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Academy of fine arts on strike

20. of October, 2009 | Posted in

by clrcdd

Today @ 12:25h viennas academy of fine arts was occupied by by students and lecturers. The strike will last until thursday oct. 21st.

The reason for the protest is the adaptation of the us bachelor / master degree system(see the bologna process), In the opinion of many students and lecturers, this system encourages equation in the sense of standardization which leeds to unnecessary competition among educational institutions on a global scale.

Further the so called "automation" of the education system demands an adaptation of neo-liberal economic ideas and profit oriented thinking which often conflicts with the logic and philosophy of artistis. Many Academies and Universities are concerned about the new degree system, because they see their established and legitimate democratic rights replaced with a top-down-hierachy.(roughly translated and shortened from the german press-text)

more info (german only)
petition

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Renoise

17. of October, 2009 | Posted in

by clrcdd

...is a vertical timeline based streamlined tracker, that can be used either for producing or live performances. cutting samples, animating effect parameters or just simple mixing, renoise uses a quite different approach that creates a lot of new possibilities in automation and manipulation of music and sound.

a free and fully functional demo s available for Linux, OSX and Windows.
------> get it here

tutorials to get started can be found:
here & here & advanced ones here

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DINNER@HERKLOTZGASSE

15. of October, 2009 | Posted in

by Gandl

YouTube

Rindslungenbraten m. Kartoffelrösti - Bon appétit!

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Black Canvas - rise

09. of October, 2009 | Posted in

by ComplEsh

"Black Canvas (Mr. Melody and Rider Shafique) make music straight from the heart, music with consciousness. Their debut album ‘Rise’ is simply complex, inspired by life, naturally grown and delivered personally. This album is a distillation of experience, gained first hand from living in ‘the land of the blind’. The essence of the music is love and faith,courage, tenderness, generosity and sacrifice."
(Text taken from Black Canvas MySpace)

Out now on UK label "Cool & Deadly". Get it.

More infos on myspace.com/ukblackcanvas

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Kabinenparty :)

09. of October, 2009 | Posted in

by lens

YouTube

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amenofils - la prophétie de samarra

08. of October, 2009 | Posted in

by ESHt?

To those of you who didn´t make it to Jazzit Salzburg for the Double-Release-Party of DNK-Rapper AMENOFILS and the reggaeband MOBY STICK last weekend, i must say, don´t worry - it was packed without you. A fine night with tons of good vibes...

Make sure you check the new release by AMENOFILS called "La prophétie de Samarra" out now on austrian raplabel DUZZ DOWN SAN. A very dark, atmospheric french/austrian rap album that moves between classic Boom Bap, and French rap à la IAM and La Cliqua. Produced by Amenofils himself with Kartal and Mansoul, Guestfeatures include austrian underground legends such as Raptoar, Thaiman, Demolux, Scheibsta, Switch, BauXL, Def Ill and more...

Listen to the snippet on dnk-movement.com , duzzdownsan.com or myspace.com/amenofilsdnk ...

Ooh yeah, by the way, also don´t forget Mountain Top Hi Powa and General Palma present MADDA THAN DEM - Brandnu Dancehall - this Friday 09/10/2K9 at ROCKHOUSE BAR SALZBURG...

And on Saturday 10/10/2k9 AUSTRIAN OPEN at POST/ MATTSEE with Kayo & Phekt / Def Ill / Amenofils / Feux & Mirac / DemoLux / Tactik & Danston and more...

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RUN VIE

04. of October, 2009 | Posted in

by Kompact

For those of you who are in Vienna this week: You should definitely check out a week-long festival called RUN VIE starting tomorrow, Monday, October 5th, hosted by our friends from supercity.at

Just to give you some names and highlights: Tomorrow there will be a fLako performance at Café Leopold in the course of RUN VIE vs. Blue Flowers. Tuesday would probably be my personal favourite event as DJ Buzz is presenting his Cosmic War of the Planets at Bellaria Kino together with Dorian Concept, DJ Chris Fader and the Twintowas. Prepare for some audiovisual explosion! (btw, there's also a very good limited edition LP that goes by the same name, definitely worth checking out!) The week continues strong with RUN VIE going head to head with VICE, The Loud Minority, Melting Pot Music and Praterei and acts like Dimlite, Die Vamummtn, JR&PH7, Marc Hype & Jim Dunloop, Mike Slott, Bobbito Garcia, Wisdom, Brenk, Trishes, Zuzee, Pezo Fox and many more ...

For the full event lineup and schedule either head to the Supercity Blog or get the german *.pdf overview here.

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The Last Days Of Shishmaref

03. of October, 2009 | Posted in

by lens

Last week i stumbled over a very nice photographic book at Vienna's number one art bookstore Lia Wolf.

"The last days of Shishmaref" by Dana Lixenberg published by Episode Publishers and Paradox in 2008. The work tells the story of a village on a small island off the coast of Alaska, that is getting swallowed by the sea. Due to climate changes the permafrost layer is melting, leaving the sea little restraint from reclaiming what is left. The book portraits the people aswell as their surroundings and for example also examines the dangers involved with relocating the inhabitants (animal hunters since generations) in the next bigger city of Kotzebue 100 miles away with it's liquor stores and gambling halls (in textform). A complex portrait of a community balancing between a past rooted in tradition and an uncertain future. The design of the book by Mevis & Van Deursen from Amsterdam is very beautifully succeeded. Very nice 4x5 inch photography (portrait aswell as village tableaux and landscapes), altering groupings of photos and text with different choices of paper grades and colors make it a very well done and (concerning presentation of photographic works in books) inspiring package. Me personally: i would go with the paper grades but leave the colors. Still: I love it!

Plus! The topic of "disappearing" is one of my favourites too as you can see in my last big and still ongoing work "La disparition - le mur d'Atlantique autour de Cap Ferret". This might be one reason why i like this book so much. Props over here!

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ALEXDRUM SPACEJAM

03. of October, 2009 | Posted in

by lens

dear friends and music lovers. most of you (i can say, because the salon was unfortunatelly no too filled) missed a really nice concert at Cafe Leopold yesterday night: AleXdrum Spacejam feat. Oliver Steger (bass), Barbara Paierl (sax), Alex Deutsch (drums) and MDK (turntables),... great bass lines and drumming, that give you the creeps. i had it several times yesterday night.

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come come Overcome!

29. of September, 2009 | Posted in

by yEsh yEsh

Incoming, another fine fine NuRoots-Mix by Mountain Top Hi Powa Selectah SAKE.

Thing called "Overcome", 60 minutes for your skankin pleasure, with a topatop selection featuring big chuunes by great artists like John Holt, Sizzla, Chezidek, Richie Spice, Demarco, Natural Black, Da´ville, Morgan Heritage, Busy Signal, Lutan Fyah, Mr. Vegas, I-Octane, Tarrus Riley, Assassin, Konshens, Terry Linen, Beres Hammond, Capleton and many more...

GET IT RIGHT HERE...

Oh yeah, while we´re at it... Don´t forget, Mountain Top will be playin at JAZZ IT SALZBURG on Friday (02/10/09). Big Double Album Release Party of MOBY STICK Band and the infamous AMENOFILS (Dnk-Movement)... Go deh, go deh... (Also see the EVENTS section...)

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