Just waiting at my window Looking for that sign That tiny bit of inspiration Waiting to be mine Off I fly at new tangents New perspectives and ideas A flurry of activity Fighting back my fears
Past caring, passed caring Eyes popping, flashing lights Ecstasy takes you away Passing on future nights Save the world, someone Before there’s nothing left to save Stop the music, please Educate the rave
8th Sep 2024 – As the alternative to the alternative, punks turned into ravers and the passionate resistance to the ills of society was forgotten for the bliss of entertainment. I hated it.
Your ambition is to own a house Mine is to walk on my hands Your ambition is to own a car While I’m still practising handstands
Your ambition is for home appliances Mine is to say hello to everyone Your ambition is a pension fund Mine is to fly right ’round the sun
Your ambition is….
7th Sep 2024 – Highlighting differences between my friend’s and my thinking at this time. My eyes were still wide with joy for the world and I sooner or later found my way to having a house, car, appliances and a pension anyway. I never actually made it to be able to walk on my hands though. But that wasn’t the point, really.
Me and Rob practising in Poole Park sometime later in 1994.
From where did that noise emanate I want to hear the scratch and scrape Smashing, hissing, piercing screech Screaming out to breach the peace That lovely lovely noisy sound A brand new love I’ve found
7th Sep 2024 – I had become immersed in noise recordings after checking out Boredoms and Ruins and delving deeper into the Japanese Noise scene. This led me to some interesting places and also my very own limited edition release noise LP and the introduction of the name tenzenmen.