Glasswort is and acts as a medium. A means of transmission, a channel, a liminal state, a container, an environment. A sympathetic vessel, a palette, a mirror - it centers itself in giving and receiving. In this it is both lost and found. Here it finds purpose, but not meaning. It transcribes and is transcribed in the process. As a lens, it brings those around it into focus yet cannot see itself. The soda ash from incinerated glasswort is used to make glass, valued for its crystal clear color. Sympathetic to the season, their stems take on rich purples, reds and pinks moving into leaf season - dappling the marshes like mome raths. You may also know it as swampfire, sea bean, samphire or pickleweed.

Latin: Salicornia depressa, roughly meaning depressed salt horn/branch 

Properties: A member of the goosefoot clade, Glasswort is equal parts vegetable, herb and spice. Much like oysters, kelp and other aquacultures - seabeans are a purifying force both within and without. As a halophytic plant (salt-tolerant) that can thrive in saline wastewater, it has the dual value of being a nutritious, commercially-valued vegetables and also treating wastewater from commercial fishing or shrimp operations. Glasswort is a vitamin and ionic mineral powerhouse; it is rich in calcium, iron, iodine, magnesium, copper, potassium, fiber and Vitamins, A, B, C + D. It is also very high in protein for a vegetable. You can find this small, bush-like succulent in the middle + lower levels of salt marshes in May-August in New England. Virginia Glasswort is widely distributed, from the coasts of FL to PEI in the Atlantic and from CA to BC in the Pacific. It is lovely raw, pickled, as a seasoning or cooked as a vegetable. 

Companions: Glasswort seeds are a vital food source for passerine birds and geese. It also provides a safe-haven for insects and snails, such as the marsh periwinkle and western pygmy blue, during high tides.The endangered salt marsh harvest mouse relies exclusively on Glasswort for its habitat and primary food source. They eat pickleweed and climb on top if its sturdy leaves to forage more efficiently. 

Recipe: https://honest-food.net/sea-beans-salicornia-samphire-saltwort

On Memory and Not Knowing

Giant Claw and Isabel Watson ~ June (Glasswort)

RELAX - March20th2022

Midwest polymath Keith Rankin is a visual artist who’s made covers for Rico Nasty and Kerwin Frost. He's also the co-owner of the experimental label Orange Milk, the sole member of Giant Claw, and 1/3 of the group Death’s Dynamic Shroud. 

We dive into how people listen to music, the evolution of musical styles and definitions, as well as Keith’s music journalist days with Tiny Mix Tapes. Everything we cover lays out the ethos of Musically Proper (cue drum roll).  

Source: https://musicallyproper.squarespace.com/blogall/giant-claw-interview

Giant Claw Interview

owee zaza edit **ATARIMIXX**

Giant Claw is the sound project of visual artist and Orange Milk Records co-founder Keith Rankin. Noumenal Loom Records and Orange Milk Records team up to present his first original work of 2014, Dark Web. Out on 12" and digitally now!

noumenalloom.bandcamp.com/album/giant-…law-dark-web
https://orangemilkrecords.bandcamp.com/

Giant Claw ~ "DARK WEB 005"

Giant Claw ~ "DARK WEB 002"

Giant Claw ~ "DARK WEB 001"

Giant Claw ~ "DARK WEB 003"

Giant Claw ~ "DARK WEB 006"

🔮 just announced! - @doomtrip's 4th anniversary compilation 'DOOM MIX VOL. IV' hits the "shelves" on 04.10.20, featuring a new Nmesh single "Cimcool 15KV Distribution" (dedicated to the hard working police force of Molokai 😏) - this time around, i'm sharing the run-time with Fire-Toolz, Infinity Knives, Pale Spring, Heejin Jang, Mukqs (of Good Willsmith), Ki Oni, Dntel, Diamondstein/Sangam, and plenty of other incredible acts - artwork by the uber-talented Keith Rankin, obviously - the hype is real.

tape pre-orders are up now, and your purchase comes with an immediate download of (4) tracks off the album (including mine): doomtrip.bandcamp.com/album/doom-mix-vol-iv

Doom Mix Vol. IV

PRE-ORDER

Nmesh - Cimcool 15KV Distribution(from DOOM MIX VOL. IV)

Record label based in Providence, RI

https://vimeo.com/noumenalloom
https://facebook.com/noumenalloom
http://noumenalloom.bandcamp.com

Living the Outback Dream and Off The Grid .

