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Between crisis and creative escapism

Between crisis and creative escapism

By Pan An on October 12, 2012

By Pan An on 12 October 2012 in  BLOG

It was almost 17 years ago, when techno and electronic music arrived in Athens. Many years in a row, «the new genre» and contemporary subculture was shaking the night life of Athens, where until today there is always a desire for a creative escapism.

Posted in BLOG | Tagged Astron bar, Athens, Breakbeat, Breakcore, coti K, Drum'n'Bass, dubstep, Electronic Music, Greece, ION, Jungle, n-drop recordings, Rave, Stereo Nova, Techno, trance, UK | Leave a response

A heavy element of escapism

A heavy element of escapism

By Philipp Rhensius on July 30, 2012

By Philipp Rhensius on 30 July 2012 in  STORIES

(*) Dubstep’s philosopher Rob Ellis aka Pinch from Bristol keeps alive the sound of early dubstep. In the interview the founder of the label Tectonic speaks about embryonal well-being, and dance music patience and pressure.

Posted in STORIES | Tagged Author, Bristol, Croydon House, Cyrus, Distal, Distance, Djing, Drum & Bass, dubstep, electronica, Fabric mix, Farringdon, FWD >>, Loefah, London, Pinch, Pursuit Groove, Rinse.fm, Rob Ellis, Sam Shackleton, Shackleton, Skream, Skrillex, Skull disco, Techno, Tectonic, UK, Vex’d | Leave a response

Soundtrack to a catastrophic world

Soundtrack to a catastrophic world

By Norient on June 28, 2012

By Norient on 28 June 2012 in  AUDIO

Crashing waves, creaking glaciers, voices, breathing… the sound of catastrophy? Artists, musicians, scientists, composers, a radio astronomer and a field linguist take catastrophe as their point of departure and reveal the importance of sound perception to this imagining.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged AD&THEFILMTAXI, Adam Nankervis, Andrea Polli, Andrea Polli Cape Royds, Ben Parry, Chris Watson, David Harrison, England, Enver Hoxha, Gina Czarnecki, Hilary Mullaney, is Antti Sakari Saario, Jocelyn Robert, Jonathan Swain, Kevin Logan, Mark Whitford, Martin Iddon, Noise Club, Patricia Walsh, Pépé Bradock, Peter Cusack, Peter McCaughey, Radio Art, Rodney Dickson, sound art, Soundscape, Tchernobyl, Thomas Ashcraft GWEN, UK, [zygote] | Leave a response

“A History of Now”

“A History of Now”

By Norient on January 17, 2011

By Norient on 17 January 2011 in  VIDEO

“You canʼt Download the Sun” sings Asian Dub Foundation in the title track of their new album. They might be back to represent Zeitgeist: media chaos and violence, rock, electro and world music 2.0.

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged A History of Now, ADF, Asian Dub Foundation, Asian Underground, Bhangra, Chandrasonic, CHI2, Dossier World Music 2.0, Global Ghettotech, London, Nathan “Flutebox” Lee, UK, Violence, War | Leave a response

Buy More Incense

Buy More Incense

By Michael Spahr on September 30, 2010

By Michael Spahr and Thomas Burkhalter on 30 September 2010 in  VIDEO

Buy More Incense – a norient documentary film about British Asian musicians – is online and can be watched for free…!

Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Aki Nawaz, Asia, Asian Underground, Bangladesh, Bangra, Birmingham, Bobby Friction, Buy More Incense, DCS, DJ Ritu, Documentary Film, Europe, Fun'da'mental, India, Johnny Kalsi, Kuljit Bhamra, London, Nation Records, Nitin Sawhney, Outcaste Records, Pakistan, UK | 4 Responses

UK-Funky Mixtape

UK-Funky Mixtape

By Norient on August 17, 2010

By Norient on 17 August 2010 in  AUDIO

Scatterblog from Melbourne offers a Mixtape with some UK-Funky Tracks.

Posted in AUDIO | Tagged Ghislain Poirier, London, Major Lazer, Natalie Storm, Perempay N’ Dee, Platinum 45s, Roots Manuva, Roska, Sticky, UK, UK Funky, World Music 2.0, Zinc | Leave a response

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