This is the trailer for the upcoming film “9″ produced by the one and only Tim Burton and based on a short film by Shane Acker. It looks to be an incredible fable about the future. Tim Burton is a master of mythology – communicating in a visual language that is as fantastic as it is idiosyncratic. Post-apocalyptic tales are always a good time . . .
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The Trailer for the upcoming movie “9″
Posted in Media with tags 9, future, mythology, Shane Acker, Tim Burton, trailer on July 12, 2009 by JackThe Birth of a New Sound
Posted in Music with tags Dan Sicko, dance show, detroit, Electro, future, Get Physical, Kraftwerk, Poker Flat, Sharevari, techno, Techno Rebels on July 10, 2009 by JackThis is a video from a Detroit dance show of the song “Sharevari (The Scene)” by A Number of Names. Dan Sicko, in his book, “Techno Rebels,” cited this song as the first true techno track. I would have to agree. You can hear the influence of Kraftwerk in this track, but the minimal 4/4 beat and raw electro bass line is definitely a step into the future.
I love this video as well – the early 80′s fashion, the freaky dancing – it’s definitely HOT!
NYC
Posted in Blogroll with tags 2-step, Burial, future, NYC, the Sullivan Room, Untrue on August 30, 2008 by JackHello there! It’s been a while since we’ve seen each other, but I’ve been on an extended journey that has landed me in New York City. It’s a different world here for sure; this is an endless city. I’ve already had a chance to taste the local music scene and so far it’s been exceptional. I checked out the Bunker over in Brooklyn to catch Derek Plaslaiko rocking out with minimal tech breaks (for lack of a better term.) Then headed out to The Sullivan Room to see Chris Fortier (thanks Sleepy and Boo!) Tomorrow is a party called “Stranded” over in Brooklyn where I’ll get my first taste of the NY underground.
I also need to make a serious musical recommendation. Check out the album “Untrue” by Burial. It’s the most brilliant and beautiful piece of music I’ve heard in a while. I’ve never really been into 2-step, but this album takes it to a whole new level. It’s like a soundtrack to the best Anime film ever made. It cracks and sizzles with a buried heat beneath the surface of its orchestral majesty. It’s been a while since I’ve kept replaying an album over and over. This is the sound of the future. Check it.
SAMPLE
Posted in Blogroll, Music with tags Blogroll, club, culture, dance, digital, future, hip-hop, Music, philosophy, recording, sample on June 18, 2007 by JackAre you a sample?
SAMPLE a cross-section of society searching for the lowest cultural denominator to sell to __ a marketing wet dream of single-celled citizens with SiMPlicity of tastes__songs all structured on popcentric digestibles __ prismatic fashions woven from the same cloth_nuclear family nuances designed along track-housing lines__iMPLications of corporate cloning searching to replicate itself indefinite__a loop of consummation procreating impotence|
scanning through infomatic soundbites for a SAMPLE of sanity__break through contexts of similarities for the inherent soul__take and make for yourself new SeMBLancEs of sound and textures_biting the traditional hand for shoulders to stand upon__cycles of beauty MAniPuLatEd into new forms speaking of the electromagnetic essence connecting the PLExuS of society__seeking to free the sound from the MAnacLES of profit industry|
Or are you sampling?
