lampse.com: "Through his various live shows he has bedazzled his audiences with a mixture of sound art and processed toy-instruments, guitars and domestic appliances, the basis of his musical language. Although influenced by artists such as Fennesz, Merzbow and Tim Hecker, he is always in search of new sonic territories. Machinefabriek tries to incorporate found sound with pre-recorded material and live instrumentation to create dense and abstract sonic environments." More
wired.com: "Wikipedia Scanner offers users a searchable database that ties millions of anonymous Wikipedia edits to organizations where those edits apparently originated, by cross-referencing the edits with data on who owns the associated block of internet IP addresses." Read on
spannered.org: "Chris Jeffs, aka Cylob, has been responsible for a slew of spangled and insanely catchy electronic compositions over the past 14 years. Best known for classic Rephlex releases such as Rewind! and Cut The Midrange Drop The Bass, Cylob tracks and remixes have also surfaced on forward-looking imprints such as Breakin' Records, Lo Recordings, NovaMute and Warp.
This month sees Cylob strike out on his own with his net label Cylob Industries, to be available initially on bleep.com and roughtradedigital.com. The label will be exclusively dedicated to putting out his own material, with a whopping three albums ready to roll in the first batch of releases." Read the whole interview
The Wire, August 2007: "...one of those rare compilations whose desire to edify is equalled by its unabashed enthusiasm, and whose audio matches and sometimes exceeds expectations. Musically, it answers many questions about our history and poses still more."
shamefilemusic.com: "Artefacts of Australian Experimental Music: 1930 - 1973 is a landmark in the historical research of early Australian innovative and exploratory music created and recorded in Australia .
Over three years of research by Clinton Green has resulted in this compilation CD that stretches over four decades, a time previously thought by many to be barren of experimental activity in Australian music." More info + MP3 excerpts
Lots of Blade Runner collector editions are coming!
amazon.com: "In celebration of Blade Runner's 25th anniversary, director Ridley Scott has gone back into post production to create the long-awaited definitive new version. Blade Runner: The Final Cut, spectacularly restored and remastered from original elements and scanned at 4K resolution, will contain never-before-seen added/extended scenes, added lines, new and improved special effects, director and filmmaker commentary, an all-new 5.1 Dolby® Digital audio track and more. Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Edward James Olmos, Joanna Cassidy, Sean Young, and Daryl Hannah are among some 80 stars, filmmakers and others who participate in the extensive bonus features. Among the bonus material highlights is Dangerous Days, a brand new, three-and-a-half-hour documentary by award-winning DVD producer Charles de Lauzirika, with an extensive look into every aspect of the film: its literary genesis, its challenging production and its controversial legacy. The definitive documentary to accompany the definitive film version."
DVD Editions
<a href="www.amazon.com" target="_blank"">Blade Runner - The Final Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) - $14.99
<a href="www.amazon.com" target="_blank"">Blade Runner (Four-Disc Collector’s Edition) - $24.99
<a href="www.amazon.com" target="_blank"">Blade Runner (Five-Disc Ultimate Collector’s Edition) - $54.99
HD DVD Editions
<a href="www.amazon.com" target="_blank"">Blade Runner (Five-Disc Complete Collector’s Edition) $27.95 (no briefcase)
<a href="www.amazon.com" target="_blank"">Blade Runner (Five-Disc Complete Collector’s Edition) - $69.95 (briefcase)
wnyc.org: "Singer-pianist Diamanda Galás talks about two upcoming programs of songs at the Highline Ballroom: "Imitation of Life" (on August 12) and "Chansons Malheureuses and Amanedhes" (on August 19)." Listen here
dradio.de: "Ist der globalisierte Kapitalismus wirklich ein Nest von Raubtieren und Heuschrecken, denen man nicht entkommen kann? Führt die zunehmende Ökonomisierung aller Lebensbereiche zu einer moralischen Verwahrlosung? Dem widerspricht die These von der "Moralisierung der Märkte", die der Friedrichshafener Soziologe Nico Stehr ausführlich und überzeugend begründet. Dabei ist ein Buch entstanden, dass über die Fachgrenzen hinaus von Interesse ist." Weiter
dradio.de: "Der Meersspiegel-Anstieg: Es gibt unterschiedliche Szenarien, wie hoch er ausfallen wird, wenn die Polkappen weiter abschmelzen. 30 bis 40 cm seien noch beherrschbar,"aber wenn das Eis von Grönland um sechs Meter schmilzt, dann können wir unsere Küsten nicht mehr mit Deichbau schützen." Ganz abgesehen von den Inselstaaten, die dann längst untergegangen seien.
Die Erwärmung der Meere: Sie hat Auswirkungen auf die Nahrungs- und Fischbestände, die Zunahme an Algen und damit den Verlust von Sauerstoff. Durch die Erwärmung des Meeresbodens steigen Gashydrate hoch, die wiederum den Treibhaus-Effekt verstärken." Weiter
Der saure Ozean
dradio.de: "Seit Jahren schon warnen Wissenschaftler vor einer zweiten Konsequenz der steigenden CO2-Konzentration in unserer Atmosphäre. Das Kohlendioxid reichert sich nicht nur in der Luft an, große Mengen schlucken auch die Ozeane. Dort entsteht daraus Kohlensäure, der Ozean wird sauer. Die Entwicklung war bekannt, doch wie sich jetzt herausstellt, schreitet sie viel schneller voran als erwartet." Weiter
Hear Big Science 2 from the recent Big Science EP by Laurie Anderson.
