Rumours are starting to emerge that John is currently in America working on yet another new album!
I suspect this is in Los Angeles with Harold Budd as he discussed an unfinished project witht he great man earlier in the year, but until I make a few phone calls I can't confirm this.
I suspect he has two more weeks before the term starts again at TVU.
"From Trash" (previously referred to as "Impossible" is now due for release on 6th November, which seems a long way off given that promo copies are already being circulated.
There are now SIX dates announced for a mini tour at the end of November, and a unique showcase for Tiny Colour Movies at this year's Brighton Film Festival. I'll be there for that (at which he said yesterday there will be new material played as well!!) but can't say I'm very excited at the idea of seeing him and Louis again this year.
Specially not as I am now in possession of two boots from the recent tour - Scala and one labelled 'Birmingham'. How can it be Brirmingham when they never played there. I heard initially it was Sheffield, but perhaps Birmingham means Wolverhampton??
Either way, the sound quality is only average, but seems to improve towrds the end. Shifting City is awesome as always and - at last - we have "The Man Who Dies Every day" as an audio file.
Once I've finished editing it down.
it was a major Foxx day on friday. I gotr not only these two boots, but also finished my copy of "City of Endless Stairways" which is the new preview of the CO3 DVD we are eagerly awaiitng in a matter of weeks.
Beautiful stuff - tho I did notice some of the images are repeated from Oceanic.
Strange that no-one else has picked up on this yet - they've been online since May I think!!!
Also put together a CD with the two new promo tracks for From Trash ('Friendly Fire' and 'Never Let Me Go' which I have worked into the two Echoes interviews from August.
These are a bit disappointing and seem to use comments and soundbites cut and psted from other times. I know they interviewed John in 1982 (which no-one seems to know anything about???) but was the interview JDeL made in August really that bad that they couldn't use all of that.
So four CDS added to the arcchive this weekend, as well as a copy of the Can Anthology from Fopp which I picked up on friday.
Only played a couple of tracks so far but it sounds intriguing - and good to be able to explore such a massively influential band at last.
Its been a MAD year by John's standards.
He's finished an album with Robin Guthrie and wroked on material with Steve Jansen and Theo travis (and possibly now Harold Budd)
released four albums
Tiny Colour Movies
The Hidden man
Live from a Room as Big as a City
From trash (soon)
Played live on a twelve date tour.
Six more dates forthcoming.
Updated his Cathedraloceans website with artwork.
Finished the DVD (soon)
Exhibited Tiny Colour Movies in Brighton (soon)
Become a part of the 'arthertz' movement
A busy and inspiring man.
Long may it continue