Flying Lotus,Peter Kruder,From Toy to King,Black Strobe,Waste Land,Lou Rhodes, Trimpin, Beach House,Jonas Löfgren,Coalition of the Willing

Flying Lotus and Warped records have announced the release of a new album
in May , Is work is acclaimed and a unanimous sign of irreverence and a poetical rawness.
" Cosmogramma " will have contributions from Thom Yorke ,Laura Darlington and Ravi Coltrane.

“Flying Lotus, for me, is like the Hendrix of his generation” Mary Anne Hobbs

Mp3 | Flying Lotus Freebies



1 Half of the Austrian downtempo duo Kruder & Dorfmeister , Peter Kruder has remixed in brilliant way a track by German International DeeJay Gigalos Dj Hell in collaboration with legendary Roxy Music's frontman Brian Ferry.

Mp3 | DJ Hell feat. Bryan Ferry - U Can Dance [ Peter Kruder Edit ]



“If you want to get into graffiti, you should pay attention to this!”

From upcoming communication designer Sebastian Thieme comes this remarkable and exciting animated short movie.
This exhilarating animation gives you a brief introduction into the fascinating urban subculture ›graffiti‹, and explains you in an incredibly simple way
how to become a professional writer yourself in no time.

Watch | From Toy to King



Mega favorites Black Strobe are also back on business , even though one half (ivan smagghe) has departed some time ago , Black Strobe are still a respected force and are not be played or underestimated.
The new video has a clear message , We are back and its going to be bloody

Watch | Black Strobe - Back From Beyond
Mp3 | Acid Washed - General Motors, Detroit, America [ Black Strobe mix ]



Documentarian Lucy Walker’s Waste Land follows Brazilian artist Vik Muniz as he travels to Rio de Janeiro’s notorious Jardim Gramacho dump to photograph the people who make their living scavenging through the refuse. With such great material on hand, Walker has opted for a simplistically inspirational story, however, and Waste Land merely skims the surface rather than digging deeper.

Watch | Waste Land



One Lamb half , Lou Rhodes releases her third album, 'One Good Thing' through Motion Audio on the 14th March 2010.

Manchester's most cherished and acclaimed female soul returns with her most brutally raw record to date.

'One Good Thing' disarmingly documents the last two years of Lou's life. With exquisite attention to detail, it was recorded over an intensive two-week period. This third album, which follows 2006's Mercury Prize nominated, 'Beloved One', and 2007's frank follow-up, 'Bloom', was recorded solely in live takes with minimal editing and overdubs to reflect the brutal rawness of its subject matter.

"Most of the music I'm inspired by was either recorded years ago or uses similar old-school analogue techniques. If I had a reference point for the recording of this record it'd be stuff like Nick Drake's 'Five Leaves Left' or Nico's 'Chelsea Girl'." - Lou Rhodes

Mp3 | Lou Rhodes - There For The Taking



Teaser trailer for TRIMPIN: THE SOUND OF INVENTION, a new documentary feature now touring film festivals in the US, South America, and Europe!

The film focuses on a wildly creative composer/inventor/engineer/artist, and features his collaboration with the Kronos Quartet, his construction of a 60-foot tower of electric guitars, and his experiments designing a 'perpetual motion' machine in a glass foundry.

Watch | Trimpin - the sound of invention



We think that Beach House is defraying quite a lot in its introduction, with Victoria Legrand suggesting that she's welcoming all to the "magic that is Daytrotter." It gives us an idea though. It's never seemed more appropriate than right now to borrow her thought of magic and reverse it, throwing it back at the absolutely MAGICAL group from Baltimore, led by Legrand and Alex Scally. These two, and their traveling group of musicians, have quickly become one of the most unbelievable acts of the saints or else just something holy and unexplainable.

excerpt from Beach House @ Daytrotter , get free mp3 from this session and read the full story Here



Drawings by Swedish Illustrator Jonas Löfgren



Coalition of The Willing is a film that discusses how we can use new internet technologies to leverage the powers of activists, experts, and ordinary citizens in collaborative ventures to combat climate change. Through analyses of swarm activity and social revolution, ‘Coalition of the Willing’ makes a compelling case for the new online activism and explains how to bring the fight against global warming to the people. As the film tackles the subject of online activism, we decided that the logical home for ‘Coalition of The Willing’ is here online.

The film will be released on this site in 6 staggered ‘waves’ approximately 2 weeks apart, with 4-5 film sections uploaded in each wave.

Lcd Soundsystem,Os Gêmeos,The Slew,Machotaildrop,Sky,Cécile and Venice,Jonatan Cantero,Universal Everything,They Shoot Music,Serena-Maneesh,Staalhemel

Lcd Soundsystem are back on business and a new album is expected this year.
Here is a first clip with frontman James Murphy.

Watch | Clip 1



Os Gêmeos (Portuguese for “The Twins”) are identical twin brothers from São Paulo, Brazil. They started painting graffiti in 1987 and gradually became a major influence in the local scene, helping to define Brazil’s own style. Stylistically, Os Gêmeos are heavily influenced by the cryptic art of the São Paulo–based pixação graffiti movement as well as American hip-hop, which the twins grew up with in Brazil. The brothers have gained international fame, displaying their work in exhibitions in major cities in the U.S. and Europe, including Deitch Projects in New York and Tate Modern in London.

