../melody in chaos
Requested today: the origins of “Westy” and “The Reflectors” and why I switched to “Westy Reflector.”
My IRL name is Dave Westreich (“West’-rike,” fwiw). Westy was my nickname through high school and college, because there are a lot of Daves everywhere (cue Kids In The Hall). I wrote and performed a lot in the late 80s and early 90s in NYC on the Brownies+Continental Divide+Bitter End circuit.…
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My track “fire in the arcade (the reflectors)” follows a Superchunk song called Digging For Something in this 83rd episode of Mule Radio’s The Mixtape. Made my day.
Download all of the tracks at once: freemusicarchive.org/member/timothy…ape_episode_83
Voices – Simon Mathewson
La Façon dont la Machine vers l’Arrière – Brian Jonestown Massacre
Tsuro Magena – Thomas Mapfumo and The Blacks Unlimited
Pleasantries – Tyler Jon Tyler
Love Me Like You – The Mythics
Sunday – Fire To The Stars
Preludium – 2 TOTEMS
Arnold Lane – Joe Boyd and Robyn Hitchcock
I Can’t Lose – The Chamber Strings
While You’re Sleeping, I’m Dreaming – Tamaryn
Jeanne Moreau – Souvenir Driver
I Feel Your Pain – Eric and Magill
Island on Fire – Monster Rally
The Creak of the Landline – Zapruder Point
Promises Promises – Barreracudas
Digging For Something – Superchunk
fire in the arcade – Westy Reflector
Good To Be Alone – The Bomb Busters
Caixa de Vidro – Stray
Bruce – Yellow Dogs
Mockinpott – Cordonegro
April 13th – Bait And Switch
Fifty/Fifty – Today’s Man
Noise Problems Selection – The Ray Pacino Ensemble
Highty Hangtime – Julian Winter
an evolving project since 2006.
1: The Psychedelic Furs
2. Neil Young
3. The Sonics
4. The Grateful Dead
5. The Cure
6. Credence Clearwater Revival
7. The Replacements
8. George Harrison
9. Kris Kristofferson
10. The Postal Service
11. Tom Petty
12. Landon Pigg
more to come…
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15 november 2013
prologue: in recollection and amazement |
I recorded and released records as The Reflectors from 2000 to 2010 (most of the band’s catalog is on Spotify, iTunes, CDbaby, Bandcamp, etc…). Arcade Fire co-opted my homonym this year and has been touring as “The Reflektors.” So I’ve resurrected my Reflectors to return the favor.…
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