Hear Ricardo Villalobos in the mix - check his recent live set at Fabric London.
Read the unedited transcript of Louise Gray's interview with Laurie Anderson
Watch the video which accompanied Laurie Anderson's classic 'O Superman' single from 1981.
Read an <a href"www.thewire.co.uk">Epiphany by The Wire's 17 year old intern, Imogen Decordova.
Das Bild zeigt ein Mitglied der Band Konono No1, der zwar keinen Radiosender betreibt und auch sonst rein gar nichts mit dem Beitrag zu tun hat, dafür macht die Band unglaublich tolle Musik mit selbst gebastelter Elektrik. Hier kann man reinhören.
wnyc.org: "For over 20 years, singer-songwriter Tori Amos has touched on hot-button issues like sexuality, patriarchy and religion. She joins us to talk about impersonating four different archetypes from the Greek pantheon and slamming George Bush on her new album, "American Doll Posse." And she performs live in studio." Listen here
npr.org: "The new album Dub Qawwali takes the vocal stylings of the Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, who died 10 years ago, and puts them over a reggae beat. Nusrat, a Pakistani singer, has sold more records worldwide than Elvis. Listen here
drs.ch: "Es gibt schätzungsweise 50 000 Skinheads in Russland. Überfälle auf Farbige, Brandanschläge auf Synagogen oder Hakenkreuz-Schmierereien sind keine Seltenheit mehr. In Buchhandlungen werden offen antisemitische Hetzschriften verkauft, die Parole «Russland den Russen!» ist gesellschaftsfähig geworden.
Präsident Wladimir Putin hat Fremdenfeindlichkeit und Antisemitismus zwar öffentlich kritisiert. Doch Behördenvertreter und Politiker auf den unteren Ebenen verharmlosen das Problem." Via Radio DRS - Kontext Podcast
npr.org: "With a sound that combines dance, electronic and punk music, New York-based DJ and multi-instrumentalist James Murphy (a.k.a. LCD Soundsystem) has made being a music geek sound cool again." Hear an Interview and In-Studio Performance
Radio ABC: "For the past sixty years since General Kalashnikov created the AK-47, it has been the weapon of choice for revolutionaries, insurgents and special forces across the globe. It has become so ubiquitous, that its use in conflicts around the world has actually shaped the world we know today. This is the account of how a simple gun became an icon, ranking alongside Coca-Cola as one of the most recognisable brands in the world." Listen here
Was treibt Menschen zur Selbstsucht, Niedertracht und Zerstörung? Es ist die Macht der Umstände, sagt der Sozialpsychologe Philip Zimbardo.
In dem viel diskutierten, kürzlich in den USA erschienenen Buch The Lucifer Effect hat er jetzt seine Antwort gegeben: Es ist die Macht der Umstände, die den Menschen lenkt." Zum Interview
golem.de: "In die Frage, wie die umstrittenen Online-Durchsuchungen funktionieren, will die Zeitschrift Chip etwas Licht gebracht haben. Demnach ist die als "Bundestrojaner" bezeichnete Software eher eine Wanze, eine Software die direkt durch den physikalischen Zugriff auf dem Rechner der Zielperson installiert wird. Die Behörden müssen sich also einen direkten Zugang zum System verschaffen, z.B. in die Wohnungen eines Verdächtigen eindringen. Dem Artikel zufolge wird das Werkzeug nur in Ausnahmefällen per Online-Übertragung auf den Zielrechner gespielt, denn die Erfolgsaussichten dieser Methode seien einfach zu schlecht." Weiter
The WIRE 282: "Recorded live at an event held in Independencia, a district located in the north of Lima, this split CD offers a vibrant snapshot of what goes on in the electronic community of Peru's capital. Both contributors bring a terse Industrial feel to their tracks, with Wilder Gonzales Agreda favouring abrupt oscilllations, doleful pauses and sudden changes of attack while Christian Galarreta manipulates electrical hum and interference in a methodical probing of electromagnetic fields. Their performances have beeen documented via microphones placed inside ther performance space rather than through the desk, allowing a lot of ambinent background chatter and shouting to seep into the mix. The end result has a restless social activity and a focused artistic intent, making Superspace Records a label worth listening out for."
allaboutjazz.com: "Cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum is at the forefront of a younger generation of creative musicians in New York. He combines thrilling improvisation with stealthy composition, unconfined by genre. Best known for his association with Anthony Braxton, Bynum has played a leading role in the realization of the saxophonist’s recent oeuvre." Read the whole interview
tompkinssquare.com: "Performing and recording since 2003, his name is frequently mentioned as one of the foremost modern solo acoustic guitarists. Now at the age of 25, Blackshaw, an untrained musician born and still residing in the suburban environs of Greater London, draws as much inspiration from early religious music, South-Asian folk music and composers such as Arvo Part, Simeon Ten Holt, Steve Reich and Charlemagne Palestine as he does from John Fahey, Robbie Basho and the early Takoma Records roster, constantly breaking boundaries in what could be conceived as a somewhat limited medium." More
, Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt/Main 2007, 379 Seiten
