The Cosmic Microwave - Dystopioid - The 24 Hour Project

Three years ago, Novachild and Diegesis Freak cooked up some interesting music for the 24-Hour Project. Armed with a Pogoplug (v 1), ample bandwidth and prodigious levels of bean juice, we cranked this out in about 7 hours.

(Audio Possibly NSFW)



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Holy Crapola. Old Poem Discovered - "The Body"

I found this on archive.org searching through old versions of novachild.com. Been looking for a few of these poems for a long while, but the hard copies have long since disappeared. Without further interruption.....

The Body - 8-29-94

The brain is machine
a creaking
leaking
torture device
floating in smoke signals

The leader of the feet
I dream
Symbols float down
and determine what dreams
are scrolling to the body

a tower
a river
an ocean

a valley
a hollow oak limb

The hands
do what they can
to break rules and boundaries
before they are tied back
What the arms can't reach
the feet kick dirt upon
The body tries to grasp
the mind is
together, they travel through the vortex
becoming alien
returning to the ocean at death

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The Angel Oak

Angel Oak
(Photo found on subreddit ITAP - not sure of photographer)

It's the "Angel Oak," found in John’s Island, South Carolina, and it's estimated to be over 1400 years old.

I visited the sad tree with my family in the mid-80s, having the good fortune of residing in Ladson, SC at the time (close to the home of my Cherokee ancestors in NC). I recall the park surrounding the tree sporting rusty playground equipment, and the tree branches were supported by struts rather than be allowed to break or touch the ground and rot.

The land owners charged $5 to see it (the new owners apparently do not charge), and I must say the experience left a sort of breathless/pathetic impression upon me, as if the tree were begging to be allowed to die, in a sense, but man was fighting to preseve it. Hurricane Hugo took care of some of that in 1989, but it is reported that the tree has recovered from the damage.

The Angel Oak made it into a poem I wrote as well. I should post it when I find it. Meanwhile, here’s the link to the official web site: http://www.angeloaktree.org/

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Firm Meat

This song was originally meant for the Weary Demons EP. Frankly I’m not sure why I excised it.


Firm Meat (2004) by novachild

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Monochrome

Here’s a fun minimal IDM track I made for the Weary Demons EP and later scrapped. Not really sure why. Perhaps it just didn’t compliment the other tracks. In any case, enjoy, share, comment!

Monochrome by novachild

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Feeding Fish

2011 marks 10 years of the Novachild project. To celebrate, I’ll be posting some rare/unreleased tracks from time to time. Some may even be remixes, but very likely I will allow time to be heard and avoid ‘fixing’ these old mixes as much as I can.

Here’s an ambient piece I wrote in 2001. Enjoy, share, comment!

Feeding Fish (2001) by novachild

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Vintage Photo - Bruce & Severin

I always thought we kinda looked like brothers. This is me circa 1994 in the back room at the old IKON, I believe, on Peoria. I miss that outfit.

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The Living Machines - Hiatus

Regarding my other band, The Living Machines:

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To put it bluntly, we’re on hiatus. Or, should I say I'm the last remaining member? In any case, we're doing different things now.

Novachild is my endless project, so no worries there. I'm about 2 release a new album. Jonas is working on a duo. Ransom is playing with other bands. James is building a new sound with friends, which may be recorded this Summer in my studio.

All is well, and I do have about 60 shirts left over if anybody wants one. :) Plus a few CDs and merch. Need to figure out what to do with them.

Cheers,
Bruce

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Pac-Man Pancakes

I made these on a whim tonight while Talon, my son, watched in total perplexity.

Pac-Man Pancakes

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Ernie Steingold's Art Van

My wife and I encountered this wonderful Art Van last summer while searching for good coffee. Music by myself (Novachild) and Tim Casey on guitar.

It was created by the late Ernie Steingold of Burbank, CA. Visit this page for a full-frame photo of the van, with smiling creator, as well as detailed information.



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