Berlin, Germany, Photography, Art; Paperback Book (2009)
Berlins biennial festival on 5th September '08 culminated in a large scale film and photography project which saw a 24 hour TV screening, and resulted in this hug 544 page book put together by over 80 film-makers and photographers, documenting 24 hours of the buzzing German capitol. This mostly colour photo book was published one year later on 5th September '09.
Graphic Novel, Gay Interest, India, Comic, Paperback, Museum of Fine Art; 120 pages VG Used condition
They were inseparable – until the day they jumped. Ruth, saved by safety nets, leaves the city. Kari, saved by a sewer, crawls back into the fray of the living. She writes ad copy for hair products and ill-fitting lingerie, falls for cats and roadside urchins, and the occasional adventuress in a restaurant. As Danger Chhori, her PVC-suit-clad alter ego, she unclogs sewers and observes the secret lives of people and fruit. And with Angel, Lazarus, and the girls of Crystal Palace forming the chorus to her song, she explores the dark heart of Smog City – loneliness, sewers, sleeper success, death – and the memory of her absentee Other. Sensuously illustrated and livened by wry commentaries on life and love, Kari gives a new voice to graphic fiction in India.
Comic, Vertigo, Graphic Novel, Eisner Award, Fables; 2007 VG Used condition
Pinocchio suffers seriously divided loyalties between his father, the evil Adversary, and his fellow Fable refugees in New York. Plus, Bigby Wolf reluctantly decides it's finally time to square accounts with his long-estranged father, the North Wind, and makes a journey with Snow White and their kids to find him.
Star Trek, Manga, Graphic Novel, Paperback, Comic; (2007) VG Used condition
Presents a collection of stories in which the crew of the Enterprise faces many challenges, including warrior-robot pilots turning to pillaging for thrills and machinery attempting to take control of the Enterprise.
Experimental, Avant Garde, Noise, Electronic, Tzadik, John Zorn, Willian Winant, Marc Ribot; CD (1997)
Pranzo Oltranzista is Mike Patton's second solo project. It is subtitled "Musica da Tavola per Cinque" (literally translated as Banquet Piece for Five Players), and is based on "Futurist Cookbook" by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, written in 1932. Following the experimental "Adult themes for voice" it contains numerous tracks linked by culinary themes and best listened to as a unitary movement. Featuring Marc Ribot on guitar, William Winant on percussion, Erik Friedlander on cello and John Zorn on alto sax, this is Patton's most technically sophisticated solo project.
Lee Ranaldo, Sonic Youth, Experimental, Minimal, Noise, Ambient; CD (1995)
East Jesus is a collection of material Lee Ranaldo recorded between 1981 and 1991. It was released on Atavistic Records. Tracks 2, 5, 8 and 10 are pieces that appeared on the CD version of his first LP "From Here To Infinity" or slight re-edits of that material. The rest of the collection ranges from obscure compilations and 7" releases, or previously unreleased material.
Experimental, Bob Dylan, Prose, Poetry, Stream of Consciousness, First Edition; Hardcover Book (1971)
Tarantula is an experimental, prose poetry collection by Bob Dylan written in 1965 and 1966. It was published in 1971. It employs stream of consciousness writing somewhat in the style of Jack Kerouac, William S Burroughs, and Allen Ginsberg. In 2003 Spin magazine did an article called the "Top Five Unintelligible Sentences from Books Written by Rock Stars." Dylan came in first place with this line from Tarantula: "Now's not the time to get silly, so wear your big boots and jump on the garbage clowns."
Book is in VG+ condition with some wear and tear to dust jacket spine.
Electronic, Industrial, Ambient, Soundtrack, David Cronenberg; CD
Shivers/ Radio/ The Brood/ The Fly/ Crash/ Dead Zone/ Videodrome/ Naked Lunch/ Existenz/ Dead Ringers
Death Metal, Doom Metal, UK, Metal, Limited Edition, Digipack; Dual format CD/DVD + Booklet/Poster in fold out Digipack (used - VG+)
Packaged in an expanded 6 panel (respectively 12 pages) digipak (5 artwork & lyrics panels + transparent tray with a photo behind) including a foldout booklet (poster on one side / poster & "Soul Sacrifice E.P." - lyrics on the other side) and "Soul Sacrifice E.P." housed in a separate cardboard sleeve. Includes "Return To Forest": 40 min documentary with original band members, filmed in Coventry in 2009, and also featuring interviews with cover artist Dave Patchett. An in depth exploration of the formation of Cathedral, the recording of "Forest of Equilibrium" and the impact of the record on the metal scene.
