We’ll be playing Star Bar once again, this time invited by our new friends in Rare Birds, along with The Ides of June. We are “headlining” (wink) so we’ll probably be on around 11. No worries – it’s a Saturday night! I think it’s interesting – our bands are decidedly different, but there’s a commonality. Perhaps the hats (grin). In any case Antic Clay will bring a monster set – and we’re still not exactly where I want us to be, sonically/musically. We have been rehearsing diligently, despite the typical holiday disruptions. I hope this early 2023 show is as excellent as I’ve heard us be, and sets the tone for the entire coming year. Tickets here. Or click the poster below for the Facebook Event page.
An interesting gig at an empty place that longs to be full. Thanks to Catherine Duke for the video.Photograph by Catherine Duke http://catduke.com
More photos and video to come. It was an interesting show in an interesting spot. Atlanta Underground is like a ghost town. Homeless wandering, empty business fronts. So much potential. I sat next to a bronze sculpture of a man feeding a pigeon. Downtown Atlanta. 30 years ago I had a picture taken at the same spot. I’ll post both here shortly. But my overriding feeling was that this place should be thriving. And it ain’t.
ANTIC CLAY LIVE at ADNA 2022 DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL & TOUR OF LOFTS
Underground Atlanta
Fellow musicians will agree that there were always a few anomalous gigs that turned out to be very great. I expect that with this one. Antic Clay at Underground Atlanta on a Sunday afternoon in November. Who knows how we’ll be received? Come on out for something special that won’t take your whole day. Event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/855768972271590
DOWNTOWN FESTIVAL AND TOUR OF LOFTS OVERVIEW What: The Downtown Festival and Tour of Lofts is a neighborhood festival that has been on an over ten year hiatus! Needless to say, the Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association is thrilled to be bringing the festival back and again welcoming friends from all over Atlanta to our neighborhood!
When: Saturday, November 12 and Sunday, November 13, 2022.
Saturday: Tour of Lofts is 11am to 4:30pm. Festival begins at 11am. Sunday: Tour of Lofts is 12pm to 3:30pm. Festival begins at 12pm. Where: The Tour of Lofts will take visitors all around Downtown! Check in for the Tour of Lofts will be at the main Festival area at Underground Atlanta. Specific information to follow.
Why: The Downtown Festival and Tour of Lofts is a fundraiser for the Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Association as well as an opportunity for Downtown residents and businesses to welcome Atlanta to our neighborhood!
Do I need a ticket? Attending Tour of Lofts requires purchasing a ticket. Attending the Downtown Festival at Underground Atlanta is free!
Other questions? Please don’t hesitate to email communications@atlantadna.org.
A deep cut from the double CD “Mystagogue” by The Sweet Meat Love and Holy Cult. Video link: youtu.be/AabwUrubhx8 lyrics This World is Mired in Lightless Fires by Antic Clay
This world is mired in lightless fires and they all conspire to be one with you.
The holy rain falls slow, sustained each drop takes pains to be one with you.
The coiling sun could come undone because its serpents want to be one with you.
The maroon-rimmed moon sings blue cocoons which bleed and bloom to be one with you.
The veins that spiral, surge and twine emerge combined, to be one with you.
In mountain time, when all beasts are blind you lie supine for all to view.
From the “Jarboe Presents The Sweet Meat Love And Holy Cult – “Mystagogue” album, released January 29th, 2013 on Atavistic Records.
SING BLOOD is one of four songs contributed by ANTIC CLAY to the Sweet Meat Love & Holy Cult project, which was a collaboration of artists primarily from the southeastern United States but also from such diverse locations as Brazil and Bali.
The project was helmed by Jarboe (of SWANS), who also sang backing vocals on this track.
The physical CD is difficult to find, so I’m happy to share these tracks for the first time on Bandcamp. There are also a few outtakes which weren’t included on Mystagogue that I will upload here. I hope you enjoy them.
SING BLOOD by The Sweet Meat Love & Holy Cult Written by Antic Clay
You’ll watch your father hanging from a lesser tree. Their hands all frantic about his business and all love reduced to effigy. And every visage is all malice and bland catastrophe. Hate for which there is no ballast but lightless fire and hollow creed. Hey! Sing blood. Feed the swollen god. Prod the bodies, lance the lords. Plunge your song into each advancing horde. Sing blood! Fuel the rising flood! Prick and goad the bloated waves, til something red is wrought from you and tossed into the grave you crave yeah, along with your song. Appeased by a yellow need for all to sing along! So come on! Come on! And sing blood!
You’ll watch your father hang and then you’ll dance on by his grave. You’ll breathe one baleful breath before an idiot makes you a slave. At gunpoint. At moneypoint! To shit. To shine. Touché! And now you stand here and christen me with a bloody black toupee. Hey: Sing blood! Fellate the flailing god! Prod the pumpkins, spear the gourds. Stroke the warwhale and douse the drowning hordes! Sing blood! They can’t stanch your song! All that happens, it happens in spades, while one red thing is wrought from you and tossed into the grave where you composed one holy song. Afraid for tomorrow when they eat your only son! So come on! Come on! And sing blood! Come on! Hey come on! And sing blood!
(Sing a shallow gallows song. Sing along to the wrong song. Around here we devour our own. Around here we eat what we’re shown. Swing on the gallows, shallow throng. That’s you where the shadow is long. Down here we devour our own. Down here we eat what we’re thrown.)
From the “Jarboe Presents The Sweet Meat Love And Holy Cult – “Mystagogue” album, released January 29th, 2013 on Atavistic Records.
TAKE THIS TONGUE is one of four songs contributed by ANTIC CLAY to the Sweet Meat Love & Holy Cult project, which was a collaboration of artists primarily from the southeastern United States but also from such diverse locations as Brazil and Bali.
The project was helmed by Jarboe (of SWANS).
Kris Force of Amber Asylum contributes violin and vocals here.
The physical CD is difficult to find, so I’m happy to share these tracks for the first time on Bandcamp. There are also a few outtakes which weren’t included on Mystagogue that I will upload here. I hope you enjoy them.
TAKE THIS TONGUE by ANTIC CLAY
Take this tongue, this tongue has lied Take these hands that make things die and take this blood that it abide Abide.
Take this tongue that thrice denied Take this heart made wood with pride and take this blood that it abide Abide.
I know why all rivers go to the sea.
Apathetic stars align Devoid of consequence consigned by blood or destiny combined Combined.
Eyes that weep as they record All our children are restored Stake this blood that it endure Endure.
Come the turning of the tide Gone in mourning all who died Who seek this blood that it abide Abide.
I know why all rivers go the sea Constantly. To arrive upon the shoreless sea To abide To be restored To be reborn All things pass But in their passing they clasp And they abide They abide They abide I know
Take this blood that it abide Take this blood that it abide Take this blood that it abide Take this blood that it abide Let this blood like heaven’s bird abide Let this blood like heaven’s bird abide Let this blood like heaven’s bird abide Let this blood like heaven’s bird abide.
credits
released January 29, 2013 All words and music by Michael Bradley except violin and vocals by Kris Force
