The Roots - Rising down
April 24, 2008 on 4:02 pm by Thomas | In Campaigns, Music, New York, Zoo York | 1 Comment
“Ich stehe ja für eine ganz bestimmte Idee: alte, abgehangene Sounds. Deswegen sammle ich alte Schlagzeugsets; wenn sie 30 oder 40 Jahre alt sind, ist es genau richtig. Das ist dann ein klassischer Sound.” So geht Questlove, Drummer und Mastermind der Roots an seine Produktionen heran und so klingt die neue Roots Platte “Rising Down” so klassisch wie neu und poppig zugleich wie man es sich von den Roots nur wünschen kann.
Die Loops rumpeln und funken vor sich hin, Bläsersätze und Synthiesounds rauschen dazwischen, die großartigen Gäste wie Mos Def (toll: gleich auf mehreren Tracks) und Talib Kweli peitschen die Lyrics mit einer wütenden Vehemenz darüber, dass man in der Frühlingssonne aus dem Kopfnicken gar nicht mehr herauskommt. Tracks wie “I will not apologize”, “Singin Man” oder “Criminal” will man mitrappen und mitsingen und alles in allem kann man es nicht erwarten, diese Truppe mal wieder live zu sehen.
Denn darauf kommt es, um zu Questlove zurück zu kehren an: “Ich spiele jede Show so, als ob mein Leben dranhängt - und so ist es tatsächlich.” (Auszüge aus einem sehr schönen Interview mit Questlove bei Intro.de).
Videos sehen, in das Album reinhören und Hintergründe zur Produktion gibt es auf der E-Card zu “Rising Down”. (geschrieben fürs P3000-Blog)
Young film festivals in Berlin 2008
April 24, 2008 on 2:37 pm by Thomas | In Berlin Scene, Hobnox, Movies | Say something!“The only jews who crossed the tracks in the neighborhood were students making documentaries and drug addicts”
Sehsüchte, Europe’s Biggest International Student Film Festival takes place again at the Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen „Konrad Wolf“ in Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11 in Potsdam. The quote from below stems from the Israelian movie “Roads” about kids in Lod, drugs and hip hop and perspectives for young people.
The rest of the program is highly interesting as well and Hobnox presents some selected movies from the Sehsüchte 08 program.
In general, this is a good time for film festivals in Berlin, Britspotting, the British independent film festival took place from 10th to 16th of april and now moves to Cologne. achtung Berlin, the new Berlin film award which focuses on young Berlin filmmakers has just finished as well (16th to 22nd of april).
Welcome to the movie city Berlin!
Patrick Gräser releases “I’m very close” with Notic Nastic on Liebe*Detail
April 22, 2008 on 11:00 am by Thomas | In Berlin Scene, Friends, Music, Stylewalker | Say something!
Coke DJ Culture Berlin Engelbrot from NachtagentenJust coming back from his tour with Theo Parrish, Omar S., Robert Owens and Quarion, Patrick has something else to celebrate: Together with Notic Nastic he releases “I’m very close” on Liebe*Detail, one of the most loved club labels these days.
So run to the record stores and get it while it’s hot! You can watch some pictures from the gig at Engelbrot in Berlin on Nachtagenten.
Private party with Meindl and Koletzki
April 16, 2008 on 1:53 pm by Thomas | In Stylewalker | Say something!
Phillipp found this cool dj mix by the Florian Meindl and Oliver Koletzki. Meindl publishes on Trapez, Flash or Stil vor Talent and is one of Koletzki’s crazy party buddies of which he has a lot.
This techhouse bastard of a mix is called “Milano Private Party” and it sounds exactly like that: Models and bookers, designers and rich people who can afford this kind of lifestyle, take coca**ne from the glass table and dance at the terrace with their sunglasses. So, come on people, pour the champagne, let the bass roll, lose your jewelery and miss your plane back to L.A..
Tonight: Stylewalker at BBBbaby
April 15, 2008 on 1:37 pm by Thomas | In Barcelona Life, Berlin Scene, Fashion, Stylewalker, going out | 3 Comments
Das BBbaby ist ein neuer Club, der temporär in den Räumen des ehemaligen “Schwarzen Raben” in der Neuen Schönhauser 13 residiert. Sehr simpel, sehr schick, sehr konzept: Eintritt sind stolze 15EUR, dafür findet man drinnen Kühlschränke voller Moritz Pilsener, Cava und Solan de Cabras (klasse Wasser) zur freien Verfügung der Anwesenden. Statt Bar, sozusagen. Andere sagen Flatrate.
