Friday 13 November 2015
Quietus Mix 46: Jochen Arbeit's Soundscape Archaeology
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Image: Herr Arbeit and yours truly taken last night at the very wonderful Geniale Dilletanten expo at RMIT Gallery here in Melbourne. Thanks to Simon for taking the photo
Thursday 12 November 2015
Hidden treasures of a remote record shop
Until recently, people in Mongolia had to travel more than 1,000km (600 miles) across the Gobi desert to Beijing to get to their nearest record shop. But this year, a new specialist store opened in the capital, Ulan Bator.
Batbold Bavuu began collecting records by accident 10 years ago, rescuing them from rubbish bins at the music college where he was a student.
Those discs formed the basis of his collection and the inspiration for his new shop, Dund Gol Records. The business started off in the corner of a children's library, tucked away in a tiny area with tall, dusty windows. His mission: to make vinyl cool again in Mongolia.
"It's not just what I do, it's who I am," says Bavuu, who usually goes by his nickname, Boldoo. "The most important part is the music, it's a big part of my life, so that's why I'm doing this..."
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Drew O'Doherty - I Spent It All
Although clearly manipulated in a number of different ways, all the sounds on this track are from the last chord and ensuing feedback of FUGAZI's performance of "Glue Man" at the Forum in London, England on November 4, 2002
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Wednesday 11 November 2015
Not Forgotten
In Memory of
2766529, 6th Bn., Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
who died age 20
on 24 April 1944
Son of Robert Arthur and Catherine Haddock,
of Orrell, Bootle, Lancashire.
Remembered with honour
CASSINO WAR CEMETERY
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Tuesday 10 November 2015
Fairport Convention - Time Will Show The Wiser / Morning Glory / Reno Nevada (Bouton Rouge Paris 27/4/68)
Judy Dyble, Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol, Martin Lamble and Iain Matthews
Saturday 7 November 2015
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