Watch | Ep #5 - Os Gêmeos



Kid Koala 6 turntables meets the Ex-Wolfmother rhythm section.
Free album The Slew - 100%

Watch | The Slew - Its all over



Machotaildrop is a highly visual and fantastical journey about an amateur skateboarder, Walter Rhum, who realizes his dream of turning pro and riding for the world's greatest skateboard company... Machotaildrop. Set in an anachronistic time and place, Machotaildrop is the greatest skateboard company of its day and the regal and grand sport of skateboarding has been thriving for many generations. Walter's journey serves as a window through which we discover the dark underbelly of what appears at first to be a benign skateboard company.Blair Stanley IMDB

Watch | Machotaildrop



New timelapse short film “Sky” by Uk film Director Philip Bloom , filmed in Dubai over 5 days and nights.

Watch | Sky



Music video for Cécile & Venice's "Rimmel", out Jan 8th 2010 on Gomma Dance Tracks E.P.2.
Video footage from 1966 Czech New Wave movie "Sedmikrasky" (a.k.a. Daisies) by Vera Chytilova.

Watch | Cécile & Venice - Rimmel



Drawings by Spanish Illustrator Jonatan Cantero



2010 show reel from the always brilliant studio Universal Everything

Watch | Universal Everything show reel



They shoot music dont they is a very cool music/video blog from Vienna.
A large collection of performances including , We Have Band, Under Byen, Shout Out Louds, Holy Fuck, Deus, Au Revoir Simone amoung many others ave available on their blog.

Watch | Holy Fuck



Norwegians shoegazers Serena-Maneesh have a new album after 5 years , the new record "S-M 2: Abyss In B Minor" is due to be released next March on the alternative label 4AD

Watch | Serena-Maneesh - Reprobate
Mp3 | Serena-Maneesh - I Just Want To See Your Face



Staalhemel (‘steel sky’) is an interactive installation with 80 steel segments suspended over the visitor’s head as he walks through the space. Tiny hammers tap rhythmic patterns on the steel plates, activated by the brainwaves of the visitor who wears a portable EEG scanner.

This responsive environment confronts the viewer with an acoustic representation of the electrical brain activities that govern his being at that very moment. All our mental and physiological processes are controlled by myriads of transitory circuits in an invisible, obscure place in the crown of our head. That intimate topography is mirrored in this sky of steel as hammers hit the plates in shifting rhythms and combinations, transforming parts of your consciousness into macroscopic dimensions.

This environment offers a walk through a sheltered space that is also the space of one’s own mind.

Watch | Staalhemel - Steel Sky

Im Here,Toro y Moi,File Prix Lux,The Bloody Beetroots,Objectified,Les Dangereux,Music for our Future, Handmade Music, A Million Little Pictures

Movie director Spike Jones teamed up with Absolute to create a gorgeous short story about a relationship between two robots in a real time Los Angeles.

Watch | Im Here



New music video by Toro y Moi , directed by Jon Casey.
His new album "Causers of This" will be released on february and you can hear it live in Amsterdam 18/02 @ Club Up

Watch | Toro Y Moi - Blessa
Mp3 | Toro Y Moi - Blessa


FILE PRIX LUX 2010 - ART OF THE XXI CENTURY

FILE PRIX LUX was conceived to complement FILE's actions in the area of electronic and digital languages, with the intent of rewarding, motivating and stimulating the emergence of new talents. This new initiative by FILE intends, besides the exhibition and presentation of works, to add value to such manifestations, conferring to the awarded artists a national and international impact.

Since 2000, FILE - Electronic Language International Festival constitutes an international interdisciplinary platform for the development of innovative and creative projects in the area of arts and technologies. FILE is a cultural, nonprofit organization that promotes a reflection on the main themes of the global contemporary electronic-digital context, always in a transdisciplinary vision in the political complexity of our time's cultural universe.

Prizes will be awarded in three categories , Interactive Arts , Digital Language and Electronic Sonority.

For more info please visit File Prix Lux



06 March is coming and the Bloody Beetroots are gonna rock the Paradiso in Amsterdam , i already got my ticket :)

Their new site is definitely worth checking out Death Crew 77

A really cool video of their Australian tour The Bloody Beetroots feat. Justin Pearson

Probably one of my all time favorite music videos , directed by Italian wizard
Bennet Pimpinella The Bloody Beetroots - Romborama

The Bloody Beetroots Mix for Annie Nightingale get it Here

Rifoki aka Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo and Steve Aoki went back to their hardcore roots and make this very powerful noise together. Rifoki



Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability.

Watch | Objectified



Two ninjas on holidays found love , animation by Daniel Klug

Watch | Les Dangereux



If there's anything XLR8R has in common with Pitchfork and Create Digital Music it's that we're all searching for music's future. Whether it be ear-catching trends, ground-breaking ideas, or just something we've never heard before, our collective editorial teams are hard at work to bring you what's next in sonic evolution. Keeping with our common goals, the three publications have joined forces along with TV network Syfy to curate a mix of taste-making tunes to accompany the launch of their brand-new series entitled Caprica. The 13-track compilation, called Music for Our Future, runs the gamut of futuristic genres through tracks from Lusine, The Field, Tyondai Braxton, Untold, Atlas Sound, and Hudson Mohawke, among others. Patric Fallon

Free Download Music for our Future



Call for Handmade Music Amsterdam! Feb 17, 2010
For the next Hotpot Lab we will be inviting Peter Kern from createdigitalmusic and will host a Handmade Music event. We would like to invite instrument builders, hackers and tinkerers to show their invention and self-built instruments. Send us an email if you want to participate!

