I saw "South Coast" a documentary about Brighton (UK)'s hip hop community by Will Jewell last saturday night at the Jerusalem Cinematheque as part of the British Film Festival. I thought the film was a great balance of original roots of hip hop, respecting the US origins, whilst highlighting the original crews from the local Brighton community and featuring some of the up & coming artists also. a great snap shot into Brighton hip hop. it feels similar to Australian hip hop in some ways.
I wrote some names during the film so I could find out about them later. (hard to read my writing so hopefully I have these right!)
- poets vs MC night / battle
- young joe
- koaste - great beats and words about local issues / life
- cassiah (?) and danny - the park scene in the film
- deliverance
- brighton graf jam
- monkey sons
- remark
- slip jam - regular venue for around 5.5 years
- mc jam
- buzz
- brighton hip hop festival
- req 1
from what I can gather, their community is really healthy. they seem to have a few crews / people who are organising regular gigs & festivals. having a regular venue helps build a community I think, so they're lucky in that regard. and it seemed like a friendlier atmosphere as compared to london - people in the film commented on this as well. more laid back / beach town and being a smaller city I suppose.
after the film I asked Will if he could say something to the Australians as I'd upload it to show some of them so there's a message from him (the director) at the end.
there's a couple of minutes of the film shot whilst viewing it - sorry about the quality & fact this is pirated. there's hebrew subtitles overlayed.
mp4 video file : http://blip.tv/file/get/AliaK-SouthCoastBrightonUKHipHopDocumentaryByWil...
flash video file : http://blip.tv/file/get/AliaK-SouthCoastBrightonUKHipHopDocumentaryByWil...
or the blip post to play in a webpage : http://blip.tv/file/622825
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http://southcoastthemovie.co.uk is the film's website - they have videos/articles etc there.
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I recorded the directors talk after the film also - sorry about the audio quality - this is recorded on my phone camera. I recorded video but the zoom/quality is pretty bad so I just extracted the audio.
http://blip.tv/file/get/AliaK-WillJewellDirectorsTalkAfterSouthCoastShow...
or to play in a webpage : http://blip.tv/file/622851
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19/08/2008
Jerusalem Cinematheque - British Film Festival screening of Will Jewell's documentary on Brighton (UK) hip hop community - South Coast
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I saw "South Coast" a documentary about Brighton (UK)'s hip hop community by Will Jewell last saturday night at the Jerusalem Cinematheque as part of the British Film Festival. I thought the film was a great balance of original roots of hip hop, respecting the US origins, whilst highlighting the original crews from the local Brighton community and featuring some of the up & coming artists also. a great snap shot into Brighton hip hop. it feels similar to Australian hip hop in some ways.
I wrote some names during the film so I could find out about them later. (hard to read my writing so hopefully I have these right!)
- poets vs MC night / battle
- young joe
- koaste - great beats and words about local issues / life
- cassiah (?) and danny - the park scene in the film
- deliverance
- brighton graf jam
- monkey sons
- remark
- slip jam - regular venue for around 5.5 years
- mc jam
- buzz
- brighton hip hop festival
- req 1
from what I can gather, their community is really healthy. they seem to have a few crews / people who are organising regular gigs & festivals. having a regular venue helps build a community I think, so they're lucky in that regard. and it seemed like a friendlier atmosphere as compared to london - people in the film commented on this as well. more laid back / beach town and being a smaller city I suppose.
after the film I asked Will if he could say something to the Australians as I'd upload it to show some of them so there's a message from him (the director) at the end.
there's a couple of minutes of the film shot whilst viewing it - sorry about the quality & fact this is pirated. there's hebrew subtitles overlayed.
mp4 video file : http://blip.tv/file/get/AliaK-SouthCoastBrightonUKHipHopDocumentaryByWil...
flash video file : http://blip.tv/file/get/AliaK-SouthCoastBrightonUKHipHopDocumentaryByWil...
or the blip post to play in a webpage : http://blip.tv/file/622825
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http://southcoastthemovie.co.uk is the film's website - they have videos/articles etc there.
