aes
The
tics

 

VISUAL
AURAL
EMBODIED

 

I am an artist and musician.

I work in acrylics, collage, and multimedia. I make star quilts, regalia, leatherwork, drums, rattles, and beadwork.

My musical influences include Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Casper Brötzmann, Godflesh, Slayer, Miles Davis, and Skinny Puppy. I play guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, dobro, cedar flute, hand percussion, and sing.

 

 

Mar
05

The Hunting

The Hunting  Tweet   Available today: My new album is a series of reflections on isolation and hunting, on life and grief, on sustenance and violence.   the hunting by skræling

Jan
11

Live recording, January 10, 2020

Live recording, January 10, 2020 in Ithaca, NY   Live set from January 10, 2020 in Ithaca, NY as part of The ElectroZone Presents: Güd Vibrations  

Dec
11

REVIEW: Jen Kutler’s “Disembodied”

“Disembodied” by Jen Kutler                                                           I     Tweet I went to Jen Kutler’s record release party for “Disembodied,” and I’m still

Nov
21

My first live, solo gig, like, ever

   I played my first solo gig ever. Ambient looped guitar with cedar flute. November 15, 2019 in Ithaca, NY.  

May
05

On ‘Indian’ Stereotype

Tweet   While talking about stereotype has become rather boring, stereotypes themselves have not gone out of fashion, nor have they lost much of their ability to stand in for real people and real issues. Stereotypes fill films and literature, and allow their audience to quickly follow plots and conflicts

Mar
27

REVIEW: “Shana: The Wolf’s Music”

 REVIEW: “Shana: The Wolf’s Music”      Tweet   I attended the US premiere of “Shana: The Wolf’s Music,” and I don’t think I’ve ever looked at my watch that many times during a film. Not just because the pacing is uneven and ultimately draining, but the stereotypes are debilitating.

May
02

Shaawano meets Lamb of God at SIRIUS

Tweet     Back in 2008, I won the Lamb of God “Producer Challenge,” sponsored by the band, Epic Records, SIRIUS Satellite Radio, and Apple’s GarageBand. The band released a special edition of their album “Sacrament” that contained a bonus disc of the isolated audio stems (grouped by instrument) for

Mar
21

The Negative Space of Tribal Sovereignty

The Negative Space of Tribal Sovereignty   Tweet   Earlier, I wrote about how sovereignty is best understood as a network of relationships among various types of power, rather than looking at sovereignty as a measure of power. In other words, sovereignty exists when one power recognizes the powers of