More info Steim



Artists from all over the world will attempt to create an accurate representation of the world in 2010. The goal of the exhibition is to create a physical wall of photos that creates an alternate world of our lives in 2010.

In a nutshell: you. We're looking for people with different cultures, ethnicities, geographic locations, and lifestyles. This is for anyone. You do not have to consider yourself an "artist" to participate.

On the 9th of July, we will host an exhibition where at least one photo from each artist will be displayed. The walls of the gallery will be completely covered with the photos, creating a massive photographic installation.

How to participateParticipation is easy. All you need is a camera (digital or film). After you sign up to participate, you can start shooting immediately. In the end, you'll be sending us up to 24 4x6 inch prints of your photos


more info and sign up A Million Little Pictures

Night Lights Auckland,Art and Copy, Adidas vs Star Wars,Experience Mobile,We Love Machines, Inception,Allison Sommers,Parkour, Fantastic Mr. Fox

Awesome interactive projections in Auckland.

In this installation YesYesNo teamed up with The Church, Inside Out Productions and Electric Canvas to turn the Auckland Ferry Building into an interactive playground. Our job was to create an installation that would go beyond merely projection on buildings and allow viewers to become performers, by taking their body movements and amplifying them 5 stories tall.

We used 3 different types of interaction - body interaction on the two stages, hand interaction above a light table, and phone interaction with the tracking of waving phones. There were 6 scenes, cycled every hour for the public.

We had a great deal of fun making this, hope you enjoy it too.

Watch | Night Lights Auckland



Art & Copy is a powerful new film about advertising and inspiration. Directed by Doug Pray (SURFWISE, SCRATCH, HYPE!), it reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time -- people who've profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry. Exploding forth from advertising's "creative revolution" of the 1960s, these artists and writers all brought a surprisingly rebellious spirit to their work in a business more often associated with mediocrity or manipulation: George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney and others featured in ART & COPY were responsible for "Just Do It," "I Love NY," "Where's the Beef?," "Got Milk," "Think Different," and brilliant campaigns for everything from cars to presidents. They managed to grab the attention of millions and truly move them. Visually interwoven with their stories, TV satellites are launched, billboards are erected, and the social and cultural impact of their ads are brought to light in this dynamic exploration of art, commerce, and human emotion.

Watch | Art & Copy


Adidas - Star Wars Collection 2010

i want , i want , i want



Excelent trailer for the upcoming movie directed by Christopher Nolan.
Inception feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt , While the plot is being kept under wraps, it's described as an contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind.

Watch | Inception



Brilliant idea by Lost Boys International , a bunch of mobiles controled by a computer jaming a christmas carol

Watch | Experience Mobile



We Love Machines is a duo of two Swiss dudes from Bern, the capital of Switzerland. In Switzerland, people from Bern have the reputation of being slow. We Love Machines prove the opposite. Only founded in summer 2009, they have already produced lots of bagging tunes, as well as some high class remixes.

Timo and Daniel are no strangers to music. They both play in indie/shoegaze band Monorev. Meaning they are not just geeks fiddling around with their computers, they are real musicians (guitar / bass).

Mp3 | We Love Machines - Electric Shock
Mp3 | Choo Choo - Wiser [ We Love Machines mix ]



Allison Sommers is a visual artist working and living in Charlottesville, Virginia. Working mostly in gouache, she creates complicated and intricate worlds with a sharp wit and a penchant for nonsensical combinations. She graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA in History.



Excelent stop motion animation by Saggyarmpit , a Singapure's graphic design student.

Watch | parkour motion reel



From director Wes Anderson (Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums) comes FANTASTIC MR. FOX, based on the book by Roald Dahl. Featuring the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson...

Watch | Fantastic Mr. Fox

Plaza Plus Festival,Sonic Acts Festival,5 days off,Imagine Fim Festival,Art Amsterdam,Sail 2010,Amsterdam Cello Biennial,Concert Update

Hello everyone , hope you all had a great end of 2009 and wishes of a 2010 full of health and peace .

First 2010 post will focus mainly in this year upcoming events , if you ever decide to visit holland there are a lot of great events for all tastes.


PLAZAPLUS FESTIVAL
14.15.16 jan. 2010 Plaza Futura, Eindhoven
Explorations in media-art and live performance.

Live cinema, music, audiovisual performance, screenings, installations, artist talks, dance performances, lectures and more. Plazaplus is an international art festival that focusses on emerging and established artists, musicians and filmmakers. Presenting new collaborations, special projects and performances of all kinds, Plazaplus is an event that you will have to experience live!

