syyskuu 30, 2005
RSL: Every Preston Guild (Players)
RSLs long awaited debut album “Every Preston Guild” is released on October 3rd. The core of RSL is the trio of musicians Joe Botham, Martin Almond and Chas Morrison. All growing up just north of Manchester, they have spent the last half a decade developing the now trademark RSL sound. Between them they write, arrange and produce all of RSL’s material, bringing in additional musicians and vocalists when they feel they are needed. RSL first came to the public attention with 2003′s “Wesley Music”. Released on Mancunian label Players it became arguably the biggest underground record of 2003. Its infectious mix of latin, house and gospel attracted massive amounts of support from the likes of Gilles Peterson, Mr Scruff, Kyoto Jazz Massive and Masters at Work. Their second single “The Mast” cemented their reputation for perfectly crafted, skilfully musicianed dancefloor music. Again receiving a release from Players in the UK, and Giant Step in the States, with a remix from forward thinking music pioneer King Britt. “Every Preston Guild” is an incredibly accomplished mix of authentic latin ideas and song writing, held together with slick and forward thinking production. Playlist: MP3.
Toycam Handbook (Light Leak Press, 2005)
The definitive guide for toy camera photography is now available – featuring descriptions of all the major cameras both new and vintage, with tips, tricks, mods, and information on darkroom & scanning techniques, film choices, plus musings on the nature of toy camera photography from the experts at toycamera.com. The Toycam Handbook is the result of the collaboration of 32 members of toycamera.com. The 32 contributors donated their time and skills to make this book so that the site can receive the benefits. All profits from the Toycam Handbook go toward making toycamera.com bigger and better – anything from paying for bandwidth to building bigger and better interactive functionality into the site. The final result is 112 high-quality pages in full-color, perfect bound, and printed on demand by Lulu.com.
syyskuu 29, 2005
Miss Kittin (Novamute, GER) @ FLASH, Rose Garden, Helsinki 29.09.2005
Maailman menestyneimpiin naispuolisiin tiskijukkiin kuuluva Miss Kittin esiintyy Rose Gardenissa Helsingissä tänään torstaina 29. syyskuuta. Miss Kittin eli Caroline Hervé nousi vuosituhannen vaihteen uuden aallon elektrobuumin myötä muotilehtien kansiin ja eteni salamannopeasti klubeista suurten festivaalien esiintymislavoille. Toistakymmentä vuotta levyjä soittanut neito on yhtä lailla kotonaan kokeellisen elektronisen musiikin ja rankan teknon parissa. DJ-keikoillaan hän sulostuttaa myös laulamalla livenä. Miss Kittin esiintyy tuoreinta konemusiikkia esittelevässä FLASH -klubi-illassa, jota järjestää Niitty ry. Miss Kittin: XMASMIX2004.
Theme Magazine Issue 3 – Skin
Theme Magazine Issue 3 – Skin. Elizabeth Young “Freckles”, Kenya Hara “Vinyl, Hiragana, Stripes, & Ice Cream”, Eugene Oh “Second Skin”, Jun Takahashi “New Originality”, Byron Kim “The Amateur”, Michael Brandt “Elements”, Earnest Kalum “Borneo Headhunter”, Elizabeth Young “Silhouettes”, Hye Rim “Toki the Cyborg-Barbie-Doll-Alien-Warrior”, Jupiter Jones “Waterproof”, Marked In Korea, Flora Hanitijo “Sunday Morning”. Preview.
Andrés Martínez: Dwelling on the Roof (Editorial Gustavo Gili, 2005)
“From time immemorial man has wanted to get up onto the roof.” The truth of this Le Corbusier statement cannot be denied, since the desire to occupy and utilise roof space is a common denominator of all historical eras, architectural styles and typologies. Dwelling on the Roof attempts to uncover the reasons behind this time-honoured impulse, to make sense of its historical periodisation and to analyse its formal expressions. The result is a hybrid essay involving theory, history and building design. The narrative thread places a particular emphasis on the period between 1850 and 1950, an epoch in which totally new techniques and aesthetic rules come to the fore, leading to the blossoming of a special concern with turning the roof into an inhabitable space. The book ends with a selection of projects from the last fifty years which have continued to develop this theme, with works by modern architects such as Alejandro de la Sota and Giancarlo De Carlo, and contemporary ones like Foreign Office Architects and Kazuyo Sejima.
