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Prince Rama, sometimes known as “Prince Rama Of Ayodhya”, are a 3 member psychoactive, musical project who currently hail from Brooklyn, NY.  They have previously spent time in Boston going to art school, and then England working with n’ learning from the likes of the modern day uber duper astronautical explorer n’ master painter: Paul Laffoley.  And oddly enough for me, some or all of the P-Rama outfit originally hail from somewhere in, none other than the psychedelic training grounds that eYe grew up in & is commonly refered to as: “Florida”. -Land of the magical cow pattie. (See folks, the F-L does produce transcendent philosophical explorers n’ brilliant artists. It sadly just doesn’t nurture them much while they’re here.)

Anywayz, There’s plenty more to learn about Prince Rama and their mandala makin’ mentor: Mr. Paul Laffoley by following the links above and diggin’ around on the interwebs. I believe the track in the video, which is titled: “Om Namo Shivaya” is off of their 4th studio album “Shadow Temple”, and IMO they’ve still got a lil wayz to go as band, atleast on the production and percussion tips, but with videos and tracks like this coalescing into one insanely gorgeous bit of existential, psychedelic transcendence.. the sky’s not even the limit.

That 4th studio album was good enough to grab the attention of the CEO’s of the current aRt rawk movement, Animal Collective, who’ve released it on their uber important indie imprint: “Paw Tracks”. Not too shabby Prince Rama. I’m def feelin’ it, and you’ve definitely got a fan in me.

“Prince Rama” | From left: Taraka Larson, Michael Collins, and Nimai Larson

Official Video:

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Unofficial Fan Video:

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The full-length video for “Take Time” by The Books, at the top, and twelve other full-length music videos are included on The Books – “Playall” DVD, which you can nab at: www.thebooksmusic.com.  They’ve also got a stellar new album out, their 4th LP eye believe, called “the way out”.

When it comes to combining sound collage, video art, musicality, w3rds, and existentialism.. I don’t know too many modern day artists who do it better.

Long live The Books!!!

PS – For those wanting more.. There’s also all kinds of other videos by: “The Books” over on LastFM.  Official and fan made clips. -> http://www.last.fm/music/The+Books/+videos

Info below is from BarCamp Orlando website and written by: Eric Marden

alGARhythm: One of Central Florida’s best kept secrets. Tucked away in his secret laboratory somewhere in the wetlands of Volusia county, this digital shamen will bring the ruckus as he performs his special brand of electronic rock and roll for your eyes and ears. Multiple drum machines, circuit bent toys, and an array of samplers are his weapons. Your brain stem, his target.

Pan/Dos: The end of tv as we know it. Pan/Dos combines the analogue hardware of yore into a chaotic, yet melodic soup of sight and sound, using VHS and TV Tubes as the ingredients. Must be seen to be believed.

Dr.XnLb: This is what happens when a certified code ninja slices his way into the music scene. By touching his mac in its naughty places, he can tease beats into a digital tapestry of circular logic and musical run on sentences with more segues than Dean Kamen. Also, pancakes.

DJ [HexWarrior]: This host of WPRK’s Talk Nerdy To Me and founder of the Nerdapalooza music festival will start the night off right with his own mix of Nerdcore, Chiptunes, Wizard Rock, and other genres so geeky, they make Woz himself blush.

Tis an early event, so don’t be late. Here are the performers time slots:

-> dr.xnlb: 9 – 10PM
-> alGARhythm: 8 – 9PM
-> Pan/Dos: 7:15 -8PM
-> dj[hexWarrior]: 6:30 – 7:15PM

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This Event is Free, All Ages, Public, & going to be really awesome!
Venue: SLINGAPOUR’s
11 Wall Street
(downtown) Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 849-0471

(*directions/map)

*Click on the flyer for a larger version.

PAINTERS showing w3rk:

Brice Stephens -  He’s pretty well known in the Central Florida for his contemporary paintings of women on glass, mostly windows.  Brice has had shows in many of the Orlando galleries and music venues.  IMO, this kat creates some super stellar w3rk.  Uber stylized sublime genius paintings.  Done with a touch and subtle flare which is all his own.  Elegant in some ways yet, as primal as the stars in others.  The beautiful and the ugly hold hands, celebrate.. commiserate. Acorns make oak trees. Girls become women. Brice confirms these very ideas with his delicately pure bristle and intricate sightISMs. We are happy as clams to have his w3rk in Deland at Caffe daVinci and in an Avant GARism production.

Cordelia Ryan – This painter is a long time friend of mine and bursting at the seems with drive and devotion to living a life as a true artist.  She’s been painting about 10 years, and recently returned from living in Portland, OR.  Her style is mostly abstraKted with plenty of visually attractive color schemes, forms, shapes and rhythms. Very energetic expressive w3rk..  ala Lee Krasner, DeKooning, Pollock, etc.   I’m stoked to be doing an event with Cordelia, and looking forward in helping to inform the local, general public about her many varied and honest talents with pigment, brush, & surface.

Gar Bailey – Guilty as charged and back in the saddle.  Ya’ll know how I do it.  I give, bring, express, explore, and expose it all.  Every ounce of me.  Every molecule of the blood in my heart.  Every bead of sweet that my skin makes.  Every breath in my lungs.  The electricity in my brain fires the pistons in my engine arms.  Organically charged chemical fires blanket MY earth with cosmically infused enlightenment experiments.

