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THE SIXTH DAY OF HOMETAPES… DOWNLOAD: All Tiny Creatures “Kites” Featuring Truman Capote’s story A Christmas Memory. “I used an excerpt…basically used the intro and then spliced in the last 8 minutes. The feel of it, plus the way certain passages are sung is kind of an homage to Robert Ashley.” - Thomas Wincek of All Tiny Creatures Photos courtesy of The Caribbean (and featuring a reclining Matt Byars in both). All TIny Creatures’ Favorite Record of 2009: THOMAS WINCEK: I have to say Megafaun’s “Gather Form and Fly”. One of the most successful examples of fusing seemingly disparate elements into a cohesive whole that I can think of. “Impressions Of The Past” is the key to this album.  Both beautiful and totally experimental in it’s construction and focus, it’s stuck with me more than anything else I’ve heard this year. ANDREW FITZPATRICK: Jim O’Rourke: The Visitor. A lot of territory is covered over the course of one quite cohesive 38-minute track; I’ve been listening to it pretty frequently. Honorable mention: Acid in the Style of David Tudor by Florian Hecker. All TIny Creatures’ Favorite Movie of 2009: THOMAS WINCEK: I didn’t see many movies this year, but I thought “Where The Wild Things Are” was very good. The fact that Spike Jones was able to make such a melancholy and static film through the Hollywood system is impressive. I thought it captured the general feeling of what it’s like to be 8 years old very well. ANDREW FITZPATRICK: I didn’t see many new movies in ‘09. I did see The Informant! in the theater; it wasn’t bad. All TIny Creatures’ Favorite Discovery of 2009: THOMAS WINCEK: I’ve been working on playing american fingerstyle guitar over the past year or so, and I’ve been using John Fahey recordings and videos as instructional material.  Through this I discovered the music of Jack Rose, someone whom I had heard of, but never investigated thoroughly. I was extremely excited to find someone who was just as technically proficient and committed to a sort of “new traditionalism” as Fahey was in his early years, and also as open to experimental practices as Fahey was in his later years, all in the service of taking american fingerstyle to new places.  Needless to say I was heartbroken when he tragically passed away last week, and I regret deeply that I’ll never be able to see him perform. ANDREW FITZPATRICK: I heard In The Pendulum’s Embrace by Oren Ambarchi for the first time this year — wonderful stuff. It was also great to hear the previously unreleased tracks included in the reissue of Tracks & Traces by Harmonia & Eno. I saw David Lynch’s The Straight Story for the first time and almost cried. All Tiny Creatures’ Favorite Show of 2009 (Played or Attended): THOMAS WINCEK: Playing at the Hometapes Friend Island SXSW party. It was really inspiring to play alongside such great musicians and artists, and feel a part of it as well.  It felt very familial, and like the start of something special. That and witnessing one of the best solo-guitar performances I’ve seen from David Daniell in Milwaukee.  That guy is astounding. ANDREW FITZPATRICK: Tie: Sunn O))) in Chicago (my nose cartilage was vibrating and plaster was literally raining from the ceiling) and Butthole Surfers in Madison (a very surreal experience) All Tiny Creatures’ Favorite Moment of 2009: THOMAS WINCEK: Night-swimming in the ocean in South Carolina with my wife and best friends. ANDREW FITZPATRICK: personal: hanging out in New Orleans with my wife; band: SXSW __________________________________________________ All Tiny Creatures’ Segni 12” was released this year, a precursor to their 2010 album on Hometapes. You might recognize Thomas from his longtime work in Collections of Colonies of Bees and the recently revealed Volcano Choir.

THE SIXTH DAY OF HOMETAPES…

DOWNLOAD: All Tiny Creatures “Kites”

Featuring Truman Capote’s story A Christmas Memory.

“I used an excerpt…basically used the intro and then spliced in the last 8 minutes. The feel of it, plus the way certain passages are sung is kind of an homage to Robert Ashley.” - Thomas Wincek of All Tiny Creatures

Photos courtesy of The Caribbean (and featuring a reclining Matt Byars in both).

All TIny Creatures’ Favorite Record of 2009:

THOMAS WINCEK: I have to say Megafaun’s “Gather Form and Fly”. One of the most successful examples of fusing seemingly disparate elements into a cohesive whole that I can think of. “Impressions Of The Past” is the key to this album.  Both beautiful and totally experimental in it’s construction and focus, it’s stuck with me more than anything else I’ve heard this year.

ANDREW FITZPATRICK: Jim O’Rourke: The Visitor. A lot of territory is covered over the course of one quite cohesive 38-minute track; I’ve been listening to it pretty frequently. Honorable mention: Acid in the Style of David Tudor by Florian Hecker.

All TIny Creatures’ Favorite Movie of 2009:

THOMAS WINCEK: I didn’t see many movies this year, but I thought “Where The Wild Things Are” was very good. The fact that Spike Jones was able to make such a melancholy and static film through the Hollywood system is impressive. I thought it captured the general feeling of what it’s like to be 8 years old very well.

ANDREW FITZPATRICK: I didn’t see many new movies in ‘09. I did see The Informant! in the theater; it wasn’t bad.

All TIny Creatures’ Favorite Discovery of 2009:

THOMAS WINCEK: I’ve been working on playing american fingerstyle guitar over the past year or so, and I’ve been using John Fahey recordings and videos as instructional material.  Through this I discovered the music of Jack Rose, someone whom I had heard of, but never investigated thoroughly. I was extremely excited to find someone who was just as technically proficient and committed to a sort of “new traditionalism” as Fahey was in his early years, and also as open to experimental practices as Fahey was in his later years, all in the service of taking american fingerstyle to new places.  Needless to say I was heartbroken when he tragically passed away last week, and I regret deeply that I’ll never be able to see him perform.

ANDREW FITZPATRICK: I heard In The Pendulum’s Embrace by Oren Ambarchi for the first time this year — wonderful stuff. It was also great to hear the previously unreleased tracks included in the reissue of Tracks & Traces by Harmonia & Eno. I saw David Lynch’s The Straight Story for the first time and almost cried.

All Tiny Creatures’ Favorite Show of 2009 (Played or Attended):

THOMAS WINCEK: Playing at the Hometapes Friend Island SXSW party. It was really inspiring to play alongside such great musicians and artists, and feel a part of it as well.  It felt very familial, and like the start of something special. That and witnessing one of the best solo-guitar performances I’ve seen from David Daniell in Milwaukee.  That guy is astounding.

ANDREW FITZPATRICK: Tie: Sunn O))) in Chicago (my nose cartilage was vibrating and plaster was literally raining from the ceiling) and Butthole Surfers in Madison (a very surreal experience)

All Tiny Creatures’ Favorite Moment of 2009:

THOMAS WINCEK: Night-swimming in the ocean in South Carolina with my wife and best friends.

ANDREW FITZPATRICK: personal: hanging out in New Orleans with my wife; band: SXSW

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All Tiny Creatures’ Segni 12” was released this year, a precursor to their 2010 album on Hometapes. You might recognize Thomas from his longtime work in Collections of Colonies of Bees and the recently revealed Volcano Choir.

Date: 12.16.09 Time: 07:45 AM
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