el colectivo futuro

we randomly ran across this on tumblr and thought it was both hilarious and brilliant!

elliott burford is a young art director & designer hailing from melbourne, australia and currently residing in treviso, italy. his work ranges from “typefaces and annual reports to business cards for one man start-ups or brand identities in super size multi-national corporations.” 

this particular project, called spam, is “an ongoing project illustrating the titles of emails found in your spam/junk box.”

according to elliott: prints and t-shirts are coming soon!

we’ll definitely be on the lookout for those…

in the meantime, follow elliott’s work @ www.elliottburford.com

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somebody should have warned us about ethiopian jazz making a comeback! now it’s too late and mr. mulatu has paired up with UK based collective “the heliocentrics” to deliver a funked up collaboration in the form of 14 track album titled “inspiration information” on strut records.

to accompany the album’s release, mulatu & the band will be touring the EU during the coming months. for a full list of gigs check the official site for the release here.

you can purchase the album here.

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also, check out this video from a live gig @ cargo, london in 2008…

ecm stands for edition of contemporary music, and it’s a label based out of munich, germany. their back catalogue spans as far back as 1969 with the release of free at last by pianist mal waldron, and even though it’s mostly known for releasing jazz recordings, it has also released music from the likes of steve reich (music for 18 musicians, 1978) or philip glass. on this post we will focus on their rather interesting series called: rarum.

the series is focused on allowing the featured artist to create a selection of their own recordings, either as a frontman or sideman. this is done solely to emphasize the input of the artist rather than that of label excecs, and in turn create a more introspective selection of tunes. as an additive, the label has remastered all the tracks to 24 bit. if that wasn’t enough, the inserts include rare photography, as well as extended biographies and artist notes.

up to date there are 20 editions of the series, all of which are offered through the ecm shop

here’s a list of what’s out there so far:

:rarum I Keith Jarrett
:rarum II Jan Garbarek
:rarum III Chick Corea
:rarum IV Gary Burton
:rarum V Bill Frisell
:rarum VI Art Ensemble of Chicago
:rarum VII Terje Rypdal
:rarum VIII Bobo Stenson
:rarum IX Pat Metheny
:rarum X Dave Holland
:rarum XI Egberto Gismonti
:rarum XII Jack DeJohnette
:rarum XIII John Surman
:rarum XIV John Abercrombie
:rarum XV Carla Bley
:rarum XVI Paul Motian
:rarum XVIITomasz Stanko
:rarum XVIII Eberhard Weber
:rarum XIX Arild Andersen
:rarum XX Jon Christensen

we certainly hope ecm doesn’t stop there!!

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marco graziani is a venezuelan photographer based out of miami. his photos often carry a sense of eeriness and are usually heavily processed to create astonishing effects that are reminiscent of lomography shots. we don’t have much information about the artist, but according to his flickr page he uses a nikon d80 for all his shots. we definitely look forward to hearing more about this very talented artist!

in the meantime, check out his flickr photostream for some awe-inspiring bits…

marco graziani’s flickr stream

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great record shops draw you in and make you forget about the outside world for a couple or several hours (depending on your budget!). sounds of the universe achieved just that this past weekend while in london. this is a one stop shop for the current void of funky and soulful material in your record collection. the store is owned by the people behind soul jazz records. it carries tons of jazz, funk, soul, dub, house, hip-hop, and even turkish beats.

next time you make your way to london, definitely make some time to spend at this fantastic shop. in case you want to browse their catalogue online, check the links below

info links:

online store

london.unlike.net

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on this past october 18th, legendary detroit techno producer carl craig joined forces with pianist francesco tristanto and les siècles orchestra for an instant-classic, one-off presentation at cité de la musique in paris, france. much in the style of jeff mills’ “blue potential”, this performance delivers a solid interpretation of original detroit classics re-arranged for a live orchestra setting.

