Les 
I could use a cigarette from time to time. I enjoyed smoking. I often time joked how when I was 96 years old I would be interviewed by the local news station and be asked the secret to my longevity. To which I would answer; bourbon and cigarettes. We would all collectively laugh, maybe i would fart on camera. Some people dream about cottages on the ocean. I’ve always been …..different.
I used to be bullied horribly as a kid. Different was considered existential by the maddening crowd. The weak get culled from the herd. I learned everything I need to know about human nature in middle school. The worlds I created to survive involved all the senses. I know what hate smells like and what color it is.
I am thankful for the lessons.
I have been neglecting my website for some time now. I will be honest i am thinking about dropping Modern Cannibal magazine from my creative rotation. It is the hardest thing for me to keep up to date. I am not a writer. Taking pictures and populating my Instagram account has been an absolute joy, and it is easy to keep fresh because I have learned to take pictures when i can. Taking pictures is changing my life because it is no different than making music, painting, writing or…fuck….dreaming. So I either give up the site or use it like I take pictures; Practically.
Maybe I will hold on to the site a bit longer.
I lost the best little friend I have ever had just a bit ago. To imagine her little frame cold underground is so hard to take sometimes. I am so proud of the love I had for her. RIP Miss Nikita.
Soma Cosmos.
Someone said I should do reviews of music gear. I cant remember who. I asked Mindy what I should write about and she said; ” what you know”. I hate gear reviews. I will search them out if i need info on something but I hate the ones who get technical and boring. God, shut the fuck up and get to the point. I am looking for magic. I want to see what the developer used to construct this piece of kit. The philosophy better have something to do with communing with spirits or defining the universe on a granular level because if it doesn’t then why did you bother?
Fairfield circuitry is a company that is ok with being different. They understand the intrinsic value of the struggle. Now I have come to admit another to the list of the true arcane; Soma.
Looping pedals can be romantic and dreamy. Listen to Bill Frisell for a lesson on technical existentialism. The kind you need a sweater to really appreciate. The Soma Cosmos takes it to another level. It repeats the way it wants to repeat, meaning; you have to respond in kind. It ends up evolving into something that is like a stew. It’s chewy. You have to spice it accordingly. You end up 20 minutes later with saliva dripping on your feet while you try to remember where you are. You can smell your walk home from school, and wish you could pet your cat just one more time. Time travel becomes real.
So…..would I buy one? Well….I did. Should you? Well, let’s put it this way; if you are thinking this wasn’t a very good review because it didn’t give you enough data to make an informed decision then, no you shouldn’t get one. It’s not a safe purchase. It’s expensive and if you are not an improviser you will probably not like it much. Get an Eventide instead. That is a great delay.
However; sometimes playing it safe is exactly what you need to avoid.
Cheers and good food.
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