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Rokuro Taniuchi 2 (via A Journey Round My Skull)
Hey folks.
Yup, blog silence.
You know the drill.
Busy.
Finished an essay for a Capilano Review/Presentation House Gallery co-publication, and chiselling away at the Helen Pitt web project, while working a grueling low-paying day job while trying to find a more lucrative 2nd gig so I can start saving money for the move to Japan. This is one of those rare days off....it's pissing rain out and I'm content to just drink a pot of coffee while tidying, organizing, and catch up on my podcasts. Bliss comes in rare moments like this, a weekday afternoon and I'm amazed that I've been out of school for a while but I still feel like I'm playing hooky in the afternoon.
As mentioned I spend my time on tumblr these days, while feeling guilty about the fact that I'm contributing to the whole TL:DR syndrome with every post. Someone else's post illustrates it perfectly:
snuh: jhnbrssndn:electronicalrattlebag:
Just removed the link to my blogspot from the side bar, because it is dead to me.
Takes too long.
Too difficult to use.
Can’t be arsed.
Just you an’ me now, tumblr.
How many of us have deserted long-form blogs, first wives to our sexy-as-hell Tumblrs?
as a friend said to me, “the best thing about tumblr, you don’t have to write!”
Anyways. A few tidbits from the tumblr that I consider blogworthy, to keep my friends who follow this up-to-date....
Shikaotoko Aoniyoshi (The Incredible Deer-man)
Currently hooked: Masa got me into it. Silly drama about a scientist who gets dumped, has a nervous breakdown, gets sent off to Nara to be a schoolteacher and is then chosen by a local deer in Nara park to save Japan from a giant undersea catfish, and then grows a deer head and something about coaching for a kendo tournament ——or something. I’m only on episode 4.
The main pull for me was that it was shot in Nara, my soon-to-be (as in ASAP, need $$$$) next hometown. Then I got sucked into the story…there’s lots of history lessons in there as well, and it makes for good language/yojijukugo (idioms, slang) practice. M and I watch it together online and make fun of it in real-time via MSN. (cue: awwwww….<3> Anyways. Check mysoju.com. It's a handy streaming site with English fan-subs that specializes in Asian Movies and TV Drama: Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, etc. Lots of dross to sift through but gems can be found, like recent movies by Beat Takeshi, the mega-dorky otaku series Akihabara@Deep, and even a couple of films by my favourite, Tsai-Ming Liang including What Time is it There? and Goodbye Dragon Inn. No Wayward Cloud, though. Wonder why.
"Mangia! MANGIAA!!!!"
While I'm on the subject of (apparently) offensive movies, I finally sat through Pier paolo Pasolini's SALO: 120 Days of Sodom. It was one of those banned movies we kept hearing about while growing up, and wanted to see cuz it's all, like edgy and transgressive, but this was during the days of the underground VHS tape circuit, so you had to know someone who knew someone who had a dub of a dub of a dub. Well, Criterion finally released it and.....
Fail.
Or maybe just "meh". Not in a desensitized sort of way, but it was the same feeling I've gotten from other controversial movies- I felt like the director was trying to yank my chain and goad a response out of me. That said, the cinematography was luscious- I'm a sucker for that whole Renaissance one-point-perspective/vanishing point composition when applied to the moving or still image, but overall, the film fell flat and I find the response to/discourse surrounding it way more interesting.
Somebody online nailed it:
“It’s like a feature-length version of “Two Girls and a Cup” — and far more interesting to discuss in terms of the reactions it generates than to sit through.”
Good essay here: The Fearful Symmetry of Pier Paolo Pasolini's "Salò"
NIMBY Fuddy Duddys
Residents rally against nightclub
Condo owners push for Vancouver tow yard move
Ohhhh you silly Vancouverites, you bother me so much sometimes.
From the
Courier article:
“Georgette Jones and the members of her condo strata don’t want The Odyssey nightclub a block away from their West End homes.
“It’s a bedroom community and not an entertainment area,” she said.
Jones and her neighbours worry a nightclub would attract violence, including shootings. They say residents would suffer from the noise of patrons lining up and leaving the club in the early hours, extra litter from club goers smoking in the vicinity and parking congestion.”
Bold emphasis mine.
Ok. Former West End resident speaking here:
When I think of The Odyessy (you might as well lump Celebrities, the PumpJack, hell- Hamburger Mary’s in there as well) the first thing I think of is shootings, gangland violence, knife brawls and people getting stomped (well, there are the douchebags who drift up from Granville to get some gaybashing in…). I’m going to spell it out for you ladies:
G-A-Y.
B-A-R.
Just saying.
I’ve said this before : if you want to live in a quiet idyllic pastoral bedroom community, DON’T MOVE INTO A FUCKING CONDO DOWNTOWN. Same goes for people who got suckered into the “this is your edgy-stylish-boho- downtown lifestyle” crap by developers, bought a shoebox-size pod overlooking the Roxy (or the Cobalt) and then write rants in the Westender about all the noise and drunks and movie shoots and car alarms and dirty people and all the other NIMBYisms.