thanks to grandcrew, we can check out a live video recording of the performance at:

http://www.grandcrew.com/videos/50

VERSUS
1. Darkness 00:08:18
2. Transition #1 00:01:12
3. At les 00:08:17
4. Dominas 00:10:54
5. Desire 00:07:37
6. Recomposed 00:09:57
7. Technology 00:08:24
8. Bis 1: The Melody 00:05:35
9. Credits 00:00:32

if you’re diggin’ the video, make sure to check out carl’s collaboration with moritz von oswald on recomposed: music by maurice ravel & modest mussorgsky

discogs

boomkat

a partir de mañana, 19 de octubre, se da inicio a la 40ava edición del festival internacional de jazz de Barcelona. esta edición que terminará el 29 de noviembre, cuenta con grandes estrellas del jazz mundial (herbie hancock, chick corea & john mclaughlin, chucho & bebo valdes), asi como otras estrellas musicales de la talla de al green o katie melua. el festival dio sus primeros pasos en el 1966 cuando el pianista dave brubeck dió el concierto inaugural. a partir de finales de la década de los 80, The Project tomó las riendas del festival y año tras año se ha convertido en una de las referencias entre festivales europes de buena música.

para más información y para ver el cartel completo click aquí

pendiente por aquí para reseñas de algunos eventos…

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starting tomorrow, october 19th, and going until november 29th, the 40th edition of the voll-damm international jazz festival of barcelona, promises to bring world class talent to different stages around the city. the lineup includes jazz stars, such as herbie hancock, chick corea & john mclaughlin, chucho & bebo valdes, as well as other renowned artists like al green or katie melua. the festival first took place back in1966, when dave brubeck graced the stage for the inaugural concert. The Project took over the festival’s organization during the late 80s, and from then on it has slowly turned it into one of the most prestigious european festivals around.

for more info. + full festival lineup click here

stay tuned for reviews…

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speaking in code es un nuevo documental hecho por Amy Grill. el film se enfoca principalmente en mostrar el estilo de vida que llevan algunos artistas de música electrónica, tanto establecidos como no tán conocidos. en resumen, es un vistazo a la dura lucha que se atraviesa para convertir la música electrónica en el principal medio de subsistencia de una persona. esperamos con ansias para ver el documental completo! para mayor info. puede consultar la WEB de la productora.

de momento pueden ver el trailer por acá…

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speaking in code is a new documentary directed by Amy Grill. the film focuses on the lifestyle of established as well as not so well-known electronic music artists. it is a glimpse of the struggles people go through to make electronic music their livelihood. we are definitely looking forward to checking this out! for more info visit their site HERE

in the meantime you can check the trailer here…

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tobias es uno de esos artistas electrónicos que lleva décadas en la escena pero que poca gente ha llegado a conocer el extento de su trabajo. desde los años 80’s hace música bajo el pseudónimo pink elln. luego en los 90’s comenzó con el proyecto sieg über die sonne, junto con uno de los fundadores de la escena electrónica chilena, martin schopf (dandy jack). recientemente, el sr. freund nos ha deleitado con sus podcast experimentales y sutiles para diferentes webs enfocadas en la música electrónica y por ende nos econtramos en la obligación de compartirlos con ustedes.

tres diferentes links de música para dormir, comer, relajarse y en fin disfrutar!

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tobias is one of those electronic music artists that has spent decades around the scene, but few people really know the extent of his work. since the 80s, he’s been making music under the aka pink elln. later in the 90s he began making music under the name sieg über die sonne, alongside one of the founders of the chilean techno scene: martin schopf (dandy jack). recently, mr. freund has delighted us with a couple of experimental and subtle podcasts for different electronic music websites, all of which we feel obliged to share with our readers.

three different links full of music to sleep, eat, relax and ultimately enjoy!

