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left: Absolutely Free by Theo van den Boogaard (1967).
right: Blowin’ Your Mind by Willem de Ridder (1967).
A couple of samples from similar work scattered around a Dutch auction site, along with more familiar designs from the San Francisco and London artists. All the Dutch examples are new to me; the dominance of the American […]

Harmonia somewhere in the 1970s: Michael Rother, Moebius, Roedelius.
Continuing the occasional { feuilleton } series exploring the byways of musical culture, this month it’s the turn of German group Cluster, prompted by their current US tour. News of their re-emergence sent me back to the albums and I’ve been listening to little else for […]

Sam and ensemble.
“Bedroom Community, possibly the best label in the world right now” was my earnest declaration back in March after seeing Sam Amidon play for the first time. A few months earlier I’d put Valgeir Sigurðsson’s Ekvílibríum album on my best of 2007 list for Arthur magazine. Tonight’s event at Trinity Church confirmed […]

A little bit country, a little bit rock’n’roll
| Mighty rearranger Robert Plant.

Brian Eno: The professor of rock
| Eno at 60.

Controlled chaos
| Jon Savage on Ian Curtis’s literary influences.

Nation Time still strikes a chord
| Alan McGee on free jazz and Joe McPhee.

Metamorphosis by Bridget Riley (1964).

Mademoiselle ad (1965).
From this Flickr set. Thanks to Aristan for the tip.

Hallucinations: Psychedelic Pop Nuggets From The WEA Vaults (2004).
Previously on { feuilleton }
• Design as virus #3
• Design as virus #2
• Design as virus #1
• New Bridget Riley

My long and rambling post about the work of Barney Bubbles in January 2007 generated a considerable flurry of renewed interest in the great designer and ended by saying “We’re overdue a decent book-length examination of his work and his influence.” Just over a year later, here we are…. Paul Gorman was one of the […]

God only knows
| Nico Muhly on music and religion.