Hardcore for Nerds

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Han Shan - ‘Grain Pattern’ from s/t 7” (1993)

the free-jazz, noise-rock, hardcore punk closer to an abrasive but beautifully executed record.

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Han Shan - ‘Black Tea Garden’ from s/t 7” (1993)

the fourth of eight songs, by the way.

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“ I wondered why Han Shan was Japhy’s hero.
‘Because,’ said he, ‘he was a poet, a mountain man, a Buddhist dedicated to the principle of meditation on the essence of things, a vegetarian too by the way though I haven’t got on that kick from figuring maybe in this modern world to be a vegetarian is to split hairs a little since all sentient beings eat what they can. And he was a man of solitude who could take off by himself and live purely and true to himself.’
‘That sounds like you too.’
‘And like you too, Ray, I haven’t forgotten what you told me about how you made it meditating in North Carolina and all.’
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Jack Kerouac’s The Dharma Bums (dedicated to Han Shan); Kerouac (‘Ray’) talking to Gary Snyder (‘Japhy’) about translating Han Shan’s poem Cold Mountain.

Steady Diet of Books: Jack Kerouac - The Dharma Bums

my blog, and my favourite Kerouac book

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the inaugural post Hardcore for Nerds: Han Shan - s/t 7”

the inaugural post

Hardcore for Nerds: Han Shan - s/t 7”

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Han Shan - ‘In Autumn’ from s/t 7”, Soledad Records (1993)

“the quiet storm, soft wind warm on an autumn night in a small logging town six layers soaked and frozen like muck on a glass-strewn concrete slab (sad oh how i wish it would rain)and it took so long to figure out what i wanted, the bridges up in flames and no association to moderation cos it’s a long walk and i got a lot of hating to do… so long…”

Myspace.com - Han Shan 寒山

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