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tobias freund - resident advisor podcast #085

01. robert fripp - ‘preface’ from exposure [bgm]
02. ryuichi sakamoto - ‘milan 1909’ from futurism [midi inc.]
03. nash the slash - ‘ylla’ from dreams and nightmares [cut throat records]
04. wir - ‘naked whooping & such like’ from the first letter [mute]
05. pyrolator - ‘nordatlantik’ from inland [ata tak]
06. the flying lizards - ‘trouble’ [virgin records]
07. andy partridge - ‘shore leave ornithology’ from take away [virgin records]
08. les vampyrettes - ‘biomutanten’ [emi electrola]
09. the gadgets - ‘gevil’s dyke’ [final solution]
10. baka forest people - ‘heart of the forest’ (a capella) [rykodisc]
11. haruomi hosono - ‘luminescent/hotaru’ from philharmony [alfa records]
12. savant - ‘the neo-realist’ [pol records]
13. squarepusher - ‘vacuum garden’ from hello everything [warp records]
14. gary numan - ‘cry the clock said’ from dance [beggars banquet]
15. dome - ‘keep it’ [dome records]

tobias freund - mixmag.info mixtape#10

01. múm - flow not so fast [morr music]
02. sketch show - summer place [daisyworld discs]
03. dictaphone - outside [city centre offices]
04. vinicius cantuária - sol na cara [gramavision]
05. world standard - loving spoonfull [daisyworld discs]
06. takagi masakatsu - everything came from here [carpark records]
07. kirk degiorgio - 10 [unknown]
08. señor coconut & his orchestra - blue eyes [multicolor recordings]
09. jan jelinek - silver circle [~scape]
10. takagi masakatsu - bienna [carpark records]
11. sketch show - reform [daisyworld discs]
12. marz - 08 [unknown]
13. dictaphone - la piscine [city centre offices]
14. múm - now there’s that fear again[morr music]
15. takagi masakatsu - 12 [carpark records]
16. sketch show - do you want to marry me [daisyworld records]

tobias freund - play my tape #33 farwell mix

01. quarks - engel [unknown]
02. miharu koshi - souvenir de chopin [megaphon importservice]
03. plaid - ralome [warp records]
04. boards of canada - in a beautiful place out in the country [warp records]
05. takagi masakatsu - trinidad bird [karaoke kalk]
06. miharu koshi - belle of the ball [megaphon importservice]
07. world standard - 900 miles from home [daisyworld discs]
08. underworld - a hundred days off [junior boy's own]
09. caetano veloso - cucurrucucú paloma [milan records]
10. gregor zentrich - bonjour tristesse [unknown]
11. takagi masakatsu - pia [carpark records]
12. aphex twin - flim [warp records]
13. world standard - cowboys don’t cry [daisyworld discs]
14. agf - rakastaja [mutek_rec]
15. takagi masakatsu - ice shadow [karaoke kalk]
16. swing slow - time scan [mercury]
17. aphex twin - hy a scullyas lyf a dhagrow [warp records]
18. swing slow - i’m leaving it all up to you [mercury]

blublu es un colectivo gráfico cuya identidad desconocemos, que destaca por sus excelentes ilustraciones “callejeras”. su arte se puede encontrar en distintas paredes de ciudades principales como: berlin, londres o sao paolo; al igual que en ciudades mas pequeñas como: linares o bologna. en la pagina web, pueden ver todo el repertorio gráfico de este talentoso colectivo (www.blublu.org). también pueden seguir sus mas recientes proyectos a través del blog

uno de los últimos proyectos de blu es el corto animado titulado “muto”. le recomendamos a todos ver este excelente video presentado a continuación. definitivamente un buen pedazo de arte!

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blublu is a graphic collective (whose identity we do not know), which is best known for its street art illustrations. some of their work can be found in walls across different metropolitan cities such as: berlin, london, and sao paolo; or even in smaller cities like linares and bologna. in their website, you can find their entire graphic repertoire (www.blublu.org); you can also check out their blog for up-to-date news on their current projects (blog)

one of their latest projects is the short animated film called “muto”. we recommend that you check this excellent video because it’s definitely a work of art!

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