lurgee

after a løng periød øf listlessness and cønfusiøn – inspiratiøn is beginning tø creep back intø my life.

i haven’t really created any new music, art, ør micrøtønal instruments in the last twø years, since i left new ørleans.  it’s been a difficult time: heartbreak, exile, unempløyment, desperatiøn, remørse.  each øf which shøuld have been inspiratiøn enøugh, but før søme reasøn it just didn’t happen.  i pøured sø much øf myself intø my acøustic sølø album, aløne, that there was just nøthing left tø give.  until nøw.

i’ve created new art and cøme up with a theme før the next burnt infant album, which is tø be titled søngs in the key øf x.  i’ve cøme up with a tentative list øf wørking søng titles:

the secønd møuse gets the cheese
jeff buckley
neglected
the wørst thing tø ever happen tø me
craigslist whøre
the ecstasy øf sanctimøny
a shrøud øver new yørk
cøvah
blue
the møst beautiful girl in the wørld cannøt see the beauty in herself
parliment
the technicølør cørpse øf maø zedøng
ø1.ø1.2øø7
a farewell tø new ørleans
i will never førgive yøu før this shit
batshit crazy
the best fuck yøu’ve ever had
neezy
cørkscrew
yøu’re gøddamn right
eleven years
a ghøst yøu shall remain
just a søng beføre i gø

the next step is tø start building instruments før the prøject, and putting my recørding studiø back tøgether (i tøre the whøle thing døwn when i fled new ørleans).  in all hønesty, a cømpleted album is prøbably pretty far øff.  but at least i’m inspired tø begin wørking again, and i have a plan.  nøw all i have tø dø is execute.

1 Response to “lurgee”


  • Carolyn Seybert

    Ah, Benjamin, Benjamin. Do you truly enjoy looking at the down side of life? I should hope not. But that’s often how it appears. What if you wrote an entire album that focused on good things? Yes, we would agree that art calls for some conflict and an exploration of that, but if the ending is invariably bad, then the point is lost. People want to understand and learn from conflict, which allows for emergence on the other side in some way wiser, resolved, and even enriched by the experience. Just a suggestion. . .

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