Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Eksman and Herbzie [ Cyndicut 97.8 / 1998 ]
Two of Jungles and DnB's legendary mc's, tearing it up on Pirate Cyndicut Fm, dj logons show.
Strange Codes
The Backwards Music Station was found on various frequencies on the short wave band until about 2004 with the transmissions apparently coming from both the United States and England. There are debates whether the station is some complex form of communication known as LINCOMPEX from a 'Number Station' or whether it's simply feedback from Naval transmitters. Despite the debate, the sounds are still rather unearthly.
Black Magic
This is from the video description posted by 'jonrev' on Youtube :
" On a late-November evening in 1987, two Chicago television stations were victims of a broadcast signal takeover.
After an earlier hijack attempt on WGN-9 during the 9:00 News , a broadcast on WTTW-11 of the Doctor Who episode "Horror of Fang Rock" would be interrupted by a man wearing a Max Headroom mask. The crazed person uttered mostly gibberish and bashed the Chicago Tribune and its subsidiaries, before he dropped his pants and was spanked by what appears to be a child. 90-seconds later, the program returned to normal. To this day, he remains at large.
This is a subtitled version of the original footage added as a courtesy due to the low audio quality of the recording. This is a rather old version, eventually I will add new annotations in response to how some of the audio was interpreted.
EDIT:
Thanks to a new video with the audio cleaned up, I've found out that he is indeed saying "I still see the X". And the person with the flyswatter is the one who said "Bend over Bitch". "
Tracing the Water Cycle [a Live Ritual] - excerpt phone footage
Tracing the Water Cycle (A Live Ritual), is a live experiment in which the audience is invited to private room that will act as a periscope for exploring the outworld.
Jack Thurgar and his sophisticated map recycles a rich imaginary from different sources: re-contextualization of found footage, recordings and new fictions.
The installation will put together an impossible sequence in a form of live collage; from the open scene (sequence from the very first home-video from the artist) this intricate flow of water will travel in time and space, and while Jack Thurgar will be guiding us in the dark room, his alter-ego the explorer Solomon Wild will show us his personal recordings throughout his global wanderings.
- Lucia Rivero, 'Smashing Time Show' 2011
The ritual works as a loop. As the conductor, I channel the water through the analogue equipment, which is placed in a circle on the floor. Using a timer for precision, I turn on or 'open' each piece of equipment, connecting them to create a path for the water to form a magic circuit. As the water threads its way through the machines I orchestrate its twists and turns until it reaches its ultimate conclusion.
- Jack Thurgar, 2011
This to my knowledge, is the only existing footage of the live ritual. The whole piece lasts around 15 minutes. Unfortunately, the footage starts a few minutes in [as the plug in the bath is pulled] and misses the last five magical mins.
If anyone has other footage of this magical event, please do get in contact.
Thanks.
INTERNAL NETWORKZ - Vol:1 The Quaggy
Internal Networkz is the first in a series of video documentaries exploring Lewisham boroughs connecting wild corridors, such as its rivers and train lines. It was made for my MFA final show at UAL and is the conclusion of two years worth of work and research.
In this first volume, the viewer comes with me on a journey as I explore the path of the river Quaggy. I pick up the route at its end, where it flows into the River Ravensbourne at Lewisham Train Station. I follow it where it passes underground at the police station and on, through suburban parks and the backs of houses through south east London.
Unknown to us at the time, as I traveled up river, riots came to the streets of Lewisham. I keep to the river and slip through the world above us unnoticed.
I explore and study the secret markings left under bridges and look for links and clues of London's underground legends and mythologies. In particular, for traces of 'The Lewisham Natureman', a mysterious character from South East London 'Graff' folklore. He has never been seen and only appears through the tiny symbol [often carved] which can be found in the wild corners and corridors of the capitol, mainly in Lewisham and her surrounding boroughs. The symbol is that of a crown, formed from a circle of figures holding hands [like the crown used in the logo of Lewisham borough] , with a single dandelion growing through it.
Some say he is not a man at all but some kind of spirit of nature. A contemporary, urban Green Man or Herne, who walks in these wild places where the weeds grow.
Another version of the legend sees the LNM as a wandering homeless man, a herbalist and shaman, who uses these places to rest and grown his herbs and food. The hidden tag is said to belong to him and is meant as a simple and discreet 'I was here' message to his friends and those who know where to look.
There are many legends of the underground.
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