Alles dies sind katalanische Köstlichkeiten, herrührend von der Verbbbindung der Macher nach Barcelona. Diese organisieren dort halbjährlich die Modemesse Bread&Butter und eröffnen zur Wintersaison einen Laden in Berlin, in der, genau, Schönhauser 13. Got it? Immer Dienstags, Donnerstags und Freitags zwischen 20h und 24h gibt es also Eklektisches vom Plattenteller und Eklektiker in den Sofas und an den Säulen lehnend. Diesen Dienstag (heute) gibt es Musik von Stylewalker (that’s me!) und Steve (somebody else!). Donnerstag den 24.04. auch (da geht es vielleicht auch ein bisschen länger)
Wer kommen will, sagt mir Bescheid, ich habe ein begrenztes Kontingent auf der Gästeliste und auch für alle anderen gibt es Rabatt. Bitte schreibt mir, ob ihr heute oder am Donnerstag kommen wollt, dann machen wir ne Flasche Cava auf und lassen sie in unsere Nabel perlen. Fins ara!
Ist doch praktisch, wozu muss man sich all die millionenschweren MCs leisten, wenn einer ausreicht, um für alle zu sprechen?
Auch der deutsche Blumio ist nicht schlecht.
3 years of Innervisions mix and Ben Mono mix
April 10, 2008 on 12:10 pm by Thomas | In Berlin Scene, DJ mixes, Music, Stylewalker | Say something!
In a techno city like Berlin, Innercity, a regular club night held by the Innervisions crew (read about it at taz) used to be the haven of groovy and soulful club music, from old to new, from disco to house. Headed by Dixon with many guests over the years, Innervisions at Week-End was a sure standard in the club scene for elegant party goers.
On Saturday January 19th, Innervisions celebrated their third birthday and at the same time their last party at Week-end. As a thank you, they gave away a free CD to all of the party guests - and it’s brilliant. Starts with very slow and dreamy funk tunes, moving into more minmal housy tunes, featuring I:Cube, Château Flight and Martin Buttrich. (The RA-forum knows where you might get a copy from the net), here is a snippet:
boomp3.com
Also very nice in a very similar area nowadays called ‘bit hop’ is my man Ben Mono, who just released a new mixtape: Ben Mono in L.A.
[via kspace and the new worck]
Snake Reloaded
April 8, 2008 on 6:46 pm by Thomas | In Campaigns, Publicity / Marketing, Tools | Say something!
Wow, I was mad for that game, I even dreamt about the snakes! It was also the first program where I took a look at the code (in MS Basic)
Volkswagen NL has relaunched Snake as a flash game. You move the car with the arrows, for every balloon collected you get a fan more and the snake grows. There’s also happing with the price and you have some apparently funny comments. Sometimes a band appears or some bboys turn up to dance. Very nicely done indeed.
Watch selected re:publica panels on Hobnox
April 4, 2008 on 9:29 pm by Thomas | In Berlin Scene, Tools | Say something!
Yes the guys made it! It must have been an effort and I am really impressed. Despite still being at beta state, Hobnox offers selected panels from the just finished Re:publica 08 to watch in impressive quality and discuss the outcomes.
Roter Baron plus Junge Helden auf ebay
April 2, 2008 on 2:53 pm by Thomas | In Movies | Say something!New club in Berlin: BBBaby
April 1, 2008 on 7:22 pm by Thomas | In Berlin Scene, going out | 1 Comment
Check out this new club in Berlin, opens tuesdays, thursdays and fridays from 18h to 24h, sometimes (well..) longer.
Located at what used to be the “Schwarzen Raben” at Neue Schönhauser Straße 13 and equipped with what you would call grandma’s old furniture it’s a cousy lounge for friendly people with fresh djs, like Oli deluxe (today) and Stylewalker (soon).
Hurry to see it because soon (july) it will be the clothing store “14 oz.”, run by Bread & Butter.
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