Oh Good, my upstairs neighbor is a nutjob part 2, and ESVC stuff...

a coupla weeks ago he attempted to keep us from "slamming" our front door by actually jamming something into the lock. we got the landlord involved at this point, who didn't seem surprised, and sent a repairman out toot sweet. landlord musta told the upstairs neighbor to watch it, cuz its been pretty quiet. then yesterday, the neighbor was in the basement, apparently upset cuz he couldn't do laundry (we have seperate washing machines, but one tub that both drain into--if both washing machines run, the tub overflows). suddenly, the DSL goes out and the phone gets really fuzzy, and the neighbor bolts from the house and leaves until last night. Now, I can't prove it, but it seems clear to me that the guy yanked on a coupla phone cables, probably breaking or fraying some of them. I can't prove anything (hence no call to the cops) cuz the phone cables thru the basement are some sort of rat's nest due to a good 90 years or so of retrofitting old equipment. We got the landlord involved again, tho i haven't heard back on the result of that. fortuately we have line backer insurance w/ our phone service, so someone will be out today to work on it. But in the meantime Jen has to stay home today to let the workers in.

i am pissed.

on a lighter note, ESVC is back up and running. we've lost one member and added another--Grant Richter, the inventor of the Wiard synthesizer, and member of seminal space rock band F/i and the Midwest Experimental Music Ensemble (MEME). from the sound of practice yesterday, we really shoulda gotten this guy involved a lot sooner. I am quite excited about where this will all go.

here's a coupla Pre-Grant sound files, recorded live at the Flux Show in November. Good stuff, it was our best show to date! Unfortunately you kind of miss out on Jamal's and George's stunning video work that went with these, but it'll help you get the idea. it sure ain't rock n roll, tho.

Call to Prayer37MB, 14 minutes.

11-05c30MB, 13 minutes.

hope y'all have a fast connection...