Haushka’s Ghost Piano show in collaboration with filmmaker Jeff Desom, is a unique commisioned project by Plazaplus. Artist in Focus of this second PLAZAPLUS edition is Sophie Clements. Sophie will show her mesmerising awarded piece ‘Evensong’ and will perform live with her band. Italian artist Quayala presents STRATA2, a cinematic and surreal installation work . Natures is an audiovisual performance that explored the relation between nature and technology, performed by Quayola with Mira Calix and Oliver Coates. Recoil performs an interactive dance piece with motion-detection technology and stunning organic movements. Other curiosities such as Francien van Everdingen, Ilan Katin, Raquel Meyers& Goto80 and Culture TV are not to be missed either. Hans Beekmans will be sharing his thoughts about the history of Live Cinema, and a special screening-programme. The best of Optofonica’s live cinema is to be experienced every day in a one hour screening. Last but not least, there will be live music in the cafe every night, and the Sjansmachine will be able to let you make new friends for life!

This event is curated by Gieske Bienert & Wiepko Oosterhuis & guest-curator Olga Mink.


Festival: 25 - 28 February 2010
Exhibition: 25 February - 1 May 2010
Location: Paradiso, de Balie, NIMk, STEIM, Amsterdam

The thirteenth Sonic Acts Festival in Amsterdam is entirely dedicated to the exploration of space in performative and audiovisual art, film, music and architecture. Sonic Acts XIII - The Poetics of Space examines the importance of physical space in times of far-reaching technological developments, and the physical and psychological impact of spatial designs.

Researching spatiality in the arts forms the core of the festival. How is space defined by a work of art? What does a viewer or listener experience? How do technological artworks deal with the visual, auditory and psychological aspects of spatiality? How has the relationship between technology, space and architecture developed over the past few centuries? How have technological developments influenced our perception and representation of space, and how do we relate to the space that surrounds us?

The programme comprises an overview of recent works and experiments - spatial audio compositions and audiovisual installations - and includes relevant historical examples and utopian ideals and dreams of the 20th century.

Concerts / Performances / Films
Jürgen Reble & Thomas Köner, Haswell & Hecker, Fred Worden, Paul Sharits, Anthony McCall, Takashi Ito, Yann Beauvais, Bruce McClure, Optical Machines, Annea Lockwood, Jacob Kirkegaard, Barry Truax, BJ Nilsen, Eric La Casa, Gilles Aubry, Hildegard Westerkamp, a tribute to Maryanne Amacher, TeZ, Francisco López, Evelina Domnitch & Dmitry Gelfland, Paul Prudence, Hans W. Koch and Yutaka Makino.



5 days off started in 2001 as a spin-off of the 10 days off festival in Ghent, Belgium and was the first multiple day indoor dance event in Holland. The last few years the festival offered a more and more various line-up, and was hereby able to show a high quality overview of the international electronic music of these days. By doing this, 5 days off build a strong reputation for itself, in Holland, but also beyond the borders. Besides music, there's an increasing amount of attention for media art in the last couple of years. 5 days off grew from being a small festival in the Amsterdam Melkweg (aka Milkyway) to a genuine cityfestival which nowadays includes locations such as Melkweg, Paradiso and the Netherlands Media Art Institute (NIMk).

Confirmed :
Boemklatsch – Dekmantel: 3 Year Anniversary – Dixon – Dj Kutz – Floating Points – Gomes - Groove Armada – Hot Chip - Joker - Paul Kalkbrenner – Minilogue - Miss Kittin (République) – Nosaj Thing - Oi! – Pantha du Prince - Promo (live) & guests – Redshape - Rusko - The Bloody Beetroots (live) - Vitalic (dj-set)


Imagine

From April 16 to 25, the festival will see its 25th edition. An anniversary therefore, but that is not the reason we gave the AFFF a new label. So why is there a new name?

* Because the term 'fantastic' is too often confused with the more limited term 'fantasy'.
* Because we think that IMAGINE: not only sounds better, but also implies an invitation to the audience: 'Just imagine that...'
* But above all, because IMAGINE: explicitly emphasizes the adventurous, free-thinking direction of the festival, much more so than the old name.

The genres in which the festival traditionally specializes, fantasy, horror and science-fiction, lost their strict definitions a long time ago. More and more it's the margins of the film industry, where creators allow themselves larger amounts of artistic freedom, that the festival picks its selections from. Films that don't try to cater to a specific target audience by colouring neatly within the lines of 'their genre', but present themselves to the viewer on their own terms. Films that have one question to their viewers in common: 'Just imagine that...' And then they go on to tell their own story their own way, regardless of the genre or mixture of genres.



The 26th edition of Art Amsterdam will be held in the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam from 26 to 30 May 2010. Art Amsterdam is the oldest and largest exhibition of contemporary and modern art in the Netherlands. Over 130 leading galleries from the Netherlands, Europe, the United States, Africa and Asia will be present. The exhibits range from photographs, paintings and video art to sculptures, drawings and installations.



The 8th edition of SAIL 2010 will take place from 19 to 23 August 2010. For five days long, the Amsterdam IJ harbour will serve as the backdrop for a festive programme full of music, culture and nautical riches. Preparations are in full swing and the event promises once again to be an unparalled nautical spectacle which includes:

SAIL Amsterdam is the largest event in the Netherlands which is free to the public. In 2005 the event drew 1.8 million visitors, who gave SAIL Amsterdam 2005 high marks. SAIL Amsterdam 2010 will take place from Thursday 19 August to Monday 23 August 2010 on and around the IJ river.



