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(Part of The Weekly Check In series)

I met Aaron Turner (Isis, Hydrahead Records, House of Low Culture, Old Man Gloom, and more) when I emailed him during photo school in Boston to take his portrait. A few months later I interned at Doghouse Record, where Aaron’s label Hydrahead Records, shared an office with them, Bridge 9, and Big Wheel Recreation. It was called Initech.

We ended up both moving to Los Angeles and shared office space again for over 2 years. I hadn’t talked with Aaron in a few years and after hearing the song “20 Minutes / 40 Years” I’m really excited about the new Isis record (out May 5th) so I thought I’d check in.

Keep up with him on his blog at http://aaronbturner.blogspot.com.

Rubin: What are you currently working on or just finished that you’re excited about?

Turner:

MUSIC:
-Isis “wavering radiant”
-Mamiffer And House of Low Culture – prepping for upcoming recordings and liver actions
-Jodis – “Secret House”

ART/DESIGN:
-Isis “Wavering Radiant”
-Asymmetry Festival poster
-Artwork for a band thought to have disbanded who are actually still functional and have recently record a new EP, the release of which is a surprise and cannot be announced yet.

Rubin: Where have you traveled so far this month?

Turner: Just drove down from Seattle to LA – long drive. some nice scenery all the way through Oregon… and in a couple spots past there. stopped over night in Cambria, CA – nice place – moonstone beach is a good place to visit off the PCH if one has the time to do so.

Rubin: What’s your favorite music right now?

Turner: Prurient, Nightbringer, Temple Of Not, Neubauten, Nick Cave, Swans, Keelhaul, Dead Prez…..

Rubin: Best food you’ve had in your neighborhood lately or while you were traveling?

Turner: Great Indian restaurant in Seattle called “Laadla“… and good Vietnamese in the than brothers chain… also in Seattle. Nice to get back to LA as well – first up was Alegria on Sunset.

Rubin: Anything else you want to mention?

Turner: Making time to read is hard to do but well worth the effort. Been an important activity for me in the last couple years, and increasingly so as time marches forward. Wish I had read more diligently in high school and college, feel like I have a lot of catching up to do now – too many things to read and too much other BS to attend too. A month in seclusion with nothing else to do sounds nice. Maybe in a log cabin in the Olympic peninsula? no electricity just a wood stove and kerosene lamps…. send me in coach.