Bizarre Statue
bizarrestatue.bsky.social
Bizarre Statue
@bizarrestatue.bsky.social
Musician. In Los Angeles.

https://bizarrestatue.neocities.org
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Very good news: I have a new tape that is out as of now, called "Sketches," Shipping from either the UK or California:

Shipping from the UK: prestoncapes1.bandcamp.com/album/pct-24...
Shipping from California: bizarrestatue.bandcamp.com/album/sketches
PCT 24 - Sketches, by Bizarre Statue
2 track album
prestoncapes1.bandcamp.com
I found out about Jackie Paris a few years ago when I got a vinyl copy of Mingus' "Changes One" and "Changes Two" as a double-album, and for the first time I heard the incredible version of "Duke Ellington's Sound of Love" on "Changes Two," and read in the notes about Mingus' affection for Paris.
November 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The next tune up on the Car Mix was Philip Glass' "Lady Day." A friend's older brother had "Glassworks" when I was in 7th grade and discovering interesting music, and I'd taped it. Later, when "Koyaanisqatsi" came out, I'd felt really hip for the first time when I recognized the composer.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I stopped in a thrift store for something else and against what I thought was my better judgement I looked at the used vinyl. Much to my surprise, it was my day.
November 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The next tune that came up on the Car Mix was Kraftwerk's "Transistor," from "Radio-Activity." I was lucky I first got this on cassette as a kid, because when I later bought it on vinyl, Capitol Records, as I found was a bad habit at the time, had cut this track off the release.
November 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I went to Deadly Wax in Granada Hills to pick up my Vinyl Santa gift and this was in the newly arrived section. I've long loved "Legrand Jazz" but didn't have a copy. This is one of those records that's both artistically compelling and completely entertaining at the same time.
November 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Not part of the Car Mix, but on Tuesday, with a night off and nothing to do, I rolled the dice on the L.A. Philharmonic's Green Umbrella series performance that evening and was absolutely blown away. This is what I saw: www.laphil.com/events/perfo...
Recovecos: Angélica Negrón & Lido Pimienta | LA Phil
Recovecos, curated by Angélica Negrón, is a Green Umbrella program highlighting the music of Caribbean and Latin American composers exploring the many physical and intangible spaces of memory, nostalg...
www.laphil.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"The Hissing of Summer Lawns" came up next on the Car Mix. I was late to Joni's music, getting into her after I saw "The Last Waltz" in college, picking up "Hejira," which remains my favorite of her records. But this tune for whatever reason, and despite "Hejira"'s theme, feels right for driving.
November 11, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Continuing my Car Mix, the next tune that came up was this, Gordon Lightfoot's "Carefree Highway." My dad had the album when I was a kid but years later when I actually looked into Lightfoot's work, I realized that I only had vague memories of "Sundown," and not the rest of the album.
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This came today, or rather late yesterday. I'd heard of Pahinui from a friend's father in high school but didn't actually hear his music until about 10 years ago. Absolutely first rate, with that kind of loose but tight feeling real players have.
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
So the first one up on the Car Mix (on shuffle) could not be better for a drive: Earth, Wind and Fire's "September." This is one of those tunes that is simultaneously pure pop and pure art. Everything in it is perfect, but more than anything it's the response in me that is so wonderful.
November 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I recently restarted using a streaming platform, Qobuz, which really does sound good and as far as I know pays more per stream to the rights holder than any other service. If I'm wrong, I'd want to know. I have a long list of companies I'll never patronize again, and S**tify is at or near the top.
November 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today, however, I'll talk about @campofwolves.bsky.social and particularly "Bear Creek," which I picked up and have been going back to again and again. Here's the link, worth your purchase: lunar-module.bandcamp.com/album/bear-c...
Bear Creek, by Camp of Wolves
12 track album
lunar-module.bandcamp.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I notice that the @vinylsanta.bsky.social thing is happening and it's a great ritual. But it says that a participant should look at a person's feed to see their tastes and that means I need to put some things up here. Starting tomorrow I'll go through my Car Mix as it plays randomly, song by song.
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Very good news: I have a new tape that is out as of now, called "Sketches," Shipping from either the UK or California:

Shipping from the UK: prestoncapes1.bandcamp.com/album/pct-24...
Shipping from California: bizarrestatue.bandcamp.com/album/sketches
PCT 24 - Sketches, by Bizarre Statue
2 track album
prestoncapes1.bandcamp.com
June 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM