ARTHUR BEST OF 2007 LISTS No. 1: Alan Bishop of SUBLIME FREQUENCIES

Alan Bishop – Best of 2007:

1. The Ascension of the great Charles Gocher Jr. to the outer zones (February 19, 2007)

2. ‘Holy Mountain’ Soundtrack Debut Release–Alejandro Jodorowsky Box set (ABKCO)

3. Hayvanlar Alemi (Turkey) ‘Super’ (two-song self-released download single)

4. Porest ‘Live at Worm in Rotterdam’ (November 2007)

5. Los Siquicos Litoralenos (You Tube videos)

6. Queen Shmooquan ‘Live at Rendezvous Lounge Seattle’ (October 2007)

7. ‘Waking Up Scheherazade: Arabian Garage Psych Nuggets’ LP (Ali Baba)

8. Climax Golden Twins ‘5 Cents A Piece’ LP (Abduction)

9. Sir Richard Bishop ‘While My Guitar Violently Bleeds’ LP (Locust)

10. ‘Roots of Chicha’ CD (Barbe’s Records)

11. Vintage Pulchritude website

12. Master Musicians of Bukkake ‘Live in Portland at the Someday Lounge’ (July 2007)

13. Ennio Morricone ‘Agent 505 Todesfalle Beirut/IL Successo’ CD (GDM)

14. Michael Flower/Chris Corsano ‘The Radiant Mirror’ LP (Textile Records)

15. Factums LP (Silt Breeze)

ALAN BISHOP is a founding member of the late Sun City Girls and a partner in the sensationally great world-trotting Sublime Frequencies label, which was profiled at length by Brandon Stosuy in the still-available Arthur No. 18 (Sept 2005).


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I am an independent writer and editor based in Tucson, Arizona. In 2023: I publish an email newsletter called LANDLINE = https://jaybabcock.substack.com Previously: I co-founded and edited Arthur Magazine (2002-2008, 2012-13) and curated the three Arthur music festival events (Arthurfest, ArthurBall, and Arthur Nights) (2005-6). Prior to that I was a district office staffer for Congressman Henry A. Waxman, a DJ at Silver Lake pirate radio station KBLT, a copy editor at Larry Flynt Publications, an editor at Mean magazine, and a freelance journalist contributing work to LAWeekly, Mojo, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Vibe, Rap Pages, Grand Royal and many other print and online outlets. An extended piece I wrote on Fela Kuti was selected for the Da Capo Best Music Writing 2000 anthology. In 2006, I was somehow listed in the Music section of Los Angeles Magazine's annual "Power" issue. In 2007-8, I produced a blog called "Nature Trumps," about the L.A. River. From 2010 to 2021, I lived in rural wilderness in Joshua Tree, Ca.

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