D.A.: The Schizophrenic Blogger

Self-deprecation is, hands down, my favorite sport. If some random person walks right up to me and calls me "schizophrenic" to my face, I'd be the first to admit that they were right about that assertion. This concept can also be applied to my schizophrenic choices in going back and forth between blog platforms. Now, today, I am switching again. I am heading back over to WordPress. All along, that was my intention. I just wanted to learn more about that platform before I went forward with using it. Therefore, from this day forward, I'll be at this location so please change your blogrolls.

http://isolationist-noise.net/noiseblog

I posted a brief message over there, but a full-length article is forthcoming.

2006 Year End Review Part 1

So, here we are in January 2007, the start of a brand spanking new year. As all three **wink wink** of you readers have noticed, my plan for December to blog every single day of the month didn't happen. I'm definitely not surprised by that. But, I chock up the lack of blogging to exhaustion. Big changes over the last couple months at work brought to the point of exhaustion. So, as a result, my blogging performance has been dismal at best.

Now, here I am in 2007 and as of yet, have not completed my 2006 review. Up to this point, I had every intention to write a complete and thorough review of last year's highlights. Well, thus far, it hasn't happened. Since we are already into the second week of 2007, I should just get it done. So, here it is, but it'll be in easier-to-eat bite size chunks. So, here's part one.

Reissues/Single Artist Collections:



Coil - Black Antlers & The Remote Viewer
The Glove - Blue Sunshine
This Heat - Out of Cold Storage
Massive Attack - Collected
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me
Vitalic - OK Cowboy (Collectors Edition)
Windsor for the Derby - Calm Hades Float
Broadcast - The Future Crayon
The Dead C - Vain, Erudite and Stupid
Nurse With Wound - Rock 'n Roll Station
Edward Ka-Spel - Eyes China Doll & Laugh! China Doll
Nitzer Ebb - Body of Work & Body Rework
Nurse With Wound - An Awkward Pause
Current 93 - Sleep Has His House

Various Artists/DJ Mix Compilations:



The Hacker - A.N.D. N.O.W.
Miss Kittin - A Bugged Out Mix
V/A - Not Alone (Benefit for M.S.F.; Doctors Without Borders)
V/A - It Just Is... (Jhonn Balance/Coil tribute collection)
Magda - She's A Dancing Machine
Kompakt - Total 7
Michael Mayer - Immer 2
V/A - New York Noise 3
Kompakt - Pop Ambient 2007

Top 10 Live Shows:

1. Carla Buzolich - Gallery 1812, August 4
2. Matmos - Triple Door, October 21
3. Legendary Pink Dots - Launchpad, Albuquerque, July 2; Berbati's Pan, Portland, July 10; Chop Suey, Seattle, July 11
4. Mono & Pelican - Neumos, June 3
5. A Silver Mt. Zion & Carla Buzolich - Neumos, August 18
6. Sonic Youth - Moore Theatre, June 30
7. Blixa Bargeld; Jarboe; and Sixteens - Triple Door, February 3
8. Steven Stapleton & Friends - Portland, Sabala's Mt. Tabor, June 20
9. Amber Asylum; irr.app (ext); Waldteufel; Soriah & Ear Venom - Wooden Octopus Skull Festival, September 9
10. Neurosis - El Corazon, November 25

Honorable Mention:

The Black Angels & Murder City Devils - Capitol Hill Block Party, July 29
Mastodon - Showbox, September 23
Ladytron - Neumos, April 26
Akron/Family - Neumos, December 16
Mogwai/Earth - Showbox, May 23
Stereolab & Hot Chip - Showbox, March 6
Vashti Bunyan - Bumbershoot, September 3
Harold Budd & Robin Guthrie - Egyptian Theatre, June 17
Ministry - Showbox, May 28
Goldfrapp - Showbox, May 11
Arab Strap & His Name is Alive - Neumos, March 28
Belle & Sebastian - Paramount Theatre, March 25