Archive for August, 2010

More Sounds from Future Funk: An Interlude

More Sounds from Future Funk: An Interlude

Last week Dam Funk featured an unlikely mix on Mary Ann Hobbs’ excellent BBC Radio1 show. The Los Angeles deejay and multi-instrumentalist is known for spinning obscure early 80s boogie and R&B vinyl, or playing original material from an ever growing personal catalogue, but this time Dam showcased some contemporaries, exploring what he called 

— | August 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The Art of the Take Away Concert

The Art of the Take Away Concert

New innovations by La Blogotheque and others combine techniques of found sound with the dérive.

— | August 3, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Taryn Simon Knows Your Secret

Taryn Simon Knows Your Secret

Taryn Simon’s Contraband is a visual document of all variety of animal, vegetable, and mineral seized by US Customs at JFK International Airport from Nov. 16 to Nov. 20, 2009. Taken over the course of five sleepless days and nights, Simon’s 1,075 photographs document the flow of illicit goods entering the US. The 

— | August 2, 2010 | No Comments »