Fredericks MIND Thing

Fredericks Foundscape #6 is composed (primarily) of unsolicited messages combined with captured ephemera, a skipping Miles Davis record and some stuff from Negativland via the Free Music Archive. Hello.    Trump has proven nothing.     County sheriffs are in the area. Ooww over Let Me Die In Your Footsteps (thanks FMA and Negativland).    Thank You God.     I have Trouble,        I am a real perso...

Here's part two of our recent virtual gathering. Does Gary know Tom exists?            Prince/celebrity overdoses.              Keith Richards' secret.              Opioid addiction. Jazz talk.         Cat penises.         David Tepper exits New Jersey and Mike doesn't care.           What about that Whopper?      Weather talk.            The long goodbye.

Tech problems.            Old Homes week.         Mike joins the gig economy: Looking for scraps.             Doomed! Radio Silence A.K.A. P.F.O..     The Dark Web.     Fan malfunction.      Dougald gets a job.         Canadian politics. Mike on artistic process and product distribution.          Fan mail.         Best Show returns to form.     Half Hour of Power. Gary.

Foundscape #5  I know it's a day late but what can be done? Listen to your neighbors.          I know two people.             A.P. Mike re: internet.     Listen!     Tomorrow's your day.              Rhythmic breathing.

As I hope you are aware, there is a group of computer scammers from India who make calls claiming to be from Windows Computers. They try to give you instructions that will grant them access to your computer. They then lock you out and charge you to regain access. I've been waiting for awhile to get a chance to interact with them. I kept them on the phone for approximately 14 minutes and 28 seconds...

Fredericks Foundscape #4.  This time I've combined the sounds of birds, my van, phone messages, air travel (including crying babies) and some IRS on-hold music.

As a fan of the surreal, I must say these are interesting times. I took sounds and voices from my everyday life and mixed them with what the media is feeding me. Combined, the result is rather nightmarish. I hope you enjoy. The story goes...            Not trying to be a jerk.         Coming undone.      Jesus is the answer.      Will you please hang up. I'm afraid.      It should frighten us all....

February caught me up short. So, this episode got a little rushed. I've tried not to pay too much attention to the competitive  interviewing process currently going on. But, I've not been having too much success, as you will hear. Attention.     An inattentive driver reminds me of Donald Trump.          Marco Rubio removes his gloves.        Drunk Reagan. Someone attack me please.     Magical thin...

Fredericks Foundscape #3: About the bag.     Lotta things coming into your mind, right now.        What's that smell?     Miles Davis skipping. Imaginary Symphony and Choir.      Morning birds.      Bring me my gun.         Hello?      Miles skips out.

This is the second Fredericks Foundscape. I am hoping to make them a monthly feature. This episode features ambient sounds combined with material provided by The Free Music Archive, the presidential debates, telephone messages and my theremin. Orwellian universe (Free Matter for the Blind Volume 4).        "Strange" Dave from Knoxville.        Martin O'Malley/Hillary Clinton: Why. Dryer and therem...

Fredericks does Art Humor Swept up in the nostalgic sentiments of the season, I revisited an old Skype chat and plucked some stuff and ran it through the remix machine. Sarah, Kormodd, Stan, P.C. Mike, Dougald, Brian, Happy A.P. Mike's birthday! (How happy is he?) Wasn't really a joke.

Fear, terror, phobia however you describe it seems like many people are caught up in its grip. Thanks to Trump's tongue and ISIS' actions, I haven't been able stop thinking about the effects of fear. I almost used parts of a previous podcast, but there was no need. I found fear nearly everywhere I turned. Should we be afraid of....?     War on terror: they're doing it on purpose.       New America...

An impressionistic audio piece expressing an individual response to the presidential debates. I almost called this episode Get on the stick and mess around. Because that's what I did. Doctor Carson: pathological child-molester?     Get on the stick and mess around.      Not supposed to be like this. Bernie!     Rand Paul and Jeb Bush get fired.        Donald Trump faked the moon landing.     Obama...

