Moon Illusions

SHOW CAVE NIGHT GALLERY presents a 25 minute journey into the mind's eye. MOON ILLUSION is new age, mysticism, satanism, black magick, white magick, time travel, space travel, aliens, singularity, mulder and scully, FBI, CIA, government conspiracy... featuring 2 videos by yours truly. If you like the trailer above, download the full movie in divx format here

SHOW CAVE NIGHT GALLERY presents Moon Illusion

Tittle Tattle

Another 1983 italo classic, this time from Baricentro. With just the right bass, one can be transported back in time to the Music Box, Funhouse, or Danceteria's golden years. Oh, what it must have been like to be there.... sigh. I can't tell if I like the instrumental or vocal version more. Either way, this track is sure to get you movin. See you on the dance floor.

Baricentro - Tittle Tattle (Vocal)
Baricentro - Tittle Tattle (Twice)

Cool As Ice

No, this isn't the theme song to Vanilla Ice's '91 movie opus, I just couldn't do that to you. At least, not yet.

Rather it's the much cooler '83 Factory Records release of 52nd Street's "Cool As Ice". I totally love this early 80s, basement sounding, british electro/r'n'b. This track also got special treatment from Jellybean Benitez, which makes it 'twice as nice'. The second single is a chill dub version of the original.

52nd Street - Cool As Ice
52nd Street - Twice As Nice

Live version of "Cool As Ice".



"Fly on the wall" short film shot in Factory's Strawberry Studio with New Order's Stephen Morris and engineer Chris Nagle recording 52nd Streets hit "Can't Afford"

and last but not least, the totally tuff video for "Can't Afford".

Video Life

This one goes out to Tommy Boy, someone who is living the video life to its fullest.

"Video life will open your door...
its a gateway from reality..."

Bilgeri- Video Life

You Hear Colours

I'm pleased to finally share with you my video for CFCF's new release on Acéphale Records. The video is for the single "You Hear Colours" Read the full review here. This beautifully spaced out, balearic 7" scorcher is limited, so get on it.

I want to thank Patrik over at Acéphale for letting me be a part of this release. The video was a total blast to make, especially with such a great tune to work with. CFCF is certainly a talent to keep an eye on! Enjoy the viddie kiddies!!!

Resonate

Lately I'm getting more and more into that murky murky sound coming out of LA. That sound of bands recorded onto VHS and spat out the other side, warped and obscured, echoed through long tinny tunnels and lit up with garish neon. Bands like Geneva Jacuzzi, Nite Jewel, John Maus (via Hawaii) and the great granddaddy of the scene, Ariel Pink's Haunted Grafitti, have me enchanted and are steadily pulling me into dreamworld. A place sometimes more lucid than other times, sometimes fragmented, sometimes nightmareish, sometimes beautiful, sometimes (seemingly) unfinished and abrupt.

Thanks to XXJFG (yet again) I have a new fave that falls within these amorphous sonic boundaries, LA's own Silent Talk. The homemade CDR I got from them blows my mind. It paints a broad, broad spectrum of styles over 22(!) tracks and... I don't know, words fail me. Just listen.

These two are definitely the most ARAWA-esque of the package...
Silent Talk- My Risonare
Silent Talk- Where Can I Go

and this is the one that made me fall in luv. Hearts.
Silent Talk- Love Go's

You can buy your own custom-made and hand designed CDR right from their myspace. Do it!

This Man

This 1980 space oddity by Phill & The Friends is pure gold. I first heard this song on Daniel Baldelli's cosmic compilation and then mentioned on Dream Chimney by Jaz. While searching for a youtube reference I realized no one had posted it yet. Feeling like it was prime for some video treatment, this little montage came to mind. I hope I did justice to this little nugget of cosmic bliss. Enjoy

Phill & Friends Band - This Man

Telefon

I know theres a vast eastern European disco/new wave sound I have yet to discover. What I have found is impressive. Rewarding little treasures, impossible to pronounce and completely irresistible. I can't get these songs out of my head. Like Denis & Denis, a Croatian new wave duo whose 1984 album "Cuvaj" featured this haunting and addictive synthpop melody.

Denis & Denis - Telefon

I could totally get into more of this. For now, youtube seems is the best way to find these rare gems. Enjoy the video arawans!

Ciani Waves

Suzanne Ciani is my secret crush these days. There's just something I find incredibly sexy about female synth nerds. Her 1982 masterpiece "Seven Waves" is one of those albums I can put on repeat for hours. The gentle, calming atmosphere Ciani creates with her vintage synthesizers soothes my soul. This is the stand out track from that album in my opinion

Suzanne Ciani - The Fifth Wave, Water Lullaby

If you're ever looking for a meditative "zone" out session on youtube, check out these vids of Ms. Ciani at work.





Vintage keyboards and proto-new age, electronic music. Does it get any better?!

ARAWA Stimulatin' Mixin'

A few months ago PLAIDMUSIC asked me to submit a guest mix to their excellent blog. It's been enough time now that I'd like to share it with all of you. If you want to see the tracklist, it'll be in the comment section

Tommyboy - Stimulation

PS> I just wanted to let everyone know we've added a new mix section in the far right nav bar. If you've missed out on any of these excellent selections, here's your chance to catch up. Happy listening