I’m a sucker for all-time-favorite-music lists, especially when they are compiled by musicians and/or enthousiasts with a bag full of talent and/or taste. Through some list that Oren Ambarchi once made I got to know Arthur Russell’s ‘World of Echo’ and Dennis Wilson’s ‘Pacific Ocean Blue’ (both reissued in the meantime), Jim O’Rourke pointed me … Continue reading Minimalist
“On the one hand, cooperation doesn’t seem to make us free. On the other hand, living without cooperation doesn’t make us free, either. How can we stay free in cooperation? What is free cooperation?” — On Rules and Monsters, Chapter 3: Taking off the mask I just stumbled upon the video ‘On Rules and Monsters: … Continue reading On Rules and Monsters
“By making everything available and downloadable then everything seems to become equal. But while an equality of access appears to be a good thing, in reality they are simply perceived as equally disposable.” Jack Sargeant on the Frameworks mailing list, June 2008 What does it mean when everything becomes available for free? What impact does … Continue reading Surfacing Treasures
“Let’s face it, if we had to get permission from everyone on UbuWeb, there would be no UbuWeb.” www.ubu.com, FAQ “Watching films on a monitor is like listening to an opera via the phone” Ladislav Galeta The last couple of days I have been following the discussions on the FRAMEWORKS mailing list with great interest, … Continue reading Ubu et la Merdre
“Life ain’t nothing but a good groove / A good mix tape to put you in the right mood.” — Beastie Boys, ‘Professor Bootie’ When an institution like the Ancienne Belgique here in Brussels devotes a special event to a music-cultural phenomenon, you know the bridge between the ‘underground’ and the ‘mainstream’ has been crossed, … Continue reading An Affair of the Heart