Tuesday, 21 June 2011

Monday, 20 June 2011

Postcards from Hell

♪♫ Hype Williams @ Sonar 2011

Iori Tomita - New World Transparent Specimens

The B.K. Scum mix traces the musical history of Psychic TV, showcasing hits and rarities in equal measure with exclusive vocals from Genesis. Released in conjuction with the 3/4/11 Mishka Psychic Tv clothing launch.
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David Larwill RIP

‘World's hippest philosopher’ Slavoj Zizek catches Gaga’s attention

G20 death Pc sent for trial at Old Bailey

A police officer accused of killing newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests in London in 2009 is to stand trial at the Old Bailey.

Scotland Yard Pc Simon Harwood appeared at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with manslaughter. He was bailed until 17 October.
Last month, an inquest jury found 47-year-old Mr Tomlinson had been unlawfully killed on 1 April 2009.
He collapsed and died on the fringes of the G20 protests in central London.
Mr Tomlinson's widow, Julia, was in the public gallery of the court for the two-minute hearing on Monday.
Pc Harwood, 44, of Carshalton, Surrey, spoke only to confirm his name, age and address. Wearing a black suit and grey tie, he had his right arm in a sling.
Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer decided to charge Pc Harwood after the conclusion of the inquest into Mr Tomlinson's death.
The Crown Prosecution Service had previously decided against bringing a prosecution.
But, following the inquest, Mr Starmer said: "The difficulties that would now confront any prosecution have changed in nature and scale from last year when a decision was taken not to prosecute, although it is clear that real difficulties remain."
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Pc Simon Harwood to go on trial for Tomlinon's manslaughter at the Old Bailey in October, court just heard

Ricardo Villalobos, Max Loderbauer - Re: ECM (2011 - Albumstream)

This June, German avant-garde label ECM will release a double album of remixes byRicardo Villalobos and Max Loderbauer (of nsi., Sun Electric and the Moritz von Oswald Trio), entitled Re: ECM.
Described by one magazine as “the most beautiful sound next to silence,” ECM has been at the vanguard of contemporary jazz and classical music for nearly half a century. Villalobos and Loderbauer are among the many electronic artists who consider the label an essential influence. “Immersing oneself in the productions of ECM, one learns a lot about the optimum sound experience,” they say. “We too have the paramount rule of making no compromises where sound is concerned.”
The upcoming release shows Villalobos and Loderbauer channeling their love of ECM into a batch of new productions. All of the 17 tracks use ECM’s catalog as source material, drawing from pieces by Arvo Pärt, Christian Wallumrød, Miroslav Vitous and Louis Sclavis among others. The result carries the organic feel of the originals, while also bearing the distinct mark of two electronic artists at work.
Re: ECM is by no means the first time Villalobos worked with this kind of material–ECM productions have long been fodder for his DJ sets. “It started with Arvo Pärt’sTabula Rasa and went on with music of Alexander Knaifel and others,” he says. “If one combines the functionality of reduced electronic structures with the living textures of ECM productions, it ignites new passions on a subliminal level… The most important thing is to harmonize these two worlds, without them aspiring to mutually deactivate each other, to keep both–the organic and the electronic–in balance.” (from Resident Advisor)

Tracklist
CD1
01. Reblop (from Christian Wollumrød’s Fabula Suite Lugano)
02. Recat (from Christian Wallumrød Ensemble’s The Zoo is Far)
03. Resvete (from Alexander Knaifel’s Svete Tikhiy)
04. Retimeless (from John Abercrombie’s Timeless)
05. Reemergence (from Miroslav Vitous’ Emergence)
06. Reblazhenstva (from Alexander Knaifel’s Blazhenstva)
07. Reannounce (from Louis Sclavis’ L’imperfait des Langues)
08. Recurrence (from Wolfert Brederode’s Currents)
09. Requote (from Christian Wallumrød’s Fabula Suite Lugano)

ALBUMSTREAM DISC 1

CD2
01. Replob (from Christian Wollumrød’s Fabula Suite Lugano)
02. Reshadub (from Paul Giger’s Ignis)
03. Rebird (from Paul Motian’s Tati)
04. Retikhiy (from Alexander Knaifel’s Svete Tikhiy)
05. Rekondakion (from Arvo Pärt’s Kanon Pokajanen)
06. Rensenada (from Bennie Maupin’s The Jewel in the Lotus)
07. Resole (from Alexander Knaifel’s Svete Tikhiy)
08. Redetach (from Christian Wallumrød Ensemble’s The Zoo is Far)

ALBUMSTREAM DISC 2

ECM has released Re: ECM on June 17th, 2011.

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In a landmark new documentary produced for YouTube, Adam Curtis has not examined his career and laid bare his style in the light of some confused academic papers he stumbled across on the internet. Instead, I have plundered various video archives and ripped him off, up, down, left, right and back again.

(For DJ Pigg!)

'The Penis Was Their God': What Aliens Would Think of Our Juvenile Obsessions

'Hackers Wanted' – An Unreleased American Documentary Film (Directed by Sam Bozzo, Narrated by Kevin Spacey & Featuring Adrian Lamo)

Hackers Wanted is an unreleased American documentary film. A high-quality version of the video was uploaded to YouTube yesterday, July 18, 2011. Directed and written by Sam Bozzo, and narrated by actor Kevin Spacey, watching this film will be very informative to those interested in learning more about the world of hacking amidst current events related to topics such as CyberSecurity, Hacktivism and groups such as WikiLeaks, Anonymous and LulzSec...
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