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Wayne Kramer, the guitarist who co-created MC5 – one of the rawest, most influential and politically engaged bands in US history – has died aged 75. His Instagram page announced the news: “Wayne S Kramer. Peace be with you. April 30 1948 – February 2 2024.”

music for plants seems to establish itself as a standalone genre already, with its roots being as deep as Mort Garson's famous Plantasia. this genre assumes that plants enjoy simplistic/minimalist and playful analog synth sounds and it's hard to tell if there's hard evidence to that or it's because Plantasia sounded that way ~ probably a mixture of both. plants do seem to react better to the pure tones rather than complex polyphony but there's clearly not enough studies on that. though, in case of this cassette it's more closer to the reality, as David Edren actually played his music sketches to two plants known for their sensitivity to movement and touch, including the movement of air. once again it's up to human's interpretation whether plants liked those sounds or not, but going by intuition it is possible (i believe) to draw an outline. in the end, David tells in the interview that with such music what's more important is to positively affect not the plants themselves but our relationship with them.

Here's the music video for "Urban Driftwood," the single off my record, also titled, "Urban Driftwood!" "Urban Driftwood" is out January 29, 2021 on SPINSTER. Buy from label (vinyl/CD/digital): https://yasminwilliams.bandcamp.com/album/urban-driftwood

Directed by Drew Hagelin Camera Operation by Drew Hagelin, Josh Vaile Appearances by Yasmin Williams and Amadou Kouyate

The narrative plot of Urban Driftwood culminates in the repetitive, meditative sounds of guitar, kora, kalimba, and hand drums on the penultimate title track, creating a sonic landscape that communicates the feeling of movement and evokes images of the natural beauty that persists within urban spaces. As she wrote the song, Williams was reflecting on her personal role in the context of the current societal moment, considering her position as Black female guitarist within a white male dominated field. Yasmin says, “There are not many Black guitarists within this genre and particularly with all of the political and social discord that was/is happening in the United States in 2020, I felt it was extremely important to include a song on the album that was inspired by my heritage and paid homage to who I am, the household I grew up in, the music I listened to as a child. ‘Urban Driftwood’ is more like the music I grew up listening to than any other song I’ve released so far.”

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LYRICS:

Here we stand

Like an Adam and an Eve

Waterfalls

The Garden of Eden

Two fools in love

So beautiful and strong

The birds in the trees

Are smiling upon them

From the age of the dinosaurs

Cars have run on gasoline

Where, where have they gone?

Now, it's nothing but flowers

There was a factory

Now there are mountains and rivers

You got it, you got it

We caught a rattlesnake

Now we got something for dinner

We got it, we got it

There was a shopping mall

Now it's all covered with flowers

You've got it, you've got it

If this is paradise

I wish I had a lawnmower

You've got it, you've got it

Years ago

I was an angry young man

And I'd pretend

That I was a billboard

Standing tall

By the side of the road

I fell in love

With a beautiful highway

This used to be real estate

Now it's only fields and trees

Where, where is the town

Now, it's nothing but flowers

The highways and cars

Were sacrificed for agriculture

I thought that we'd start over

But I guess I was wrong

Once there were parking lots

Now it's a peaceful oasis

You've got it, you've got it

This was a Pizza Hut

Now it's all covered with daisies

You got it, you got it

I miss the honky tonks,

Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens

You got it, you got it

And as things fell apart

Nobody paid much attention

You got it, you got it

I dream of cherry pies,

Candy bars, and chocolate chip cookies

You got it, you got it

We used to microwave

Now we just eat nuts and berries

You got it, you got it

This was a discount store,

Now it's turned into a cornfield

You've got it, you've got it

Don't leave me stranded here

I can't get used to this lifestyle

I'm waitin' for my dad

I'm waitin' for my dad

I'm waiting by the tunnel of the plant today, but he's gone good lord he's gone

Those union boys have left the line

Those union boys have left the line

They walked out of the plant today, they're standing at the gate

The Governor sent the National Guard

The Governor sent the National Guard

The Guard came out to beat 'em down, but they stood good lord their ground

Mama said they'd be alright

Mama said they'd be alright

I cried out for my dad today, and she stayed in my room all night

The freeway's littered with trash

That freeway's littered with trash

Pulled a 16 penny nail out of my tire last night, got a window of broken glass

My working shoes are combat boots

My working shoes are combat boots

We stood toe to toe on the street today,?????

Well the end came overnight

Well the end came overnight

From behind the desk they called us down, he said

"Why don't you guys go back inside..."

Then we talked about the news

Then we talked about the news

Cuttin' down hogs where we mourn our loss, was wonderin' who the enemy was

I'm waitin' for my dad

Well I'm waitin' for my dad

I'm waiting by the tunnel of the plant today, but he's gone good lord he's...

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