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i wasn't here, sorry.

i suppose the point is that there is a chance that a lot of this russia stuff is trotted out conveniently to deflect from political responsibility (i have not seen a democrat or podesta mea-culpa) and to delegitimise the whole election. also, if it were about values, petromonarchies would be put...

it is indeed sufi, i do hope the frenzy dies down and this (and all governments set to take power in europe and elsewhere) are judged by their actions rather than conjecture.

the best, you might say ;)

on the contrary, i have been massively engaged in reading and parsing all that i am able to, from local sources to u.s. media and abroad. while i agree with you that there are many factors to the result, and agree that the russians hack as do most governments with self-interest, i dispute...

right, i do think their impact was minor given the very little exposure they received in u.s. and global media. they did vindicate trump, but given the anti-trump onslaught the impact was likely nil beyond his circle. all i saw was constant anti-trump propaganda which perhaps made people weary...

the reaction to trump? it is indeed.

quite right, what i object to is the demonisation of trump that has made discourse with close friends and loved ones almost impossible, something i had never encountered even in heated pro-anti pinochet stuff here in chile (where one could legitimately repudiate a dictator for this and that). i...

total nonsense. i believe assange and craig murray over the predictable russia-blaming democrats wishing to excuse their catastrophic loss. the 'hacker' was a democrat party insider and the (poorly guarded) emails had zero exposure in the media, not enough to influence the outcome. what did the...

finished martin booth, gweilo peter hopkirk, trespassers on the roof of the world somerset maugham, far eastern tales reading joseph roth, leviathan homer, iliad

the whole reaction to trump is sickening and shows the left for the hollow shell that it is. when has it ever been this difficult to have a political conversation? where is the tolerance? even a mild defence or calm exposition of what trump said/implied is met with an immediate nasty turning...

i would follow kinski, delon and pal maurice ronet for a romp through the best stuff. not sure how this fits the eurocult cannon, but in spirit this is all curious and (mostly) gallic, the obsession with state/secrecy/power being a hallmark. some faves: l'attentat (1972) political...

incidentally, i just got back from hong kong and there is a case to be made for this city as an ambient piece in its own right. certainly an influence on (or refraction of) the electric haze of vangelis ca. 1982, and more obviously the recent hk/asian inspired vapourware stuff. the place is a...

that was wonderful, thank you sufi. i confess i was not involved (too much spectacle?) until he began to sing, then i was transfixed.

you're welcome, leo. for a disco angle on sakamoto/ymo/etc see this thread. the trouble with these threads is that tend to be short and die out, we should keep this one going.

some ideas: 1 cinematic/propulsive pet shop boys-produced/assisted pop (because why not?) boy george - the crying game eighth wonder - i'm not scared pet shop boys - i'm not scared; + the whole of introspective electronic - disappointed etc 2 70s soundtracks/library music. a potentially...

for me it's bandulu, techno+dub is a perfect combination:

i was going to say the clash but thought they had some following here because of the reggae angle, i'm relieved that is not the case.

except sellers on discogs who charge £500 for his stuff!

nothing like the sun was better than blue turtles, more cohesive in a pop sense and less derivative of other styles (calypso/world music, marsalis' standard jazz, etc.). englishman is annoying but so are half the songs on blue turtles, plus little wing is a decent update of hendrix' original. (i...