Tuesday 18 November 2008
Wednesday 5 November 2008
"It's been a long time coming, but tonight... change has come to America"
"Even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime - two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.
"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. But America - I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there."
Time for change for the US and congratulations to Barack Obama!
Tuesday 4 November 2008
Sort it out
So I was at a party recently, sick party, but I coudn't help understand why some of the people are so pretentious when it comes to certain tunes/producers. I love my minimal just as much as I like shit like caspa or bar9, no need to hate...
New Jakes is sick:
Rock the bells @ www.myspace.com/jakeshench
Enough procrastination for now, back to study.
pz
New Jakes is sick:
Rock the bells @ www.myspace.com/jakeshench
Enough procrastination for now, back to study.
pz
Thursday 23 October 2008
Thursday 16 October 2008
study break wobble
Got a promo of Jakes and Jokers well over due release of 3klane through the post this morning...features modem on the flip, big up hench crew each and everytime.
Plans for tomorrow's purchases:
The Bug feat Killa P - Ganja (I've been waiting for the release ever since I heard Loefah drop this in Australia over the summer, my favourite tune at the moment)
L-wis - Must
Bablyon System + Noah D - Examination of time VIP
Quest - Eden (been waiting for this since I heard it on rinse ages ago...magnificent!)
Unknown - Chase the devil (out of space refix!!)
Unknown - Super sharp shooter dubstep refix (this is going to be MASSIVE)
Kromestar - Pissed off
Rob Sparx - Attack of the wobble
Eagily anticipating the following releases:
Caspa - Floor dem / my pet monster
Chasing Shadows - It was written
B.U.N. vs Ill Bill Bachelor - Choppa
Twisted - Infect
In neeeeed of:
Ruskpin - Oxygen
Loefah - Disko Rekah
Loefah - mud
The Bug feat Flow Dan - Jah War (Loefah remix)
16 Bit - Presidents of Europe / PCP
Plus loadsssss more man, but thats all I can think of the top of my head right now. Not sure why I posted this blog, ok, back to studying for a little longer and then off to bed.
Peace
Plans for tomorrow's purchases:
The Bug feat Killa P - Ganja (I've been waiting for the release ever since I heard Loefah drop this in Australia over the summer, my favourite tune at the moment)
L-wis - Must
Bablyon System + Noah D - Examination of time VIP
Quest - Eden (been waiting for this since I heard it on rinse ages ago...magnificent!)
Unknown - Chase the devil (out of space refix!!)
Unknown - Super sharp shooter dubstep refix (this is going to be MASSIVE)
Kromestar - Pissed off
Rob Sparx - Attack of the wobble
Eagily anticipating the following releases:
Caspa - Floor dem / my pet monster
Chasing Shadows - It was written
B.U.N. vs Ill Bill Bachelor - Choppa
Twisted - Infect
In neeeeed of:
Ruskpin - Oxygen
Loefah - Disko Rekah
Loefah - mud
The Bug feat Flow Dan - Jah War (Loefah remix)
16 Bit - Presidents of Europe / PCP
Plus loadsssss more man, but thats all I can think of the top of my head right now. Not sure why I posted this blog, ok, back to studying for a little longer and then off to bed.
Peace
Sunday 12 October 2008
loefah, kromestar, chef, etc last night
So last night was sick. A ridiculously good lineup, dark atmosphere, packed out rave, killer dubstep and jumpup till 5am. I'm still nursing a hangover and should really go to bed, but Jeepers Creepers 2 seems some what entertaining, some how. (It really sucks) Anyway, yet another big night in Birmingham passes, I'm pretty sure I danced the entire night like a complete idiot without fail, big night. Loefah smashed it, Chef was quality, Heist was killer from what I remember...Kromestar was BIG, the rest I can't really remember too well, but the tunes were filth. The night was seriously a lot
51 days
51 days
Sunday 5 October 2008
Sunday 28 September 2008
eardrum last night
Dubstep in Birmingham has exploded. I'm feeling rather worse for wear after last nights eardrum at the custard factory, consisting of a lineup with the likes of; caspa, skream, hatcha, gieom and the standard residents...
Seriously, the energy levels last night were beyond anything i've ever experienced at any other dubstep rave, the sound was sick, the atmosphere was dope and the dj's were rinsin some of the sickest tunes i've ever witnessed. Caspa played quite easily one of the best sets i've ever heard, all his big tunes and new ones, disgusting! Big up caspa last night, he made it. Off to work soon for what will be my first and my last stock-take, seriously retails blows.
Seriously, the energy levels last night were beyond anything i've ever experienced at any other dubstep rave, the sound was sick, the atmosphere was dope and the dj's were rinsin some of the sickest tunes i've ever witnessed. Caspa played quite easily one of the best sets i've ever heard, all his big tunes and new ones, disgusting! Big up caspa last night, he made it. Off to work soon for what will be my first and my last stock-take, seriously retails blows.