SAIL's main attraction will be the impressive fleet of Tall Ships, sailing heritage craft, modern ships, naval ships and replicas. In addition to this, every day there will be a varying programme of all kinds of cultural and sports activities. The theme of SAIL 2010 is "a nautical encounter between the past, present and future".

The idea behind SAIL Amsterdam originated during preparations for the celebration of Amsterdam's 700 years of existence in 1975. After the huge success of SAIL Amsterdam 700, organisers decided to hold another SAIL Amsterdam in 1980. In order to effectively manage the organisation, the permanent SAIL Amsterdam Foundation (SSA) was established in 1977. Since then, the SSA has successfully organised SAIL Amsterdam in 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005 and is now focussing on the 8th edition of the event.



Third Amsterdam Cello Biennal
5 - 13 November 2010 , Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ

After two succesfull editions in 2006 and 2008 - with 14000 and 20000 visitors - we are looking forward to the third Amsterdam Cello Biennial.

The preparations for the 2010 edition are of course already in full swing. Bach & Breakfast will remain the core of the programming, as well as the Masterclasses and the Conversations with Anner Bijlsma.
Anyone who witnessed 140 young and very young cellists occupying the stage during the second Biennal, forming the Mega Children's Cello Orchestra, will understand immediately that young musicians will again be a main focus of the festival in 2010.

And what will be new and different is the special focus on cello ensembles and the connection between the cello and the visual arts. to wet your appetite for november 2010.

Concert Update

Melkweg Amsterdam

15/01 Ltj Bukem + Fabio & Grooverider
22/01 Modeselektor
28/01 Gui Borato
30/01 Joan as Policewoman
27/02 Jaga Jazzist
03 - 07/03 5 daysoff
15/03 Hadouken
03/04 Zita Zwoon
07/04 Autchere [Live]
18/05 Broken Social Scene

Paradiso Amsterdam

21/01 Aux Raus
26/01 Sunn o)))
06/02 Air + George Pringle
17/02 Delphic
20/02 La Roux [sold out]
22/02 Florence and the Machine [sold out]
23/02 Beach House
02/03 Hockey
03-07/03 5 Days Off
17/03 Blood Red Shoes
20/03 Yeasayer
26/03 Phoenix + Two Door Cinema Club [ Sold Out]
31/03 Magnetic Fields
05/04 Balmorhea
10/04 65days of Static
23-24/04 London Calling
28/04 Lou Rhodes
08/05 Pavement
13/05 Balck Rebel Motocicle Club
19/05 Gotan Project

Best 2009 Albums

Ive received a email from blogger in behave of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) , they say that this post contains illegal material , so i gently reply asking what was here illegal , so seams like no one really cares , so im reposting my 2009 fav albums.


Vladislav Delay
"Tummaa" - Leaf
Mp3 | Vladislav Delay - Tummaa

My heart almost stopped when i heard that Valdislav Delay new album was out , i was so involved with his last two albums that naturally the expectations were very high.
I cant say that im disappointed with the record , its just that with "Tummaa" Vladislav turn into a more cooperative experience than previous works , the astral random blurs of intensity that were shattered all over "Whistleblower" were a bit gone .
Its a less sonic adventure , more instrument based creation , maybe less abstract but more complex , perhaps a melting point with a more futuristic approach with his jazz drumming background.


Hildur Gudnadottir
" Without Sinking " - Touch
Mp3 | Hildur Gudnadottir - Ascent

Hildur debut on touch records appeared quite early in the year and was one of the first that i knew would be on this list.
" Without Sinking " its a remarkable piece of instrumental music , what i like about it is the intensity that Hildur uses on the her cello , its a extraordinary journey full of soundscapes that describes the many hours Hildur spend cruising around the globe staring at the passing clouds.


Ben Frost
"By The Throat" - Bedroom Community
Mp3 | Ben Frost - Killshot

Another of my mega favorites , as soon as got my and on Ben Frost new album a ritual took place , lights off , headphones on , light a cigarette and may the force be with me . What did i expected ? naturally something on the lines of Theory of Machines , the first track bring back those happy sound memories , 10 sharp raiser blade slowly open the chest and my soul is free , like a hurricane flying at the speed of light , a thousand waves rapping thru the defensive shields of atlantis , what i love most about Ben's music is intensity and unpredictability full of high and low's , or you could be on the bottom of the ocean and jumped on a jet stream and in 38.5 seconds arriving at the Moon.



Soap & Skin
" Lovetune For Vacuum " Pias
Mp3 | Soap&Skin - Cynthia

The first time i heard Eighteen-year old Austrian Anja Plaschg didn't really caught my ear , was on a second accidental listening when "Cynthia" appeared on one of my playlists that Soap & Skin debut album became one instant favorite , its a dark , morbid and gothic record , the kind that would send someone to be burn alive for witchcraft , the piano and her voice combines for a explosive mixture.


The Bloody Beetroots
"Romborama" - Dim Mac
Mp3 | The Bloody Beetroots - Romborama (feat. All Leather)

The biggest bad ass dj duo in z planet , The Bloody Beetroots need no introduction but just for those who don't know them , they are Italian Bob Rifo and DJ Tommy Tea , together they turn the world up side down with this electro bang noise.
The mega highly anticipated record had one problem attach to it , were the mixes they made for other artists better than their originals ? The are equally awesome and may the noise be with them for a long time.


