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Kraftwerk and Cycling

basscadet — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:08:30 +0000

This is a great podcast episode (mp3 file) about Kraftwerk and their interest in cycling. Some nice facts and also music clips from their classic albums. Originally broadcast on London’s awesome “just for existing” Resonance FM.

Kraftwerk and Cycling

Railyard Recordings

basscadet — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:56:00 +0000

Yaaaay it's a holiday here, so no work today, just chilling out and now digging through my records. Respect to Railyard Recordings who gave me a free vinyl of Joel Mull's Perpetual EP earlier this sum…

Tea houses

basscadet — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:22:00 +0000

I meant to post about this a long time ago, quite a poignant article about Chinese tea houses and how they’re struggling to survive in the modern China. One of those sad things – just as many in the ‘West’ are now discovering the wonders of the ancient tradition of Chinese tea, in China many people are switching to coffee. Many tea courtyard tea-houses have now been demolished

In pictures: China tea-houses

Currently listening:
Everything Is Wrong

By Moby, Release date: 14 March, 1995

I Found You (Remode)

basscadet — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:50:00 +0000

Posted about this on the boards already, but anyway – love this tune. Finally sunshine and a summer tune. After freezing weather and floods, suddenly it's been hot as hell this weekend and I also happ…

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basscadet — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 15:44:00 +0000

Last month was the Sónar festival in Barcelona (maybe post some pictures soon), bought records, was given free vinyl (mistaken for a DJ??!), saw Ninja Tunes films, met the inventors of the Buddha Mach…

Missing

basscadet — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:15:00 +0000

It's nice to be missed – thanks for all the comments Sorry I kind of went missing, I'm not sure where the last few months have gone, they've really flown by. How to explain? We'll I've moved house,…

For the moment

basscadet — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 13:58:00 +0000

I wish that we could talk about it, But there, that's the problem. With someone new I could have started, Too late, for beginnings. The little things that made me harassed, Are gone, in a moment. I mi…

Creativity

basscadet — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 15:50:00 +0000

There are a lot of artists where I tend to like their earlier or mid-career work the most such as Moby, Orbital, and Bjork. I wonder if there is something, like a limited window of creativity for most…

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basscadet — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 15:42:00 +0000

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Underworld & Gabriel Yared

basscadet — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 15:35:00 +0000

I went out for the evening and on the way back I had my iPod on listening to Underworld & Gabriel Yared's soundtrack for Breaking and Entering, the new Anthony Minghella film. I'd already listened to …