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I recorded the directors talk after the film also - sorry about the audio quality - this is recorded on my phone camera. I recorded video but the zoom/quality is pretty bad so I just extracted the audio.
http://blip.tv/file/get/AliaK-WillJewellDirectorsTalkAfterSouthCoastShow...
or to play in a webpage : http://blip.tv/file/622851
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19/08/2008
Jerusalem Cinematheque - British Film Festival screening of Will Jewell's documentary on Brighton (UK) hip hop community - South Coast
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Not So Pretty @ Hope and Anchor, Islington, London - 3 of 3
the song is Dunno - from their myspace page. they played this song as part of their set. this is a photo slideshow using photos taken during their set. apologies - some are blurry as the guys move around a lot during their set!
www.myspace.com/notsopretty22 - not so pretty myspace page
www.birth.co.uk - birth records ]]>
Not So Pretty @ Hope and Anchor, Islington, London - 3 of 3
the song is Dunno - from their myspace page. they played this song as part of their set. this is a photo slideshow using photos taken during their set. apologies - some are blurry as the guys move around a lot during their set!
www.myspace.com/notsopretty22 - not so pretty myspace page
www.birth.co.uk - birth records
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joseph macwam @ Hope and Anchor, Islington, London, 27/10/2007 ]]>
joseph macwam @ Hope and Anchor, Islington, London, 27/10/2007
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Not So Pretty played @ Hope and Anchor, Islington, London 27/10/2007 - 1 of 3
I liked their sound, and thought they had a great look for performing. I was standing a bit close to the speakers so the audio is a bit distorted in the video. it sounded good on the night though.
http://www.myspace.com/notsopretty22
http://www.birth.uk.com - birth records ]]>
Not So Pretty played @ Hope and Anchor, Islington, London 27/10/2007 - 1 of 3
I liked their sound, and thought they had a great look for performing. I was standing a bit close to the speakers so the audio is a bit distorted in the video. it sounded good on the night though.
http://www.myspace.com/notsopretty22
http://www.birth.uk.com - birth records
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Not So Pretty - http://www.myspace.com/notsopretty22
Joseph Macwam
Personal Space Invaders - http://www.myspace.com/personalspaceinvaders
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Not So Pretty - http://www.myspace.com/notsopretty22
Joseph Macwam
Personal Space Invaders - http://www.myspace.com/personalspaceinvaders
"The biggest deficiency in our free operating systems is not in the software—it is the lack of good free manuals that we can include in our systems. Documentation is an essential part of any software package; when an important free software package does not come with a good free manual, that is a major gap. We have many such gaps today. "
"Free documentation, like free software, is a matter of freedom, not price. The criterion for a free manual is pretty much the same as for free software: it is a matter of giving all users certain freedoms. Redistribution (including commercial sale) must be permitted, on-line and on paper, so that the manual can accompany every copy of the program. "
FLOSS Manuals is a site dedicated to providing free and open source, FLOSS manuals on a variety of technical topics such as audio editing, VOIP, video editing, streaming, free culture, audio editing, media players, and more. visit their site to read the manuals : http://en.flossmanuals.net/
]]>"The biggest deficiency in our free operating systems is not in the software—it is the lack of good free manuals that we can include in our systems. Documentation is an essential part of any software package; when an important free software package does not come with a good free manual, that is a major gap. We have many such gaps today. "
"Free documentation, like free software, is a matter of freedom, not price. The criterion for a free manual is pretty much the same as for free software: it is a matter of giving all users certain freedoms. Redistribution (including commercial sale) must be permitted, on-line and on paper, so that the manual can accompany every copy of the program. "
FLOSS Manuals is a site dedicated to providing free and open source, FLOSS manuals on a variety of technical topics such as audio editing, VOIP, video editing, streaming, free culture, audio editing, media players, and more. visit their site to read the manuals : http://en.flossmanuals.net/
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At the moment I am starting to do some pre-record interviews for an
indigenous Hip Hop show here at koori radio. I want to talk to every
Indigenous head that is involved in the scene in any facet.
Basically the idea is to really document the Indigenous Hip Hop what's going
on at moment as well build a picture of the history of Indigenous hip hop in
Australia. I also want to delve into get a deeper insight into Indigenous
identity relating to hip hop in Australia.
