this is joseph. you may remember. i felt like letting anyone who's mindful enough to check this blog from time to time, or those who happened to accidentally end up here (which is no less a valid excuse to read these rants) that i and my dear friend Lachlan A. Fletcher (now of Montreal) will be doing a mix of a session now nearly a month old. despite the uncomfortable length of time between these dauntingly spaced stepping stones, it is healthy for me to rest my ears from songs i have devoted much of my energy to rendering these past weeks. i can re-approach with a cleansed palate, perhaps.
we recorded this material in a single 18 hour session at Strobe Recording in Chicago with a personally inspirational figure of mine: Jeremy Lemos (White/Light, Semaphore Recording). though grueling, draining, frustrating as it was, it was nevertheless enlightening and life affirming. in attendance were the backbone and QB: my brother Reid Garrison Miller, and Ryan Jedlicka, respectively. i cannot wait to do this again. but i should probably finish this project before beginning another, which only leads me back to paragraph one.
bill has made beautiful sleeves for these compact discs. his work speaks for itself (though in an eerie child-like whisper). as usual.
many happenings. much excitement. hence my overwhelming desire to share it with you. whoever you are.
April showers shall truly bring May flowers... if you wait to watch them bloom.
joseph_george
p.s. Zikr will play a short set opening for Chicago bands Big Science and Skybox at DePaul University Sunday May 31st at 6:30 PM. it's free. and we're playing in the building they filmed the fencing scene in "Richie Rich", so i'm told. why wouldn't you want to be there?
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I am very excited for the new CD! And I would love to be there cept..well this whole graduation thing is ocurring. Can't wait!
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