20090310

More D.I.Y.

I also found this, by the same author:

http://www.diynow.org/

It's a book about how to make and publish music on your own.
Not fucking hard these days, grab a mic and a computer and put it on myspace under "experimental"... But anyways, learning from experienced people is always a bonus. ;)

D.I.Y. or Die

Thought I'd post this excellent documentary on D.I.Y. culture here. This is what counterculture is about: the freedom, will and opportunity to create your own culture, rather then the predigested commercial nonsense we are continually spoon fed. The documentary contains interviews with several legendary underground culture-providers from the NYC area. The film is in eight parts and was uploaded by the filmmaker himself. :)





















20090307

Electronic Behavior Control System

It's time to celebrate some revolutionary heroes again. This time, EBN, Emergency Broadcast Network.

EBN was formed around 1991, and gained notoriety soon after by "remixing the gulf war" while the war was still developing. In a way even precipitating Baudrillard's focus on the Gulf War as an entertainment phenomena rather than a real war. Who doesn't remember George Bush mouthing the classic line "we will, we will rock you"?

The gulf war was only a starting point and EBN consciously used media and military technology in their counter cultural assault on consensual reality. Their onslaught hit a nerve in the general public, and soon after the comercialist populists in U2 hired them to help create the stage show for the Zooropa tour and other visuals.

Not only were they radical though, they were also radically talented. In a style reminiscent of Public Enemy mixed with Negativland they constructed landscapes of political soundbites, military jargon, media snippets and funky beats. Their album Telecommunications Breakdown (1995) is an instant classic, and your collection should not be without. Download it (or buy it) and listen to it a few times. That's the least you could do.

I'm going to leave you with a link to my favorite track, by way of youtube,
Electronic Behavior Control System, a track that expertly shows off their method. You gotta love the way they mix Clinton, Bush and Perot into a single unit.(long intro)

KULTUR TERROR!











I have uploaded some old Kultur Terror-tracks.

Go to Myspace
Or Last.fm

20090305

Howl


Rediscovered an old track today:

Mediafire link No password.

It's quite good actually, but way too big for myspace and such.
Made for Howl by Ginsburg.

Download and distribute for free. :)
Artwork by Batcheeba