I think it could be a really important resource for future indigenous heads
as well as an excellent crew building exercise for the current Aust
Indigenous hip hop family.
I am currently endeavouring to find contacts for all the heads that I am
aware of; it would be excellent if people could contact me as I am surely
not aware of everything that is out there. My contacts are mobile: 0433 295
816 Email: deadly_buda@hotmail.com. It would be dope if you could forward
this onto your networks and any Indig Hip Hop heads that may be interested
in this project.
Currently I am trying to do all the interviews in the studio at Koori Radio
in Marrickville but if that isn't convenient we can organise to do
interviews via phone.
Peace,
Frank T.G aka Honesty
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part of The Optimen's set @ Arena in Brisbane, Australia, 23/09/2006
I was a bit close to the speakers so the audio is a touch distorted so pls forgive the sound quality
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part of The Optimen's set @ Arena in Brisbane, Australia, 23/09/2006 ]]>
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part of The Optimen's set @ Arena in Brisbane, Australia, 23/09/2006
I was a bit close to the speakers so the audio is a touch distorted so pls forgive the sound quality
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part of The Optimen's set @ Arena in Brisbane, Australia, 23/09/2006
I was a bit close to the speakers so the audio is a touch distorted so pls forgive the sound quality
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a chat with Richie, from Melbourne band / crew WD40, who builds sound toys and instruments for outdoor parties and festivals - for both kids and adults. he discusses his thoughts on the importance of play. midway through some people walk past and one starts playing a piano down the other end of the room so there was a nice chat about instruments and the piano Richie has at home. ]]>
a chat with Richie, from Melbourne band / crew WD40, who builds sound toys and instruments for outdoor parties and festivals - for both kids and adults. he discusses his thoughts on the importance of play. midway through some people walk past and one starts playing a piano down the other end of the room so there was a nice chat about instruments and the piano Richie has at home.
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various shots taken at This is Not Art festival in Newcastle, Australia 28/09/2006 - 02/10/2006
http://www.thisisnotart.org ]]>
various shots taken at This is Not Art festival in Newcastle, Australia 28/09/2006 - 02/10/2006
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parts of Ian Andrew's performance and presentation of his video works at Electrofringe 2006, Newcastle, Australia, sunday 01/10/2006
http://www.thisisnotart.org
http://www.thisisnotart.org/Members/ben/ian-andrews/
Ian Andrews, born 1961 (Australia) is a Sydney based independent film, video and sound artist who has been practicing since 1981. Much of Andrews' work consists of video/sound collage, "cut-up", and agit-prop culture jamming utilising a diverse range of visual styles from animation to "found" footage. The work is often characterised by themes such as technology and subjectivity. He will present a live performance, followed by discussion around his work and writing. ]]>
parts of Ian Andrew's performance and presentation of his video works at Electrofringe 2006, Newcastle, Australia, sunday 01/10/2006
http://www.thisisnotart.org/Members/ben/ian-andrews/
Ian Andrews, born 1961 (Australia) is a Sydney based independent film, video and sound artist who has been practicing since 1981. Much of Andrews' work consists of video/sound collage, "cut-up", and agit-prop culture jamming utilising a diverse range of visual styles from animation to "found" footage. The work is often characterised by themes such as technology and subjectivity. He will present a live performance, followed by discussion around his work and writing.
