This is a brief excerpt of In Other Words (VHS tape release)
Early in the pandemic I took several long, risky rides via e-bike from Corona Queens to Clinton Hill where I was living at the time. A few times, I recorded it via video and binaural microphones.
All the music I heard from dancehall, to Raï, to drill, to pop, to makossa, to reggaeton, to hardcore, hiphop, and various sounds of everyday life influenced the album and made their way in to the album. Check it out. Link in bio!
Untitled, 110 format color negative film, 2021
This photo of a bike rack
yanked off the meat hooks
with the cuffs (bike lock)
left dangling
was a sight for me some years back.
I took a photo of it with a tiny (fully manual) spy camera, and then blew up it big to make a vibrachrome (dye-sublimation print on metal). It seemed perfect for an album cover. DM me for a poster.
It's Bandcamp Friday, all profits go to the artists
check out the new project :
In Other Words
available in digital and jump drive
link in the hidden place
I'm excited to announce that I will be in this exhibition, Code Switch this spring!
May 2 on view through August 10 at @mocadetroit
organized by @ellerustle Legacy Russell and @ang.pdf Angelique Rosales Salgado of @thekitchen_nyc
Code Switch: Distributing Blackness, Reprogramming Internet Art is organized by Legacy
Russell (Executive Director & Chief Curator) and Angelique Rosales Salgado (Curatorial
Assistant)—with contributed research by @astoldbytsige Tsige Tafesse (2023-2024 Curatorial Fellow) and Kyla
Gordon (2024-2025 Curatorial Fellow)—of The Kitchen; and by Jova Lynne (Co-Director and
Artistic Director) and Isabella Nimmo (Associate Curator) of MOCAD. Exhibition design by
Pacific
The first of its kind internationally, Code Switch: Distributing Blackness, Reprogramming Internet Art is a multi-sited exhibition exploring and redefining the history of “Black data,” centering and celebrating contributions by artists of African descent to the rapidly advancing field of new media art and digital practice. Drawing its title from André L. Brock’s groundbreaking text Distributed Blackness: African American Cybercultures (2020), the exhibition explores the relationship between Black cultural production and the legacy of computation as a mode of machinic engagement and creative inspiration. This exhibition will take on two components—the first part, a historic archival timeline as presented by The Kitchen in collaboration with The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Fall 2024 (October 15–December 19, 2024); the second part, a contemporary group show, to take place Spring 2025 (May 2–August 10, 2025) in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD).
Here's a little snippet of the performance at @modernartoxford of me putting the sick back in electroacoustic! The chair is the instrument. critter & guitari video synth in the background, programmed by me. smooches!
#experimentalmusic #soundart #noise #contactmic #noiseart #skateboarding #videosynth #critterandguitari #performanceart #newmusic #avantgarde
2s and 5s, 35mm 2026
Here's an unedited photograph I made in my downtime while working on the upcoming essay film/DPhil/PhD research. I think I'll call it :
your name is limitless
Fun shoot at Modern Art Oxford's LIVE x EMPRes.. interesting combo of art, tech and music. A unique experience - thanks for having me, @modernartoxford
#modernartoxford #oxfordart #contemporaryart #artphotography #galleryphotography less
It's Bandcamp Friday!
& that's the perfect excuse to remind you that my project In Other Words is available right now in digital AND jumpdrive formats.
Perfect for spring walks. Perfect for summer commutes. Perfect for that torrential downpour of emotions you've been holding in.
Grab it today, and if you have already, tell a friend! Your support means everything, especially on days like this. DK + Renewal. Melt Ice
Plant Food
Special thanks to lifebeginsatmidnight Jay Tovar for NYLCBDK and with infrared and other video magic and Rand Rosenberg @randrosenberg for Citi General Hardware 8mm block party wizardry
I'm also doing pre-orders for the sweaties/t-shirt (photo made with 110 color negative film shot in Bed-Stuy
Early in the pandemic I took several long, risky rides via e-bike from Corona Queens to Clinton Hill where I was living at the time. This is a photo I took in one of those early rides. A few times, I recorded it via video and field recorder.
All the music I heard
from dancehall, to Raï, to drill, to pop, to makossa, to reggaeton, to hardcore, hiphop, and various sounds of everyday life influenced the album and made their way in to the album. Check it out. It's called In Other Words. Link in bio!
"greenpower", from
In Other Words
This track was inspired by the aftermath of a tragic breakup, where instead of immediately seeking therapy and support, I bought a second hand e-bike and customized it, riding it around Brooklyn and Queens. In this video excerpt, I found part of a tire in DUMBO and rode with it to where I was living in Bed-Stuy.
Out Now
it's Bandcamp Friday, so it all goes to the artists
Link in the bio
this one was really fun to make with @danricofanclub
"greenpower", from
In Other Words
This track was inspired by the aftermath of a major breakup, where instead of immediately seeking therapy and support, I bought a second hand e-bike and customized it, riding it around Brooklyn and Queens. You live and you learn though... hopefully.
Out Now
it's Bandcamp Friday, so it all goes to the artists
Link in the bio
this one was really fun to make with @danricofanclub