The Bizarre

• New Mix - Autumn Skies

  The Bizarre

  7 years ago
  Hello out there...
  
  My name is Professor Brian Oblivion. I made a new mix. It's all about Autumn. You might enjoy it.
  
  A few of the artists included in it are Larry T and the Family, Erasmo … (more)Carlos, Becky Ryan, Michael Franks (yup i went there), Batteaux, Hyldon, Lion, Misha Panfilov, Matthew Larkin Cassell, La Clave, Jon Lucien, Dungen, Luiz Bonfá, David Crosby, and Sopwith Camel. 
  
  Interested? Confused? Click the link below to find out more. This is an all vinyl mix using all original pressings for those of you that care about that sort of thing. Free streaming and download. Hope you enjoy. 
  
  https://professorbrianoblivion.bandcamp.com/album/autumn-skies
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• Leroy Hutson Appreciation (RR)

  The Bizarre

  7 years ago
  Great interviews with Leroy Hutson, giving a comprehensive overview of his entire career with music strategically placed throughout. Such a beautifully produced program. I figure if anyone … (more)would appreciate this as much as me, they'd be lurking here in the Strut.
  
  One of the highlights for me is Leroy talking about his time in college where he met Donny Hathaway, became close friends and roommates with him and then cowrote "The Ghetto" in their apartment one magical afternoon. Hathaway, being Curtis Mayfield's musical director at the time was also responsible for helping Hutson become selected to replace Mayfield as lead of The Impressions. 
  
  I'd never heard of JM Soul before this but just happened upon it while browsing Mixcloud during one of my heavy Leroy binge periods. Highly recommended for fans of the man or anyone wanting to dig a little bit deeper into his story and music. 
  
  Enjoy!
  
  https://m.mixcloud.com/JMSOUL/jm-leroy-hutson-special-part-1/
  
  https://m.mixcloud.com/JMSOUL/jm-leroy-hutson-special-part-2/
  
  https://m.mixcloud.com/JMSOUL/jm-leroy-hutson-special-part-3/
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• The psychological struggle of the urge to grip vs. the need for a healthy space

  The Bizarre

  8 years ago
  "Your vinyl obsession (if I can call it that) is literally taking over your life. "
  
  Man this thread turned depressing quickly. I would not say I'm quite on that level, but I think there's … (more)some valid advice to be had here. Appreciate it. I'm definitely concerned and looking to adjust things a bit. As for seeking out council from professionals... I did post this on the Strut, no?  (less)

  

• The psychological struggle of the urge to grip vs. the need for a healthy space

  The Bizarre

  8 years ago
  I know this has been covered here multiple times in the past, but it's an ongoing struggle for me and I'm sure there are others who can relate. I'm hoping there's someone here who has … (more)experienced the psychological shift needed to adjust their digging and hoarding habits into a healthier practice and maybe impart some wisdom on us.
  
  I keep digging and amassing more records. My interest in exploring different sub-genres, discovering new labels, obscure artists, who played on what record when and why, where the next oddball sample I can flip that nobody cares about or will notice will come from, where the next garage sale score will be, what library records might be lurking in a storage unit somewhere within driving distance from me at any given moment is at a constant PEAK. I just never get tired of this shit. I love learning more and more and finding and collecting more and more records and there seems to be no end in sight. I've actually picked up a part time job once a week working at a record store and am getting paid mostly in records (GOOD ones - It's sort of amazing). It's clear that this will remain a life-long obsession.  
  
  There is a lot of reasoning behind my digging habits; I'm a DJ and spin almost exclusively vinyl, I'm a producer/beatmaker and primarily source sounds by sampling records, I love learning about and discovering new music, and I really just love being physically surrounded by a large collection of music. Does any of this justify the obsessive gripping? Yes and no. 
   
  My wife is incredibly patient with me in regards to the collection despite the fact that I surpassed maximum capacity a couple years ago. We have a 2 bedroom apt and the larger of the 2 bedrooms is dedicated to records and studio equipment. It's getting hard to walk in there. Shelves are full, there are stacks of crates where there shouldn't be and none of the lower shelves are accessible because of the huge stacks of LPs in front of them. I'm not sure the number. I think I'm maybe between 2 or 3000 now. It really doesn't matter though because it's just too much for the space.
  
  Somethings gotta give. I either need to fork out for a storage space (which I can't really afford right now) or start getting rid of some of this stockpile. What I'm realizing needs to really change is my attitude about the records and the collection. The gripper mentality is such a powerful persuasion it is hard to resist. I really need to accept that I don't need to hold onto everything forever and develop a practice of "acquire, utilize, and release." This might sound easy and simple, but it's not.
  
   HOW DO I STOP GRIPPING ALL THESE RECORDS?? (less)

  

• Pick a label and recieve the full catalog...

  The Bizarre

  9 years ago
  Bummed that Odeon and Philips are both taken but 9 years on and nobody's claimed Continental! 
  
  I'll take that catalog which includes minty doubles of Arthur Verocai and tons of other Brazilian gems. Thanks.