Friday 26 September 2008
Monday 22 September 2008
listen. look. learn. love
Daily podcasts from the dublab camp never let me down, this one is well worth a listen:
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson & Peter Jacobson - Some Sudden Strings (live at dublab)
download at:
http://dublab.com/podcast?id=1488
On the raving front, Birmingham also has a ridicolous amount of sick shows coming up:
- Caspa / Skream / Hatcha
- Zed Bias / Rusko / Oneman
- Loefah / Kromestar / Chefal / Walsh
- Bassfaced
- The Big Dirty 2
- Hospitality / Plastician
- JME + Skepta
- DJ Format
Stoked for Kromestar and Plastician. Big up all the B'ham promoters puttin the work in. Looking forward to see whats planned over Xmas, especially as my sexy girl will be here yeahhh man!
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson & Peter Jacobson - Some Sudden Strings (live at dublab)
download at:
http://dublab.com/podcast?id=1488
On the raving front, Birmingham also has a ridicolous amount of sick shows coming up:
- Caspa / Skream / Hatcha
- Zed Bias / Rusko / Oneman
- Loefah / Kromestar / Chefal / Walsh
- Bassfaced
- The Big Dirty 2
- Hospitality / Plastician
- JME + Skepta
- DJ Format
Stoked for Kromestar and Plastician. Big up all the B'ham promoters puttin the work in. Looking forward to see whats planned over Xmas, especially as my sexy girl will be here yeahhh man!
Monday 15 September 2008
It's almost pasta time
UKSA National Skateboarding Championships 08
Some of the best British skateboarding went down over the weekend. Hold tight Bob from Ideal!
Watch more Sidewalk movies >>
Also, I recently discovered some more incredible, mind soothing, cinematic sounds from the French, this one being a relase entitled, "Le Fumeur De Ciel", by Julien Neto.
In the words of Boomkat:
"What makes 'Le Fumeur De Ciel' so beautifully inviting is its delicate naivety. There is something of timeless theatrics about the record, hazy childhood memories of half-sinister puppetry and enjoyably menacing shadows. Propelled by a tireless romantic melancholy, this is a work which confronts tragic loss with an unflinching honesty. Each track is underpinned by deep memories and dried tears"
Light a zoot if possible.
www.myspace.com/julienneto
peace
Some of the best British skateboarding went down over the weekend. Hold tight Bob from Ideal!
Watch more Sidewalk movies >>
Also, I recently discovered some more incredible, mind soothing, cinematic sounds from the French, this one being a relase entitled, "Le Fumeur De Ciel", by Julien Neto.
In the words of Boomkat:
"What makes 'Le Fumeur De Ciel' so beautifully inviting is its delicate naivety. There is something of timeless theatrics about the record, hazy childhood memories of half-sinister puppetry and enjoyably menacing shadows. Propelled by a tireless romantic melancholy, this is a work which confronts tragic loss with an unflinching honesty. Each track is underpinned by deep memories and dried tears"
Light a zoot if possible.
www.myspace.com/julienneto
peace
Saturday 13 September 2008
the worlds biggest music collection
The Archive from Sean Dunne on Vimeo.
More info found here:
http://www.noiseaddicts.com/2008/09/biggest-record-collection-in-the-world-paul-mawhinney/
It's a shame that people don't want to buy. Vinyl lives!
Thursday 21 August 2008
Clouds that look like breasts
I read an article earlier today from the bbc news website that seemed pretty cool.
Taken directly from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7574684.stm
MAMMATUS FORMATION
The bobbly clouds that make this image so startling are called mammatus clouds - a name derived from the Latin word for breast. They hang under the main body of other clouds.
"There is one prerequisite for a mammatus formation - a big thunderstorm - because they form on the back edge of retreating storms," says BBC broadcast meteorologist Peter Gibbs.
In storms, air moves in rapid "up draughts" and "down draughts" and mammatus clouds are essentially pockets of air and water droplets which have descended in downward draughts, he says.
While the whole cloud might measure 0.5 of a mile (0.8km) across, each mammatus cloud or "udder" is several metres wide.
They are also referred to as "supplementary features" because they are arguably not clouds in their own right, says Gavin Pretor-Pinney, who runs the Cloud Appreciation Society. Mammatus formations can be seen on any type of cloud but look most dramatic on the cumulonimbus thunderclouds seen here, he says.
They will usually last no more than five to 10 minutes.
CUMULONIMBUS THUNDERCLOUDS
Grey, brooding cumulonimbus clouds cause thunderstorms. They are menacingly dark because they are about four to five miles (6.4 - 8km) thick or tall, according to Mr Gibbs.
