http://www.successless.org A Weblog by Dylan Abbott Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:50:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In an ongoing bout of nostalgia, I have just released some old music onto the wild frontier of tubes we call the internet. The Castaway EP (30mb zip file)by Superficial Hero is 6 tracks of hissy, sloppy, 4 track indie rock from my old band, circa 1999-2000. The ultrafine bass playing ... http://www.successless.org/2008/08/21/ancient-history/ So I updated my muxtape earlier. It's overly melodramatic and emo in the worst way. Enjoy it if you're so inclined. It's a serious and honest change from my previous installment, "Ecstatic Transmissions". This new one is named afterthe most perfect song I know, "Everything Mends" (included here). If you ... http://www.successless.org/2008/08/09/mess-up-the-mix/ I set my alarm for 6:04am every night. When it goes off, I'm usually already awake, but I hit snooze anyways. Twice. I'm out of bed at precisely 6:22 because I know this is the absolute latest I can get up, do what I need to do, and leave my ... http://www.successless.org/2008/07/29/sleepwalking/ Sometimes I get the best of myself. Sometimes I give it. Usually, I can't tell which is which until later. http://www.successless.org/2008/07/10/340/ I started writing somewhat free form year end lists a couple of years ago, recapping my own thoughts on the music of the year in an informal, personal style. Astutue readers may notice I skipped that tradition at the end of '07. I'm not exactly sure why. It just wasn't ... http://www.successless.org/2008/06/04/looking-forward-to-looking-back/ Last night was the big D.iscontent show at the Baltic Room, where Timm and I debuted the live sets we've been working on almost non-stop since the beginning of the year. It was a lot of fun, with great visuals, a lineup of excellent DJs on either side of our ... http://www.successless.org/2008/05/26/the-moment-of-panic/ I should probably mention that a new project just launched. Go visit D.iscontent! What is it? It's a label-like, crew-like thing founded by myself and Hjalti, where we will be releasing music and gathering together other Cascadian musicians for collaborations, shows, etc. We're accepting demos if you're intrigued by what ... http://www.successless.org/2008/05/10/static-gliding/ Some things don't go as planned. The idea was to go out for a couple of drinks, to wind down and relax after a long day that included a trip to Portland and back for Stumptown Comics Festival. Everything started out exactly as planned. Enjoying some Newcastle, talking life and sports ... http://www.successless.org/2008/04/27/the-longest-day/ It's an odd pairing, but in someon'es mind, there was some theoretical sense to it. Pairing a scruffy, mystical folkie from Anacortes, known for hushed, sacred songs backed by a nylon stringed acoustic guitar, with an equally scruffy, neurotically self-revealing pseudo-rapper/indie rock star playing with a full, fractured band. Luckily, ... http://www.successless.org/2008/04/18/why-mt-eerie-vera/ I'm feeling pretty accomplished this week. I finished the seventh in a series of annual T-shirt designs I've been doing, finalized a logo for an upcoming project, made some headway on a webpage I'm working on, and gave some critiques on an essay and a live electronic set. In between ... http://www.successless.org/2008/04/13/checklist/