Press stuff
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Tape Op on Adam Samuels’ work with John on The Empyrean
The newest issue of Tape Op magazine – the picture of which is to your left – features a short addendum to the interview with John published in the September/October 2007 issue as well as an addendum to the Ryan Hewitt interview from the same issue. It was written by John Baccigaluppi once again, and it answers many questions, regarding mastering and Adam Samuels’ involvement in mixing of The Empyrean. Mr. Baccigaluppi appears to like the album more than any others that John’s published before. You can order Tape Op from their website, there are free and paid subscriptions available and the whole article has been typed out, for your…
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Die Shellsuit, Die! review The Empyrean and give it 10 out of 10
James Davidson of the UK-based e-zine Die, Shellsuit, Die! has reviewed The Empyrean and he gave it 10 out of 10. He passed the review to Record Collection Music who have then passed it to Invisible Movement; so here’s an excerpt. “God†starts as dream pop along the lines of French Electro Pop duo Air or ex-Sneaker Pimp Kelli Ali, but the track soon kicks into a brooding rhythm of kick drum and electric piano leading into a maelstrom of synth and digital processors, the star ship sail boat going into hyperspace, edging out on gentle violin. “Dark/Light†carries on where the previous track left off with Frusciante’s voice searing…
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Popboks.com review of The Empyrean
While a whole archive of The Empyrean reviews is being built, translated and laid out, I couldn’t resist showing you this one! What a pleasant surprise: a fellow Serbian website, Popboks, has reviewed The Empyrean. If you’re from around these depths, you can read it here; if not, I have translated it for you. The album got 8 out of 10 stars, the reviews was written by Goran Tarlać. Thanks to Bojana for the heads-up! _________________ On a road from a broken junkie, through the rehab survivor of the Peppers family, to a hyperproductive author he is now, this respected guitarist releases his best solo effort. John Frusciante is still…
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Music for the Little Joe documentary
John and Gabriel Rowland are credited for music for the upcoming documentary Little Joe, focusing on life and career of the former model and underground film star, now a hotel owner, Joe Dallesandro. The movie was shown at the eminent Berlin festival on 12th February. You can read about the movie here and here.
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John in Johnny Ramone article in Italian edition of Vogue
…just on a picture though, but why not mention this cause once again? This is an article from the January 2009 issue of Italian edition of Vogue, which was originally posted on Johnny Ramone Army website; but I translated it to English for visitors of Invisible Movement. It was written by Jo Champa. The photo supplied with the article is actually from the January 2005 revealing of the Johnny Ramone statue, and if you’re looking for the photos from the last year’s event, held on 01st August, head over to this entry and also, don’t forget to listen or read the interview Joe Escalente of now-internet-only Indie 103.1 Radio. Picnic…
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The Heart Is A Drum Machine: trailer, stills, transcript of John’s parts, reviews
The Heart Is A Drum Machine, a documentary movie about music, featuring many musicians, directed by Christopher Pomerenke; was premiered at the Phoenix Art Museum on Friday, 06th February. A bunch of wonderful people have sent in their reviews and even recorded and transcribed some of the things John’s saying in the movie. [media id=186] The above’s a trailer from its official website (go there to download it in full quality!) and below it would be some of John’s lines from the movie itself. I think any music of any worth has been done by people who were very interested in the eternal process of their soul and their mind…
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Ryan Page discusses upcoming The Heart Is A Drum Machine
In an interview with AZ Central, Ryan Page, who directed the upcomong documentary The Heart Is A Drum Machine with Christopher Pomerenke; had only good words for John and his knowledge. Question: How did the film come about? Pomerenke: I kind of had the idea for talking about music in a grand way, a deep way that we have never seen or done before. Usually music documentaries are about specific people, about their careers, and we wanted to do something broader and get away from that. We got together and started to put together a big list of what we wanted to ask people. Page: We started shooting and it…
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The Empyrean day @ Invisible Movement – part 3
The third part is a bit late, but that means the fourth part might be a bit early. So, here it is. The newest review and a digest of all the reviews so far. This one is from Express Night Out. All in a very Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam-like voice, he discusses the role of a higher power on “God” (“You can do what you want, or so you think”), muses over his own importance on “Dark/Light” (“Will you let everyone in on the meaning of life and death / Do you need me, or are you waiting for my last breath?”) and wonders about lost chances on “Enough of Me”…
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The Empyrean gets its first 10/10 from Terapija.net!
Many thanks to wonderful Tihana for the heads-up on this precious review. Croatian music e-zine, Terapija.net or, to be precise, their staff member with the nick Vidman, gave The Empyrean a clear 10 out of 10, accompanied by a very detailed review. If you live in the ex-YU world, you can read the actual review at this link; and if you don’t, I have translated it. _____________________________________________ To call John Frusciante a 1/4 of the Peppers is not OK. Seeing his input in the band, giving him only the name of the fourth band member would be almost offensive. His playing, regardless of its being three chords in a row,…
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The good, the bad, the reviews
The good: The simple poem mentioned two weeks ago and posted on John’s blog on 05th January and then deleted from the entry it was a part of after two days; has returned in a post of its own. And there are two new “lines” in it. The bad: Why would there be anything bad? Everything is better than ever. The reviews: As promised a couple of days ago, here is one more review digest. This is from the nice people over there at Indie Paws. Make sure you read the whole thing here as I’m posting only an excerpt. You could call The Empyrean a prog rock album in…
