The Laughing Light of Plenty - The Rose

The Laughing Light of Plenty - The Rose

Oh the good Lord, he knows when to shine. In advance of my set tonight @ Savalas I was able to learn of and track down this highly-limited release from Whatever We Want records. It involves Thomas Bullock, aka one-half of Map of Africa and Rub-n-Tug, and formerly of A.R.E. Weapons. Although it's based here in NYC, WWW pretty much just ships its hen's teeth-rare releases abroad like to Phonica in London, where they immediately sell out. This track is a striking example why - it's a swirling, psychedelic disco-rock anthem. If you listen to this, it will put you in a good place, and you will stay there. Bit of a Stone Roses /Happy Mondays dense & trippy vibe as well. Why is cosmic disco, to use the parlance of our times, so satisfying? Because it's well-dressed drug music, elegant and deeply bugged at the same time.

In Memory of the Baron

This is a sneak preview of a shoot I did with Firenze Magazine an Italian design, fashion and lifestyle magazine a couple of weeks ago in Tuscany. The Baron has long departed from his magnicent 15th century 6000 sqm villa that sits on a Tuscan hill just out of Prato. His ghosts live on. Each room is work of art, it's faded beauty an echo of the past. The stylist, make-up artist, model and myself all dreamed of each having one of the rooms for ourselves. Giant spacious rooms some frescoed, others panelled but all with a sense of space of another time. I would plonk a beautiful bed in the middle of my room and not touch a thing. A place too beautiful for words..