Very beautifull combination of acoustic and electronic sounds. One of the best artists I discovered in 2006.
benbecula.com: "Reverbaphon originally from Dundee, now living in Glasgow. The name a reverbaphone is a homemade instrument comprising of a reed mouthpiece connected to a long cardboard tube with a spring tensioned along the length, this is then recorded to a variablespeed tape recorder, the pitch can be altered during recording."
news.bbc.co.uk: Dekker, whose 1969 hit Israelites was the first reggae song to top the UK charts, collapsed at his Surrey home. Manager Delroy Williams said the Jamaica-born performer had seemed fine when they met a day earlier, adding: "I don't think I will ever get over this." Read on
allmusic.com: "Probably no other Jamaican artist has brought more international acclaim to his island home than Desmond Dekker, barring, of course, Bob Marley, but Dekker came first. Most people's introduction to the island's unique musical sound came via the singer's many hits, most notably "The Israelites" and "007 (Shanty Town)." Needless to say, he was even more influential in his homeland." <a href"www.allclassical.com">Read on
I just bought Johnny Cash's latest CD. The double CD features 49 previously unreleased songs recorded between 1973-82 which his son recently discovered on tapes labeld "Personal Files" in Cash's former museum. Those songs feature only his voice and his guitar.
The CD booklet claims, that hundreds of tapes were discovered, so I guess we can expect more personal files to come.
npr.org: "The music and vibe of Bob Marley -- reggae music's first international superstar -- are unmistakable. On this day, 25 years ago, Marley died of cancer. He was 36.
Marley's influence is still heard in the music industry, his style emulated by countless artists and his songs regularly covered by folk, jazz, rock and country artists. The BBC chose one of Marley's seminal tunes, "One Love," as its "song of the century."
Michele Norris talks to Christopher John Farley, author of the new book Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley, and reggae promoter and producer Dera Thompkins, about the birth and growth of "One Love" and Marley's enduring legacy. We also hear from Bob Marley fans around the world." Listen here
Deutschandradio Kultur stellt die Künstlerin Laurie Anderson vor. Im zweiten Teil wird ein ca. 4 minütiges Stück gespielt. Laurie Anderson Interviews oder Radioauftritte werden eigentlich immer mal wieder in meinem Weblog verlinkt, wer also mehr hören möchte, einfach die Suchfunktion benutzen.
bbc.co.uk: "The arrest and conviction of Rosa Parks on December 1, 1955 for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus was the spark that ignited the civil rights movement in America. It was a movement fuelled by music, and organisations like the Student Non-violent Coordinating were quick to recognise the power of the song through its own SNCC Freedom Singers. Stephen Evans travels to Montgomery to talk to those involved in the movement and its music." Listen here
guardian.co.uk: "The Brits often assume that Germans have no sense of humour. In truth, writes comedian Stewart Lee, it's a language problem. The peculiarities of German sentence construction simply rule out the lazy set-ups that British comics rely on." Read on
"FC64 is a low level Commodore C64 emulator written in AS3 and licensed under the GPL.
This project is work in progress. Currently the code is of alpha quality. While things appears to be somewhat working, there is still a lot of work left to do and there are many bugs."
www.osflash.org
lff.org.uk: "Remember how Xiao Kang auditioned for a job as a porno actor in the short The Skywalk is Gone? Well, he got the job and now spends his days struggling to maintain erections while grappling with an imported Japanese sexpot. Meanwhile Chen Shiang-Chyi is back from Paris (see What Time Is It There?) and by chance moves into the same apartment building where the porno shoots take place. But Taiwan, after an entire Tsai Ming-Liang filmography of heavy rain, is experiencing severe drought and everyone is relying on watermelons for their liquid relief." Read on
What's Wrong With Porn?
Goldie Lookin Chain and Celebrity Big Brother star, Maggot, looks at the arguments for and against pornography.
Personal stories of young people living with HIV
In Britain, eighteen people are diagnosed with HIV every day and one in three of those are between 15 and 30 years old.
The Birds and the Bees
Abi Titmus investigates Sweden's sex education system and asks where are we going wrong in the UK.
