Jason Wilder

I’m not big on vinyl “community” YouTube channels. There’s some good ones out there but most are just bragging about their collections or have uninteresting “hot takes” … much like photographer influencers, which are the worst of the art world influencers. This one came up in my feed, though.

Mr. Ellis and his above thoughtful video “Quiet Music for Noisy Times” made me subscribe to his channel. He recommended Laurie Torres and Sam Wilkes, both of whom I enjoy. He did put me on to Gavin Clark, and I am quite enamored. Shameful I am just learning about Clark now.

Gavin Clark’s Spinning Around the Sun is going to get played on this week’s Fantastic Voyage. Clark’s song writing of reminds me of Neil Halstead’s Mojave 3, whose albums need reissues. There’s some videos on Youtube with Clark singing in someone’s living room. The comments are filled with heartfelt tributes. I would love this on vinyl but shipping costs will keep it out of my collection.

Not sure what to do today. I did walk to the DMV to renew my driver’s license, so I at least did something. It was very gloomy out and the nearest intersection’s lights were out. A winter jacket was too hot and a spring jacket would have been too light.