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part of a performance by Jasch - generative audio and video soundscapes to immerse yourself in
sunday 01/10/2006, Electrofringe 2006, Newcastle, Australia
http://www.jasch.ch/
http://www.thisisnotart.org/
http://www.thisisnotart.org/Members/ben/jasch-codespace/
Codespace integrates realtime drawing and motion-images with electronic sounds that evoke an abstract place where organical and crystalline shapes pulsate and flow. Generative (rule-based) processes or algorithms and realtime action by the artist are applied to basic shapes which in conjuction with finely graded colours comprise a rich palette of textures and shapes. empty dark space is inhabited by fast moving abstract shapes, structures with an architectural quality develop over extended periods of time. The piece evolves from dark and minimalist atmospheres to abstract densities, like a digital painting performed before the viewer's eyes. Memory of the images accumulates, obtaining qualities like a painting or etching. Reduction and concentration of elements helps to maintain the crucial focus, build the tension and give insights into the enigmatic and invisible world built of code. ]]>
part of a performance by Jasch - generative audio and video soundscapes to immerse yourself in
sunday 01/10/2006, Electrofringe 2006, Newcastle, Australia
http://www.thisisnotart.org/Members/ben/jasch-codespace/
Codespace integrates realtime drawing and motion-images with electronic sounds that evoke an abstract place where organical and crystalline shapes pulsate and flow. Generative (rule-based) processes or algorithms and realtime action by the artist are applied to basic shapes which in conjuction with finely graded colours comprise a rich palette of textures and shapes. empty dark space is inhabited by fast moving abstract shapes, structures with an architectural quality develop over extended periods of time. The piece evolves from dark and minimalist atmospheres to abstract densities, like a digital painting performed before the viewer's eyes. Memory of the images accumulates, obtaining qualities like a painting or etching. Reduction and concentration of elements helps to maintain the crucial focus, build the tension and give insights into the enigmatic and invisible world built of code.
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part of the audio and video projection held at This is Not Art festival in Newcastle, Australia, sunday 01/10/2006.
http://www.thisisnotart.org/ ]]>
part of the audio and video projection held at This is Not Art festival in Newcastle, Australia, sunday 01/10/2006.
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part of the video, audio performance by Somaya Langley who uses gestural movements combined with accelerometer sensors attached to her outfit, and David Wolf who provided the visual feast to accompany the soundscapes. part of Electrofringe 2006 festival in Newcastle, Australia, on sunday 01/10/2006.
http://www.thisisnotart.org/
http://www.thisisnotart.org/Members/ben/david-wolf-and-somaya-langley-tba/
TBA explores sonic city spaces through a gestural interface. In the current sociological climate, the city can be an alienating yet sonically rich space. Individuals potentially relate more closely to the city, the buildings and architecture than they do to the other inhabitants. However, the city is an ever-changing environment demolishing buildings, resurrecting monuments simultaneous moments of destruction and resurrection. Using footage of Newcastle as well as abstract and generative 3D systems, elements are combined and manipulated in real time using custom built applications developed with Quartz Composer and Max/MSP. ]]>
part of the video, audio performance by Somaya Langley who uses gestural movements combined with accelerometer sensors attached to her outfit, and David Wolf who provided the visual feast to accompany the soundscapes. part of Electrofringe 2006 festival in Newcastle, Australia, on sunday 01/10/2006.
http://www.thisisnotart.org/Members/ben/david-wolf-and-somaya-langley-tba/
TBA explores sonic city spaces through a gestural interface. In the current sociological climate, the city can be an alienating yet sonically rich space. Individuals potentially relate more closely to the city, the buildings and architecture than they do to the other inhabitants. However, the city is an ever-changing environment demolishing buildings, resurrecting monuments simultaneous moments of destruction and resurrection. Using footage of Newcastle as well as abstract and generative 3D systems, elements are combined and manipulated in real time using custom built applications developed with Quartz Composer and Max/MSP.
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part of Lloyd Barrett's panel session at Electrofringe 2006 in Newcastle, sunday 01/10/2006.
http://www.thisisnotart.org
http://www.thisisnotart.org/Members/ben/lloyd-barrett-mis-en-scene/
Combining schizophonic computer rendered soundscapes with graphical abstractions Mise En Scene is an exploration of film sound - in particular the importance of incidental sound in the creation of effective and diverse virtual environments. Using abstract methods of translating appropriated video and sound Mise En Scene demonstrates the very human ability to make sense out of nonsense when within a set of guidelines and expectations. Mise En Scene ultimately focuses on the creation of scenes from a variety of visual and sonic signifiers, the end result being akin to a strange dream open to interpretation. ]]>
part of Lloyd Barrett's panel session at Electrofringe 2006 in Newcastle, sunday 01/10/2006.
http://www.thisisnotart.org/Members/ben/lloyd-barrett-mis-en-scene/
Combining schizophonic computer rendered soundscapes with graphical abstractions Mise En Scene is an exploration of film sound - in particular the importance of incidental sound in the creation of effective and diverse virtual environments. Using abstract methods of translating appropriated video and sound Mise En Scene demonstrates the very human ability to make sense out of nonsense when within a set of guidelines and expectations. Mise En Scene ultimately focuses on the creation of scenes from a variety of visual and sonic signifiers, the end result being akin to a strange dream open to interpretation.