Sleaze Nation
With the increasing normalisation of fetish clubs and a trend among popstars for fetish-wear, you could be excused for thinking that the Brits are coming out of the sexual closet.
dradio.de: "Der Theologe Uwe-Karsten Plisch glaubt nicht, dass das Neue Testament und die Evangelien viel über den historischen Jesus aussagen. Diese seien oftmals Deutungen von Jesu Leben. Deshalb sei der Versuch des Autors Dan Brown, auf einem unbekannten Evangelium ein ganzes Theoriegebäude aufzubauen und als historische Wahrheit auszugeben, nicht haltbar." Weiter
dradio.de: "Nach Einschätzung von Thomas Wanhoff, Vorsitzender des Verbandes deutschsprachiger Podcaster, hat sich das Podcasting im Vergleich zu den ersten Angeboten stark verändert. Mit Musik habe es angefangen, erklärte Wanhoff anlässlich des Podcastday beim Medienforum NRW. Mittlerweile gebe es alles Mögliche." Weiter
abc.net.au: "Fenella Kernebone presents a one hour special on Richard D James, also known as electronic music's most innovative artist, Aphex Twin. Get ready for all the hits, remixes, rare records, live stuff and more." Listen here
wikipedia.org: "Amos was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and is noteworthy as one of the few modern pop music stars to use a piano as her primary instrument. She is known for lyrically opaque but emotionally intense songs that tackle a wide range of subjects, including sexuality, religion, patriarchy and personal tragedy.
Amos has experienced limited chart success in the United States and the United Kingdom, but has also enjoyed a large cult following, selling around 12 million albums worldwide during her lengthy solo career." More
Astralien Radio ABC hosts an interview as a downloadeble mp3 file and a mix of some of her songs. Download/listen here
npr: "A CD series called Congotronics showcases urban traditional bands in Kinshasa, Congo. The first Congotronics CD was a hit in Europe and the United States, especially popular with DJs who work the music into their club mixes. Now, Congotronics 2 is being released." Listen here
democracynow.org: "A new documentary film on the emergency room of a US military hospital in Iraq is being met with resistance by the US Army. The film "Baghdad ER", which airs Sunday on HBO, chronicles life in the emergency room of the 86th Combat Support Hospital in Baghdad’s Green Zone during a two-month period last year. The Army surgeon general has warned military-personnel it could cause post-traumatic stress disorder, while the Secretary of the Army asked HBO to delete some footage from the final cut. We play excerpts of the film, and speak to the film’s directors, as well as a military doctor depicted in the film, and a mother of a soldier whose death is chronicled on screen." More
In this episode of Democracy Now from May 17, excerpts from the movie and persons involved in the movie are featured:
Jon Alpert Produced and Directed "Baghdad ER"
Matthew O’Neill Produced and Directed "Baghdad ER"
Dr. James Hill spent a year in the Combat Support Hospital in Baghadad.
Paula Zwillinger, her son was killed in Iraq on June 6, 2005
bbc.co.uk: "What are the forces that shape and propel American militarism? This award-winning film provides an inside look at the anatomy of the American war machine"
dradio.de: "Das Urheberrechtsgesetz von 1965, das das geistige Eigentum an Bild, Text und Musik schützt, wird an EU-Vorgaben und an die digitale Welt angepasst. Das Gleichgewicht zwischen Kreativen, Medienwirtschaft, Geräteindustrie, Staat und Bürgern muss neu justiert werden. Im Handel mit Urheberrechten werden 5,3 Prozent des europäischen Bruttoinlandsprodukts erwirtschaftet, mehr als die zehn neuen EU-Länder zusammen produzieren. Bei soviel Geld geht kein Gesetz reibungslos über die parlamentarische Bühne." Weiter
Dub meets Punk meets Trash Metal. And by the way, Mike Patton (Faith No More, Fantomas...) is featured in two songs! 
npr: "A CD series called Congotronics showcases urban traditional bands in Kinshasa, Congo. The first Congotronics CD was a hit in Europe and the United States, especially popular with DJs who work the music into their club mixes. Now, Congotronics 2 is being released." 