Inspired by a confluence of news articles and automated phones calls I decided to put technology to the test (Turing to be precise). Volkswagen robot kills co-worker.           Musk, Hawking & Wozniak warning.        Robotophilia.     Amanda takes the Turing test.       Jane gets her chance.           I didn't catch the winner's name.     Tech troubles and the robotic people who address them.    T...

This episode, number one hundred, examines auditory illusions. First focusing on the affect repetition has on what we perceive.  Shepard's Paradox is one weird phenomena and shows up far more frequently than you might realize. WillOldman(thanks to Acapela Group) Congratulations and a questions.     Repetition and perception.     What do you hear? (Featuring Clay Pigeon -Dusty Show WFMU)           ...

This episode I discuss sand-spurs a perennial and proverbial thorn is my side. The way they respond to my actions gives the impression that they are intelligent and actively working to subvert my efforts to eradicate them from my yard.

Recorded during the tail end of around three weeks of powerful rainstorms. Climate change talk over excerpt of Steve Reich's It's Gonna Rain from Reich: Early Works - Come Out / Piano Phase / Clapping Music / It's Gonna Rain. WMNF'S Rob Lorei Radio Activity http://www.wmnf.org/events/radioactivity-with-rob-lorei/ and his callers get sliced up, mixed up and minimized. Dangerous driving conditions....

Another last minute gathering. We do welcome newcomer Mackro who shares his plans for a project focusing on the music of 1970. We talk weather, politics and A.P. Mike's creative output along with a bunch of other things. Mackro and me.        A critical discussion of A.P. Mike's latest creative projects.           Brian has tech issues.        Talking weather and daylight.      Seattle.     Pike's...

This is my take on the shooting in Charleston South Carolina and the confederate battle flag. Also discussed are state's rights, idiot logic and the media's role in promoting ignorance.  Dylann Roof.     Charles Cotton N.R.A. board member, disingenuous or moron?        South Carolina's state's rights flip flop.  Imaginary Christian prosecution.       There's one sure way to get rich if you are an...

A Fredericks Foundscape Intro     The bells of St. John's       Avian speculation       Avian observations       Slow flying objects

Touch Me, AP Mike A spur of the moment Skype gathering. We welcome some new people, reacquaint ourselves with some newer people and talk to some old people. Jeff  and D.C. Pat.         Mike is done eating.      Randy Newman’s prescient.  John Waters movies,      Mike hates Robert Christgau’s memoir.      Dougald popped his Canadian head in.     Mike’s job situation.       Writing books: Blood Trai...

Time has been a topic I find myself coming back to frequently. I am about halfway through Douglas Rushkoff's fascinating new book Present Shock and felt inspired to create this piece. Analog vs digital clocks.                  The relativity of time.                      Perception of time.         Time on my hands.        The Bicameral Mind.         Consciousness changes over time.       Analog v...

The Best Show was delayed. So we pulled the gang together on short notice. Mike dishes about his experiences during the recent live shows. Climate change in Florida is banned. We spend quite a bit of time talking about music and The Jinx. Stan knows how to think.     Where’s Mike?         Static.       Mike on stage. Kevin Corrigan.      Jack White/Elvis.     Mike’s Deemployment.   Can’t Say “ Cli...

According to Pew Research Group 91% of adult Americans have a mobile phone of some sort. We are more connected than ever.  Using that information I mixed in ideas inspired by Brion Gysin’s cut up technique and Steve Reich’s Violin Phase and created this piece. Consider this an auditory argument that increased connections do not correspondingly increase the quality of communication.

Faced with Tom Scharpling’s unexpected absence, Mike hastily convened an emergency Skype chat. We welcome some new folks and jump into our old routine as best we can. Pat Walsh fails to join.     Corey’s Scharpling and Wurster talk.       Losing my touch. Mike’s work and snow talk.     Pat makes it in.      More work talk includes "You gotta be devious" and "Stair etiquette.”      Movie Talk! Bird...