Danny Norbury
" Light in August " - Lacies
Mp3 | Danny Norbury - Light in August

Half joking half serious sometimes i say that if the men's body extension is the gun the women is the cello. I've been following as much as possible this apparent alternative ladies with cello movement , its all started with Julia Kent , Zoe Keating , Bela Emerson and Hildur Gudnadottir they all play in a very distinct way and when i heard Danny's cello i was absolute dazzled , it sounded a lot like Julia Kent sort of Post-Classic with is simplicity and harmonies , just if like you could combine Spring and Autumn in a pallet of sounds , the Simplicity and intensity of the cello with almost dreamy like piano splashes , Its just beautiful , there's no need to try to explain it , just listen and enjoy it


Mokira
"Persona" - Type
Mp3 | Mokira - valla torg kraut

There was a huge buzz surrounding Andreas Tilliander album , if u could combine the likes of Vladislav Delay and Tim Hecker in a single album it would sound exactly like this. When you add all this elements with some brilliant looped dubs rambling bass into the equation a dazzling album is born.



Pan American
"White Bird" - Kranky
Mp3 | Pan American - both literally and figuratively

Pan American is Labradford guitarist Mark Nelson solo new album.
I think what attracts me to ambient music is that it gives me time to think about what im listening to , like a very imaginary encounter with the sounds that carry a very personal message , i get very close to these records , i love to listen to them when im on the train , it gives a idea of abstract time travel , a bit like Spielberg's close encounters.


Heather Woods Broderick
"From The Ground" - Preservation
Mp3 | Heather Woods Broderick - Left

I was completely by surprise with this record , was by pure accident that i heard it for the first time , when i look at the title i thought that was a collaboration between peter broderick and other musicians , actually turn out to be his sister debut. when i looked up on youtube and heard the first cords of wounded bird , it sounded just like Leonard Cohen soul , even more surprised after listening to the whole record , folk , drones and beautiful tones of cellos and piano , really magical , at same point ad this idea of something that could sound like the merge of New Orleans Belong and Swedish Ane Brun .


Vitalic
"Flashmob" - Different
Mp3 | Vitalic - Poison Lips

Vitalic triumphant return is a tribute to his fans that make the clubs vibrate every time he is in town.
There's not a lot to say , he has a formula that a lot of copy cat dj's and producers try to use but there is only one vitalic , this record was made for is fans and to make sure that we dance our shoes off.

Other 2009 listings

Yeah Yeah Yeah's - It's Blitz [Polydor]
Sonic Youth - The Eternal [Matador]
Mountains - Choral [Thrill Jockey]
Yuksek - Away from the sea [Barclay]
Moderat - Moderat [Bpitch]
Le Lendemain - Fires [Home Normal]
Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career [4AD]
Junior Boys - Begone Dull Care [Domino]
Pixeltan - Yamarena [DFA]
Radian - Chimeric [Thrill Jockey]
Telefon Tel Aviv - Immolate Yourself [Bpitch]
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest [Warp]
Das Bierbeben - Das Bierbeben [Shitkatapult]
Vive la fete - Disque d'Or [Firme De Disque]
Tim Hecker - An Imaginary Country [Kranly]
Barzin - Notes To An Absent Lover [Monotreme]
Atlas Sound - Logos [4AD]
Pj Harvey and John Parish - A Woman A Man Walked By [Island]
Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs [Matador]
The Slew - 100% [Ninja Tune]
The Flaming Lips - Embryonic [Warner Bros]
Fink - Sort Of Revolution [Ninja Tune]
Wolfmother - Cosmic Egg [Modular]

biggest diarrhea of 2009
The Killers - Are we human, or are we dancer? , gimme a break , get a live dudes

mY Indie Soul,Portishead,Thank You Too,These New Puritans,Blu in Berlin,Ascii Disko,Shotgun Stories,The Interpretation, Analogue Glove,The Balance

mY Indie Soul # 31

Its been some time since ive recorded a indie soul , yesterday i received news from a old friend that i haven't heard or seen in 7 or 8 years , that made me very happy , also my vinyl collection that i left behind when i moved to Scotland is safe , how about that for a reason for a new indie soul.

Listen and Download mY Indie Soul # 31

Toro y Moi - Talamak
The Slew - Its All Over
The Shoes Feat. Primary 1 - People Movin [ Toma Remix ]
Daedelus - Fair Weather Friends [ Death Set Remix ]
Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya - Fuck Friend [ Cansei de Ser Sexy Remix ]
BotOx - Rue de lAresnal [ Yuksek Remix ]
Lost Valentinos - Midnights [ Emperor Machine mix ]
Midnight Juggernauts - Into the galaxy [ Chateau Marmont remix ]
We Have Band - Honey Trap [ Le Matos Remix ]
Teenage Bad Girl - Break out the wheel
The Bloody Beetroots - Mystery Meat [ The Bloody Beetroots remix ]
Vitalic - Second Lives



Portishead have released a brand new track - 'Chase the Tear' for Amnesty International.

It's now available as an exclusive download single from 7 digital with all earnings going towards Amnesty's human rights work.

