Music: Chinese industrial

From Bandcamp

Welcome to the richly rhythmic and deeply esoteric world of Zaliva-D. Based in the Chinese capital of Beijing, they’ve been circling the country’s borders for more than a decade due to the extreme difficulty of streaming music there. Zaliva-D consists of musician Li Chao and Aisin-Gioro Yuanjin, who’s responsible for their stunning live visuals. We’re very proud to present Forsaken, their 4th album, but first ever vinyl release. Wrapped around a core of gut wrenchingly ferocious kicks and haunting vocals, these tracks possess a mantra-like quality and drown the listener into a world of Chinese and South East Asian textures. Forsaken, mastered by Wouter Brandenburg, is their most well-written, organic and esoteric record to date, showing a more fragile, sensitive side. Soon Zaliva-D will perform on European soil, accompanied by this Knekelhuis debut. Artwork by Fenna Fiction. 

Book Review: Sara by Garth Ennis

Wait… wait… wait…
Patience is the hunter’s greatest virtue. Sara hunts Nazis on the Eastern Front.
Garth Ennis knows how to write a war story and this is one of his best. It opens strong and never lets up. The tension ebbs and flows but never disappears.
The story is not only of Sara on the hunt and killing, but it also shows her life back on the camp, among the other women in her unit. This is a story comprised mainly of women, the men just have walk on roles. Slowly Ennis reveals Sara’s story: why she fights, why she’s losing her faith, why she’s the best.
Epting’s art is very good; clean and clear. Even in the biggest battle sequences, you always know what’s going on, where everybody is.
This is a really good story, one of Ennis’ best. And if it’s an example of the TKO is publishing, then this imprint has a very successful future ahead of it.

Links


At 82, Glenda Jackson Commands the Most Powerful Role in Theater

THE BALLAD OF GEESHIE AND ELVIE

by John Jeremiah Sullivan

An astounding essay about two women musicians, about the history of the blues, about the history of collecting, … about the history of so much, really.

Sullivan is one of my favorite essayists and this essay is a masterpiece. And the New York Times has done great job at integrating the music into the article.

This is a fantastic article by Rebecca Solnit, another one of my favorite essayists (I have a couple of favorites) about the past, present, and future of Lake Powell.

https://story.californiasunday.com/drowned-canyon