Lovely, multi talented Floridian artist John Orth took the time to answer some questions for us. Thanks John. We are so excited for all these projects. Tight flow is here for you…

CINDERS: What are you currently working on?
JOHN: Everything I am working on right now is Holopaw related. We recorded a new record a few months back at a beach house in St. Augustine. We are mixing next month with Brooklyn’s own, Jeremy Scott at Civil Defense. In anticipation of an early Spring release, I am assembling some our beloved to work up some remixes for a mix tape that will coincide. (Light Hits? dubknowdub? Soft Circle? Where you at?) We are also putting together a show at Oleno State Park on the Santa Fe River near Gainesville. We rented the entire park over a weekend in December. The rental includes a lodge built by the CCC in the 30’s and 15 cabins. The lodge where we will play is amazing. The walls are adorned with totem poles and each end of the room is anchored by a limestone fireplace. You should come!

C: Winter plans?
J: This summer I built an outdoor shower behind my house. I am eying a spot behind a stand of bamboo for the accompanying tub. I would like to have it ready for the winter months. I am also working on a video for which ove the past week I have purchased wooden clogs, a red patent leather belt, pink goose feathers, and a blond wig. The video is in gestation but will likely me have canoeing the Suwanee River and camping along the banks…all the while dressed as, what I imagine might be, the drag version of Jessie Rose Vala.

C: What are you worried about?
J: Aside from the withering soul of America and potential global annihilation ( I really liked Melancholia by the way), I am a bit worried about getting all of the above done. Oh, yeah and I am helping set up an art space in Gainesville. It is in an old Woolworths building and will have an apartment and a work space upstairs. I will be inviting some of Cinders luminaries to contribute. Come winter with me in Florida. Again, I got some work to do.

C: What are you happy about?
J: All of my winter plans that, if planned and executed well, should set up an exciting year in which i hang out and collaborate with the most remarkable people and take restorative soaks in a claw foot tub under the sway of bamboo.

C: What are you reading?
J: Just read the first volume of CF’s Power Masters. Just ordered the second volume today.