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For those caught in thunderstorms without a coat, science suggests that one weighs more when soaked through with rain. And yet, what if the same tears from bruised clouds could bridge body and spirit? In a flash baptism by blizzard, would that not leave one lighter—at least in spirit—raised by sudden revelation? With clothes clinging like rags to ragged bones, the private quickly turns public.…

#88. Patkus – ‘The Great Bananafish Famine’ (2016)

When the times get tough, the times get tough and the people can’t get their bananafishes. https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1900461453/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=ffffff/tracklist=false/track=1702111857/transparent=true/ (more…)

You may have read my review of Philadelphia-based minimalist musician Mike Patkus’ The Gospel Book Of Archbishop Ebbo back in January. Nigel’s Brie is his full-length follow-up, which was released back in April on Bandcamp. I want to make some kind of British/cheese related joke (more…)

The Gospel Book of Archbishop Ebbo is the improbably-named latest release from Philadelphia-based composer and multi-intrumentalist Mike Patkus, here simply credited under the mononym Patkus.

Ebbois a three-song EP, but, mind you, two of those songs break the nine-minute mark. So it’s not as scant as you might think. These two nine-minuters, opener ‘Cunegonde’, and the closing title track, are…