Friday, 11 February 2011

Unspoilt By Progress: A Conversation With Black Swan Composer Clint Mansell

Since the demise of Pop Will Eat Itself in 1996, Clint Mansell has been quietly making a name for himself as one of modern cinema's most expressive and inventive soundtrack composers. His work with director Darren Aronofsky can be heard in Pi, Requiem For a Dream, The Wrestler and most recently Black Swan, films that restore the parity between what cinemagoers see, and what they hear.
Mansell's expansive compositions have succeeded in their own right. The music for Requiem For a Dream was adapted for a live collaboration with the Kronos Quartet, and in 2009 he brought the Sonus Quartet to London's Union Chapel. The soundtrack to Black Swan builds on Swan Lake, but sadly, the inclusion of Tchaikovsky's work makes Mansell's ineligible for any awards.
Garrulous yet slowly-spoken, he's as interested in exploring his own methods as he is in taking on new work for short films or computer game soundtracks. And despite time spent living in New Orleans, New York and Los Angeles his accent remains one hundred percent Stourbridge, the Dudley lilt making the word 'heart' sound precisely like 'art'...

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Kiran Acharya @'The Quietus'

Data intelligence firms proposed a systematic attack against WikiLeaks

The proposal starts with an overview of WikiLeaks, including some history and employee statistics. From there it moves into a profile of Julian Assange and an organizational chart. The chart lists several people, including volunteers and actual staff.
One of those listed as a volunteer, Salon.com columnist, Glenn Greenwald, was singled out by the proposal. Greenwald, previously a constitutional law and civil rights litigator in New York, has been a vocal supporter of Bradley Manning, who is alleged to have given diplomatic cables and other government information to WikiLeaks. He has yet to be charged in the matter.
Greenwald became a household name in December when he reported on the “inhumane conditions” of Bradley Manning’s confinement at the Marine brig in Quantico, Virginia. Since that report, Greenwald has reported on WikiLeaks and Manning several times.
“Glenn was critical in the Amazon to OVH transition,” the proposal says, referencing the hosting switch WikiLeaks was forced to make after political pressure caused Amazon to drop their domain...

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Steve Ragan @'The Tech Herald'

DJ Food - '88 was great but '89 is mine

I was recently asked to play a night called Classic Material in London. The idea for the club is to give each month over to a year from Hip Hop's past and only play tracks released during it. I was given 1989 and this set was all done from original vinyl, clicks, jumps and all. (DJ FOOD)

Tracklist:

Tone Loc - On Fire (Remix) (Delicous Vinyl)
Gang Starr - Words I Manifest (Wild Pitch)
Chill Rob G - Court's In Session (Wild Pitch)
Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies (Capitol Records)
Jungle Brothers - Jbeez Comin' Through (Warner Bros)
Beastie Boys - Shadrach (Capitol Records)
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump (Capitol Records)
EPMD - Big Payback (Sleeping Bag)
Ultramagnetic MCs - A Chorus Line (Next Plateau)
Public Enemy - Fight The Power (Motown)
De La Soul - Say No Go (Say No Dope mix) (Big Life/Tommy Boy)
Most Wanted - Calm Down (Fever Records)
Hijack - Badman Is Robbin' (Rhyme Syndicate)
Ice T - Lethal Weapon (Sire)
Twin Hype - Do It To The Crowd (Profile)
Jungle Brothers - Tribe Vibes (Warner Bros)
Jungle Brothers Beyond This World (Warner Bros)
Cookie Crew - Born This Way (FFRR)
Jungle Brothers - Good News Coming (Warner Bros)
The D.O.C - Portrait of a Masterpiece (Ruthless)
Hijack - Doomsday of Rap (Ice T Remix) (Rhyme Syndicate)
De La Soul - Magic Number (123 mix) (Big Life/Tommy Boy)
Doug Lazy - Let It Roll (Grove St)
Double Trouble & Rebel MC - Just Keep Rockin' (Desire)
Release date: Jan 24, 2011

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Thursday, 10 February 2011

Supergran!

(BIG thanx to A North Country Bhoy!)

The Twilight Singers - Dynamite Steps (Albumstream)

1. Last Night in Town
2. Be Invited
3. Waves
4. Get Lucky
5. On the Corner
6. Gunshots
7. She Was Stolen
8. Blackbird and the Fox
9. Never Seen No Devil
10. The Beginning of the End
11. Dynamite Steps

about the band and the album

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السمك يريد إسقاط النظام

File under Domshit

WikiLeaks Fires Back At Defector Over Book Claims

Original story HERE

Egypt's army 'involved in detentions and torture'

The Strokes – Under Cover of Darkness (New Single)

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Say No To Dirt!

LOL!!

Tyler Mitchell by Esther Cidoncha

Wadada Leo Smith & Günter Baby Sommer - Touch The Earth II (Live Paris 2/8/11)

Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet)
Günter "Baby" Sommer (drums, percussion)

one hour

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PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (Albumstream)

1. Let England Shake
2. The Last Living Rose
3. The Glorious Land
4. The Words That Maketh Murder
5. All & Everyone
6. On Battleship Hill
7. England
8. In The Dark Places
9. Bitter Branches
10. Hanging In The Wire
11. Written On The Forehead
12. The Colour Of The Earth

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