We Time is a platform for highly intentional audio direction. We specialize in sound design and composition for motion graphics, adverts, podcasts, VR, film & immersive installations. We’re always listening, so drop us a line!

wetimeaudiohouse@gmail.com
https://www.ineedsomewetime.com

Alex Koenig is an experimental / electronic producer and drummer out of Louisville.  Despite a background playing in numerous metal bands in the late 90’s, he began pursuing a solo electronic project in 2002 incorporating a multitude of styles, often with a heavy influence of psychedelia.  

Landed two remixes on renowned Brooklyn hardcore band Candiria’s “Toying With The Insanities, Vol. 3” 12” in 2010.  Released two critically acclaimed records through AMDISCS: Futures Reserve Label, the first being “Nu.wav Hallucinations” in April 2013, which made numerous Best-Of-2013 lists (including Tiny Mix Tapes & Flavorwire) and was also played on the Rodarte, Sportmax, Céline, Ferragamo, and Lacoste runways for Fashion Week in Milan, New York, and Paris.

Released “Dream Sequins®” (★★★★1/2 on Tiny Mix Tapes) in 2014, which at one point was the 2nd highest-rated vaporwave album on RYM, under Chuck Person's "Eccojams", and is noted as "taking the genre into uncharted and stratospheric territory" (Ash Beks, The Essential). The title track garnered some attention after appearing in Bronze 56K Hardware’s ***TRUST*** DVD, as well as a long stint being played in Chipotle restaurants nationwide.  Additionally, “Dream Sequins®” provided the soundtrack to Alex Czetwertynski’s original light installation “Blurware” at the 2016 Day For Night festival in Houston.  The album has been regarded as a “cult classic” (Adrian Mark Lore, The Observer) and even made a fan out of Disney actor and titular voice of “Steven Universe”, Zach Callison.  

Contributed a remix of "Radio Breakdown" for psychedelic giants The Amorphous Androgynous (aka The Future Sound Of London) on their Record Store Day exclusive 2x12” “The Cartel”, alongside DJ Food, Youth (of Killing Joke), and Noel Gallagher on bass and guitar.  Organized the massive 22nd transmission of the Terminal Radio program on FutureMusic FM, recruiting the likes of FSOL, DJ Food, Youth, Mixmaster Morris, and Ishq to contribute exclusive mixes and material. 

Released a 4+ hour psychedelic DJ mix of retro video game music "Welcome To Warp Zone!" in 2014, which was met with much acclaim in both the music and gaming communities, and garnered high praise from The Needle Drop and FACT Magazine.  As of December 2019, “Welcome To Warp Zone!” is ranked #3 in RYM’s ‘Top DJ Mixes Of All-Time’.  

Remixed Cal Chuchesta’s “Cocoa” single for the bonus track on “The New CALassic” mixtape, which reached #1 on Audiomack in August of 2015, and shared collaborative space with Joji (Filthy Frank) and the late 3Pac.  Released a much-anticipated split LP “The Path To Lost Eden” (4.5/5 on RA) with t e l e p a t h テレパシー能力者 on Dream Catalogue in 2015, spawning a fan-remix of the opening track by Zomby (XL Recordings).  

2017 saw the release of “Pharma”, Nmesh’s Orange Milk Records debut.  The double-album received remixes from a slew of notable artists, including Odd Nosdam, Traxman, and Humanoid (Brian Dougans of FSOL), as well as Orange Milk staples such as 食品まつり a.k.a foodman.  The release was a critical success, receiving a 8/10 from Exclaim!, a 4/5 from Resident Advisor, ★★★★1/2 from TMT, and a “decent 7” from The Needle Drop.  Gorilla vs. Bear ranked the album #58 on their ‘Albums Of 2017’ list.  PopMatters put it at number 10 in their list of ‘Best Avant-Garde and Experimental Music of 2017’.  

Curated the monolithic 100+ track charity compilation “Memories Overlooked: A Tribute To The Caretaker”, a collaborative effort of over 90 artists, paying tribute to Leyland Kirby’s long-running ambient project exploring memory loss, nostalgia and dementia via distorted pre-war ballroom music.

Nmesh has been featured in mixes from the likes of Gorilla vs. Bear, Dummy Mag, FACT, and Tiny Mix Tapes.  Airplay on Rinse FM, BBC Radio 6, NTS Radio, and KEXP in Seattle.

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