Tag: time travel
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RC 314: NEW Age (15th Birthday Part 2)
Second part of the 15th year birthday episodes, and we go all new age, futuristic and shiny with drum and bass, Japanese pop, jazz harp, happy hardcore, serial minimal classical, new age and dream pop ambience from Canada, New York, Britain, Los Angeles and Venice, psychedelic star-watching tomorrow vibes, modern britpop and even the odd…
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The Sound of Belgium
Here’s a brilliant documentary on the music of Belgium, which might sound as flat, long and boring as those infamous roads, but those who love electronic music know better. From automatic playing organs with their 3kg cardboard programmes to New Beat and Rave, it runs the whole gamut from Boccaccio (a club that I wish…
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Born in the wrong age
These amazing shots of Auguste Rodin, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas and Pierre-Auguste Renoir remind me that I was born in the wrong age. If I had a time machine, the late Victorian/Edwardian would be where I want to go. Where I could wear my top hats, bowlers and my circa 1900 suit without hipster interference!…
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Czech film posters
Not often I discover a whole genre of films due to a film poster (it’s usually soundtracks which are the gateway drug) but these trippy 1960’s-70’s and 80’s Czech posters have made me check out (ho ho) the Czech New Wave films, like Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, Fireman’s Ball, Cassandra Cat aka When…
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Films of Chris Marker
“Nothing distinguishes memories from ordinary moments… Only later do they become memorable by the scars they leave.” I seem to be late to this particular plane – almost 50 years late…but if it wasn’t for La Jetée appearing in a ‘Best 25 Time Travel Films’ – and being 26 minutes I’d have not checked it…
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Guardian Microplays
Love the two Guardian Microplays (very short 5 minute plays with the Royal Court) so far – the second on the mixtape – Groove Is In The Heart is a subject very close to my heart. It features Ride, New Order and Neneh Cherry but also points out the sort of time travel we all…