Cool

An eerie electromagnetic mini bed for environmentalism to stretch out on.

RRR-RRRR

A game of nicely twisted art pop telephone.

FLUTTERKICK

I uploaded some examples of me singing so AI could learn my voice, and then I changed me to a grrrl. So here is my song with AI manipulated vocals.

What are you doing there when you could be much more here?
Stuffed with magic
Dripping with physics
We've been brainwashed.
When guys swing their dick around it's not hot, it's dumb and annoying. I would never go to bed with me.

GIGGLEBUCKET

My uncle Bob was kind of a Paul Bunyan character. A burly guy with the biggest hands I've ever seen. Instead of a blue ox, he had a yellow backhoe, and he roamed the upper Midwest doing great feats of construction. For a while in the 1970s, when his kids were young, he tried settling down. He opened a service station in Abbotsford, Wisconsin - at what, at the time, was the intersection of two major highways. Here's what I remember about those times.

demos

Bob's Texaco

On today's show, Sun Ra Arkestra guitarist DM Hotep. Philadelphia-born DM Hotep has been a part of the Sun Ra Arkestra for over 25 years.  The musical group was originally formed in the 1950s by the keyboardist known as Sun Ra.  Ra's all-encompassing imagination claimed his origins were from the planet Saturn, and with light shows, flamboyant costumes and group chants and a musical palette elaborately versed in both the earthly and celestial, the Arkestra were forerunners of the  concept of “Afrofuturism,” contributing to the African diaspora's interaction with culture, technology, astronomy and sci-fi themes.  “Space is the Place” was one of Sun Ra's main credos, with interstellar exploration and space reoccurring as a regular motif.  Sun Ra's band the Arkestra has continued on since his passing in 1993, today led by the 101 year old longtime Arkestra saxophonist Marshall Allen.

We talk to DM about his fascination with the guitar, how he got pulled into the reestablished Arkestra's orbit and how he found his musical place amongst the sometimes 20-plus conglomeration.  DM's musical adventures go beyond the Arkestra, he also performs and records with his partner, Arkestra vocalist Tara Middleton in Jupiter Blue, in Kevin Diehl's collaborative Airlft while also curating the residency of Marshall Allen's Ghost Horizons, regularly bringing brave musicians from around the world to perform and be conducted by the legendary Marshall Allen. We'll hear samples of DM's work, including some of his film scoring, throughout the conversation.

We also discuss DM's upcoming performance at The Rotunda in Philadelphia, 4014 Walnut Street. At 7pm on Thursday July 10th, DM will be perform a solo ambient set, followed by a screening of Jerome Bixby's THE MAN FROM EARTH, a speculative sci-fi feature, presented by Bright Bulb Screenings.

F2K Ep. 57 - Sun Ra Arkestra Guitarist DM Hotep

I Am A Tree        

A tree by the water,  my roots growing deep
 Into the lake, feel the current… weep

50 years older, my bark falling off
birds in my branches, flying creatures of many colors

  Listening to liquor
Heed all the brains
  Feed all the sick ones
Leaves in the rain

Wind rocking my boughs
Lightning is threatening
A narrow escape, down my long 
Hallway of dreams 


     Rockets and kites   
Hide under my hat
     Bats and Oppossums    
Live above that
   Insects and woodpeckers   
Make me their home
  The tide always feeds me
I drink all,  I drink all of its foam

Plenty of fluids
I got junk in my trunk
Trees don’t decide 
When the sun wants to hide

  Listening to liquor
Heed all the brains
  Feed all the sick ones
Leaves in the rain

Life can be greedy
Life can be brief
We all have to meet
The electric sleep

© July 2016 Beeftone Music, BMI
Music/Words: Biff Moyer

I Am A Tree

Lyrics & backing vocals: Mary Moyer
Music: Biff B.

Smoking with Peter
On the 24th Floor
Didn't know he was a saint
Till he bolted out the door

Neon trails leading underground
Lost in the labrynth... 
I'm lost... Then I'm found

Bullet train runnin' through my brain
Tokyo to Yokohama
Never any drama

Recruits at the ready with their
Guns so steady
Working our way
Through the plastic food display

Hum of silence
Deafening everywhere
Shopping at the the Stop'n'go
For hooker underwear

Bullet train running through my brain
Tokyo to Yokohama
Never any drama
Bullet train running through my brain
Kasugai to Okinawa
In less than an hour

Fourteen floors of hello kitsch
Drive through karaoke 
In the wrong pitch 
Men in suits, falling down
Cosplay cafes, tempting you around

Chorus

St. Peter

Sulu

First, we talk about at the realities of being an introvert (like Derek) and discuss how to still make friends and influence people in the business whether you’re at a gig, a party or an official music conference. &nbsp; Next, Derek breaks down one of my favorite articles that he’s ever written, where he discusses the happiest artists he knows and what they do to remain creative and active in their music careers without suffering from the grind of the gig economy or burning out from feeling like they need to constantly monetize and hustle.  In This Episode Derek and Ariel Discuss:   Derek Sivers first interview is&nbsp;just for musicians and the music business people   How a natural introvert like Derek learned how to get ahead in the music business and at&nbsp;any&nbsp;networking event or conference   How he came up with the brilliant title of his upcoming book:&nbsp;Your Music and People, Creative and Considerate Fame,&nbsp;what it’s&nbsp;about and what to expect when it’s released   How to keep yourself in balance and the formula artists have figured out to stay happy as lifelong creatives   Why having a stage name is a fabulous way to protect your personal humanity and separate yourself from what can feel confronting and how this can separate you from negativity   How a natural introvert (like Derek) can learn how to get ahead in the music business and at&nbsp;any&nbsp;networking event or conference     What the happiest musicians Derek knows do to keep themselves in balance and the formula they have figured out to stay happy as lifelong artists   &nbsp; Episode Action Sheet: Download All 6 Cyber PR Music Freebies! &nbsp; Books Mentioned: Your Music and People, Creative and Considerate Fame – Derek Sivers upcoming book –&nbsp;it will be announced here when it comes out&nbsp;here. Digital Minimalism&nbsp;– Cal Newport&nbsp; How to Win Friends &amp; Influence People&nbsp;– Dale Carnegie &nbsp; Articles Mentioned: Balance – Derek’s Article&nbsp;about the happiest musicians he knows and what they do differently The Modern Trap of Turning Hobbies Into Hustles&nbsp;– Manrepeller&nbsp; Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?&nbsp;– The Atlantic&nbsp; &nbsp; Throwback Video: Derek&nbsp;&amp; Ariel discuss the&nbsp;best niche-based pitch&nbsp;he ever heard (it’s that “one line” Derek refers to in this podcast.) &nbsp; Contact Derek: Email&nbsp; Derek’s Twitter

Bob's Texaco

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