The flow, the show, and the here-we-go.
For the past 20 years, I’ve had people telling me I should have my own website. I have a flair for the written word, and I also have tons of stupid opinions that divide people, which I happen to really enjoy. I’ve never been one to be very interested in the middle-ground when it comes to opinions — I’d much rather piss people off, or get someone so behind my thought process that they forget about their own.
I’ve been a DJ since 1990, when I was still a teenager. I’ve been collecting records since before that time, having a thirst for weird sounds before I can even remember. Spending my own personal time writing reviews and discussing music on the web is something I’ve spent years doing, occasionally being invited to participate in review programs (Amazon Vine), and even write professionally for other companies and sites. I’m pretty good at it, but I’ve grown weary of giving my thoughts and ideas to other places — why not possess my own thought processes?
Being a DJ over the years has given me a ton of experiences, and even more vinyl. I listen closely, always read the sleeve notes, and have a real affinity of remembering random info, like credits and remix names. I’m that idiot savant lurking in the corner on trivia night who beats the teams of seven people all by myself without really trying too much. When it comes to my record collection it’s always been like digging in random spots in the garden and unearthing little treasures. I like to revisit entertainment as well, picking up on the things I missed, then observing why I overlooked those details in the first place. Understanding where people and art intersect is fascinating to me.
I have a record collection of 20,000-strong, many of which are tucked away in storage with the really important ones close-by in my home for easy and quick access. Nonetheless, my storage unit is like a record store of sorts, where I find forgotten nuggets that lead to memories, not having been listened to or frequented for years. As a DJ, I was given a ton of free shit that I never got around to even listening to as well, so poking around my own record collection can seem like I just walked into a record shop I’ve never frequented in my life. I have started digging around in storage, pulling out things to record digitally, with the express purpose of meditating with my collection, and ripping them into a format that can be stuffed into my iPhone for easy listening. It almost feels like I’m cheating a bit as recording my vinyl to digital creates one more step removed from the experience of record culture, but I’m a busy guy just like the next person, and I want to have access to these little discs whenever I strike a fancy to hear them. As I do that, I’m going to create a running commentary as I rip my vinyl, and see where else my creative whimsy takes me. For instance, I’ll be writing a lot about film as well. Movies takes a close second place to music for me, and I’ve got a hell of a lot of things to say about it.
I’d love to hear comments if you have them, the more honest the better! Let me have it! Tell me how right I am! Remind me how clueless I am! I love it all! Lots more to come, and please bear with me as I flesh out the site.
I used to work for Discogs as well, where I wrote a lot about music, interviewed interesting people, and got to do some cool stuff. Discogs recently “updated” their blog, and they deleted (thanks, Discogs) all content written before 2021 (the period I was there). I’ve been able to retrieve some of it from the archive and post it here on my own site.
To boot, I occasionally make videos over on YouTube.
I also do mixes over on Soundcloud.
Occasional Feel Good 
What format do you rip the vinyl to? I dont listen to vinyl, i just buy cd’s and copy them as wav files or buy wav files from amazon or bandcamp.
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I rip to wav, and then convert to m4a, but I keep the wav files around so I can convert to whatever if I need to. I generally don’t rip things if it’s easily accessible through digital channels, but I have a lot of weird and rare records that I want the music from.
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I meant to say qobuz instead of amazon. Although i DO buy cd’s from amazon if theyre not avaiable anywhere else.
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Hi my name is John Michael I live in the DC area and came across your YouTube page while digging for old footage of skinny puppy. I too am a fan of early skinny puppy early ministry pretty much early 80s when electronic stuff was still raw before it became generic I think ministry became generic I feel like even Skinny Puppy became generic. I’ve also been a DJ since the early 90s I moved to DC from Florida and 92 because of my success and crowd response that I was getting play parties like fever in Baltimore and later buzz and also if you things in Chicago Detroit area. Please pardon by the way if there’s any really bad grammatical confusing mistakes I’m doing this talk to text. I really enjoyed your YouTube post about Andrew Weatherall I love Andrew Weatherall I love his I know he’s dead now but I love his his selections his taste in music and his the fact that he would play sets and you play stuff that that that I had never heard. I like how you speak like what you have to say I like your insight. Can I make a suggestion to you I don’t know if you know this Dj he’s from the Chicago area late 80sAnd he is still an active Dj I believe he lives in San Francisco now in extremely good DJ extremely good music producer his name is mystic bill. That’s all I’m gonna say for now I hope we get to start a conversation.
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As I have told you on YouTube. I enjoy your content. If you moved into other media (movies, books) I wouldn’t be opposed. If you started a Patreon I would gladly be a subscriber. Appreciate you
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Thanks, Andrew! Youtube now has their own version of Patreon, so if you can be so kind to hang with me until I can set that up, your support would always be welcome. Thanks again!
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Hi there. I live in Olympia, and your YouTube channel and site are impressive. I value your perspective on a wide variety of different genres and, lifting up physical music formats and supporting artists. I am also a teacher in Visual Communications and Computer Science, and I would like to know what subject you teach, if music helped to shape your teaching, and if teaching has helped to shape your musical interests. Thanks! – Eric
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Hi Eric, my apologies for being a year late here, no clue how I missed this! I was an elementary teacher, but I got laid off last year. Never got another teaching gig to be frank, and now I’m moving in a new direction. Definitely disillusioned with the state of Washington and it’s attitude toward education. To answer you questions, teaching definitely has nothing to do with my musical interests, but music definitely helped me in my teaching. Music has helped with everything, I think. I definitely love sharing my knowledge of music with others!
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Hey, I enjoyed your rant on Bill Hicks. This is maybe that show you saw, or from the same week.
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Yes, this was it! I remember very vividly it was the week before Thanksgiving. Thank you for sending this!
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Thanks for reminding me what an amazing album “Heaven or Las Vegas” is.
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Thanks for watching, Ron! I hadn’t listened to it in quite some time, but man, I’m falling in love with it all over again.
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Hey, I saw your review of Filth Pig on YouTube and you mentioned the residents. I’m wearing a residents shirts.
Twitch is my favorite Ministry album too, and I’m stoked to listen to Filth pig cause of your review.
Thanks for being you!
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Thanks, Tyler! Did you see my latest Ministry video about the “Land Of Rape And Honey” book? That’s actually my favorite Ministry album, hope you like it if you decide to watch. Later!
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