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A soothing antidote… Posted by Gargleman

…to all that 6-part frenzy of d&b from enn.eye.cee which has just begun over on that podcast tab up at the top there.

So, when enn.eye.cee has worked you into a sweaty mess and you need a rest, or if you’ve just got troubles that need soothing, hit the play button on this Donald Byrd youtube video, lean back in your chair, light a pipe*, stroke your chin and be enlightened.

*In these anti-smoking times, a bubble pipe can be substituted to attain a similar effect. Maybe.

Crazy foreign movies: Big Man Japan Posted by Gargleman

Big Man Japan is a sort of mockumentary about a Godzilla-like crime-fighting ordinary-joe. In Japan.

Sadly, despite the awesomeness of this trailer, early word is that Big Man Japan is patchy, with intensely weird highs and averagely dull lows, if you can call a a giant semi-naked fella hunting down giant grotesque mutants in any way average.

Although average does at least mean that Big Man Japan will be 450% better than the similarly-themed Hancock, at the very least.

And I still reckon it looks much better than average. Personally, I can’t wait for the subbed version’s release on DVD in June.

Hat-tip: Graham Linehan’s blog

It’s…. Printer Core! Posted by Badger Von Winklebaum

A track that’s tickled my balls recently has been “Printer Jam” by Mistabishi. It was released on Hospital back in February, so you may already have heard it, but if you haven’t, oh my good god!

Mistabishi is apparently some kind of ex-stockbroker or something, who obviously got bored of the office and decided to make tunes instead. His track, made from what sounds like 1980s dot-matrix printer samples, is doubtlessly a vision of what he thought his office should have sounded like. It creates mental images of a bank manager coming into work, high on his first E, dancing around the copy room, tie on head, then being fired. As may have happened to Mistabishi. Give it a listen!

You can buy it on MP3 here too, for 99p. Gowaaaan.

The Return of Dirty Drum & Bass Posted by Badger Von Winklebaum

I have a feeling that the Pablo Diccie podcast I just put up may be the last reasonably mellow thing you’ll hear on that page for a while… This is due to the fact I now have 6 mixes of FILTHY DRUM AND BASS from long-time amen break perverter Enn.Eye.Cee.

Depending on how long you’ve followed Nomad / your powers of memory / level of Cannabis use, you may remember his style from the firt ever Nomad podcast, back in 2007. Since then, he’s moved to Glasgow and lost the power of the Internet, but luckily he still has a CD burner and enough vinyl to crush a horse. Probably two. Or three if you dropped it from a short height… Keep your eye on the site in the coming weeks. It’s going to be diiiirty!

Who wants some Jadiohead?? Posted by florance

Yes , yes the time has come for the mighty Radiohead to be a la “mash-up/fucked up” by the, ahem ‘legaandary’…….Jay-Z.  I used to curl my toes (and knickers) in pain at the thought of those who attempted to make an entertaining re-mix, and in doing so automatically misconstrue their greatness.

Nowadays I’ve lost my angst a bit and am up for a laugh.  Easy Star All- Stars ‘Radiodread’ had some nod-worthy tracks and I hear that the Lonely heart dub band mix is also worth a listen or two.

But Jay-Z? C’mom…….Jadiohead ! Haha, well, what i can say for it is that it had me in proper stitches…..and I kinda liked flicking through the tracks.  Initially this was as I responded to the awesome sounds of Radiohead in the background….but also the sensitive, carefully crafted  lyrics and titles- “No Karma” a heartbreaking rendition of the hard-knock life of Mr JZ and how his choices are, of course, an example of what you get if you “mess with us”- he does plead you to “not categorise this as music”, which is a relief.  Would like to know what a ra-ta-tataaa is though?

And They say Tom is a whinger! Man. Shieeeeeeeeeeeet

Cheers to the guys at Boing Boing for the heads up

Niche Porn #3: Art-house porn Posted by Gargleman

There was a time, around the turn of the millennium, when you had a limited choice of porn films: either you watched more-or-less gonzo porn videos, or you watched art-house movies with a bit of sex.

Gonzo porn is a bit bouncing-balls-in-the-face for many viewers, and it used to be rather embarrassing to take Pound My Gaping Ass 3 to the counter in the shop, so many turned to semi-mainstream, art-house alternatives. › Continue reading

Oestrogen is grrrreat :) Posted by florance

Nomad appears to be in need of a healthy injection of fanny-affected news! Fear not -this will not be the spawn of fungal infections (the cottage cheese variety) nor the differing styles of the contraceptive coil…..firstly, there has been an insurgence of late in the international knitting circles, the products of which have ranged from the Motorbike wooly to pie inspired fashions of the head by young and groovy types, such as katydidhandmade’s.  Everyone’s at it! You can hear those snappy little needles and hooks all of the place and see the results in your local towns- the “Tree Cosies” are my favourite, as sported down in Salford

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9 Awesomely Strange Videogame Music Intersections Posted by Gargleman

#1: Super Mario played on a plastic ruler

Yes, it is a bit out of tune, but the fella is doing that on a plastic ruler. I wish I could have done that in school, I’d have been the coolest kid in class.

Well, perhaps not. But I might at least have been cooler than the smelly one who wore Babylon 5 memorabilia.

Actually, I wouldn’t have been cooler than him either. He was me.

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