Buy it Here to support Amnesty

Watch | Portishead - Chase the Tear




A very cool and original way to say Thank You to your friends , please visit them to view all cards . Thank You Too



Angular Records / Domino Records are proud to present the new video for These New Puritans 'We Want War', seven and half minutes of serene and poignant cinematography influenced by ballistics footage. Directed by Daniel Askill

Watch | These New Puritans - We Want War



This video from blu in Berlin must have passed unseen , well here he is now , a big wall painting time lapse 3 days work.

Watch | Blu in Berlin



Long term favorite Daniel Holc aka Ascii Disko unveiled is new track and video from is upcoming new album due to release in 2010.
One of the best videos i've seen this year , unusual , radical and not following the industry patterns , its really good to see him back.
Directed by David Strindberg & Johan Bring.

Watch | Ascii Disko - Jawbreaker



Debut film for Director Jeff Nichols, with soundtrack by Ben Nichols (Lucero), Shotgun Stories tracks a feud that erupts between two sets of half brothers following the death of their father.

Watch | Shotgun Stories



A work of art that explores the relationship between nature, motion and sound, The Interpretation takes us on a languid journey through a slowly flourishing forest. Hinting at vague memories of microbiology and rotating through a cool organic spectrum of greens, blues, browns, blacks and whites; this motion-based work will entrance its viewer as the forest evolves. The Interpretation is set to a minimal score filled with authentic sounds of nature, complimenting the environmental essence of the visuals. Visuals by Michael Paul Young.

Watch | The Interpretation



This interactive sound installation deals with exploring the physical connection between people and technology. A tangible user interface, taking the form of a glove is worn by the participant as they are invited to interact with an analogue tape surface. As the glove comes in contact with the tape, sound is generated and can be manipulated via touch and movement. This piece intends to explore the somewhat obsolete medium of tape through a playful and sonically interesting experience, appealing to a wide audience. the pre-recorded sound on the tape is a random collage of compiled material including a range of musical styles & found recordings.
This piece is informed by works such as Nam June Paik’s “Random Access Music” and Stockhausen’s Tape experimentations as well as the notion of using analogue tape as an instrument.

Watch | Analogue Tape Glove v1



The balance , is the work of the Lithuanian artist Rimantas Lukavicius , it show us the visualization of two colliding sound waves

Watch | The Balance

Human Rights Day 10 December 2009 , Bloggers Unite for Human Rights

" Heart that doesn't see doesn't get hurt "

Everyday when im going to work im tuned on the bbc worldwide , everyday i hear really horrendous news about atrocities that are committed on the world against innocent people , mass murders , bombs killing thousands of innocent people , child abuse , domestic violence , its outrageous , sometimes i have to shut it off , the sheer of violence and magnitude of the crimes that are perpetrated are just overwhelming.

The economic crash , the Mexican flew and the whole climate change has somehow let this violence epidemic pass unseen .

The question is why ? How can this thinks still happening ? is our conscience so used to this kind of news that we don't react anymore , or just the fact that is to the others that is happening.

There is no easy way of talking about this , i really fell sorry for this people , to live in a hell situation like that , maybe the really only way is to keep talking about this things to create awareness and hope things get better somehow.

I would like to send a message of hope to all human beings that have been stripped of their basic rights , to live in peace and to be able to choose and believe in whatever they want without being persecuted by people with no moral or conscience.

We are all stuck in the same planet and their is just one credit , why do we have to make so difficult ?

Tiago Martins
Bloggers Unite for Human Rights

Top 20 Albums and Tracks 2008

Before posting 2009 selections , a review of 2008 fav albums and tracks.


Aidan Baker & Tim Hecker
" Fantasma Parastasie " - Alien8
Mp3 | Aidan Baker & Tim Hecker - hymn to the idea of night


Atlas Sound
" Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See ... " - Kranky
Mp3 | Atlas Sound - River Card


Beach House
" Devotion " - Carpark
Mp3 | Beach House - Some Things Last a Long Time


Cloudland Canyon
" Lie in Light " - Kranky
Mp3 | Cloudland Canyon - You & I


Deerhunter
" Microcastle " - Kranky
Mp3 | Deerhunter - Agoraphobia


Duchess Says
" Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs " - Alien8
Mp3 | Duchess Says - La friche


Fennesz
" Black Sea " - Touch
Mp3 | Fennesz - Saffron Revolution


Flying Lotus
" Los Angeles " - Warp
Mp3 | Flying Lotus - Parisian Goldfish


Kangding Ray
" Automne Fold " - Raster-Noton
Mp3 | Kangding Ray - A Protest Song


Kap Bambino
" zero life night vision " - Alt+Delee
Mp3 | Kap Bambino - Night Vision Ocean


M83
" Saturdays=Youth " - Mute
Mp3 | M83 - You, Appearing


MIT
" Coda " - Haute Areal
Mp3 | Mit - Gebaut


Munk
" Cloudbuster " - Gomma
Mp3 | Munk - Psychomagic


Our Sleepless Forest
" Our Sleepless Forest " - Resonant
Mp3 | Our Sleepless Forest - White Bird


Padded Cell
" Night Must Fall " - Dc Recordings
Mp3 | Padded Cell - Fare Beneath London


Arnaud Rebotini
" Music Components " - Citizen
Mp3 | Rebotini- the swamp waltz


Remote
" Dark Enough " - Kill the Dj
Mp3 | Remote - Veron


These New Puritans
" Beat Pyramid " - Domino
Mp3 | These New Puritans - Numerology aka Numbers


Tindersticks
" The Hungry Saw " - Beggars
Mp3 | Tindersticks - The Other Side Of The World


Woolfy VS Projections
" The Astral Projections Of Twilight " - Permanent Vacation
Mp3 | Woolfy VS Projections - The Chase

Download Full best of 2008 Part 1 , Part 2

The Muppets,Audiopleasures Mixtape,Ipod Battle,National Geographic,Bete Noire,The Pixies,Benjamin Ducroz,The Cove, Delphic, Val Britton,Semi-Permanent

Awesome and Hilarious tribute from The Muppets to Freddy and z Queen.

