Currently stoked on: Darjeeling Tea. Flipper's Guitar. University of Utah Library. Having a job. Not having work until Thursday. Listening to Blur with Cat Behind Glass. New band with Rocky Maldz. Hanging out with Andres. Big Star. Not having beef with anybody and Sbarro.
Not stoked on: Cigarettes. Not having money. Our shower being broken. Not having a girlfriend. Thinking about ex-girlfriend. Anything that isn't Flipper's Guitar.
Sunday, February 22, 2015
We're (Super 78!) Playing A Show Tuesday w/ Colbalt Cranes.
Hey everyone. I'm playing bass with Super 78! tomorrow night at Diabolical records. We're playing with sensational group Cobalt Cranes. Come out for solid tunes, lots of feedback/jams, and good times.
https://www.facebook.com/events/358689650984022/
http://cobaltcranes.com/
http://super78.tk
https://twitter.com/diabolicalslc (Diabolical Records. Thanks Adam!)
I'm currently doing well; not super well but well. The kettle broke. Ugh. Tap water Tea it is for awhile.
Hats off to Nina Simone and Pharaoh Sanders.
(You (are) loved.) --Kai.
https://www.facebook.com/events/358689650984022/
http://cobaltcranes.com/
http://super78.tk
https://twitter.com/diabolicalslc (Diabolical Records. Thanks Adam!)
I'm currently doing well; not super well but well. The kettle broke. Ugh. Tap water Tea it is for awhile.
Hats off to Nina Simone and Pharaoh Sanders.
(You (are) loved.) --Kai.
Monday, February 16, 2015
How To Clone John Lennon The Right Way.
First step: Acquire John Lennon DNA from source. Source could include oils/skin cells on old guitars/equipment, strands of hair, Sean/Julian, ect.
Use DNA to clone John Lennon body/brain. Body would be discarded after process. Brain may be kept for further mapping/storage.
Use neural mapping technologies to create a model of John Lennon's brain. Brain would be stimulated to approximate events in his life until maturity.
Use neural map to create simulated reconstruction of John Lennon's brain inside computer. Computer will need significant computing potential. Cluster arrays may be useful.
Use hologram technologies used for 2Pac to reconstruct visual copy of John Lennon's body.
Use sophisticated computer algorithms as control for hologram. Seed data would be provided for by previously mentioned reconstruction of John Lennon's brain.
(Bonus)
Set up installations throughout major cities where one can interface with the LENNONBRAIN at will.
All you need is love.
-Kai.
Use DNA to clone John Lennon body/brain. Body would be discarded after process. Brain may be kept for further mapping/storage.
Use neural mapping technologies to create a model of John Lennon's brain. Brain would be stimulated to approximate events in his life until maturity.
- Events could be changed to create, "alternate universe" John Lennons.
Use neural map to create simulated reconstruction of John Lennon's brain inside computer. Computer will need significant computing potential. Cluster arrays may be useful.
Use hologram technologies used for 2Pac to reconstruct visual copy of John Lennon's body.
Use sophisticated computer algorithms as control for hologram. Seed data would be provided for by previously mentioned reconstruction of John Lennon's brain.
(Bonus)
Set up installations throughout major cities where one can interface with the LENNONBRAIN at will.
All you need is love.
-Kai.
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
Why I left The Artificial Flower Company.
I'm using this momentum I have right now to make clear a few of the reasons why I left the greatest band in the world.:
I'll try to be as concise as possible. There's a lot of things I could write and a lot of places I could take this. Mostly, this is for the people I know personally that will find this information relevant to them so excuse any esotericisms.
I've had a really hard time being social in my life. I've been scared of other people since I was a kid. I'm done trying to figure out why. I'm also especially done running away. My band mates didn't seem to have a lot of interest in interacting with the other bands in the city which put me (at least in some way) at odds with the scene. I don't like this. Music is the one of the few things that lets me connect with other people in a dignified way. I don't want to sabotage that.
A serious lack of a real business model. I'm not about making money primarily but everyone expense the band takes on is a liability at this point. We didn't even earn our beer money back. I've got rent to pay. I've got college and shit to pay for. It'd be nice to at least break even. Super 78! doesn't break even either but at least we play shows semi-consistently and get to go on tour. When was the last Artificials tour?
A lack of any real short or long term goals. No offense Andres but no one's just going to drop into your life and give you money for making quirky little pop songs. There's a certain amount of (real) sacrifice you have to make. You're going to eventually have to do some things that don't jive with your, "vision." There are a lot of people working much harder than and that are much more talented than you that aren't going to make it. Why should you? Oh yeah--- Because you're some kind of prodigy or something. That's right.
Narcissism. Ick. Connor and Andres, you are very nice people but what you do to yourselves just to cover up the most trivial insecurities you have is disgusting and cowardly. I'm sorry the cool kids don't want to hang out with you. Learn to deal with it. Read some Marcus Aurelius or something. To quote Ice Cube, "Nigga, if you scared go to church." There's a lot more to this than is appropriate for a blog post but I can't be around that anymore. Especially in a creative relationship.
Lack of definite roles. You know, I was happy to be in a support role with Andres acting as the centerpiece. Love is following. but when I'm acting as producer/mixer/ect... That's my job and I'm going to do it the way I see best fit. I was getting really tired of Andres telling me (often times very naively) how to do things or insisting that we follow his speed-addict approach to making recordings. I'm glad you were able to make such a huge catalog of recordings using that approach but it only can take you so far. Also I don't like, "speed" very much at all.
All in all though I wish the band the best. That goes for Tagg and Martin as well. I'm still probably the biggest fan of the band in the world but I don't wish to a member anymore. I hope you get what you're after. Truly. --Kyler A. Watson (The Rain, Super 78!)
The Rain continues.
Hey everyone. Just a post to let everyone know that The Rain is still a thing. Right now I'm reconsolidating everything but I have big things planned. I quit smoking cigarettes so I have focus like a mall-fucker. New music/films/art soon. As of right now I'm playing bass in prolific Salt Lake City band Super 78! (with the insatiable Cesar Reyes). I was playing in a group called The Artificial Flower Company with my friends Connor and Andres but I've left for artistic and personal reasons. I wish them the best.
The snowball is rolling. (I think)
p.S. Getting way better at reading Japanese/Chinese. Yeah.
--Kyler Watson. (Kai Ikari)
The snowball is rolling. (I think)
p.S. Getting way better at reading Japanese/Chinese. Yeah.
--Kyler Watson. (Kai Ikari)
Thursday, April 24, 2014
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