That’s the edgy urban lifestyle you bought into. Suck it up or move to Cloverdale.
Brotography
The New Photographers featuring:
Jody Rogac
Lila Bujold
Jeff Petry
Jeff Otto O’Brien
Cedric Bomford
Fiona Garden
curated by Gallery Atsuiopening reception April 3, 2009 - 8 pm
exhibition until April 25, 2009 (via The New Photographers)
Gallery Atsui
602 East Hastings
Vancouver
Other stuff /on a musical note:
I'm stoked on the fact that on those night when I'm too broke/tired to make the long march to my regular Wednesday Haunt, Psych Night at the Anza, Josh is now livecasting from there, Wednesdays, 10pm - 2am. Ahh, technology.
Hit it: File under : CURRENTLY RULING
On the subject of the local front:
magneticring is the solo project of josh stevenson, member of staked plain (est. 1993), von bingen, b.c.v.c.o. and formerly jackie-o motherfucker. not to mention contributions to a kemialliset ystävät recording, touring as a member of samara lubelski’s live band, pink mountaintops, numerous mastering credits, and is currently working on recordings with montreal’s sam shalabi’s ‘land of kush orchestra’ and steven wray lobdell (faust, davis redford triad).
After a couple of cassette releases, we are pleased to present his first long playing lp. three tracks of hazy vintage synth pieces. this album is a one time pressing of 449 copies of clear 180 gram vinyl packaged in a tip-on style gatefold jacket with custom silk screened art.
Text and image via mimaroglu music sales ☞ new arrivals who, might I add, have a bunch of tasty looking hand-made vinyl packages in their distro:
Heard it on WFMU last week. Pretty harrowing.
Hnadmade pop-up 7" sleeve art? Sure.
olyvetty – im leeren 7”
Also ruling:
Just finished it.
After lots of hype and buzz and even an appearance on Colbert, well---yes. It's that good. Trust me, you need to read it. I'll get into it later, but I just finished writing a quasi-academic article on straightedge via an art installation by Jeremy Shaw, so my brain is fried.
Hit Wilson's blog. Highly intelligent, highly readable (points for having a "Make this blog less Toronto-centric" button), and check him in the Globe and Mail as well.
Spaghetti Love:
Recent highlights from the music tumblr, some of which are going to be on the upcoming March Mixtape....
Dariya Da Makiya - Umaru Sanda
A gem from Awesome Tapes from Africa, still holding it down. The quality of the stuff on this blog is still top-notch.
Je N’avais Pas Qu’un Seul Mot A Lui Dire - Serge Gainsbourg
Oh, Jane, je t'aime...OUI.
Lila Engel (Lilac Angel) - Neu!
Play loud, EQ properly.
First Hand Experience in Second Hand Love - Giorgio Moroder
Etc-------------
»5 Notable Pavilions«, 2003 - 2005 by Terence Gower. via VVORK
Langer - The Dubtec Mix // SRM06
via two old faves, the illectronic and Soliton Research.
Features some newer notables, including Andy Stott, Pan-Pot and Martyn. Minimal tech veers into deep dubstep. Mmmmm.
Tracklist:
01 | Andy Stott - Massacre
02 | Substance - Relish (Shed Remix)
03 | MLZ - M-Brane
04 | Pan-Pot - Crank
05 | Substance & Vainqueur - Libration
06 | Rhythm & Sound - Dem Never Know (Sleeparchive Remix)
07 | Appleblim & Peverelist - Circling
08 | Martyn - Vancouver
09 | The Village Orchestra - Afanc (2562 Remix)
10 | Peverelist - Junktion
11 | 2562 - Techno Dread
12 | Martyn - Suburbia
13 | TRG - Broken Heart (Martyn’s DCM Remix)
14 | Zomby - Spliff Dub (Rustie Remix)
15 | Skream - 2D
16 | Moderat feat. Paul St Hilaire - Let Your Love Grow
(via Progressive Rock On Stage)
Harmonium - Si on Avait Besoin d’une Cinquième Saison
Good blog post here. My roomie's friend used to hit the bong on the regular with this album. Fully understandable.
Lackadaisacal
Heavy shit
Late arrival to the podcast/ show, but have been following his Voodoo Funk blog for a while:
Crate-digging in Africa, the (post-)(post-)colonial spoils brought home for our listening pleasure. West African funk, afro-beat and pop from the 70’s. Heavy heavy shit. And it's on WFMU. Nuff said.
February 9, 2009: See the playlist | Listen (RealAudio) | Listen (MP3 - 128K)
Hmmm....what else?
On art hiatus, so posts on the Altermodern and all of that'll come...whenever. PS2 time yo.
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