Sleeping in the swamp of myself.  Swimming in the bog.  Flying in the fog.  I’m a Gar-Fish with Alligator eYes and an Osprey’s heART.  A primordial soup stirs my spoon.  Standing at the dawn of creation. Staring into the Sun of the Stars where ideas come from.  The place where nowhere meets somewhere.

“I am constantly doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” – Pablo Picasso

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MUSICIANS performing at the opening:

alGARhythm – Resident weirdo shaman of multiple genres and piles of gear.  The driving force behind the Avant GARism spectacle of live, innovative audio/video. I’ll be armed with a totally new set, new vibe, new songs, fresh gear, a new video montage running through my projeKtor, and a pile of ingenuity for your voyeuristic electronique rock n’ rizoll pleasures and palpitations.

A_Scissors -  Symphonic Drum Machine Synthesizer Synchronization as a conduit for communication and transformation.  Cohesiveness of aesthetic. Like cheetah speed camoflauge. A liquid mirage. Like a soft child on a hard Earth..
Auditory bliss makes friends with the ratatat-tat-tick-tock-boom-click.  Metaphoria electro-caffinates and inflates the imagination of artistic cohabitation. Orchestrated, Analog “MueZeek” made for people & by a person, and made with a vulnerability & musical touch that one could describe as a “delicacy for the ear”.

Mr. Whitefolk - Subversive IDM music from the state that shaped like a phallus. This is a socially infused, sexually conscious, & politically charged electronic project by: Nigel John of Orlando, FL ; aka Dirty Politick aka NIgel ManPerson. Many of the recordings from this project in particular seem to take a sort of ambiguous approach towards dissecting and reassembling popular culture stereotypes & taboo’s.  If you think album sounds good,  wait till you hear him play and remix it all live.  *Speaking of which, get over to my NEW label, Hairy Sloth Records, and download the alGARhythm, A_Scissors, & Mr. Whitefolk EP’s for FREE right now.

Pan/Dos – This guy has found a way to legitimately combine TV, VHS, & Software into one of the most original and potent audio/video acts you will see.  There’s some glitch, some IDM, some Dance elements, some Punk Rock DIY aesthetic in there.  Tis some pretty well rounded music/video/aRt.  We’re over the moon to have Pan/Dos back again for an AG production.  This kat’s always a crowd favorite and bound to get folks talking and mind’s reeling.  You can also catch Pan/Dos in Orlando at BBQ Bar on Tuesday December 16th, 2008.  Followed by an A_Scissors & alGARhythm show at BBQ Bar on January 13th, 2009.

 BLAH-DOW!!!!

 Be there or be a Square!!

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The Venue:
Caffe DaVinci

Phone: 386-736-4646
Address:  112 West Georgia Avenue – Deland, Florida 32720
Cost:  Free before 9PM / 5$ after 9PM (helps compensate the musicians for all their hard w3rk)
Date: Saturday,  January 10th, 2009
Time:  Art opening from 7 – 9 PM / Live Music starts about 10PM & goes till about 1:30AM

*Please come out to this event!  they don’t happen all the time, and you will definitely not be sorry with this amount of talent on tap.

Links:
Avant GARism On Myspace
Hairy Sloth Records
Polyvibe Records

Videos of the show:
alGARhythm – Live at Avant GARism #5 (entire set)

Unfortunately, this will most likely be the last Avant GARism occasion held in downtown Deland at Caffe daVinci.  A sincere thank you goes out to caffe daVincis for giving this event a chance, and perhaps even greater than that.. a solid footing to branch out from in the future. And though the support that we did receive from patrans over the past 6 months was decent. This past event being exceptionally sweet, with almost every seat in the courtyard filled.  *In the bitter end.. it was not quite enough support to garner further Avant GARism events being held in Deland.  I would definately like to thank all the special artists that came out and played their heARTs out for the all the wonderful folks who came out to hear and see these recepticals of transecendance. We did take a good shot at bringing the underground to Deland.. too bad that perhaps deland wasn’t quite ready for it yet. 

So it is quite fitting that we went out with such a bang on May 3rd, 2008. Nathan Wolek, then Benny Loco, followed by myself: alGARhythm brought honest, muzikal heat in each of our performances of our own respective, electronic sub-genres. I am also stoked that the majority of this was caught on video!! (Look for some Nathan Wolek & Benny Loco footage in the near future.) Big big thanx to Mr. A_Scissors Cunningham and Sir Drone Operator for helping me out with the video stuff, relocating gear, friendship in general, and for putting up with my occasional, grumpy, anxiety fits. You guys rock it hard nails sonz. So without further delinquince, enjoy the stellar footage of my performance below.

Always – alGARhythm BaiLey

-So if you really dug on that, and you’d like to view the video entire set.. ->Again, Head over to: alGARhythm – Live at Avant GARism #5 (entire set) ..and give it a further looksy.
Also, If ya missed this one.. eYe will be doing a similiar performance at my June 7th aRt show opening party. Come get at me!! Cuz even good video ain’t better than real life in real time. ->Taters.