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10 Tumblrs

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There are so many top 10/top 20 tumblr lists roaming the internet, we had to let a few of our personal favourites out. Take it or leave it, at least 5 of these tumblrs should be in everyones top 50.

Ca$h Cats
cats with cash 10 Tumblrs
Not much to say about this one. Cats with Cash…

9 Eyes
9 eyes 10 Tumblrs
A tumblr dedicated to some interesting images taken from around the world via screen grabs on google street view.

Clients from hell
clients from hell 10 Tumblrs
As you may have already guessed, this tumblr is dedicated to the stupid things Clients say. Some of the clients make me wonder how they have a business in the first place.

Les Belles Donzelles
les belles donzelles 10 Tumblrs
A tumblr of fine women from around the world. Most men will be infinite scrolling through this for a while.

Faceobok
faceobok 10 Tumblrs
No I haven’t spelt Facebook wrong, its a tumblr about the stupidest groups and pages on Facebook. Is there any hope for the human race!?

Accidental Chinese Hipsters
chinese hipster 10 Tumblrs
Classic.

Fake Science
false science 10 Tumblrs
Exactly what it says, Fake Science.

Kim Jong-il looking at things
kimjonglookingatthings 10 Tumblrs
Just in case you are wondering, his son and now ‘supreme leader’ Kim jong un has a tumblr of him looking at things too. check it out here

Buble being stalked by Velociraptors
bubleraptor 10 Tumblrs
Everyone loves Buble, everyone loves Velociraptors. Combine them into a stalking monologue and you’ve got yourself a tumblr.

I Want Khat
iwantkhat 10 Tumblrs
Hipster blog of hipster images. Pretty nice though.

Video of the week

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It Monday, it’s video of the week time. No Music, just a short 3D Animation showing the death of a star and it turning into a black hole. Beautiful visual representation.

ZEROING from andrey nepomnyaschev on Vimeo.

On another note, amongst Diplo’s mad ramblings I managed to find this crazy Website http://giantgummybears.com. I want one!

Digital Turntables, when will they learn?

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Multi Touch Light Table: GERGWERK from GERG WERK on Vimeo.

Some how i don’t think this will ever catch on. Firstly there’s not enough precision in it, and secondly wheres the tactile interface DJ’s just love to tweak? Its a nice idea anyhow and i guess something that could be applied to the new tablet generation Apple seem to have spawned successfully/Unfortunately (edit as you prefer). I for one think things like this need to be taken at face value, they are fun and not too serious.

Great Lengths

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An incredible album, I’ll let this short do the talking…

Great Lengths short film (Martyn & Ramon Gieling) from 3024World on Vimeo.

Music Sounds Better (When It’s Slowed Down 800%)

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Some of you might have already seen / heard this floating around the internet. I’m not really interested in the arguments over who originally did this, but a guy called Shamantis is claiming it. The title is says it all. Justin Bieber – U Smile (800% Slower)

It’s a now 35 minutes long and has become a haunting / eerie / dramatic / orchestral piece. With over 350,000 plays – I’ll let you decide what you think…

J. BIEBZ – U SMILE 800% SLOWER by Shamantis

Transform the city

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Nice special effects to a skateboarding trailer!

Shaun White Skateboarding Trailer Directors Cut from Daryl Pinsdorf on Vimeo.

Failure to regulate

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Someone on Wikipedia has failed to regulate this synopsis. I hope this stays up there forever.

If it doesn’t then here it is:

Warren G – Regulators…
On a cool, clear night (typical to Southern California) Warren G travels through his neighborhood, searching for women with whom he might initiate sexual intercourse. He has chosen to engage in this pursuit alone.
Nate Dogg, having just arrived in Long Beach, seeks Warren. On his way to find Warren, Nate passes a car full of women who are excited to see him. Regardless, he insists to the women that there is no cause for excitement.
Warren makes a left turn at 21st Street and Lewis Ave, in the East Hill/Salt Lake neighborhood[6], where he sees a group of young men enjoying a game of dice together. He parks his car and greets them. He is excited to find people to play with, but to his chagrin, he discovers they intend to relieve him of his material possessions. Once the hopeful robbers reveal their firearms, Warren realizes he is in a less than favorable predicament.
Meanwhile, Nate passes the women, as they are low on his list of priorities. His primary concern is locating Warren. After curtly casting away the strumpets (whose interest in Nate was such that they crashed their automobile), he serendipitously stumbles upon his friend, Warren G, being held up by the young miscreants.
Warren, unaware that Nate is surreptitiously observing the scene unfold, is in disbelief that he’s being robbed. The perpetrators have taken jewelry and a name brand designer watch from Warren, who is so incredulous that he asks what else the robbers intend to steal. This is most likely a rhetorical question.
Observing these unfortunate proceedings, Nate realizes that he may have to use his firearm to deliver his friend from harm.