Watch | The Muppets - Bohemian Rhapsody


took this pictures a few weeks ago @ the 301 in Amsterdam but have no idea who this lady his .

November reached the peak on Audiopleasures visitors , 6.000 thank us :)

Under covers special Audiopleasures Mixtape

Mp3 | Andrew Bird & Nora O'Connor - Oh Sister [ Bob Dylan cover ]
Mp3 | Belle And Sebastian - Whiskey In The Jar [ Thin Lizzy Cover ]
Mp3 | Bob Dylan - Creep [ Radiohead Cover ]
Mp3 | Cat Power - Wonderwall [ Oasis Cover ]
Mp3 | DCFC - I Wanna Be Adored [ The Stone Roses cover ]
Mp3 | Emilie Simon - I Wanna Be Your Dog [ The Stooges cover ]
Mp3 | Franz Ferdinand - All My Friends [ Lcd Soundsystem cover ]
Mp3 | John Mayer - Kid A [ Radiohead cover ]
Mp3 | Jose Gonzalez - Teardrop [ Massive Attack ]
Mp3 | Lcd Soundsystem - No Love Lost [ Joy Division Cover ]
Mp3 | Mystery Jets - The Pioneers [ Block Party ]
Mp3 | Nada Surf - Where Is My Mind [ The Pixies cover ]
Mp3 | Razorlight - A Little Help From My Friend [ The Beatles cover ]
Mp3 | Red House Painters - I Am A Rock [ Simon And Garfunkel cover ]
Mp3 | The Strokes - Life Is A Gas [ Ramones cover ]
Mp3 | Tricky - The Love Cats [ The Cure cover ]

Download full Audiopleasures Mixtape



The Winners , G&G Gangsters
Photos by Cecile Boesch

Two weeks ago was the first ipod battle in the mini bar Amsterdam , organized by Bon Esprit team and with the participation of Make My Films.
I invited Murray to be on the Audiopleasures team and he was very kind not to show up , i went ahead anyways but got defeated on the 2nd round by the hip hopers G&G that ended up winning the jar.


Photo by Alwis Anil

Vincent Herbelet from Make my Films made a super cool video of the evening.

Watch | iPod Battle at Minibar



National Geographic's International Photography Contest 2009

National Geographic's International Photography Contest attracts thousands of entries from photographers of all skill levels around the world every year. While this year's entry deadline has passed, there is still time to view and vote for your favorites in the Viewer's Choice competition. National Geographic was kind enough to let me choose a few of their entries from 2009 for display here on The Big Picture. Collected below are 25 images from the three categories of People, Places and Nature. Captions were written by the individual photographers. (25 photos total)

More photos and full story The Big Picture



A few weeks ago during Halloween evening i was invited to the premiere of Bete Noire , a group of expats living in Amsterdam and surroundings , directed by the very entertaining Didier Lunch. Bete Noire is a short about jealousy and vengeance , i must say that i was quite surprised with the quality and editing , the soundtrack was also very good.



More than the movie itself is very nice to see a group of people from different cultures in a foreign country working on a common and creative idea , a good example indeed.

Watch | Bete Noire



The pixies are offering a free Doolittle Live EP, four tracks recorded on October 16 at the Zenith in Paris, on the last night of the European leg of the tour!

Sign up for a free download



Fascinating work by the director Benjamin Ducroz , motion abstract animations.

Watch | Press +



Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renown dolphin trainer Ric O’Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.

Watch | The Cove



Brand new clip for Modular's latest electronic-pop prodigies, Manchester's Delphic. Expect their album, Acolyte, to come out in January 2010.

Watch | Delphic - Doubt



I make immersive collaged drawings that draw on the language of maps. The impetus for this body of work was my longing to connect to my father, a truck driver who drove eighteen-wheelers across the country hauling industrial machinery. He died over ten years ago. Based on road maps of the U.S., routes my father often traveled, and an invented conglomeration, mutation, and fragmentation of those passageways, my works on paper help me piece together the past and make up the parts I cannot know. Val Britton



Semi-Permanent opened up submissions for the 2010 Semi-Permanent book

So, what is Semi-Permanent? To put it simply Semi-Permanent is a design event. It consists of a conference and side events which include exhibitions, competitions, workshops and parties. It’s a week long celebration of all things design. Graphic Design, Film, Art, Illustration, Web Design, Photography, Visual Effects, Animation, Graffiti, Motion Graphics, Stop Motion; all these things and more. Semi-Permanent explores the diverse and exciting design world bringing together exceptionally talented artists and designers to speak at the event.

For more info and guidelines visit Semi-Permanent