Gil Scott-Heron, musician and poet, has released his first LP in 14 years today on XL records. After releasing two seminal LPs in the 70s, he spent a long time in obscurity (and prison). Scott-Heron influenced a generation of hip-hop artists thorough his music, his proto-rap style poetry and his political and civil rights activism, [...]

Thursday evening saw the German premiere of POWEr by the Canadian duo Artificiel. The performance was held at KHW in cooperation with CTM.10. The audio-visual life show has been developed on commission for the 10th anniversary of Mutek festival in 2009. Assistance for users of pacemakers or people with epileptic tendencies is not suitable.
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Sculptures and installations by Swedish artist Michael Johansson.

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After Similarity is not Recommendation we headed to Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), a.k.a. the pregnant oyster, for the opening reception of transmediale.10.
We first checked the installation in the main hall, looking like a space ship and made of the doors of an old bulding crafted during German Socialism in the city of Halle. [...]

On Tuesday February 2nd we attended the ¨Music Similarity is not Music Recommendation¨  at the .HBC by Spanish computer scientist and engineer Pedro Cano, who gave us an overview on the newest research and technologies in the field of music recommendation.  Interesting statistics based on a number of new online music services and social interaction [...]

Luckily we arrived to the last bit of the Open Broadcast lecture in the frame of Club Transmediale at .HBC. The presentation of the Swiss software with the aim to create user generated music programs, with a background of culture and science. Invited members share their music archives (songs/records and additional information).  A conventional radio [...]

Radiohead – Reckoner (Jonny Miller Remix)
This is a wonderfully different take on the Radiohead track ‘Reckoner’ – Jonny Miller somehow turns it into a slow wintery disco burner (and as an added bonus the limited edition vinyl comes with a great screen-printed cover).

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This years LCF MA show had an interesting mix of flamboyant, bright collections and exquisitely structured tailoring, with a generous amount of roadkill and fur thrown in. The widely varying design styles made for a very interesting MA show and showcased an exciting array of mens and womenswear designers to keep your eye out for [...]