The tension crescendos as the robbers point their guns to Warren’s head. Warren senses the gravity of his situation. He cannot believe the events unfolding could happen in his own neighborhood. As he imagines himself in a fantastical escape, he catches a glimpse of his friend, Nate.
Nate has seventeen cartridges to expend (sixteen residing in the pistol’s magazine, with a solitary round placed in the chamber and ready to be fired) on the group of robbers, and he uses many of them. Afterward, he generously shares the credit for neutralizing the situation with Warren, though it is clear that Nate did all of the difficult work. Putting congratulations aside, Nate quickly reminds himself that he has committed multiple homicides to save Warren before letting his friend know that there are females nearby if he wishes to fornicate with them.
Warren recalls that it was the promise of copulation that coaxed him away from his previous activities, and is thankful that Nate knows a way to satisfy these urges.

Nate quickly finds the women who earlier crashed their car on Nate’s account. He remarks to one that he is fond of her physical appeal. The woman, impressed by Nate’s singing ability, asks that he and Warren allow her and her friends to share transportation. Soon, both friends are driving with automobiles full of women to the East Side Motel, presumably to consummate their flirtation in an orgy.

The third verse is more expository, with Warren and Nate explaining their G Funk musical style. Nate displays his bravado by claiming that individuals with equivalent knowledge could not even attempt to approach his level of lyrical mastery. There follows a brief discussion of the genre’s musicological features, with special care taken to point out that in said milieu the rhythm is not in fact the rhythm, as one might assume, but actually the bass. Similarly the bass serves a purpose closer to that which the treble would in more traditional musical forms. Nate goes on to note that if any third party smokes as he does, they would find themselves in a state of intoxication daily (from Nate’s other works, it can be inferred that the substance referenced is marijuana). Nate concludes his delineation of the night by issuing a vague threat to “busters,” suggesting that he and Warren will further “regulate” any potential incidents in the future (presumably by engaging their enemies with small arms fire).

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RinseFabricParty 03a2 414x585 /\/\AGNETIC              /\/\ANThere’s so much hype surrounding everything the trendsetters in dubstep do, that you’d be forgiven for thinking Magnetic Man’s new album would probably yield a few commercial singles and a few underground ‘bangers’. But three Man from Croydon, calling themselves the “coolest pop act” around, will deliver an eponymous album on Oct 4th that bucks trend altogether. If you’ve already seen their live show, then you know what I mean.

The other day at fabric, Rinse FM celebrated their long overdue licence accreditation and their headline act was the focus of everyone’s attention. Skream, Benga and Artwork took to the stage in room one (the one with the balcony) to showcase new material from their forthcoming LP and it felt more like a concert than any other club gig I’ve ever witnessed. They seemlessly streamed through unheard (and so far mostly un-leaked) material until reaching current smash I Need Air, at which point Benga kindly warned us of what was about to be played; there was also a fitting build up for stand out track Perfect Stranger (ft. Katy B). Their sound is complex, innovative and original; quite simply some of the best dubstep I’ve ever heard. Although I do fear that (eventually) listening to the album will never compare to hearing them playing it live…

Their stage set up was very simple: a laptop each, Artwork had a/the mixer (I think) and Benga had two mics, one for PA and one for autotuned vocal ad-libs with Benga standing stage right, Artwork centre and Skream quietly doing his thing on the left. There was a Hawtin-esque LED curtain in front of them with a foot gap in the middle, enough to spot their bobbing heads and obvious enjoyment.

Go check out their dates and make sure you see them over summer or on tour!

I took some pics, they’re crap – like the phone they were taken on – but hopefully it gives you an idea of how the space was used and its atmosphere.

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This is a promotional video taken from their Myspace:

Rinse FM Presents Magnetic Man feat. Skream + Benga + Artwork from Rinse FM on Vimeo.

Stereotypical Breakfasts

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Stereotypes are often crass and crude, with little left to the imagination. Oliver Schwarzwald a German photographer however, has turned the tables and produced 4 beautifully subtle stereotypes in the form of our National breakfasts. Hats off to the man, as they’re as clever an idea as they are well shot.

France
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England
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Russia
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Sweden
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The river runs dry

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Hey, sorry about the lack of posts the past week. I’ve currently been moving house to a new city and have yet to sort out the Internet. Will be back with an onslaught of posts probably the same time the summer sun gives way and the heavens open up to unleash a tirade of rain. Enough with the biblical nonsense and onto another old Loco Dice tune (Thanks Sam!) and a nice little video to tie you over for now.

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Loco Dice – El Gallo Negro (Download)

Gravité from Renaud Hallée on Vimeo.