Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Michael Hastings Dead at 33

May 20 2013

♪♫ Beanfield - Charles (1995)


Beanfield is a duo of German musician/producers allied with the groove label Compost Records. The two members are Jan Krause and Michael Mettke. The group resides among a generation of dance acts like Faze Action, Fila Brazillia, and A Forest Mighty Black who balance their status in the electronic community by producing organic sounds, inspired by earthy ’70s sounds from funk to latin and Brazilian jazz to disco.
Beanfield formed around keyboard player Tobias Meggle, who left the group after the second album, and bassist Jan Krause (formerly with the acid jazz unit Poets of Rhythm), along with Compost label boss Michael Reinboth. All three played heavy parts in the recording and production of the first few Compost records (circa 1995) by A Forest Mighty Black, Knowtoryus, and Fauna Flash. Beanfield’s first single, 1995’s “Charles”, earned heavy rotation on Gilles Peterson’s BBC radio show and gained airplay in the world’s more laid-back clubs. The band released their self-titled debut album in 1997, followed by two volumes in a series of remix EPs. Earning even more praise from DJs and critics, Human Patterns followed in 1999. The latest album “Seek” was released in 2004. (wikipedia)

Coffee time...

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Cameron? Swimming at the G8, chasing money from tax dodgers ... never mind

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Mozart (1777)

Facial composite of Mozart, circa 1777, created by the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA)
(German)
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Psychogeography of augmented realites

Gail Zappa trademarks the name 'Captain Beefheart'!!!

DETAILS

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♪♫ Fuck Buttons - The Red Wing


Liam and his hand

The components of this hand were fabricated using a Makerbot Replicator 2
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3-D Printer Brings Dexterity To Children With No Fingers

Assange will not leave Ecuador embassy even if Sweden drops extradition bid

Did NSA snooping stop 'dozens' of terrorist attacks?

♪♫ The Heartbreakers - Going Steady/Chinese Rocks/Pirate Love (Live 1975 w/ Richard Hell)


A Short Film About Cassettes (You Need to Hear This)

Though the advent of CD and MP3 inevitably replaced its significance, the last few years have seen the cassette tape make an unexpected comeback. In the first of three short films, 'You Need To Hear This' celebrate its invention by meeting up with Jen Long, founder of cassette-only record label Kissability, and Brian Shimkovitz, DJ and founder of blog Awesome Tapes From Africa, to explore what drives their enduring love for the cassette tape.

♪♫ Die Antwoord - Cookie Thumper

It's all about ogling the sex dwarf now ain't it?