Thursday 11 December 2014

Peter Christopherson - L'Etrange Festival: Soundtracking Jarman's The Art of Mirrors (April 13, 2004)

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Shane Levene discusses heroin addiction on Sky News

Shane truly is one of the most powerful of writers

Alexis Taylor (Hot Chip) - Africa In Your Earbuds #53 Mix

The music on this mix comes from compilation CDs from market stalls in Marrakech, and from street musicians selling their own CDs, as well as my own field recordings of dawn and dusk prayer sounds and general Medina music/noise. Some of the music comes from the Gnawa tradition, and the low lute-like instrument you hear on some of the recordings is the Sintir or Guembri (or Gimbri or even Hejhouj), a three stringed skin-covered bassy instrument. My favourite music collected here is the opening piece (after my short field recording ends) which is performed by an unnamed (on his CD-R) musician who was playing whilst I walked down a narrow backstreet one evening on a recent visit. Despite no name, song or title information being printed on his CD-Rs he had for sale, I recently found this footage of him: and this also, where he performs the same music but in a different key. What do you think?
I also very much like the second piece, known as Maquamat, attributed to Musique Douce (which may just be the CD name), for it’s combination of soft keyboard sounds and drum machine (all in the same keyboard I imagine) along with the Oud, another lute instrument. I hope you enjoy this mix. Sorry there is not much in the way of information about performers or song names, dates of recording etc
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Wednesday 10 December 2014

Spoek Mathambo - Cava The Combo 1 Mix

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Bizz Atv – Negative People(DJ Spoko Remix)
Fantasma – Sefty Belt ft. JOSIAHWISE IS THE SERPENTWITHFEET
DJ Spoko – I Remember ft. G Dog
DJ Spoko – Chitahuri Dance
DJ Mujava – Township Funk
Tribal Warriors – Lerato ft. Noeli
Tribal Warriors – In The Heart Of The Nite
DJ Spoko X Lafawndah – I Lost My Fear
DJ Spoko X Massacooramaan – Feathers of the Phoenix
Dubbel Dutch x DJ Spoko – Sweat of the Dragon
Aero Manyelo x DJ Spoko – Rapoka

Ken Russell: A Kitten For Hitler (2007)

Following a discussion about film censorship with British broadcaster Melvyn Bragg while they worked on The South Bank Show, Russell was challenged by Bragg to create a film which Russell himself would want banned. A Kitten for Hitler was the result of the process that followed. After Russell sent Bragg an initial draft, Bragg responded "Ken, if ever you make this film and it is shown, you will be lynched."
A Kitten For Hitler