02.28.07
Ode To Joy Drawing By Javier Hernandez-Miyares
02.27.07
Ballad by Javier Hernandez-Miyares
Since the featured song on this post is a ballad about innocence; i posted a picture of my first live performance in 1975, with my first band called Frontier. in 1975 i was an innocent abroad. 20 years later i was still an innocent abroad when i wrote and recorded this song for my daughter Matilda. Today still as an innocent abroad, i dedicate this song to my fellow travellers; you know who you are.
ballad.wma
Tags: Javier Hernandez-Miyares, Orbscure, Psycho-Symphonic Pop, Ballad
02.24.07
Silence performed by Fee Fi Fo Fum at C.B.G.B’s (Donald Johnson and Javier-Hernandez-Miyares)
this is a very poor recording of a great song written by Donald Johnson and Fee Fi Fo Fum. The performance took place at C.B.G.B’s in 1985, and it was recorded through the house mixing board. even though you can’t hear the bass, and the guitar is too low, we present to you now the only extant recording of this precious song.
Tags: Fee Fi Fo Fum, Donald Johnson, Javier Hernandez-Miyares
02.22.07
Lyrics to Safe As Milk by Javier Hernandez-Miyares (Fee Fi Fo Fum)
gonna sing, gonna sing my song
my song of celebration
cause when the pied piper comes again
he’s going take us to the same location
where all the little children, found the tree of knowledge
in the garden
garden of temptation
you see there was this tree in the forest
and it fell down one day
there was no one there to see it
but they heard it just the same
and they all knew
they would never be innocent again
and they were safe
safe as milk
safe as their mother’s milk
they were safe
safe as milk
overworked and underpaid
but safe
safe as milk
suddenly there came a flood
and it washed away the cities
every man, woman and child
they were caught sleeping
and every man and his opinion
was washed into the sea
drowned in the sea
then we crawled out of the water
and we climbed up in the trees
and when we looked at each other
we saw that we were monkeys
and every trace we left behind
became a part of history
history
and we were safe
safe as milk
safe as our mothers milk
we were safe
safe as milk
overworked and underpaid
but safe
safe as milk
so we rebuilt our cities
and our institutions
and since nothing was heaven sent
the branches of the government
were the only things that grew
on our tree of history
history
gonna sing gonna sing my song
my song of celebration
cause when the pied piper comes again
i’m going to take him to the same location
where all the little children
found the tree of knowledge
in the garden
garden of temptation
we were as safe as milk…
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Poem written as a clue to the meaning of “safe as milk”
We were seeking God
In the beginning
but it was too perfect
to perfect to be seen
so we remade god in our own image
as a mortal to be seen
deified
(It)
it that feels birth pangs
and dies in childbirth
and leaves us orphans
longing for it
imagining it
It
always coming and leaving
like our breath
as in our sexual embrace
as we see
It
Listen to “Safe As Milk” at this link
Tags: Fee Fi Fo Fum, Javier Hernandez-Miyares, Donald Johnson
02.21.07
Fee Fi Fo Fum plays “Stay With You” (Shadow Of Tours)
I’ve been following a rhythm
It’s been playing in my head
Trying to find some happiness
Sometime before i’m dead
Stay With You was recorded on an 8-track Tascam in 1977 in Kunkletown, Pennsylvania. The lyrics were written by Donald Johnson and the music was written by Donald and Javier Hernandez-Miyares.
stay-with-you-8-track.wma
Tags: Fee Fi Fo Fum, Donald Johnson, Javier Hernandez-Miyares
02.20.07
Fee Fi Fo Fum by FEE FI FO FUM (Featuring Donald Johnson and Javier Hernandez-Miyares)
The song Fee Fi Fo Fum was recorded by Fee Fi Fo Fum at Spectrum Studios in Mineola in 1985. Donald Johnson wrote the words and music and Javier Hernandez-Miyares did the arrangement. This campy number features an excellent vocal performance by Donald. Enjoy it.
Tags: Fee Fi Fo Fum, Donald Johnson, Javier Hernandez-Miyares, Alberto Miyares
02.18.07
Safe as Milk by Fee Fi Fo Fum (Shadow Of Tours)
Gonna sing my song
My song of celebration
Safe As Milk was recorded on an 8-track Tascam deck in Albertson Long Island in 1986. The recording was engineered by John Millspaugh and was produced by Fee Fi Fo Fum. Music and lyrics were written by Javier Hernandez -Miyares and instruments were played by the following: Donald Johnson-vocals; Alberto Miyares-bass; Mary K-harmonica and keys; John Millspaugh-drums, and Javier Hernandez-Miyares-guitar. Click and listen to one of Fee Fi Fo Fum’s signature tunes. This song was written for you.
Safe as Milk
Tags: Safe As Milk, Javier Hernandez-Miyares, Fee Fi Fo Fum, Donald Johnson, Alberto Miyares, John Millspaugh
Monument to the State of Penciltucky (for D.T.)
Penciltucky is a state of mind
It’s motto is Create and Trust
Edenic state
Eden telescoping towards the future
With pencil atavars
Drawing from wellness
With pencil-flowers
Drawing to a closeness
Dialectical-Gravity-Pollen
Drawing in the companion-asteroid-bumblebee
Bee Companions
Be Both Together
BE BOUND
Both forever-drawing
Together Drawing Blood From A Vein Throbbing (honey thicker than blood)
CLOT DEATH PARADISE PENCIL STING TUCKY MIND PIC…THIS IS IMPACT BE HONEY…STICK!!! !!! !!
Poem by jhm for the pic of pencils sent by dt (see how easy that is)
02.16.07
We Have Changed Our Name To… Where The Pieces Fall
Blood, Ash and Magic self-portrait
Mandkind shall not be free until until the last king is strangled in the entrails of the last priest-denis diderot
02.15.07
Post Punk No Way New Wave No Wave (Occult Science plays Bill Laswell)
Our Musical Archaeology Department recently unearthed this recording of a band named “Occult Science” performing a compositon, which our records indicate was written by the Zu Band. The Zu Band was formed in 1978: Bill Laswell and Fred Maher were members. We believe that Javier Hernandez-Miyares, a member of Occult Science, saw them perform at c.b.g.b.’s in 1979 and brought this song to his band. Through carbon dating we have determined that this live recording occurred sometime between 1979 and 1980. Since this is a pre-digital age recording, be prepared for the strange primordial humming which accompanies the track. We are not sure if the strange sounds were intentional, or if they are artifacts created by audio detritus which accumulated over time. We do know that Javier played electric guitar; Alberto Miyares played bass;George Mellina played drums; Thomas Shaw played synths, and Donald Johnson played keys.
For Best Results: PLAY IT LOUD
zu-band.wma
Tags: Zu Band, Bill Laswell, Fred Maher, Javier Hernandez-Miyares, No Wave, Material, Occult Science, Alberto Miyares