A Satire of Digital Culture?

The cultural content of the digital age is an endless permutation of the same
A Satire of Digital Culture?

Dux Content is one of the less well known but arguably most interesting acts under the umbrella of the controversial new London-based label PC Music. The first of two commentaries on their colorful music video «Life Style».

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Sound: Aam Taateel

Digitalization

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Digitalization

A keyphrase from the Norient project «Seismographic Sounds» designed by Ben Aqua (USA).

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Quote: Norient
Design: Ben Aqua
Sound: Flor de Fuego

Place II

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Place II

A keyphrase from the Norient project «Seismographic Sounds» designed by Tomasz Jurecki (Poland).

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Quote: Norient
Design: Tomasz Jurecki
Sound: Woo

Vision

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Vision

A keyphrase from the Norient project «Seismographic Sounds» designed by Shonegrad O'Connor (Serbia/Canada).

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Quote: Norient
Design: Akaliko Records
Sound: The B Regiment

Place I

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Place I

A keyphrase from the Norient project «Seismographic Sounds» designed by Javier Lourenço (Argentina).

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Quote: Norient
Design: Javier Lourenço
Sound: Woo

Research

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Research

Revolutionary changes in music demand new approaches in Ethnomusicology. A keyphrase from the Norient project «Seismographic Sounds» designed by Jorge Verdin (Mexico/USA).

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Design: meLê yamomo
Photo: Jorge Verdin
Sound: Alborada

Mit Pop an unserer Seite

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Mit Pop an unserer Seite

M.I.A. choreografiert Flüchtlinge, Antony erwärmt das Klima im Club, und Kate Tempest ruft schon mal den Aufstand aus: Drei spektakuläre neue Songs schliessen das politischste Popjahr seit langem ab.

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Design: Apollonia
Sound: Kate Tempest
Remix: Miss Auto, Akaliko Collective

Finland «Lo», and «Fi»

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Finland «Lo», and «Fi»

A reinforcement of outmoded and stereotypical ideas about Finnish-ness, without even the slightest hints towards nostalgic irony? Another commentary on the music video «Jukka-Pekka» by Finnish underground punk band Olimpia Splendid.

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Design: Ali Sayah
Sound: Ali Sayah

The One-Dimensional Cashier

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The One-Dimensional Cashier

A lonely and sad man, sitting on a conveyor belt, scanning fizzy drinks and marshmallows. That's (almost) all you see in the video «Jukka-Pekka» by Olimpia Splendid. A critique of the capitalist labor system: that's how our author reads it.

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Design: Arlene
Sound: Junn

Gaelic Psalms: A Transforming Tradition

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Gaelic Psalms: A Transforming Tradition

The Gaelic psalm-singing is a kind of religious chant in the Outer Hebrides and the west coast of Scotland. It is unique in its form and a wonderful example of the variability of musical practices in the context of different cultural influences.

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Splendid Isolationists

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Splendid Isolationists

Olimpia Splendid transcend Finland’s tight-knit free folk scene with giddy punk recklessness. This year they released their debut album. With their video clip «Jukka-Pekka» they are part of the Norient book and exhibition «Seismographic Sounds».

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