And Assorted Other Mishegais Tuesday, October 28, 2003

At long last received the soundtrack to "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three"--a key audio aid for the Secret Thing (audiovisual, actually, if you count the movie itself). And it does not disappoint. The liner notes open with the question: "What does New York City sound like?" Perfect way to put it! The score sounds like exactly like John Lindsay's New York--funky and lumbering, noisy and pushy, and generally coming apart at the seams. A city full of Chevy Novas and Ford Galaxies, graffiti on the walls, guys in checkered jackets, cops with big moustaches...

Made some big, funky progress on the big, funky Secret Thing. A couple hours ago, just as I was feeling OK with calling it a day, a friend told me another company is putting out something similar to the Secret Thing early next year. Which strikes me as bad news and leaves me wondering if I want an earlier deadline (or if I should take breaks to sleep and defecate). I don't have anything in writing just yet, which is why I'm hesitant to go into more detail (realizing of course that I'm being coy). But it's a game, if you haven't figured that out already, and the soundtrack to "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" is a fabbo audio accompaniment.

What else can I tell you? Listened to the new Shins record. In the same retro vein as Ladybug Transistor but done much better. Still, it leaves the question: Is that all there is? You've got talented musicians, you've got studio time, you've got the eyes of the hipsters at Other Music and the label's A&R department on you--and you put out this. OK, as it goes. But why not more?

Hell awaits! See you tomorrow.

@ 9:09:00 PM,

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