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part of the Robin Fox session at Electrofringe 2006. he demonstrates his laser & music performance and speaks about his process.
I kept seeing extra white ghost tendrils above and below the laser image when the really low frequency sounds were playing / displayed so some of the footage is zoomed in on this.
sunday 01/10/2006
http://www.thisisnotart.org
http://www.thisisnotart.org/Members/ben/robin-fox-av-x-y/ ]]>
part of the Robin Fox session at Electrofringe 2006. he demonstrates his laser & music performance and speaks about his process.
I kept seeing extra white ghost tendrils above and below the laser image when the really low frequency sounds were playing / displayed so some of the footage is zoomed in on this.
sunday 01/10/2006
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part of the Robin Fox session at Electrofringe 2006. he demonstrates his laser & music performance and speaks about his process.
I kept seeing extra white ghost tendrils above and below the laser image when the really low frequency sounds were playing / displayed so some of the footage is zoomed in on this.
sunday 01/10/2006
http://www.thisisnotart.org
http://www.thisisnotart.org/Members/ben/robin-fox-av-x-y/ ]]>
part of the Robin Fox session at Electrofringe 2006. he demonstrates his laser & music performance and speaks about his process.
I kept seeing extra white ghost tendrils above and below the laser image when the really low frequency sounds were playing / displayed so some of the footage is zoomed in on this.
sunday 01/10/2006
]]>This Is Not Art festival http://www.thisisnotart.org/
Sound Summit http://soundsummit.com.au/
Electrofringe http://www.electrofringe.net/
National Young Writers Festival http://www.youngwritersfestival.org/
National Student and Emerging Media Festival http://studentmedia.org.au/
Earthling http://earthling.thisisnotart.org/
Tin Radio http://www.tin.org.au/
Critical Animals http://www.criticalanimals.org/
PHOTOS have been uploaded to http://flickr.com/photos/aliak_com/tags/tina2006/ ]]>
This Is Not Art festival http://www.thisisnotart.org/
Sound Summit http://soundsummit.com.au/
Electrofringe http://www.electrofringe.net/
National Young Writers Festival http://www.youngwritersfestival.org/
National Student and Emerging Media Festival http://studentmedia.org.au/
Earthling http://earthling.thisisnotart.org/
Tin Radio http://www.tin.org.au/
Critical Animals http://www.criticalanimals.org/
PHOTOS have been uploaded to http://flickr.com/photos/aliak_com/tags/tina2006/
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Cooknkitch and Monkfly: finish the night off with dark hip hop and electronica
this is not art festival 2006 - token word poetry jam @ festival club, newcastle, australia
http://www.thisisnotart.org
http://www.thisisnotart.org/Members/sass/token-word-cabaret-sauvingnon-p...
sat 30/09/2006 ]]>
Cooknkitch and Monkfly: finish the night off with dark hip hop and electronica
this is not art festival 2006 - token word poetry jam @ festival club, newcastle, australia
http://www.thisisnotart.org
http://www.thisisnotart.org/Members/sass/token-word-cabaret-sauvingnon-p...
sat 30/09/2006
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Cooknkitch and Monkfly: finish the night off with dark hip hop and electronica
this is not art festival 2006 - token word poetry jam @ festival club, newcastle, australia
http://www.thisisnotart.org
http://www.thisisnotart.org/Members/sass/token-word-cabaret-sauvingnon-p...
sat 30/09/2006 ]]>
Cooknkitch and Monkfly: finish the night off with dark hip hop and electronica
this is not art festival 2006 - token word poetry jam @ festival club, newcastle, australia
http://www.thisisnotart.org
http://www.thisisnotart.org/Members/sass/token-word-cabaret-sauvingnon-p...
sat 30/09/2006
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