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Paul Bley R.I.P.

Paul Bley, renowned jazz pianist, died January 3, 2016 at home with his family. Born November 10, 1932 in Montreal, QC, he began music studies at the age of five. At 13, he formed the “Buzzy Bley Band.” At 17, he took over for Oscar Peterson at the Alberta Lounge, invited Charlie Parker to play at the Montreal Jazz Workshop, which he co-founded, made a film with Stan Kenton and then headed to NYC to attend Juilliard.

His international career has spanned seven decades. He's played and recorded with Lester Young, Ben Webster, Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus, Chet Baker, Jimmy Giuffre, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, Lee Konitz, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius and many others. He is considered a master of the trio, but as exemplified by his solo piano albums, Paul Bley is preeminently a pianists' pianist.
He is survived by his wife of forty three years, Carol Goss, their daughters, Vanessa Bley and Angelica Palmer, grandchildren Felix and Zoletta Palmer, as well as daughter, Solo Peacock. Private memorial services will be held in Stuart, FL, Cherry Valley, NY and wherever you play a Paul Bley record.
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Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (John Peel Session Version)

The Clash - Guns of Brixton (The Bug ft. The Spaceape Unreleased Remix)

As Kevin said on Facebook:
This was an officially commisioned remix, as sanctioned by Kyle/Microsoft...
Stephen (The Spaceape) loved this, as did Kyle and I, but the Clash member's family estates wouldn't agree to it bein released due to internal wrangles...
Shame...c'est la vie...
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The Bug ft Spaceape - Systems (Unreleased Dubplate)

The Bug ft The Spaceape - Crossfire (Unreleased Demo)

I posted these three unreleased Bug/Spaceape tunes to say 2016 will be another year when Stephen Gordon, aka The Spaceape will not be forgotten...

Twenty Seconds To Comply: AWS and the Recognition of Surrender

Contrast and compare

Original Designs -https://www.behance.net/gallery/16129389/Animal-Logos-Vol-1 Dentsu (Agency who copied my design) winning award - http://www.kancilawards.com/2015/outdoor-advertising/22-outdoor-advertising-posters-silver-cross-river-gorilla-dentsu-utama
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Charlie Brooker's 2015 Wipe

Karl Ove Knausgaard: The Terrible Beauty of Brain Surgery

Happy new year from all of us at Exile Towers

გილოცავ ახალ წელს

buon anno

šťastný nový rok

godt nytår
幸せ新しい年

gelukkig nieuwjaar

manigong bagong taon

hyvää uuttavuotta
新年快樂

godt nytt år

szczęśliwego nowego roku

с новым годом

feliz año nuevo

chúc mừng năm mới

bonne année

Frohes neues Jahr

ευτυχισμένο το νέο έτος

שנה טובה

नया साल मुबारक हो

selamat tahun baru

laimīgu Jauno gadu

laimingų Naujųjų metų

كل عام وأنتم بخير

새해 복 많이 받으세요

Ghetto Priest - Auld Lang Syne/The Slave's Lament Live mix by Adrian Sherwood
Have fun and cause trouble XXX

Lemmy

OK I have a few Lemmy stories but my fave is yet another night when I was working in Dingwalls back in early eighties London and Lemmy was (as per) there and playing the machines and come closing time, (technically 2 but 3AM by the time all was finished) his trick usually was to borrow one of the BIG bottles of vodka that went up on the optic and the next day about 5PM - just as I was bottling from the night before - a replacement would arrive by taxi but this night he asked me what I was doing and I said I was just going back to my girlfriend's place up in Tufnell Park. now at this point I should say that Deb E who he knew was a young blonde rock chick who prob fitted in with his preferred demographic of women but whatever...anyway we had to walk I don't know half hour or 40 mins up the road and he suddenly stopped half way and offered me a couple of these black six sided large pills which I had never seen before. Fuck me! It was how I imagine adrenalin would feel injected straight into your heart with the added 'bonus' of immediate lockjaw! I couldn't speak my teeth were that clenched. But I prob walked a bit faster up the road *ahem.
Anyway getting up to Deb's place I'd forgotten that Roddy from the Specials was crashing up at our place that night. Now I'd always loved Roddy's company especially when I found out he was called Roddy Radiation because his face turned red when he drank beer!!! I also really liked his post Specials band The Tearjerkers and I still have my old denim jacket with that logo on the back, prob doesn't fit me anymore but hey ho...
Anyway on the walk we'd chatted at my instigation about hippies (as one thing I cannot stand...) and it was interesting as Hawkwind were never hippies in my book (and the amount of times I fell asleep to Space Ritual with those big mid 70's 'cans' stuck to my head. Boy did my head hurt the next day...) and there was some other stuff after asking about his dad etc...anyway get to Deb's place oh and fuck me Roddy is in tears...he'll never get back to the USA again to get great clothes again etc etc. A bit of speed in Roddy's blood and a wee bit of the vodka that suddenly appeared and oh man...one of the best nights ever. Rock'n'roll tales, talking about this and that with all of us with the biggest smiles. I at that time had a particularly good relationship with a (some would say well dodgy but I wouldn't)) kebab place around the corner and they are STILL there come 8AM or so...and so it went on until about midday. One of my fave nights for sure...as he left Lemmy gave me the address of his flat in Notting Hill/Ladbroke Grove (wherever) and said come round anytime but it was not my stomping ground at all and besides he was nearly always round at my workplace.
He was a fugn gentleman.

Lemmy's Flight Case

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Guru Josh R.I.P.

John Bradbury R.I.P.

John Bradbury dead: The Specials drummer 'Brad' dies aged 62