinds of music, but I tend to come back to certain musicians and bands again and again. It makes me think of the Fluxus movement.
Apr 1, 2025