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7/22/2019

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I haven't submitted an article in a few weeks. I'm still alive. Family members sometimes check on me to be sure. I didn't want to submit an article for each and every thing that I do. Hal kinda frowns on that. [Editor's Note: I do?] But, I guess I will catch you up on things.
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Summer is nearly 2/3rds over and I only received one taker on my Island of Misfit Noise offer. Oh, well. I'm currently mixing two IOMN tracks (one for EC #5 compilation). I have some older submitted material to pad out the album. Not sure how any of it is going to fit into the movie. It may end up just being the length of a music video. I'm aiming to finish in September, at least, to meet the October deadline for the Planet 9 Film Festival. I haven't shot any footage yet because I have no budget for props or anything. Beyond a one page outline, there isn't any script either (not that it is totally necessary in this case).
I have finally published the first two issues of my epically delayed cassette-zine Theee Urban SpaceCat. The printing company is sending me some at a discount because of my honesty when they messed up on my bill. I kinda rushed putting those together, out of desperation to get SOMETHING finished in this lifetime. But, they still have turned out pretty good. A lot of the material is admittedly kind of old. I wanted to get the stuff out there before I discarded it, as I often do.
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I released two noisy Mike Damn Nobody tapes in the past two months, Buy Bull State and Nothing Will Change. They are both challenging listening, if you like that. My attempts to maintain a regular schedule seem to be improving. The daily combination of clinical depression and anxiety is crippling, sometimes. Having some sort of routine, without thinking about it, is the only way I get anything done. After several months of neglect, my laundry and apartment are finally clean again! Two of my paintings are half-finished. I want to get those done this week. I like showing them in my vlogs while I update followers
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I have seen some interesting ads on Craigslist and Bandcamp for people needing a bassist or guitarist. Knowing my luck with performing in groups it probably wouldn't last very long. But, I may at least go check them out and see if they're any good. After I put the clothes away today I will probably answer letters and record some demos. Staying away from the internet is a lot healthier. Just a few hours after dark is plenty enough. Later.
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2 Comments
Leslie Singer
7/22/2019 22:26:08

Wow, Mike, you have been busy! I’ve heard Buy Bull State which is very good but I’ve got to catch up with your Theee Urban Spacecat releases and Nothing Will Change...

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Chris Phinney
7/24/2019 06:39:25

Dang son, you havebeen working brother. I to ave heard Buy Bul State. Which is great, I love Thee Urban Spacecat genius I love that kind of thing. Stay cool bro, stay busy. Thanks for the update!

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    Mike Nobody

    Turning Junk Into Punk Since 1985

    Mike Nobody
    is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, visual artist, and creator of experimental
    ​custom-made instruments. Diagnosed with major depression and social anxiety disorders, he is regarded as an outsider artist–musician by his contemporaries in the fine art and alternative music scenes. Known for his highly eclectic style and diverse projects, his sound incorporates a variety of music genres, both popular and experimental, with a predominantly Lo-Fi aesthetic. Much of his work consists of ultra-limited, handmade cassettes recorded alone in his home, with whatever means that were available at the time.


    His visual work consists primarily of “stream of consciousness” drawings and mixed media paintings
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    made from repurposed materials, with occasional ventures into film & video.


    Creating in near anonymity since the 1980’s, most exposure to his work has been primarily in the form of mail art packages, ad-hoc self-distribution, and a few local retail outlets. He gained some notoriety in the Metro Detroit area, beginning in the 1990’s, and has collaborated with numerous musicians across the sonic spectrum. Whether people were listening or not, however, Mike continued to compulsively produce music and art pieces. Exponential growth of the internet in the intervening years has given Mike new opportunities to reach an audience, unavailable to him before.

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ELECTRONIC COTTAGE is an international magazine where independent artists, musicians, writers and freethinkers share in-depth articles, essays, interviews, tech and gear reviews and tutorials,
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EC draws inspiration from the Cassette Culture Revolution of the 1980s, 90s and beyond; Mail Art, Small Press and Zines, Dada, Fluxus, Punk Rock, Hacking, Circuit Bending, Anarchy, and Noise.
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