Fantasie

by JOHANN BESSEL

by JAN VON HOLLEBEN

by HOLGER POOTEN

Röyksopp 2008?

Muito se tem especulado sobre os Noruegueses Röyksopp, e o seu tardio regresso após o segundo Lp, The Understanding, e o Ep, Royksopp's Night Out, ambos de 2005. Desde essa data pouco se soube sobre o futuro do duo Svein Berge e Torbjørn Brundtland, conhecidos por serem meticulosos e perfeccionistas no seu trabalho, mas 2008, e uma entrevista à BBC Radio 1, lançou o alvoroço sobre o terceiro registo dos Röyksopp, quando os mesmos disseram que estavam a trabalhar afincadamente sobre novo material e que o mesmo teria contacto com os terráqueos ainda em 2008. As últimas notícias a público reforçam o regresso do projecto musical ainda para este ano, ou no princípio do próximo, com possíveis colaborações de gente nórdica como Lykke Li e Robyn, mas o mistério e a incerteza são palavra de ordem para o duo, que teima em não adiantar mais detalhes, jogando no escuro.
Contudo, e relativamente ao novo registo sabe-se que, e segundo palavras dos mesmos:
" I think, it’s safe to say this a bit more uptempo, there aren’t that much vocals compared to other two albums. We are back to more instrumental bits. It’s more progressive; not progressive like in “progressive house”, but more progressive as in “progressive rock”.
Apenas, e infelizmente, resta-nos esperar!

Enquanto se espera e desepera aqui ficam duas faixas novas, "I Wanna Know" e "Korene", já expostas ao vivo e a cores, num concerto em Outubro do ano passado:

Jason Hackenwerth Ballon Art

More Justice

Official Poster

Interview: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/50077-interview-justice

(Thom Yorke+Bjork)x(Radiohead+Diplo)

Bjork e Thom Yorke, que partilham as mesmas ideologias ecológicas bem como o mesmo génio criativo, vão-se juntar numa causa de solidariedade para com o ambiente, nomeadamente o Islandês, através do novo single da deusa islandesa, "Nattura" pela editora One Litle Indian, que contará com Yorke nas backing vocals. Bendita preocupação...
Aqui fica "Nattura":


Já ouvimos algumas coisas, e de alguns artistas, respeitantes ao concurso, lançado pelos Radiohead, para o remix da faixa "Reckoner", presente no último trabalho da banda, sendo uma delas a elaborada por Diplo. Contudo, sabe-se agora que a versão final não era a apresentada inicialmente, e que esta, terminada e completa, encontra-se agora disponível.
Aqui fica: radiohead :: reckoner (diplo in a trainwreck mix)

Life on Mars

Começou nos Estados Unidos, este mês e pela ABC, o remake da série de culto britânica, da BBC, "Life on Mars" , que promete estar ao nível da original, e que apresenta pesos pesados como Harvey Keitel e Michael Imperioli (nas fotos abaixo), entre outros. A história centra-se num detective (Jason O'Mara), que sofre um acidente de automóvel, no presente, e é enviado, e catapultado, misteriosamente, e dada a sua situação de coma, para a década de 70, desenrolando-se a história nesta década e ambiente, imerso em nostalgia, sem altas tecnologias na resolução de crimes, e doutrinas limitadas. A seguir...

Aqui fica o trailer:

M.I.A está... prenha

Soube-se agora, durante a actuação especial de M.I.A durante a afamada festa da Diesel (xXx) que a mesma se encontra grávida, e com uns meses valentes, daí o seu discurso que não iria dar concertos tão proximamente, chegando a equacionar cessar a carreira, e a cancelar uma série espectáculos programados, como aconteceu com a data marcada para Portugal. Agora percebe-se o porquê das suas palavras à uns meses atrás, e apenas esperamos que a ninhada traga o mesmo talento inerente à mãe, e que a mesma recupere rapidamente para voltar aos concertos, aos discos, e quem sabe, a uma vinda até nós.
Aqui fica uma das faixas cantadas pela barriguda M.I.A, "Paper Planes", na festa da Diesel:

Donnie Yen: A letter to a young person who met a violent end

Donnie Yen is a famed martial artist, director, fight choreographer and Hong Kong movie hero and is no stranger to on-screen fighting. This Boston native has wielded his fists of fury in such Asian action films as "Iron Monkey", "SPL", "Flashpoint", and many more. Yen’s unique style of fighting is quite unpredictable as he effortlessly shifts gears of motion. One moment the audience is magnetized by his liquid motion, as his movements and form are hypnotically fluid and dance-like. And within moments, Donnie's fighting style has been transformed to a state of unparalleled speed and raw power without sacrificing proper technique.

Donnie Yen has the education and experience to transcend boundaries between Hollywood, East and West. Fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin; born on the Mainland but grew up in Hong Kong and later in Boston; spent his recent years in Hong Kong, and is now based between L.A. and New York, he gives new meaning to the phrase “man of the world.” His movies reflect his personal intensity and drive as well as the life of the world he observes around him. Filmmaking for Yen is pace and flow, the flow of images, the flow of music, and the flow of communication between the art and the audience.

In a photoshoot he did for Esquire, he was asked about his on-screen violence against the backdrop of a serious social issue: the effects of violent films on the youth. In what the magazine describes as a coup, it obtained a letter written in Yen's own hand urging young people to take the road of peace.


Here is the translation of the letter, written by hand, by Donnie Yen:

"dear friend:

Your departure fills me with deep sadness and remorse. As someone with a true love of Chinese kung fu, I am acutely aware that violence can mislead people to savage and desperate actions, and how fascination with violence has led untold numbers of young people to pay a heavy price, or even lose their lives. But some situations have no need for a violent resolution; kindness and humanity is altogether possible. In many cases, the use of violence will not only fail to solve a problem, it will make it even worse. And once it is used, there is no taking it back. Violence begets more violence rather than bringing justice.

The highest level of Chinese martial arts is harmony among all things. It stresses both inward and outward cultivation and possesses a wealth of meaning and profound implications. It is the power of spirit and of faith. Violence belongs to a novice's misunderstanding of martial arts and advocates a competition of reckless force; there is no way for it to ascend to a contest on a spiritual level. The true way to solve a problem is through an attitude of tolerance, patience, magnanimity, and humility, and above all by using a spirit of harmony to resolve discord.

Looking through the pages of human history, we see far too many people who have shed their blood or lost their lives due to war and aggression. They believed in violent martial arts and hoped to use its great power to win victory over others, thereby achieving vainglory and satiation. But ultimately they discovered that this is a fearsome snare permeated with all of our greed, desire, bigotry, and inhumanity, a glittering enticement that pulls humanity into an inescapable pit. Many are those who have succumbed to it through violence.

Chinese martial arts have a long history, so we should understand all the more what real power truly is, and what our stance should be when trouble nears.

Using this opportunity given me by Esquire, I hope that your friends, those young, violent movie lovers, will take this bitter lesson to heart, and will find better fortune along their road in the future."

Donnie Yen
2008.09.02