alex tune: what is a mashup? (2009)

ukrainian breakcore plunderphonics. the ace of bass remix is a great companion piece to the 8-bit breakcore cover of the same tune he produced, for this rus zud comp. sociopath as ever.

claude lévi-strauss, dead at 100.

the new issue of the transcultural music review is online, including articles on vocaloid and race and authenticity in reggaeton, among many other things.
the iaspm.de in-house publication samples also includes some interesting articles, like this one on punks and ageing.
there are also some nice papers in the current art of record production journal (requires log-in).

the new retrigger album, available from cock rock disco or from the man himself.

black metal theory:

Black Metal Theory Symposium
Metal. Theory. Mutual Blackening.

December 12, 2009, 1:00-7:00 p.m
Public Assembly
70 North 6th St.
Brooklyn, NY
Cover charge: $10.00

PAPERS

Erik Butler, “The Counter-Reformation in Stone and Metal: Spiritual Substances.”

Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, "Transcendental Black Metal."

Nicola Masciandaro, “Anti-Cosmosis: Black Mahapralaya.”

Benjamin Noys, “‘Remain true to the earth!’: Remarks on the Politics of Black Metal” (in absentia).

Murray Resinski, "Red in a World of Black: A Discussion of Blood in Black Metal."

Joseph Russo, "Perpetual Rot: Obsessive Cycles of Deterioration."

Anthony Sciscione, "'Goatsteps behind my steps . . .': Black Metal and Ritual Renewal."

Niall Scott, “Black Confessions and Absu-lution.”

Steven Shakespeare, “The light that illuminates itself, the dark that soils itself: blackened notes from Schelling’s underground.”

Aspasia Stephanou, “Black Metal and Evil.”

Brandon Stosuy, "Meaningful Leaning Mess."

Evan Calder Williams, “The Headless Horsemen of the Apocalypse.”

Scott Wilson, “BAsileus philosoPHOrum METaloricum.”

ART

Lionel Maunz, sculpture

Nader Sadek, Baptism in Black (Phase II)

this is looking exciting, hopefully the papers will be circulated after the event. i know that nicola masciandro wrote a pretty wild paper about vocalisation in death and black metal and i am still chewing it over. metal seems to be getting a lot of conference traction lately.

macro-dubplates (myspace) out of nz doing hilariously brilliant hip-hop-reggae mash-ups. volume 2 is also out, it's jay-z vs. the wailers.

heavy electronics. harsh.

or revuelta sonora.

or digital mind kontrol.

or (the defunct?) aberrant sounds.

or sorting things out with a shotgun.

or esoteric sanctuary?

if you weren't getting enough out of sickness abounds.

au2pilot (seizure inducing myspace): silence. experimental breakcore maybe? copy is a great tune. out this year on amenorea.




va: illphabetik 042 - money yay. assembled by brokoli and extremely awesome and ferocious. featuring the likes of

Teerex, Surbahar, Rejekz, Abortifacient, Doc Colibri,Buttress O'Kneel, Gichev, Amphetamine Virus, Kink, Ed2-Nukua, Mr. Kitty,Cc Inc, Barbara's Straight Son, Johnny Clash, Pk Ill, Soulslept,Eler & Eneftze, Grr Sgnarl, Randomatik Blast, Ghost, Goroe, Calen, Brokoli,Les Sécrétions Romantiques, L'Homme Fatal, Zarevo, Y370.

also this year i think. au2pilot has a release on illphabetik too.
good to mark essays to.

jason crest: black mass (1969)

not sure how it got on my ipod, freaky uk psychedelia with backwards bits, wild effects, a choir, and bummer lyrics about satan. heavy in a kind of post-psych, pre-sabbath sort of way, i like that bum trip style psychedelia.

their stuff was rereleased as a comp, you can find it here or here.

russian breakcore mafia vol. 1

Exposing the dark, brutal and sometimes scary sound of the Russian underground, Russian Breakcore Mafia Volume 1 is the first release in a series which explores the effects a place can have on a scene and its sound.

1. K1osk - Voltronpiratestationforce
2. Sah - Dubby Jam
3. Inshizzo - Tequieroputa
4. Sto500 - The Court of Reason
5. Screen of Sorrow - Dead or Alive
6. Tim Ballista - Marevo
7. Airborne Drumz - Caterpillar
8. 21 Outside - Tokyo Doesn’t Love Us Anymore
9. Totally Fuckedup - Cosmonaut Returned Dead
10. Simon - 8bitmashit (feat. Mex)
11. Kangoo Electronics - Plum Rain (feat. Watashinokoko)
12. 5-40am - Alone In The Day
13. ID369 - No More Flowers For Pussies
14. Gromov - Poff Poff Poff
15. 777minus111 - Killing Bosses With Left Hand

it came out october 5 on ideation records.

epsilon: damage kiss

ekzo: russian weapon (2009)


01. EkZo – Time 2 Die
02. EkZo + Jah Condah – True Champion
03. EkZo – Kimbo King
04. EkZo – MF (Jungle Blues)
05. EkZo + Steppa Style – Barbie Gal
06. EkZo – I’ll Funk You
07. Feyder – Laura
08. Smokah – Prayer
09. Jah Condah – Stage Time
10. Jah Condah – Cyaan Too Much
11. EkZo – Lawz Of War
12. Jungle Bullets – Moscow Walking
13. Feyder – Yagga Yagga
14. EkZo – Don And Dupes



feyder: russian weapon 2 (2009)



russian jungle mixes, sourced at raggajungle.biz.

star trek as the a-team

gabbenni amenassi: publishing prohibited (2009).

exactly mashy mash what i needed to hear this morning.

the inaugural issue of dancecult: the journal of electronic dance music culture, is now available. this has been a long time coming and props are due to all those involved, it's a great step forward for scholarship on electronic music.

eta: i got a review in it!

va rus zud #11: moscow breakcore massacre 2009



1. Frontcore – Suck It (2:00)
2. Radiactive Samurai – Oderjimiy (2:57)
3. Dj Belkin – She ( Вона ) (5:53)
4. MICROCOBRA – Childrens Luna Park (2:33)
5. AleX Tune – Dirty Bitches (4:35)
6. m1gUn0v – R ystal at r’n'b (3:35)
7. Grr – Abboth (4:51)
8. Noizzzbreed – Chaosterica (1:07)
9. Rivak – Maydayeveryday (1:57)
10. BullDoza – Little Ducks Dance ( Hardcore Version) (2:45)
11. Noise 412 Mhz – On the other side of the mirrors (3:10)
12. NesCreator – Overdose Lvl. 1-1.mp3 (2:43)
13. Kamikaze Deadboy – Faded Polaroids (3:15)
14. Kamikaze Deadboy – Christmas In The Silent Forest (Kamikaze Deadboy Remix) (7:17)
15. Gnomcorps – Last Track (3:15)
16. Gnomcorps – Apparat11 (Beavis observe Unknown Flying genital Objects during gay-parade on the Mayakovsky Square) (9:40)
17. Fr14m ft. Nin10do Bwoy – Flaming Cumshot! (3:24)
18. [P-R-Z] – Blow Rage (2:37)

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