They contain ice crystals which frequently produce hail stones and torrential rain.
LOW SUN
According to experts, the low lying sun at 7.30pm, when this picture was taken is what makes this formation so spectacular, because it highlights the edge of the clouds and brings out their formation.
"The lighting is just right in this photo - but mammatus formations are not just a British phenomenon, they can be seen all over the world," adds Mr Gibbs.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS
* Mammatus formations are not that uncommon, they occur after most thunderstorms, says Mr Gibbs.
* But dramatic scenes like this are only captured about once a year, says Mr Pretor-Pinney.
* The clouds are about 15 miles (24km) away in this photo, he estimates.
* Mammatus clouds might be behind some UFO sightings.
* "These visually arresting clouds draw attention to the beauty and drama of what is happening in the sky - and people spend too long looking at their feet," says Mr Pretor-Pinney.
* The picture was taken by Ian Pattison, 31, on 12 August.
What do you guys think? Pretty rad.
Oh yeah, so I'm home from Australia now... easily the best time of my life. Everything about the place is incredible...the culture, the lifestyles, the scenery, the weather!, the people and more. Will be heading back over in 2010, lets say on a more permanent basis. Too many problems with the UK, quite frankly, the sooner I'm outta here the better!
Favourite tunes right now:
Thunderclaps - Judgement Day + dubstep refix on the flip
Benny Page - swagger + his new tunes
Skream - Rutten
Zomby - Liquid Dancehall
Unknown (I reckon it's Mala) - Witness the fitness (Roots Manuva remix)
Sukh Knight - Diesel not Petrol
The True Tigers EP
Loefah - The Goat Stare
All new Chase & Status tunes are killing it too!
Peace
Taken directly from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7574684.stm
MAMMATUS FORMATION
The bobbly clouds that make this image so startling are called mammatus clouds - a name derived from the Latin word for breast. They hang under the main body of other clouds.
"There is one prerequisite for a mammatus formation - a big thunderstorm - because they form on the back edge of retreating storms," says BBC broadcast meteorologist Peter Gibbs.
In storms, air moves in rapid "up draughts" and "down draughts" and mammatus clouds are essentially pockets of air and water droplets which have descended in downward draughts, he says.
While the whole cloud might measure 0.5 of a mile (0.8km) across, each mammatus cloud or "udder" is several metres wide.
They are also referred to as "supplementary features" because they are arguably not clouds in their own right, says Gavin Pretor-Pinney, who runs the Cloud Appreciation Society. Mammatus formations can be seen on any type of cloud but look most dramatic on the cumulonimbus thunderclouds seen here, he says.
They will usually last no more than five to 10 minutes.
CUMULONIMBUS THUNDERCLOUDS
Grey, brooding cumulonimbus clouds cause thunderstorms. They are menacingly dark because they are about four to five miles (6.4 - 8km) thick or tall, according to Mr Gibbs.
They contain ice crystals which frequently produce hail stones and torrential rain.
LOW SUN
According to experts, the low lying sun at 7.30pm, when this picture was taken is what makes this formation so spectacular, because it highlights the edge of the clouds and brings out their formation.
"The lighting is just right in this photo - but mammatus formations are not just a British phenomenon, they can be seen all over the world," adds Mr Gibbs.
OTHER OBSERVATIONS
* Mammatus formations are not that uncommon, they occur after most thunderstorms, says Mr Gibbs.
* But dramatic scenes like this are only captured about once a year, says Mr Pretor-Pinney.
* The clouds are about 15 miles (24km) away in this photo, he estimates.
* Mammatus clouds might be behind some UFO sightings.
* "These visually arresting clouds draw attention to the beauty and drama of what is happening in the sky - and people spend too long looking at their feet," says Mr Pretor-Pinney.
* The picture was taken by Ian Pattison, 31, on 12 August.
What do you guys think? Pretty rad.
Oh yeah, so I'm home from Australia now... easily the best time of my life. Everything about the place is incredible...the culture, the lifestyles, the scenery, the weather!, the people and more. Will be heading back over in 2010, lets say on a more permanent basis. Too many problems with the UK, quite frankly, the sooner I'm outta here the better!
Favourite tunes right now:
Thunderclaps - Judgement Day + dubstep refix on the flip
Benny Page - swagger + his new tunes
Skream - Rutten
Zomby - Liquid Dancehall
Unknown (I reckon it's Mala) - Witness the fitness (Roots Manuva remix)
Sukh Knight - Diesel not Petrol
The True Tigers EP
Loefah - The Goat Stare
All new Chase & Status tunes are killing it too!
Peace
Tuesday 5 August 2008
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