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Category: THOUGHTS
shift happens
i made this mix to help whoever do whatever, especially work, focus, relax or travel. i tried to play music that was new to me, or a recent favorite. with love from sunny berlin! download 320 (1.12G) | download 128 vbr (514.9M) tracklist: 1. trois gymnoédies – I & lent et douloureux / the miracle…
what does it mean to mean what it does?
What does it mean to mean what it does? by Paupahana on Mixcloud
is is is done.
i finally finished collaging is is, the book of collage that i’ve been working on for the last 3 years! now i just need to sequence it. it was quite an arduous process full of surprises. i was very present for all of it and i hope that is conveyed. universe produced this book through…
freedom throughout the universe!
i’ve been looking for the song sampled at the end of quasimoto’s ‘jazz cats pt. 1’ for a few years now, and i finally found it, thanks to this review of the Soul Jazz record titled ‘Black Fire! New Spirits!’. It’s by Tyrone Washington, and the song is called ‘Universal Spiritual Revolt’. Let’s do it!
i started with nothing
and i’ve done a pretty good job of keeping it. —a national geopgraphic from April 1982, interview with a member of the clark family
i hear your voice reflected in a glass and it sounds like it is inside of me
i made this mix for the vernissage of carlier | gebauer’s fantastic show featuring when you fall into a trance by emily wardill and i hear your voice reflected in a glass and it sounds like it is inside of me, a group show curated by wardill in conversation with jesi khadivi.
secret secretions
from shisha to spaceships, capitalism is the exploitation of secret, serendipitous or stolen concepts, objects, entities or abilities, often through slavery, for the secret enrichment of a self or sect. sharing is therefore adominable to capitalism (unless that sharing is sanctioned by a sovereign) because it reveals the foundation of capitalism, which is not greed…
rastafari voices
we watched part of this last night and were both transfixed and kind of flabbergasted. i appreciate aspects of rastafarianism, but their reliance on the bible creeps me out. the vhs pastels radiate though! see what you think for yourself. and read the emperor!
moi, un noir
This documentary by Jean Rouch is gripping. Thanks to Floris Schönfeld for introducing me to Rouch.
dance space
julian weber performing at the twenty dancers for the xx century event that boris charmatz put together at the soviet war memorial.
carnival of cultures
one of my favorite strange events in berlin is ‘karneval der kulturen’, or carnival of cultures. i shot a number of videos on my camera while i was there a month ago which hopefully helps to explain why the event is so bizarre. what i appreciate most about it is the lack of separation between…
A.C.A.B.
the only difference that i can perceive in the exacting of worldwide police tactics is whether or not police are allowed to actually shoot to kill or not, and how many times they are allowed to shoot (or torture) without censure or contract termination. many of the most brutal police receive promotions, much in the…
happy 40 july
this really needs no introduction, and is simply amazing, though i wish what he was singing was more accurate. the sentiment sticks, which is really what matters. this song has floated around my head for days.
why quit social media?
i could write a longer essay on my sentiments regarding social media, but since i’ve quit twitter, instagram and linkedin i feel much better! sometimes i think of things to post or thoughts to digitally socialize, but then i write them down and keep them to myself. instead of positing my feelings, how about some…
wow-pow-wow
i ordered this collection after being recommended it while i was dj’ing some american indian music at the bottom of the hill. i’m thankful to whoever it was that told me about it, these records are fantastic, and in their original shrink wrap from 1972. don’t sleep! i have no idea how many sets they…
the myth of the eternal return
this book by mircea eliade opened up my face. time as a circle, an ouroboros, is an idea that i’ve often returned to, but this work offered a significant cross-reference of cultures that all operated within the framework of time being cyclical rather than linear. if we are to imagine the sun as moving away…
fragile fingers
my father-in-law collected stamps as a child. he is persian and lived in iran before the revolution.. this collection of stamps is stunningly beautiful! i love the aesthetic sense many of these stamps display.
the antique blacks
i haven’t been able to stop listening to this record, i’ve been spinning it twice a day at least. sun ra lets his space flag fly, and gets souled out on this aug 17,1974 recording, live in philadelphia. highly recommended. i was thinking about sun ra in relation to mlk jr and malcolm x on…
m.s. subbulakshmi
i absolutely cannot stress enough how amazing and transcendental this concert is. so thankful to bolingo69 for posting. and even more thankful to m.s. subbulakshmi, v.v. subramanyam, t.k. moorthy, v. nagarajan, and t.h. vinayakram.
11 year old understands
children’s food is especially disgusting and often not food. it is more important than ever to eat organic food. especially in america.
abaraka guitar band ’77
The second song on this record is my jam of the moment.. Thanks, Abaraka Guitar Band ’77 (and global groove). Click on record for DL.
trance send dental
trance send dental was created using field recordings recorded during my travels in europe in 2007. the raw audio was then chopped into loops and manipulated with ableton live, establishing the feeling of organic impossibility like a surreal dream state.