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John Frusciante

John Frusciante

Tom Waits

Tom Waits

John Frusciante, Letur-Lefr (EP) & PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone (LP)


“Hello people,

There are two new John Frusciante records coming out.  The first is an EP entitled Letur-Lefr, and the second is an LP entitled PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone.  I sing, play the instruments and am the engineer. The EP features a few friends on vocals, mostly MC’ing.  The LP has one feature, the rest of the vocals being my own.

I consider my music to be Progressive Synth Pop, which says nothing about what it sounds like, but does describe my basic approach. I combine aspects of many styles of music and create my own musical forms by way of electronic instruments.

The tracks on Letur-Lefr are from 2010 and PBX was made in 2011. Letur is a compilation, a selected portion of music I made that year while PBX was conceived as an album, the songs having been recorded in succession. The records are very different from each other, so prior to the release of the LP, I will make available a free download of a song called Walls and Doors. This song pointed the way towards PBX, but was recorded 7 months earlier. I always took it for granted that Walls and Doors would be part of the record, but as it turned out the record was better off without it.

Letur-Lefr will be released in Japan on July 4th, in North America on July 17th, and in the rest of the world on July 16th.  You can pre-order the EP, which will be available on vinyl, CD, cassette and in 32 bit, FLAC and MP3 digital formats here.

PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone will be released in Japan on September 12th, in North America on September 25th and in the rest of the world on September 24th. Like Letur-Lefr, PBX Funicular Intaglio Zone will be available on vinyl, CD, cassette and in 32 bit, FLAC and MP3 digital formats.

We will provide a pre-order link for PBX sometime in early August.

- Thanks, John”

Marina Abramović, Rhythm 0, 1974 “To test the limits of the relationship between performer and audience, Abramović developed one of her most challenging (and best-known) performances. She assigned a passive role to herself, with the public being the force which would act on her. Abramović had placed upon a table 72 objects that people were allowed to use (a sign informed them) in any way that they chose. Some of these were objects that could give pleasure, while others could be wielded to inflict pain, or to harm her. Among them were a rose, a feather, honey, a whip, scissors, a scalpel, a gun and a single bullet. For six hours the artist allowed the audience members to manipulate her body and actions. Initially, members of the audience reacted with caution and modesty, but as time passed (and the artist remained impassive) people began to act more aggressively. As Abramović described it later: “What I learned was that… if you leave it up to the audience, they can kill you.” … “I felt really violated: they cut up my clothes, stuck rose thorns in my stomach, one person aimed the gun at my head, and another took it away. It created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the audience. Everyone ran away, to escape an actual confrontation.”

Marina Abramović, Rhythm 0, 1974

“To test the limits of the relationship between performer and audience, Abramović developed one of her most challenging (and best-known) performances. She assigned a passive role to herself, with the public being the force which would act on her.

Abramović had placed upon a table 72 objects that people were allowed to use (a sign informed them) in any way that they chose. Some of these were objects that could give pleasure, while others could be wielded to inflict pain, or to harm her. Among them were a rose, a feather, honey, a whip, scissors, a scalpel, a gun and a single bullet. For six hours the artist allowed the audience members to manipulate her body and actions.

Initially, members of the audience reacted with caution and modesty, but as time passed (and the artist remained impassive) people began to act more aggressively. As Abramović described it later:

“What I learned was that… if you leave it up to the audience, they can kill you.” … “I felt really violated: they cut up my clothes, stuck rose thorns in my stomach, one person aimed the gun at my head, and another took it away. It created an aggressive atmosphere. After exactly 6 hours, as planned, I stood up and started walking toward the audience. Everyone ran away, to escape an actual confrontation.”

Francis Russell “Frank” O’Hara (March 27, 1926 – July 25, 1966)

Francis Russell “Frank” O’Hara (March 27, 1926 – July 25, 1966)

John Anthony Frusciante

John Anthony Frusciante

Hillel Slovak (April 13, 1962 – June 25, 1988)

Hillel Slovak (April 13, 1962 – June 25, 1988)

fckyeaharthistory: Pablo Picasso, Seated Man (Self-Portrait), 1965.

fckyeaharthistory:

Pablo Picasso, Seated Man (Self-Portrait), 1965.

(via toomuchart)

alecshao: Jean-Michel Basquiat, Earth, 1984

alecshao:

Jean-Michel Basquiat, Earth, 1984

(via toomuchart)

toomuchart: Alexander Calder, Red and Yellow Among Blacks, 1974.

toomuchart:

Alexander Calder, Red and Yellow Among Blacks, 1974.

laflaneuse8: Robert Motherwell, Beside the Sea No. 18, 1962 - Oil on rag paper

laflaneuse8:

Robert Motherwell, Beside the Sea No. 18, 1962 - Oil on rag paper

(Source: mcah.columbia.edu)

ymutate: Paul Klee, Likeness in the Bower, 1930

ymutate:

Paul Klee, Likeness in the Bower, 1930

Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller

Thomas Wright “Fats” Waller

Paul Thomas Anderson, The Master - Teaser Trailer - Joaquin Phoenix

Yorgos Lanthimos, Dogtooth (Kynodontas), 2009 - Still (Aggeliki Papoulia)

Yorgos Lanthimos, Dogtooth (Kynodontas), 2009 - Still (Aggeliki Papoulia)